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| Posted by: jime307 13-Apr-2008, 06:33 PM |
| Well, I just thought it could be interesting. Mine is as follows Jime307 Pronounced: Jim E 3-o-7 Origin: Jimmie Espenoza is my name so I think JimE (could be prounounced like Jimmie) fit well. Jim for Jimmie E for Espenoza and 3-o-7 for the WYoming phone code. |
| Posted by: Lady of Avalon 13-Apr-2008, 07:22 PM |
| Hi Jime307, This is a fun idea. Mine is associated with the cover of the novel titled "The Mist of Avalon" from the great author Marion Zimmer-Bradley. She wrote a few novels (series) about the mysteries of Avalon. And of course the Lady of Avalon. Good thread!!!1  LOA |
| Posted by: Leelee 13-Apr-2008, 07:25 PM |
'Tis my nickname    |
| Posted by: Aaediwen 13-Apr-2008, 08:34 PM |
| Evercrack name gen circa 1999. Liked who the character became so started using the name elsewhere. The original Aaediwen has long since retired to his Kelethin home. |
| Posted by: ranger 13-Apr-2008, 09:00 PM |
| From my old Army unit.... 1st Bn 75th Ranger Regt. |
| Posted by: Leelee 13-Apr-2008, 09:08 PM |
| Verra honourable |
| Posted by: ranger 13-Apr-2008, 09:15 PM |
| Thank you. |
| Posted by: Dogshirt 13-Apr-2008, 10:07 PM |
| Dogshirt is a VERY old Blackfoot name, perhaps as far back as pre-horse days(1750 ish). It was the name of my Grandmother's Uncle. Names were kept in the family and re-bestowed (so to speak) after the old owner had departed. |
| Posted by: Leelee 13-Apr-2008, 10:07 PM |
Anytime Ranger   |
| Posted by: Madadh 14-Apr-2008, 05:07 AM |
| Mine is the first part of my Dog's Name. It is irish for Dog. His full name was Clocknaben Madadh Mor or Big Dog of the Fire Mountain. |
| Posted by: gwenlee 14-Apr-2008, 06:26 AM |
| gwenlee my first and middle name Leelee little kids would call me that because they couldn't pronouce my first name. |
| Posted by: TandVh 14-Apr-2008, 07:02 AM |
| TandVh- Ted and Violet Henderson- when a man and woman marrie- they become as one! |
| Posted by: scotborn 14-Apr-2008, 07:23 AM |
| I was born in scotland |
| Posted by: valpal 59 14-Apr-2008, 08:57 AM |
| valpal---nickname 59--year I was born |
| Posted by: dundee 14-Apr-2008, 10:19 AM |
| i live in caledonia, in a subdivision called "st andrews meadow" follow aberdeen dr. to kilbride dr. turn left to bannoch dr and i live on a street called....... ya ready???? wait for it....... DUNDEE! dr |
| Posted by: FamhairCloiche 14-Apr-2008, 10:53 AM |
| 'Famhair na Clach' or 'Famhair Cloiche' is Gaelic for giant of stone, or Stone Giant for example...some of my design work http://www.rosewoodcourtdallas.com/toppingoutvid.html |
| Posted by: Senara 14-Apr-2008, 11:40 AM |
| I too pulled my name from a Marion Zimmer Bradley book... Senara is the name of one of the young sisters of the lead character in The Forest House. Senara is just a name in passing and not much is mentioned about her in the book, but I liked the name and thought I'd use it. |
| Posted by: Harlot 14-Apr-2008, 03:44 PM |
Mine's for my beloved Harlot. A female Rott.that I got when she was 12 weeks pld. They were going to put her down because she didn't look like the rest of brothers and sisters,she was the runt.I just couldn't let that happen.I had her for the next 10 years till she past on Christmas 2003.Miss her wet nose and all her love.  |
| Posted by: jime307 14-Apr-2008, 04:19 PM |
| I never would've guessed any of these, quite interesting origins. |
| Posted by: j Padraig moore 15-Apr-2008, 10:31 AM |
| Mine is simply my name. I'm not creative enough to think of a really cool name like everyone else has... |
| Posted by: dundee 15-Apr-2008, 10:51 AM | ||
ahhhh but it sounds like a really cool name.... at least you didnt have to work for it.... |
| Posted by: Shadows 15-Apr-2008, 11:02 AM |
| Mine is a shortening of a name given to me by my native american re-enacting friends... The full name is Walks In Shadows! I earned this name during winter war games many winters ago! Those of you that play in the 18th century will have a grasp of it. |
| Posted by: j Padraig moore 15-Apr-2008, 11:11 AM | ||
Thank you!!!!!  |
| Posted by: Camac 15-Apr-2008, 11:12 AM |
| simple Ca (Campbell) Mac (MacArthur) |
| Posted by: UlsterScotNutt 15-Apr-2008, 01:22 PM |
| Ulster Scot Nutt, Thats as far back as I am positive in my genealogy research has gotten me. James Nutt born in Ulster, 1690 and thats when I bumped into this site in my research timeline. |
| Posted by: Rindy 15-Apr-2008, 03:40 PM |
| Mine is from one of the vocalists in the 80's band Quarterflash-Rindy Ross. She also is known for playing the saxaphone. Anyhow I heard that name and thought it was very different. Good thread jime307 Slainte |
| Posted by: Robert Phoenix 15-Apr-2008, 04:50 PM |
| I just used my own first name and added Phoenix after it. I use Phoenix because of all the diffuculties and troubles that seem to come my way. I've perservered through so many so I chose the Phoenix because it keeps coming back to life after what one would think it was dead and gone. Its also my ren faire name. |
| Posted by: crazykiltedcelt 15-Apr-2008, 05:18 PM |
given to me by my wife when I strated wering my kilt everywhere I went. Beside ing crazy too!!!!     |
| Posted by: coastman 16-Apr-2008, 09:09 AM |
I live on Georgia's beautiful coast. I am on the water daily. Hence the name Coastman.  If you ply the Inter Coastal Waterway in Georgia you would see me. The name of my boat is Just Cause. |
| Posted by: ctbard 16-Apr-2008, 10:37 AM |
| Very simple indeed, I live in connecticut and I am currently studying the bardic grade. I should have come up with something more exciting I guess. And my badger avatar is one of my guides. |
| Posted by: The Wizard of BC 16-Apr-2008, 01:43 PM |
| When I used to fly Apache's I was given the call sign "Mr. Wizard" for the way I have of teaching anything so that a 5 yr old can understand. Just like the real Mr. Wizard, Don Herbert used to do on TV. Since I moved up to Canada I had to change the name a little because there are thousands of permutations of Mr. Wizard already in use. So The Wizard of BC I became. I use the same name everywhere on the web so people can find me. |
| Posted by: Thecorgiwoman 19-Apr-2008, 05:20 PM |
I love my corgi.  She's a pembroke. It's funny to watch her herd my mom's puppies through the yard. We shave her hair in the summer because we're in Texas. The weird little tail fluff always stays. We try to take her with us to festivals unless it's too crowded. Poor Womby is so close to the ground people step on her if not careful.  She loves people and other dogs. At night we open her crate and just say "Womby bed" She goes right in. We take her hiking and camping as well. Not much of a guard dog though.  |
| Posted by: Gwynhwyvar 21-Apr-2008, 02:57 PM |
| I love the Arthurian stories and of course I love the name my parents gave me - Jennifer Diana. So, I found out that the name Jennifer is equivalent to Guinivere. I did a little research and found the Welsh spelling of my name and have used it ever since. Thus - Gwynhwyvar. I also have another nickname that my great-grandmother gave me as a baby - that is - White Owl. I use that name a lot too. |
| Posted by: Aaediwen 21-Apr-2008, 06:52 PM | ||
I remember the first time I read that spelling in the Mabinogion. I had to read it 3 times before I realized exactly what I was seeing and who they were talking about. I've loved it ever since Perticularly the Welsh spelling. Now if I could just get the Welsh pronunciation right... |
| Posted by: jime307 21-Apr-2008, 06:56 PM |
| I know, Some Welsh and Gaelic Pronuciations just kill me. |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 22-Apr-2008, 07:47 PM | ||
A true gift, and a rare one. Never underestimate it. "Stoirmeil" (pronounced STUH-ruh-m'l, with a rolled r) is merely the scots gaidhlig for "Stormy." I actually wanted the gaidhlig for "seagull", some twisty thing beginning with an "f", but I couldn't remember it from my lessons, the week I joined CR -- but I did remember "stormy." I've grown into it, in the political forums. |
| Posted by: ballydun 02-May-2008, 11:26 AM |
| My name is the name of my Celtic gift shop. Bally Dun (according to the Irishman who suggested the name) means Village Castle or Fortress. This is a great thread! Thanks Jimmy |
| Posted by: TheCarolinaScotsman 02-May-2008, 02:02 PM |
| Easy enough. I'm of Scottish descent and I live in North Carolina. |
| Posted by: MacNaBracha 16-May-2008, 09:31 AM | ||
...faoileag Mac-na-bracha is Gaelic for Son of the malt - Whisky in other words. I won't go into the reasons as to why that's an appropriate username however...draw your own conclusions |
| Posted by: norwood1026 16-May-2008, 01:43 PM |
| My last name is Norwood & the 1026 you see on the end of it is the date my wife & I got married. |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 17-May-2008, 11:42 AM |
| The tall gentleman with the hat, to the left, is my g-grandfather, Patrick Egan. He was born in Brackloon Shrule, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Hence, I am "A Shrule Egan". |
| Posted by: Finduella 24-May-2008, 08:01 AM |
| mine comes from a name in my family tree in the 1500's |
| Posted by: gtrplr 24-May-2008, 09:38 AM |
| Very interesting stuff here. GuiTaR PLayeR. Wielder of the Six String Claymore. I'll be wielding it tonight, in fact. Can't believe I haven't been here since Jan. Can't believe how much I've missed this place. |
| Posted by: MDF3530 25-May-2008, 02:49 PM |
| MDF: My initials 3530: The numbers of two of my favorite White Sox players, Frank Thomas (35) & Magglio Ordońez (30). |
| Posted by: ekvationx 26-May-2008, 05:20 AM |
Ekvationx is simple becurse I am found of math an ekvation is a mathterm and x is used in it so ekvationx is a favorite mathterm.  |
| Posted by: jime307 26-May-2008, 10:28 AM |
| Neato! It's interesting to see how everyone got thier name |
| Posted by: Rindy 26-May-2008, 01:48 PM |
| This is very interesting!! Glad your back gtrplr always wondered what yours meant! Slainte |
| Posted by: Blackdog 30-May-2008, 02:30 PM |
| Hey all, As expected I took it from my dog, a solid black Scottish Border Collie, the last one of the litter, everyone else wanted the mixed coloured ones, oh well their loss as she was the prize of the bunch. Slainte, Blackdog |
| Posted by: Leelee 30-May-2008, 09:33 PM | ||
"Le" is the first two letters of my name - My sisters decided to call me "Leelee" & it kind of stuck |
| Posted by: subhuman 31-May-2008, 02:45 AM |
| Been using it for years. About 15 in fact, along with a few others. Why I picked this one and not another of my "regulars" names for use here, I don't really remember. Not sure if there really was a reason or if it was a random pick. subhuman aka redeemed aka toucan_son-of-sam ...all are song titles, as well Although, now that I think about it, redeemed has been "retired" for about a decade. I think the next forum I register at, it will be as redeemed. |
| Posted by: kb0iic 01-Jun-2008, 10:33 PM |
| Mine is my amateur radio callsign. |
| Posted by: RatFinnk 07-Jun-2008, 03:08 PM |
| Rat comes from our group Redhill Rats Finn comes from my homeland and combined it´s almost my favourate “BIG DADDY” Roth´s character Ratfink... |
| Posted by: ctbard 07-Jun-2008, 04:32 PM | ||
I love rat Finks!!!!! my sister and I would collect them out of the gum machines in the 60"s!!! |
| Posted by: mainopsman 08-Jun-2008, 09:49 AM |
| Mine “mainopsman” comes from my former job. Before my last retirement I worked for over 20 years for a very large 9-1-1 Center as an Operations Supervisor (or shift commander). One of my staff referred to me all the time as the main supervisor man. Hence “mainopsman, and the name has stuck. JIM (maniopsman) |
| Posted by: TamiMcLeod 09-Jun-2008, 02:23 PM | ||
Hello William... I got mine 10 years ago.. Nice to see another Ham-er Tami |
| Posted by: CelticRose 09-Jun-2008, 04:25 PM |
| Well, let's see. When I first started being part of this forum many years ago, I was originally "Desertrose" for several reasons. My name is Rosemary, I am often nicknamed Rose by friends, I live in the desert and my artwork and photography are marketed through "desertrose images." But being part of a Celtic site, I though for some odd reason that I should be called Celtic Rose. For a long while I have regretted this decision and may indeed change my username here back to desertrose...if the administrator will allow. So don't be suprised if my username changes. I can always be called by Rose from you all either way It is part of my real name! Shadows, I so get the name you have been given. What a blessing! |
| Posted by: TamiMcLeod 09-Jun-2008, 07:31 PM |
| Sorry i forgot to add what mine was lol It's my name pretty simple hey? McLeod/MacLeod |
| Posted by: DesertRose 09-Jun-2008, 09:10 PM |
| As you all can see, administrator of this site has granted me back my original username, desertrose! I already explained why I had chosen this name to begin with. |
| Posted by: Shadows 10-Jun-2008, 04:04 AM |
| Is it going to stay this way this time Rose? LOL! Just kidding! Yes my name is a blessing... |
| Posted by: DesertRose 14-Jun-2008, 05:09 PM | ||
Shadows, username will stay the same. Avatar? I am not sure though! LOL |
| Posted by: stormhawk55 24-Jun-2008, 04:08 AM |
| When the weather gets really bad and people with sense are heading to the basement, I go outside and watch the storm. Red tailed hawks are common around here and have always been a joy to watch. Wish I could fly like that! Add a very strong connection to my Blackfoot ancestors to get Stormhawk. I was born in 1955. This is a fun topic. Quite interesting. |
| Posted by: Monarchs Own 01-Aug-2008, 07:48 AM |
| Mine comes from the Heralds of Valdemar Series by Mercedes Lackey. The highest ranking Herald is called "Monarch's Own". I liked the "title" and used it on many occasions. |
| Posted by: pflanary 01-Aug-2008, 12:12 PM |
| This is great! I love words/names and always wonder how they came about. My user name is simply my first initial and last name, which i generally use as a usename. I wish that I had not automatically typed that in when I joined as I would prefer to use the Irish form of my last name--Ni Flannabhra. |
| Posted by: ilpiccolobardo 02-Aug-2008, 10:43 AM |
| I created my username when I enter the net the first time...a long time ago...maybe 1996 ?... It's the union of three words : il means the piccolo means little (my friends called me so during military service) bardo means bard (my love for Celtic is alive since I was born...and I liked playing Dungeons'n'Dragons !) I quite bought the domain ilpiccolobardo.com !  Slainte___IPB |
| Posted by: mrkrink 05-Aug-2008, 02:20 PM |
| Got it from a friend teasing me about some weapons I have( I collect AK-47s), and it is the name I use on several other forums along with the avatar. |
| Posted by: Lady of the Loch 08-Aug-2008, 08:58 PM |
| No great story hear, just wanted something with a scottish air to it...so I sat and thought about it for a while and wah-la I got Lady of the Loch |
| Posted by: MrKrink 09-Aug-2008, 02:12 PM | ||
Oops............  |
| Posted by: Skeleman 19-Aug-2008, 12:46 PM |
| I enjoy comic books very much and a few years back when I was in college I had a project that involved creating a website. I combined the two decided to make a site for an imaginary comic book publisher, Stick Figure(SF) Comics. SF's flagship book, Skeleman, followed the adventures of a superhero with the same name. After that Skeleman sounded like a good username. I think I still have the Skeleman #1 cover saved on my computer if anyone is interested in seeing it. |
| Posted by: highlandgrl94 26-Aug-2008, 09:01 PM |
| I am a highland dancer and a girl, ya put together what do you get? HIGHLANDGRL!! I know creative! |
| Posted by: Teriodin 27-Aug-2008, 02:24 AM |
| Mine is from the warcry of my home town in Scotland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teribus_ye_teri_odin We are called "Teris" (pronounced TEE-rees) and we're all proud to be such |
| Posted by: Perkeo 29-Aug-2008, 07:17 PM |
| Ah, story time...gotta love it. A good friend of mine was in Germany doing an internship and while sightseeing in Heidelberg she ran across a statue of a dwarf named Perkeo. Perkeo was put in charge of a cask of wine about 24 foot around. He was known to drink several bottles of wine a day from the cask until one day drinking a glass of water and almost killing himself. My friend read this and immediately thought of me. Not that I drink a lot (although I can drink more then most of my friends). It's the part about drinking water. No matter how drunk I get, I always tell my friends to NEVER give me water, just send me to bed. I've never had a hangover and I believe it is because I don't drink water before going to bed. So, that is how I became Perkeo. Cheers! |
| Posted by: Camac 29-Aug-2008, 08:01 PM |
| Perkeo; Must have been one hellava Dwarf. I seen that wine keg. Camac. |
| Posted by: merle 04-Sep-2008, 10:14 PM |
| Mine came about 40 years ago back when we wrote things on paper instead of on computers. I sent a letter to one of my clients and signed my name..Mike Weber. A few days later he called back asking for Merle Wiler! Not only did I realize that my handwriting was horrible I also kind of liked the name Merle so that has been my real life and internet nickname ever since. |
| Posted by: 007dust 05-Sep-2008, 05:18 AM |
| Wow, I wish I had a great story behind my name like alot of you have. Mine is simply a play on words. 007 is the first three digits in my social security number, and dust from Sevindust, the garden insecticide, or more commonly for me, the band Sevendust, whom I'm sure took the title from the same thing. 007dust works for almost any website and It's rarely rejected because it's unique. The only story I can come up with of any relevance is more in my name. You see people in forums and groups frequently that use the name Gandalf, (I've already seen one here). Since the movies I'm sure most of you know who this character is, the old wizard from J.R.R. Tolkien's books. My father read these books to my mother while she was pregnant back in '68 and a name was born. George Christopher Gandalf Conner. Back when I was in school everyone thought it was a stupid name and I was quite confused at a young age as to what my middle initial was. Now I'm 40 and everyone thinks it's cool. "Hey, your named after that guy in those movies!"..."Well not exactly, I'm named...never mind, yeah, I'm named after that guy in the movies" *sigh* |
| Posted by: michty 05-Sep-2008, 04:19 PM |
| Michty is a word used by a cartoon character called Oor Wullie from Scottish books that my Dad had, it is similar to wow or what the.... He has a gang with friends Fat Bob, Soapy Soutar and Wee Eck. Wullie (William to his Ma) also uses words like braw, scunner, and my favourites jings and crivvens. I still get the books sent to me, they are published every two years, alternating with a similar book about a family called The Broons (Browns) |
| Posted by: marti64 05-Sep-2008, 04:56 PM |
| What an interesting topic!!! I wish I had thought to be creative!!! Marti64......Marti(always with an "I"...which is a story in itself) short for Martha. My Mom called me Marti Mart when I was young.... and I didn't want to be called Martha in college, so>>>>MARTI! (the weird part is that there are still some people that I know that know me by only one or the other...not both!!!) and 64========1964........ |
| Posted by: leenie 08-Sep-2008, 08:28 PM |
| No big mystery where mine came from...it's my name turned around...leenie is actually Eileen. I met a man in Arizona not long after moving there in the 80's, when he heard my name he said" I won't call you that, I used to date an Eileen and she was a B---- so I'm gonna call you Leenie." And that's how I got it. |
| Posted by: Perkeo 08-Sep-2008, 09:17 PM | ||
I know what you mean. I've had the nickname of Teddy since I was born and a lot of my friends growing up didn't know my real name until I graduated and they called me up using my real name of Phillip. LOL |
| Posted by: jesstuss 09-Sep-2008, 07:59 PM |
| I agree! What a FUN topic! my name, as has been said before, has never NOT been available on websites, so it's good. I had tried jestus for a while, but it was taken more often than not, so I just expanded it. Jest Us was the name of my highly unsuccessful college band. I was real proud of the name until i realized people thought it was Justice, at which point I realized it had a pretty funny thing going on after all. As I've aged, I find I now associate as much with the humor in my virtual nickname as I do the wish to have SuperMod powers of making people play nice or get booted. I also work in the domestic violence field, so the double meaning has flowed quite nicely with my life's path. |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 12-Sep-2008, 02:44 PM |
| Mine refers to the fact I do love my country and am patriotic even if my government stinks and blows chunks currently, and also to the year the country was founded. |
| Posted by: DesertRose 12-Sep-2008, 04:29 PM |
| Being an 18thc re-enactor myself, I really your username! I am a patriot as well. My ancestors fought and died for this country. Our country is not perfect and in my mind, never will it be, but we can always remember why our family came here and I will always remain a patriot. |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 12-Sep-2008, 04:35 PM |
| I've been wanting to find somebody locally who has a repro flintlock so I could give shooting one a try. Indeed. Despite the wide political differences in parts of the great nation, at least we don't have, and probably for a LONG time, not have fathers killing their daughters because they stood up and wanted out of an abusive arranged marriage with a man 20 years older than them. |
| Posted by: ogdenmusic 12-Sep-2008, 07:59 PM |
| My last name and Music for the love of playing it and listening to it. |
| Posted by: Shadows 12-Sep-2008, 10:25 PM | ||
It would help you if you said what area you lived in... I am in SOuth Central PA and I have a hand made flinter, left handed. |
| Posted by: Patriot1776 13-Sep-2008, 12:30 PM |
| Western, mountainous region of North Carolina, pretty good distance from anywhere. |
| Posted by: lschillinger 08-Aug-2009, 11:59 PM |
| Mine is sadly simple. First initial and last name....though I didn't realize it would look like an I it is infact an L After getting married I changed all of my frequently used accounts to this username or created the new ones with it..I tried being creative at one point, coming up with different usernames and could never remember them all! With everything requiring one anymore....So I go by the KISS (keep it simple stupid) rule |
| Posted by: Donajhi 09-Aug-2009, 05:49 PM |
| Mine is my first name. I think my parents hated me. Most people can not pronounce it, so I had it legally changed to Donna while I was in grad school. Anyway I'm told it means, flowers in the wind..go figure.. |
| Posted by: Faerydreamer 09-Aug-2009, 07:33 PM |
| My username comes simply from my love of all things fairy. I just decided to spell it the old English way. |
| Posted by: Blackdog 27-Aug-2009, 05:10 PM |
| Ok, mine is lifted from my dog,a solid black border collie,with just a dusting of white under her chin. Not that I'm a dog nut,but it just seemed kind of fitting.She was kind of the outcast from her litter, so was I. |
| Posted by: Shenaniganz247 31-Aug-2009, 12:39 AM |
| since i'm usually a prankster or a jokester, shenaniganz just kinda seemed to fit and 24 and 7 have been numbers I have used in all sports in my life. plus it means i pretty much joke around every hour of the day haha |
| Posted by: Nilsemann 31-Aug-2009, 09:36 AM |
| My name is Nils, nilsemann is a common nickname for someone named Nils. I wish I had a cooler one, but my manager came up with it, used it on contracts and posters, and before I knew it, I was stuck with it a nilsemann is usually a harmless nice guy, so it suits me fine Cheers |
| Posted by: englishmix 31-Aug-2009, 11:14 AM |
| This is an interesting post. I have always wondered particularly about "Dogshirt". My father and family immigrated to USA from England after the 2nd World War as they did not want to participate in any more "wars to end all wars" in the UK anymore. My mother is from Alabama with roots in Germany. Thus, "englishmix". I think "Halfbreed" was already taken... |
| Posted by: mcnberry 02-Sep-2009, 03:50 PM |
| Mc from McEwan, n short for and, berry is my nickname. Pretty simple and not very imaginative. |
| Posted by: Irish Stepper 08-Sep-2009, 11:03 PM |
| I did Irish step dancing as an adult for 5 years. I had to give it up 3 years ago, because my busy life got in the way. I'm thinking of picking it up again, but I haven't decided yet. Classes are so dang expensive, and the money just isn't there right now... |