Origin of a Name (User Name) - Page 3

The_Real_Legolas · 01-30-2002, 07:05 PM

of course my name is legolas which was already taken, so i made it the real one!!

Nariel Starfire · 02-07-2002, 05:42 PM

"Nar" is Sindarin for fire

"El" is Sindarin for Star.

When translating, I got confused and put "Starshine" instead of "Starfire". Now I want to change it.

Laurelyn · 02-09-2002, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ryan
My name is a bit more complex than some of your names.

You see, my name is actually a shortened version of ryan6233, which consists of ryan (my name) + 6 (lucky number) + 233 (the price a grenade sells for in a game i was playing at the time). 6233 is also the number of times our president has mispronounced the word "terror".

Ah, so are you the ryan of the ryan wars?

Evenstar · 02-09-2002, 11:55 PM

I wanted a pretty name!!! Evenstar is pretty! I couldn't think of anything else at the time!!! Damn you writters block!!!

Starr Polish · 02-10-2002, 12:00 AM

My name is derived from a bit of poetry type stuff I did a long time ago for my meager writing website. It goes like this, and it is copyrighted to me, so YOU CANT TAKE IT! (paranoia)

I am a star in my own universe, shining brightly, but when you put me next to everyone else, I look quite dim. Does anyone have any polish?

The reason I have two r's is because when I went to put up my AIM name, Star Polish was already taken, and then I decided it looked pretty with two r's and have used it on nearly everything.

jerseydevil · 04-03-2002, 01:51 PM

Figured I'd resurrect this so new users can add their names. It was on page 11.

Rána Eressëa · 04-03-2002, 02:06 PM

Ooh, goody. I get to add my nick to the list.

After I saw the movie I started actually thinking about creating my own character in J.R.R. Tolkien's world. Therefore, since I loved hobbits and elves (and maybe thought Frodo could use a girlfriend, perhaps?) my imaginary character looked like a 4-foot-tall Elf. Since that was odd, I decided I'd make her a crossbreed: half-hobbit, half-elf. It had never been heard of before I believe, so I figured she'd be exiled and that would make her bitter and angry, and I wondered what people would call her then. So it hit me: Rogue. And she still looked like an Elf (especially from far away, which is the only way people survive if spotting her

) so the Men would call her Rogue Elf. For obvious reasons: not staying with her kind the Elves, and by legend killing those she comes across.

I've long since made quite a few changes to her. And now she has a name the Elves call her: Rána Eressëa. Rána means "wanderer" and Eressëa means "lonely". Hence, "Lonely Wanderer". Yeah, that's about it for now.

**crickhollow** · 04-03-2002, 02:31 PM

Taking a name from an actual character didn't appeal to me. My obsession w/ tolkien lies in his ingenuity as a storyteller, and I randomly quote lines from the book that are not dialogue, but his narrative.
I also wasn't comfortable with an elvish name, b/c my personality is definately more hobbitish (ie small town girl).

To tell the truth, I thought of none of this while I was registering. I only analyzed my choice as I was reading this thread. I think I liked the word b/c it is rather "star dust and Anne-of-Green-Gablesish" (to quote my sister)--kind of like my AIM screenname, and my email addy. (windypoplars)

Ñólendil · 04-03-2002, 03:27 PM

Mine is obviously completely random, I found it in a cracker jack box.

Darth, why don't you explain your name?

Arian · 04-03-2002, 04:17 PM

I had two other user names, as Tater pointed out on my Happy Birthday post, but sorta forgot how to spell them. Now it's just Arian.

jerseydevil · 04-03-2002, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ñólendil
Mine is obviously completely random, I found it in a cracker jack box.

Darth, why don't you explain your name?

He does, You have to go into archives though at How did you get your username?, which is the original thread.

Of course Tristan also posted this link on the first page of this thread too.

***Earniel*** · 04-03-2002, 05:11 PM

Mine is actually a long story, I'll try to make it short and clear. A friend and I started writing some fanfiction to impress each other with our Tolkienknowledge. We wrote each other english letters (to improve our English) using runes (to improve our runewriting off course

) We created each a character in Middle-Earth that were well, actually US in Middle-Earth. Mine was Eärniel. It was a simple name but it stuck immediatly. Since then I had a lot of fun with Eärniel from getting weird looks when saying Eärniel is my nickname to a teacher believing it to be a term of Physics and that I was using it to cheat on a exam

Goatee · 04-03-2002, 05:11 PM

<---I have one (my avatar is really me).

Elvet · 04-03-2002, 05:17 PM

Part of my name is what I do. I added the beginning to sound more Tolkienish.

Nazgûl Queen · 04-03-2002, 06:46 PM

Basically - I think the Nazgul are the coolest evil creatures ever, and I am female.

So I am the nazgul Queen!!!

Goatee · 04-03-2002, 08:55 PM

Nazgul Queen, you need an Avatar! I hope you don't mind as soon as I saw your name, an image popped in my head, so I made this.

***Khamûl*** · 04-03-2002, 11:38 PM

Well, I looked all through Lord of the Rings to find a suitable nickname, and nothing came to me. I was looking for the actual name of the Lord of the Nazgûl, but apparently he doesn't have one. Khamûl is the second in command of the Nazgûl, and at one time controlled Dol Goldur (sp). I figured that it was pretty cool, so I used it.

TinuvielChild · 04-04-2002, 12:00 AM

well, mine is pretty simple: my fave character (at the time) was Luthien Tinuviel (i still love the name Tinuviel, it means nightingale), and by law, i am still (technically) a child. also, originally, i didn't realize that Luthien had had no female children (oops!), but that's ok. i kinda tried to cover that fact that i later discovered by claiming that it was either the above reason, or Tinuviel as a child. now you know...the rest of the story.

BeardofPants · 04-04-2002, 12:50 AM

All the tolkien ones were taken when I was trying to sign on, so I stuck to my usual screen name "BeardofEvil" (after noticing that all the evil guys have beards). Unfortunately, it didn't work, and I couldn't post. So, I created another one, after the Pants game, which was the first thread that I wandered into. Hence, BeardofPants.

Nazgûl Queen · 04-04-2002, 02:20 AM

*Hugs Goatee*
Thanks! I found a good Nazgul one but it was 88 x 88

Whats the URL for it so I can use it?

01-30-2002, 07:05 PM	#41
The_Real_Legolas Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lothlorien Posts: 100	of course my name is legolas which was already taken, so i made it the real one!! __________________ One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them One ring to bring them all and in the Darkness bind them ****************************** LEGOLAS ROCKS & so do I! GO ARCHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-07-2002, 05:42 PM	#42
Nariel Starfire Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: La La Land Posts: 309	"Nar" is Sindarin for fire "El" is Sindarin for Star. When translating, I got confused and put "Starshine" instead of "Starfire". Now I want to change it. __________________ It is the failed skydiver who leaves an impression upon the earth. "But what about the R.O.U.Ses?" Yours Truly, The Tisroc -You forgot to say "May he live forever" -That's because I don't want him to live forever! - The Horse and his Boy--C.S. Lewis

02-09-2002, 11:55 PM	#44
Evenstar Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Neverneverland Posts: 215	It's pretty!!! I wanted a pretty name!!! Evenstar is pretty! I couldn't think of anything else at the time!!! Damn you writters block!!! __________________ "Frodo, Mr Frodo," he called. "Don't leave me here alone. It's your Sam calling. Don't you go where I can't follow." FRODO LIVES !!!!

02-10-2002, 12:00 AM	#45
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	My name is derived from a bit of poetry type stuff I did a long time ago for my meager writing website. It goes like this, and it is copyrighted to me, so YOU CANT TAKE IT! (paranoia) I am a star in my own universe, shining brightly, but when you put me next to everyone else, I look quite dim. Does anyone have any polish? The reason I have two r's is because when I went to put up my AIM name, Star Polish was already taken, and then I decided it looked pretty with two r's and have used it on nearly everything. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

04-03-2002, 01:51 PM	#46
jerseydevil I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Plainsboro, NJ Posts: 9,431	Figured I'd resurrect this so new users can add their names. It was on page 11. __________________ Come back! Come back! To Mordor we will take you! "The only thing better than a great plan is implementing a great plan" - JerseyDevil "If everyone agreed with me all the time, everything would be just fine"- JerseyDevil AboutNewJersey.com New Jersey MessageBoard Another Tolkien Forum Memorial to the Twin Towers New Jersey Map Fellowship of the Messageboard Legend of the Jersey Devil Support New Jersey's Liberty Tower Peacefire.org AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

04-03-2002, 02:06 PM	#47
Rána Eressëa The Rogue Elf Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,722	Ooh, goody. I get to add my nick to the list. After I saw the movie I started actually thinking about creating my own character in J.R.R. Tolkien's world. Therefore, since I loved hobbits and elves (and maybe thought Frodo could use a girlfriend, perhaps?) my imaginary character looked like a 4-foot-tall Elf. Since that was odd, I decided I'd make her a crossbreed: half-hobbit, half-elf. It had never been heard of before I believe, so I figured she'd be exiled and that would make her bitter and angry, and I wondered what people would call her then. So it hit me: Rogue. And she still looked like an Elf (especially from far away, which is the only way people survive if spotting her ) so the Men would call her Rogue Elf. For obvious reasons: not staying with her kind the Elves, and by legend killing those she comes across. I've long since made quite a few changes to her. And now she has a name the Elves call her: Rána Eressëa. Rána means "wanderer" and Eressëa means "lonely". Hence, "Lonely Wanderer". Yeah, that's about it for now. Last edited by Rána Eressëa : 04-03-2002 at 02:12 PM.

04-03-2002, 02:31 PM	#48
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	Taking a name from an actual character didn't appeal to me. My obsession w/ tolkien lies in his ingenuity as a storyteller, and I randomly quote lines from the book that are not dialogue, but his narrative. I also wasn't comfortable with an elvish name, b/c my personality is definately more hobbitish (ie small town girl). To tell the truth, I thought of none of this while I was registering. I only analyzed my choice as I was reading this thread. I think I liked the word b/c it is rather "star dust and Anne-of-Green-Gablesish" (to quote my sister)--kind of like my AIM screenname, and my email addy. (windypoplars) __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

04-03-2002, 03:27 PM	#49
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	Mine is obviously completely random, I found it in a cracker jack box. Darth, why don't you explain your name? __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

04-03-2002, 04:17 PM	#50
Arian Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: IL (or from mist world) Posts: 261	I had two other user names, as Tater pointed out on my Happy Birthday post, but sorta forgot how to spell them. Now it's just Arian. __________________ "I'm not a immature as I seem, but you got to have fun once in a while."

04-03-2002, 05:11 PM	#52
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Mine is actually a long story, I'll try to make it short and clear. A friend and I started writing some fanfiction to impress each other with our Tolkienknowledge. We wrote each other english letters (to improve our English) using runes (to improve our runewriting off course ) We created each a character in Middle-Earth that were well, actually US in Middle-Earth. Mine was Eärniel. It was a simple name but it stuck immediatly. Since then I had a lot of fun with Eärniel from getting weird looks when saying Eärniel is my nickname to a teacher believing it to be a term of Physics and that I was using it to cheat on a exam __________________ We are not things.

04-03-2002, 05:11 PM	#53
Goatee Hobbit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Irving, TX Posts: 34	<---I have one (my avatar is really me). __________________ www.goateecam.com

04-03-2002, 05:17 PM	#54
Elvet Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Orillia, Ontario Posts: 221	Part of my name is what I do. I added the beginning to sound more Tolkienish. __________________ "But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were needful for the wise to know."

04-03-2002, 06:46 PM	#55
Nazgûl Queen Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Minas Morgul Posts: 400	Basically - I think the Nazgul are the coolest evil creatures ever, and I am female. So I am the nazgul Queen!!! __________________ Morauko Umrien, Queen of the Nazgûl and Lady of Mordor Mistress of the Night The Nazgûl Queen she was, the Ringwraith, the enemy's most terrible servant; darkness went with her and she cried with the voices of death. Can be found loitering at Fantasy Essentials or her livejournal...

04-03-2002, 11:38 PM	#57
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	Well, I looked all through Lord of the Rings to find a suitable nickname, and nothing came to me. I was looking for the actual name of the Lord of the Nazgûl, but apparently he doesn't have one. Khamûl is the second in command of the Nazgûl, and at one time controlled Dol Goldur (sp). I figured that it was pretty cool, so I used it. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

04-04-2002, 12:00 AM	#58
TinuvielChild Padawan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Barony of Carolingia Posts: 2,176	well, mine is pretty simple: my fave character (at the time) was Luthien Tinuviel (i still love the name Tinuviel, it means nightingale), and by law, i am still (technically) a child. also, originally, i didn't realize that Luthien had had no female children (oops!), but that's ok. i kinda tried to cover that fact that i later discovered by claiming that it was either the above reason, or Tinuviel as a child. now you know...the rest of the story. __________________ There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!!

04-04-2002, 12:50 AM	#59
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	All the tolkien ones were taken when I was trying to sign on, so I stuck to my usual screen name "BeardofEvil" (after noticing that all the evil guys have beards). Unfortunately, it didn't work, and I couldn't post. So, I created another one, after the Pants game, which was the first thread that I wandered into. Hence, BeardofPants. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-04-2002, 02:20 AM	#60
Nazgûl Queen Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Minas Morgul Posts: 400	Hugs Goatee Thanks! I found a good Nazgul one but it was 88 x 88 Whats the URL for it so I can use it? __________________ Morauko Umrien, Queen of the Nazgûl and Lady of Mordor Mistress of the Night The Nazgûl Queen she was, the Ringwraith, the enemy's most terrible servant; darkness went with her and she cried with the voices of death. Can be found loitering at Fantasy Essentials or her livejournal...

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