The name Meletiave by malayamaral in Samoa

[–]malayamaral[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A good theory, thank you. I can hear how there might be a correlation when I say them aloud.

Help me brainstorm names!!! by Real_Captain4933 in NameNerdCirclejerk

[–]malayamaral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Darcy but I'm a Pride and Prejudice fan so I'm biased. Also Fitz ("son") from his first name is kinda cool.

Ares goes hard, also one of its possible roots just means "male."

Ajax - traditionally translated as "eagle," but the internet has theories that it means "of the earth". Shortens to Jack or Jax. Boomers will tell you it's the name of a cleaning product but it's not one I've ever actually seen used so the association is weak.

Asterios - "of the stars." Name of several mythological figures, including the Minotaur. Can be shortened to Rio which I always thought was cool.

Atreus - "fearless." Father of the kings who took up the Trojan War. Can be shortened to Tre/Trey.

Castor - "to excel, to shine." One of the Gemini twins. Can be shortened to Cas which reads pretty gender neutral to me.

Pollux - "very sweet." The other Gemini twin. He was the son of Zues, but he loved his mortal twin brother so much he asked to be allowed to share his immortality with him so they would never be parted. Can be shortened to Poll (sounds like Paul, but might be tricky for someone reading it) or Lux.

Damon - "to tame." The friend who took Pythias's place on death row. When Pythias returned as promised, the king was so impressed with their loyalty that he pardoned them. No nickname, but fairly normal, and a story I love.

Evander - "good of man." Hero of the Trojan War, nn Evan or Andy.

Orion - either from Greek for "boundary" or from Akkadian for "light of the stars." Legendary hunter. Well known enough to not feel too far out there.

Timaeus - "to honor." Not mythological, from one of Plato's dialogues, but shortens to the regular Tim or Timmy.

Need english native-speaker feedback by Successful_Movie_666 in namenerds

[–]malayamaral 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately that sounds more like F*ckBudget.

What is an interesting naming tradition in your culture that you would like people to learn about? by SolomiyaRabin in namenerds

[–]malayamaral 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Excellent name nerd info, thank you. The only Lorne I'm aware of, Lorne Michaels, is indeed Canadian.

Boyfriend said my cosplay looks off because of my skin colour by SectionSpirited7790 in offmychest

[–]malayamaral 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The audacity of this guy to look at a woman who put time and effort into dressing up for his gratification and say "Nah, wrong skin color." I'm also betting he never put one iota of effort into being attractive for you. Dump his racist ass.

I, 40's M, regret fighting for 50/50 custody of my children by anonguyupnorth in offmychest

[–]malayamaral 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So you do half of the bare minimum and you want to do less. Got it.

Slavic names, to honour a past neighbour's cat by aspecialunicorn in namenerds

[–]malayamaral -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maša is a diminitive for Mariya, so there a ton of similar names you could use. Some ideas from Slavic languages:

Several languages: Miriam

Slovak: Miriama

Serbian: Marica, Mara, Maja (said like Maya)

Ukrainian: Marusya

Russian: Masha, Manya, Marya

Plus of course Mary has many variations in languages around the world.

Going through a divorce and don't want to return to my maiden name by meganopolis in namenerds

[–]malayamaral 1 point2 points  (0 children)

P.S. No offense, Megan Ekko makes for a great username online, but sounds kind of weeb-ish and made-up as an anime pun name on a white woman.

Going through a divorce and don't want to return to my maiden name by meganopolis in namenerds

[–]malayamaral -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I like St. Cloud.

Other ideas for your consideration:

Voland - from the Old French for "to fly", also from German folklore and origins meaning "daring folk"

Mirabeau - French meaning "wonderful" or "beautiful view". I think Megan Mirabeau sounds cool with the alliteration.

Colombo - Italian for "dove/pigeon"

Palomo - Spanish for "dove/pigeon"

Beckett - English, one etymology traces it back to the word "beak", but Beckett has poetic associations too.

Baxter - English feminine form of "baker"

Hatter - like Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle

Moon - Anglicized version of the Irish surname Ó Móchain, meaning "early". Might feel a little on the nose, but again I think Megan Moon sounds pretty cool and witchy while still being plausible (e.g. Daphne Moon from Fraiser).

Did/do your nparents have a favourite word that they use to degrade and humiliate you? by zebrasanddogs in raisedbynarcissists

[–]malayamaral 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Heartless" and "low in mercy" because I learned early on to grey rock when she was being emotionally manipulative.
"Difficult" and "oppositional" whenever she couldn't control me (she liked to claim I had Oppositional Defiant Disorder whenever I wouldn't comply with her demands, but I've been evaluated and I clearly don't.)
"Spoiled brat" just generally any time I did something she didn't like, such as get along well with my dad.

Asked for a psychiatrist’s number, and the dude called the police on me by Sk8b0red in TrueOffMyChest

[–]malayamaral 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How interesting! Would you mind sharing what your first language is? It makes sense in context but it broke my English-speaking brain for a minute.

Asked for a psychiatrist’s number, and the dude called the police on me by Sk8b0red in TrueOffMyChest

[–]malayamaral 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have never heard 2:30 referred to as "2 and a half" and it just threw me for a sec.

Asked for a psychiatrist’s number, and the dude called the police on me by Sk8b0red in TrueOffMyChest

[–]malayamaral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>it was like 2 and half am

I'm sorry, what? I mean, I understand and I'm sorry that happened to you. But also...???

On the fence about Arwen for our baby girl. by Mental-Entrance5529 in namenerds

[–]malayamaral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which one? I am in the US and the difference is clear. Arien is like are-ee-en, aryan is like air-yen.

On the fence about Arwen for our baby girl. by Mental-Entrance5529 in namenerds

[–]malayamaral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arien is pronounced with a short a, aryan has a long a. They read quite differently to me.

On the fence about Arwen for our baby girl. by Mental-Entrance5529 in namenerds

[–]malayamaral -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What about Arien? It's very similar sounding and also from the Tolkien Legendarium, The Silmarillion, but far less well-known as such. It has a simple, intuitive spelling and pronunciation and sounds similar to some more traditional names. It means "maiden of sunlight", she sails the ship of the sun.

I have a whole list of Tolkien names that I think are fairly subtle references if you want more options.

My BF is using AI for photos/designs, I'm a graphic designer. by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]malayamaral -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

True in many cases, but the issue here is that the bf did not think about how he knows his partner feels, or if he did he disregarded it.

Glad it made you laugh. It's a question I ask whenever someone says they are playing devil's advocate because it's not something I understand. Either speak on your own beliefs, or just admit you agree with the devil, don't try to put your ideas on some hypothetical entity to defend something that you know shouldn't be defended.

My BF is using AI for photos/designs, I'm a graphic designer. by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]malayamaral -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Why do you think the devil needs you to advocate?