I know I'm supposed to update Walking on the Earth 2, but I kinda sorta got distracted and went on a name website where I started searching up random characters' names and decided to write this. This is not a story, it's more like me making stupid comments about the meaning of everyone's name.
And just a side note, If you haven't read The dragon's eye and Stormspeaker, you won't know all of these names and facts. There also might be minor spoilers,so be aware!
Just so you know, bold means name and definition, normal means my comments.
Abeke: 'We prayed for her' Origin: Nigeria.
(What? I could've sworn that my friend told me Abeke meant rain.)
Rollan: 'Renowned among the land' ( Yeah, maybe he's renowned because he's a hero of Erdas. At least that makes sense.)Origins: France, England.
Meilin: 'Jade' Origin:China
Conor: 'Much wanted' Origin: Irish
Much wanted? Of course he's much wanted-to save the world, that is. We need our heroes of Erdas to save us when the world's in peril. And in the books, it's always in peril. Fun.
Shane: 'God is gracious' Origin: Irish/Hebrew
Well,can't say god was too gracious to this boy. If he was, then Shane would still be alive.
Devin: This name has multiple meanings. In English, Irish and Celtic: 'Poet' In French: 'Perfect, divine.' And here comes the most ironic part, In Gaelish: 'Servant.' Wow. What an awesome name for someone who loves bossing their servants around.
Drina: Short for Alexandrina 'Defender of man' (I can tell they named her this randomly.) Origin: Spanish/English.
Xanthe: 'Blonde,yellow' Origin: Greek
What? But Xanthe has white hair.
Kana: 'Powerful' Origin: Japanese
I bet the authors searched this one up.
Brunhild: 'Warrior' Origin: English
Yes, very suitable.
Cordelia: 'Jewel of the sea,daughter of the sea.' Origins: English, Celtic,Welsh.
Pretty. But I think this name would have better suited Empress Song, since she controlled the sea and stuff.
Maya: 'A princess' Origin: Arabic
Finn: 'Blond, fair' Origin: Irish
Again, why do all the white-haired people's names mean 'blonde'?
Olvan: 'Peaceful' Origin: Latin America
Yes, like how the Greencloaks always try to preserve the peace on Erdas. Looks like the authors thought this one through.
Kalani: 'The heavens' Origin: America
Although Kalani is from the hundred isles and is the equivalent of Hawaiian, 'Kalanie' with an 'e' at the end is the Hawaiian version, wich means 'The sky, chieftain.'
Dawson: 'Son of David' Origin: English
Oh, so is the earl of Trunswick supposed to be called David now? That would actually make sense, considering how everyone's names in their family start with 'D'.
So apparently Lenori is not a real name so I couldn't put it up here. So what did you guys think? Wich name did you like the most (or hate the most) after you knew the meaning? To be honest, I didn't like some of these names as much as I used to after knowing the definition,and there are some seriously evil people who should NOT have had names with nice meanings like they do.
I might be doing another chapter of this, because I'm a procrastinator that does everything other than update Walking on the Earth 2. I'll try to get my next chapter of WOTE2 out soon, though.
And one last thing, if you guys have Instagram, I made a Spirit Animals fan account called 'Spirit_animalsss'. I'm open to co-owners and follow for lots of SA randomness!
~Scarlet
