What does your BookTalk.org name mean?

[Chris OConnor]

What does your BookTalk.org name mean?

I see some really creative names for usernames here on BookTalk.org, so I'm asking you guys to share your secret meaning. Why the name? What is the story behind your choice of name?

[Thomas Hood]

What does your BookTalk.org name mean?

I was told by a European that they considered the American practice of handles to be a form of concealment, so ever since I have used my real name.

[Penelope]

Of course, Penelope is my real name and it means 'Weaver'.

As I have always been a weaver of spells, the name is so apt that I have never wished to conceal it.

[jerseyucf]

JerseyUCF

"Jersey-"
I am from New Jersey. Born and raised.

"-UCF"
I moved in the middle of my junior year of high school to Florida which is where I eventually earned my BA and MA. That is where the UCF part comes in --- University of Central Florida.

[Thomas Hood]

Of course, Penelope is my real name and it means 'Weaver'.

"The origin of her name is Pre-Greek and is more likely related to the Hesychius' gloss πηνέλοψ/*πηνέλωψ "some kind of bird" [3] (arbitrarily identified today with Eurasian Wigeon), where -έλωψ is a common Pre-Greek suffix for predatory animals [4], however the semantic relation between the proper name and the gloss is not clear. In folk etymology, Πηνελόπη is usually understood to combine the Greek word for "web" or "woof" (πήνη / pene), and the word for "eye" or "face" (ὤψ / ōps), which is considered the most appropriate for a weaver of cunning whose motivation is hard to decipher[5], or alternatively πήνη and λέπω "peel, skive" (akin to leper) due to the shroud-unbraiding part of her myth."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope

Wigeon: "Duckie"

[Penelope]

Tom said:-

which is considered the most appropriate for a weaver of cunning whose motivation is hard to decipher

Well, cunning I ain't, Tom.

My motivation is transparent....ie What you see is what you get.

We have enjoyed a Widgeon or two though, on our dinner table. Also Blackcock, Teal, Mallard....etc. It depends what flies over.

[Thomas Hood]

My motivation is transparent....ie What you see is what you get.

Hmmm. . . Might be deeper than that. I seem to have noticed a fondness for water and waterbird pictures at your blog.

[Thrillwriter]

My BT name simply refers to the fact that I write and enjoy reading thrillers. However, my given name and the name I write under is Diana ...

The girl's name Diana \di(a)-na\ is pronounced dy-ANN-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "divine". Mythology: Diana was an ancient Roman divinity who came to be associated with the Greek god Artemis. Noted for her beauty and fleetness, Diana is often depicted as a huntress. Used since the 16th century. Popularized by the late Princess of Wales.

[Penelope]

Dear Tom said:-

I seem to have noticed a fondness for water and waterbird pictures at your blog.

Tom, listen, that's because OH and I walk the canals. We walk the canals because they are flat. I don't like 'up' anymore. A few years ago my pictures would have been of hills and moors, 'cause that's where we walked. Now, I like walking....but flat. Because, I can do the climbing up, but the coming down hurts my knees!!!!

[Penelope]

Thrillwrtr:-

Diana is often depicted as a huntress. Used since the 16th century. Popularized by the late Princess of Wales.

In the Bible....(Ahem!!) In Corinthians, I think....there is a lovely chapter about Saint Paul trying to preach the gospel to the 'Cult of Diana'. The Romans, loved the idea of this godess so much, that they formed a cult of worshippers. She was a beautiful, and romantic figure......as was our Princess Di.....and it felt a bit that way here, when she died. She fitted a certain stereotype in the human imagination. And even had the same name.