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Day 26- Orthography: What’s in a Name? #write31days 2014

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Term of the day: orthography: spelling; the art of writing words according to set rules.

Thoughts:

So, I’ve already gone on a lovely tangent talking about language, but now I’m going to talk about spelling. In past discussions I’ve already touched on the variations of names simply based on how they are spelled such as Annabelle and Esset.

A common use of name variation, purely based on spelling, comes from the desire to make names unisex or turn one name into separate feminine and masculine forms. Here are a few examples: Bobby, Bobbie, Terry, Terri, Tracy, Tracie, and so on.

Name of the day: Ivor Cervant.

Breakdown and meaning:

Before I jump into the meaning of Ivor, I want to focus on Cervant because I played around with the spelling of it. This name is literally the word “servant” with the ‘s’ being replaced by a ‘c’ to make it look more like a proper name. Now, the reason for this will be explained after I tell you what Ivor means.

Ivor has Latin, Welsh, and English origins that are quite different. If you consider the name to be a derivative of ivory, then the Latin and Welsh origins will apply, but that’s not where I’m going. When I thought to use this name, it just came to me. There’s more to the story, but ultimately, the name “Ivor” stands alone and means “archer’s bow”.

Ivor will make an appearance in the second book of my Eternal Curse Series and will be used as a weapon. How fitting does the meaning of his name sound now?  Ad on his surname and you have an “archer’s bow and servant.” Sweet!

Well, that’s it for Day 26. See you tomorrow.

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Outside of my own personal search throughout the years, basic meanings and definitions of the terms used here can be found at the following websites:http://www.meaning-of-names.com/, Google search http://en.wikipedia.org/, and http://dictionary.reference.com/.

Learn more here.

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Day 25- Language: What’s in a Name? #write31days 2014

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Term of the day: language: the system, set, or nomenclature of communication by a community of people with a shared culture and or geographical boundary.

Thoughts:

Throughout this little study of mine, I’ve made a point to look into the origins of the words and names that I’ve been focusing on. So far, all the names have either been relatively common names from Western civilization or names easily derived from material things and situations.

Now I want to consider the differences and similarities the meanings and or spellings of names derived from non-romance languages, Greek, or western civilization, which are similar to ones I’ve already discussed. I know that was a mouthful, but follow along anyway and you’ll see what I mean.

First up is the Indian (Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, or Jain- language not specified) equivalent of Giovanni. Since my research has been very brief and limited to a site I found a few days ago, I can’t be sure of how accurate it is. Arul means “God’s grace or God’s blessing” which is the closest I could find to “God’s gift or gift of God”, which of course are the meaning of Giovanni (Latin) and Jack (English).

Below are two Japanese names with similar meanings to Giovanni.

Kei (1-恵, 2-佳, 3-敬, 4-圭, 5-慧): 1) “blessed, lucky,” 2) “excellent,” 3) “respect,” 4) “square jewel,” or 5) “wise. Hiro (1-裕, 2-寛, 3-浩): unisex name meaning 1) “abundant,” 2) “generous, tolerant,” or 3) “prosperous.”

Next is a Russian name with a similar meaning to Giovanni and a bit of its origin.

Faddey is derived from Thaddeus, the Aramaic name of, ‘Lebbaeus’, which has a Greek origin. The name means “gift of God or given by God”.

All these beautiful and unique names with similar meanings let me know that even with all our differences, we are more alike than we often realize.

Indian-Hindu name found at http://www.indiaexpress.com/.
Japanese name found at http://www.20000-names.com/male_japanese_names.htm.
Russian name found at http://babynames.net/boy/russian.

Name of the day: Winslow.

Breakdown and meaning:

Winslow is an English name that means “hill of victory”. In my Eternal Curse Series, Winslow will make a brief but impactful appearance in my second book that will keep my readers wondering what’s going to happen in the third one.

Well, that’s it for Day 25. See you tomorrow.

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Go back to the beginning to see all the posts in this series.

Outside of my own personal search throughout the years, basic meanings and definitions of the terms used here can be found at the following websites:http://www.meaning-of-names.com/, Google search http://en.wikipedia.org/, and http://dictionary.reference.com/.

Learn more here.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

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Day 24- Voice: What’s in a Name? #write31days 2014

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Term of the day: voice: condition or effectiveness of utterance or expression.

Thoughts:

Aside from the most literal meaning of the word, to me voice is the style in which someone expresses themselves. In terms of literature, author’s voices can be described in many ways. Poetic voice may imply that even hard-core facts are delivery creatively with flowery words. An erotic voice may imply an essence of sensuality in even the simplest of things from opening mail to brushing one’s teeth.

It’s also true that some authors, actors, artists, and especially musicians, uniquely distinctive voices that widely recognizable. Often new and up and coming arts are compared to those widely known in their by stating that “the new author has Stephen King like talent to story-telling.” This doesn’t mean the author in question writes horror, though they could, but if you’ve ever read a Stephen King piece, you know he has a distinctive voice. I can’t imagine one day having a name that will evoke recognition and praise for my particular style of writing, but the idea of it is pretty cool.

Name of the day: Fredrick aka Fred.

Breakdown and meaning:

Fred, short for Fredrick has German origins and means “peaceful ruler”. That’s it; not too interesting about that. In my Eternal Curse Series, Fred will appear in the second book and will play a minor, yet pivotal role in the climax of the story. He’s a warrior and was  delight to write.

Well, that’s it for Day 24. See you tomorrow.

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Go back to the beginning to see all the posts in this series.

Outside of my own personal search throughout the years, basic meanings and definitions of the terms used here can be found at the following websites:http://www.meaning-of-names.com/, Google search http://en.wikipedia.org/, and http://dictionary.reference.com/.

Learn more here.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords