Origin of a Name (User Name)

[emplynx]

I have seen some discussion in other threads about user names. I made this thread for people to tell the origin of theirs.
The one I use on this forum is emplynx. It comes from the computer stragety game Outpost 2. The Lynx was a form of a assult vehicle and the EMP (electromagnetic pulse) was a weapon you could have on it. Hence, emplynx.

[FrodoFriend]

Well, uh . . . I think mine's pretty obvious. :D Am madly obsessed with Frodo, etc, etc.

[CardenIAntauraNauco]

Look in the archives there was a post with the same purpose in there I suggest looking at it for some of the older users names.

Mine is Quneyan for Carden the Mightiest Dwarf

[Renille]

My name was one of those spur of the moment things...I had a longer one, but I didn't like it. So I shortened it to Renille, which I liked alot better.

[fireworks19]

My name is the shortened verison of my email address (justwatchingthefireworks) which comes from the name of a song by Jimmy Eat World, a favortie band of mine. The song is Just Watch the Fireworks, and its very pretty. =) The number is just random.

[emplynx]

Originally posted by FrodoFriend
Well, uh . . . I think mine's pretty obvious. :D Am madly obsessed with Frodo, etc, etc.
Considering you have him in your bed and all...

[Alethes]

I think Alethes is Greek for truth, true, or some form of the word.

I like the way it sounds (or at least the way I pronounce it, since I can't speak Greek) and the meaning, so I just picked it for my username.

[Frodo's Girl]

I think my name is pretty obvious too! That is since I looove Elijah Wood(Frodo)!!

[gdl96]

gdl is my initials. My first name is Greg.

[FrodoFriend]

Originally posted by emplynx

Considering you have him in your bed and all...

That was pure coincidence! I had no idea!!;)

[jerseydevil]

My user name comes from a New Jersey legend dating back from the early 1700's. Supposedly in 1735 a woman - Mrs. Leeds of Smithville was having a 13th child. She was tired of having children and cursed it during childbirth and said "I wish it was the devil" At which point when the child was born it sprouted wings - killed several people in the birthing room and flew out the window. Ever since it has terrorized and been seen thourghout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. There are of course several variations on the legend - but that its the most common one.

The devil stilll resides in New Jersey within the forests of the Pine Barrens that cover nearly 1/3 of New Jersey. We used to tell horror stories about the Jersey Devil on the school bus - so I decided to use it as my user name. Also because I love New Jersey.

That, by the way, in case peope don't know - is why our professional hockey team is called the New Jersey Devils. It has nothing to do with the satanic variety - although I am waiting for an outcry from the hard core religious people.

If you want more info - check out this website -Devil Hunters (http://home.adelphia.net/%7Eleuter/index.html)

Also there is a cool movie called the Last Broadcast - it came before The Blair Witch Project and is much better - but it's about a couple of people in search of the New Jersey Devil.
Last Broadcast DVD (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001WY86/qid%3D1011572458/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1/002-4022764-1588810)

Oh here's a website for the Pine Barrens - for those that think that NJ is just paved from end to end and has no trees. NJ Pine Barrens (http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/pnrpc.htm)

[HOBBIT]

hehe http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1758&highlight=user

[HOBBIT]

This thread is cool, we have all new users and that one is archived. Just thought you might want to read it.

[Wayfarer]

Huh...

Wayfarer comes from the name of my Middle earth character, Edrandir the Far-traveled. That's something like 'Lone Wanderer' i.e. Wayfarer.

[CardenIAntauraNauco]

Fartraveler

There are some interesting ways to divide that into syllables.

[samwise of the shire]

Because my favorite character is Sam Gamgee (When I used to go the Barrowdowns) I tried to put my name as just Sam but there was somebody over there who already had that name so I decided to add his homeland into my handle and thus Samwise Of The Shire.
Sam

[Wayfarer]

Originally posted by CardenIAntauraNauco


There are some interesting ways to divide that into syllables.

I wonder how you managed to quote something that wasn't in my post in the first place? ]: )

[Arathorn]

obviously, mine comes from the fact that someone beat me to Aragorn.

Also, seeing that Arathorn gets good airtime during big Aragorn moments ("I am Aragorn son of...") it seemed to the next best thing :confused:

[Aragorn]

Hehe, you're too slow you old gaffer, it's not my fault! Obviously my name means cheese in Spanish! :D

[Lightice]

My last name resembles Lightice, in Finnish. It doesn't mean it, though, but I've adapted it as my tag in most places of the web.

[Arathorn]

Aragorn

I didn't know it meant cheese it spanish. I thought Queso did.

[Liviaine]

The origin of my user name is in my custom signature.

[Laurelyn]

My real name is Laura, but I don't like it much for me. Sorry to folk's who do like it- it's pretty, but sometimes it just doesn't suit me. But anyway, it's derived from the name of the laurel plant, and I'm really into plants. And I like names w/ y in the spelling, so I turned all that into Laurelyn. It's the alias I use for my writing when I use myself as a character, and my usernames for things are usually Sterling Silver or Laurelyn. I picked Laurelyn this time around b/c in the Silmarillion one of the two trees of Valinor is named Laurelin (pure coincidence) and as this is a Tolkien site . . . There, I have told you more than you ever wanted to know about my username.

[Sakata]

Sakata Trueshot is my character on the online rpg EverQuest, I made the name up myself so I can use it pretty much everywhere on the net and it is not taken. I have been using it so long, I have actually gotten snail mail addressed to Sakata Trueshot!

[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".

[FrodoFriend]

6233 is also the number of times our president has mispronounced the word "terror".

LOL! And that number is rising every day.

[Nimrodel]

I thought that it was a pretty name, and it had a tragic backstory to it, like I'm an elf who had a river named after me and my lover waited for me on a ship for ages because I was tarrying in the mountains, but then he jumped ship trying to get back to me and was lost forever more. It was a name that wasn't easily identifiable, only fans would get it. But now I'm sorta regretting it, I mean it's too close to NIMROD for comfort, but what can I do?

[Michelle The Fair]

mY REAL name is michelle, and I am fair in my desisions of the world :) :)

[spidersbane]

Mine comes of the inscription on Sting. "Maengus is my name, I am the Spiders bane."

[Anthy Rose]

Let's see...Anthy came from the anime (japanese animation) Shoujo Kakumei Utena. I like the name, think it's pretty. I added the Rose when in college my friends wanted me to play D&D with them. Anthy Rose the elven assassin. ^^;;;

[Laurelyn]

It is indeed pretty, Anthy Rose.

[Talera]

I figured as I'm a fairly new board member that all the LOTR related names would have gone so I chose Talera. Talera is the name of a character in The Wars of Light and Shadows by Janny Wurts. She gives the meaning as Branch or Fork in a Path. It doesn't have any relevance to me as a person and I don't identify with the character. I guess basically I just liked the name!

[sun-star]

I wanted to be Elanor as it's (close enough) my real name - as well as being Sam's beautiful baby! - but sun-star is what it means, and it sounds ok.

[Wayfarer]

Originally posted by spidersbane
inscription on Sting. "Maengus is my name, I am the Spiders bane."

Where did you get that from?

[galadriel88]

Hey Laurelyn, my name is Laura too!!!!

My name is not much, just galadriel, one of my most fave characters in LOTR, and 88, my fave number. LOL You can tell I'm not very creative!

[aldesign]

Yes. Designing is my trade.
I am a Designer.
My name is Andy the Designer.
I arrange, create and sell Design's.

(piss take of Monty Pythons: Roger the Shrubber)



Andy Lewis Design

a-l-design

aldesign

andy

[Ben]

bmilder. Ben Milder.

Real original :).

[Marille]

Well, my real name is Megan. And Megan means "Pearl" and in Quenya Pearl translates into "Marilla" and you would have to replace the "a" at the end of it with a "e" to make it a feminine name and you get Marille. ;)

[athelas]

<----- I don't know why on Earth I chose "Athelas". I think I was reading the part on Aragorn at the houses of healing that day, and he was using athelas to heal the injured, so I guess it just popped up in my head.

Coming to think of it, I wish I had chosen a nicer name. Never mind though...:)

[Pailan]

<--- I'm not really sure. It just came to me when signing up here. I suspect it means I need to get out in the sun more.

[The_Real_Legolas]

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

[Nariel Starfire]

"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]

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]

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

[Starr Polish]

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]

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

[Rána Eressëa]

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

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]

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]

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

Darth, why don't you explain your name?

[Arian]

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]

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? (http://www.tolkientrail.com/entmoot/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1758), which is the original thread.

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

[Earniel]

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:D ) 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:D

[Goatee]

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

[Elvet]

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

[Nazgûl Queen]

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

So I am the nazgul Queen!!!

[Goatee]

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]

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]

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. :D

[BeardofPants]

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]

*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?

[Ñólendil]

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

When I typed what I typed, Darth's name was I Am Really A Woman. It bore, I thought, some explanation.

[jerseydevil]

okay. I had seen yesterday that his name was changed to "I am a woman" for a short time but I thought you were talking about the Darth Tater name. I was just asking RE if she had seen the Tater's name as "I am really a woman". :)

[cassiopeia]

My name is the name of a constellation of stars in the northern hemisphere, although I can't see it from where I live. I chose it because it is pretty and I like astronomy. I also chose it because it is the name of Frodos girlfriend in the funny parody of LOTR available at
http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/book.htm#toc (http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/book/book.htm#toc)

The parody is much better than Bored of the Rings, but not yet finished.

[Rosie-Lass]

Mine's from the chapter in RotK The Grey Havens, where Frodo says 'and there'll be Frodo-Lad and Rosie-Lass...' hence the name. My name's not Rosie in real life.

[StrawberryIcecream]

I like strawberry ice cream. Am not mad on it its just i figured Entmoot wasnt about what name you had so i wrote the first thing i thought of!

[Arathorn]

Originally posted by Rosie-Lass
Mine's from the chapter in RotK The Grey Havens, where Frodo says 'and there'll be Frodo-Lad and Rosie-Lass...' hence the name. My name's not Rosie in real life.

Is it Bridget then? :rolleyes: :)

[Earenya]

Essentially, mine is Elvish for "Ship day" but I think it sounds pretty.

[Menelvagor]

Cassiopeia, do you know that your name is also a type of jellyfish? I live on a houseboat and we have cassiopeia all over the sea floor around us. Don't worry though, they're actually quite pretty and they don't hurt too bad. :D

My name: I was looking for a name for entmoot, fotR was sitting on my desk, and I opened it randomly to the Gildor chapter where Frodo watches Menelvagor, the Swordsman of the Sky (equivalent of Orion to us), rise over the horizon. I liked it. Since then I have taken to writing an 'm' tengwa with four dot's surrounding it (something on of my friends made up; a black dot=darkness; m tengwa with dots=Menelvagor with darkness all around= kinda cool :D ) on homework papers instead of my name. By now some of my teachers have started recognizing me by it!

[Earniel]

The constellation Cassiopeia is named after a queen in one of the Greek myths. She was the mother of Andromeda a very beautiful girl. Cassiopeia's vanity angered the Gods so they decided to punish her by making her sacrifice Andromeda to some monster. I believe Perseus rescued her. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Arathorn]

I think you're right Eärniel. There's even an old classic movie about that. (Clash of the Titans?)

[Earniel]

Haven't seen it yet. I'll rent it someday.

[notthatinnocent]

Clash of the Titans is a great movie! :)

-Laura

[Arathorn]

Yes! It was a hallmark in special effects because of all the stop-animation sequences; like the sinbad films.

[cassiopeia]

I don't know much about Greek myths, but thanks for posting the story. It doesn't sound much like me except for the beautiful part.;) I try to see the movie. From Menelvagor's post maybe I should have a jellyfish as an avatar.:D

[Arathorn]

Maybe the jellyfish looks like the constellation from underneath.

[Earniel]

Maybe that yellyfish was a pretty yellyfish or maybe just a vain one. :) I don't really recall how the constellation looked like but I remember (or I think I do) that there were three bright stars on a row that were called the girlde of Cassiopeia. The constellation also has an elvish name, i read it somewhere, can't remember. The yellyfish avatar is a cool idea. You'll get a lot of people asking where your avatar comes from.:D

[Rosie-Lass]

Is it Bridget then?

No, good guess though!
My friends say I look and act like Bridget Jones, so they gave me the nickname. I also love the books and quote (I am scary when I do that!)

"Sooo... have you read any good books lately?"
Mark Darcy.

[Sister Golden Hair]

My name is pretty obvious unless you don't remember the group "America" I didn't want a name from the books, but I wanted something that would fit in nicely, so I thought of the song by "America", "Sister Golden Hair Surprise."

[Radagast The Brown]

I chose my name because:
1) it's a good name
2) because all the others good names were taken.

[LuthienTinuviel]

ok, the REAL story: no offense to any mooters whatsoever

when i first came here i actually thought that no one would really know about lord of the rings. i htought it was like any old message board, full of the perfect example of the scum of humans.
so i picked a name that wasn't hardly mentioned in LOTR and there it be. plus she is one of my all time favourite characters.


oh, by the way, everyone on here was really smart, alot smarter than me anyways, and i got abig ol surprise.
SURPRISE!
yea, don't hurt me too badly

[Finrod Felagund]

Well, my name is simple, I'm named after one of the greatest elven kings of all time. The brother of Galadriel by the way.

My real name is Aaron, a great name but just not Tolkien enough.

Try this
Take your middle name and put it as your first name
Take the first street you remember living on and put it as your last name

That's your Movie/stagename

Mine's Michael Lancaster
(not bad)

[Sister Golden Hair]

Mine is Lynn Center.

[Elvet]

Sorry to get off topic, but here's way to get your XXX rated stage name. Use your first pet's name followed by the name of the first street you lived on.
Mine is Cookie Chabot.

[Starr Polish]

Lynn Dolan is my movie name.

Whisteria or Cupid Dolan is my other name.

[Elf Girl]

My movie name is Catherine Hersey. XXX stage name is Coral Hersey. Which do you people like?

[bropous]

It's a secret.......

[Rána Eressëa]

Too many secrets. Hard to handle. :D

[LuthienTinuviel]

xxx name: caramel rocker
movie name: florence rocker..

hehe hehehe
pithibit

[LuthienTinuviel]

i need to change my moot name, that is why i am trying to find that one thread (look at the thread titled, help me it's lost)
nurg

[Menelvagor]

Cassiopeia, you might have a hard time finding an avatar that looks like a cassiopeia, lol. (they don't look much like other jellyfish) But, weirdly, they look kinda like crickhollow's avatar except circular and brownish yellowish green, something like hers might work.

My movie name: Braford Hilton Haven :confused:
XXX stage name: George Hilton Haven :confused:

I'm not sure which one is worse, lol. :p

[LuthienTinuviel]

what should my new moot name be?
johnny c?
TAK
GIR
SQUEE!
imalittlepea
Z?
spunkylilsquee
nny
eh? eh? how about those?

[cassiopeia]

Do you like my new avatar? It was the best pic I could find.

[Menelvagor]

cassiopeia: :cool:

[Evenstar]

Originally posted by LuthienTinuviel
what should my new moot name be?
johnny c?
TAK
GIR
SQUEE!
imalittlepea
Z?
spunkylilsquee
nny
eh? eh? how about those?

LOL! :D

My movie name would be Allyse Helston
XXX: leroy Helston or Spanky Helston! (they were fish I got about a yr ago (that died two days later))

[Nazgûl Queen]

I'd be Sarah or Jess Tawhiti

At least, thats the first street that I remember the name of... I remember living on another street but ive forgotten its name.

[crickhollow]

Ha! XXX rated? I don't think so. Mine ends up being General MacArthur Domingo... (We had a chinese pug dog, and it was a toss up between winston or macarthur)

stage name: Rae Domingo

edit: My avatar is daisies, not jellyfish!

ps. avatar...I know what that word comes from. *starts chanting in a sing-songy voice* I am so smart. S-M-R-T. doh!

[BeardofPants]

My movie name is Clare Cron.

My XXX screen name is Misty Cron (gads, it does sound x-rated!)

[Earniel]

Cassiopeia: Love your avatar! :cool:

I don't have a middle name so no movie name. But my XXX stage name would be Savik Eiken (or Oaks translated)

[StrawberryIcecream]

Movie name : Olivia Mountpleasant ( RUBBISH!!!)

does it have to be your first pet?

FIRST pet (this does not work!!!) : Thomas Mountpleasant
Current pet (this is just WEIRD) : Jelly Bean Mountpleasant

:D :D Somehow i dont think im going to get into movies with those names!:cool:

[emplynx]

My movie name: David Sandstone (sounds cool)

[cassiopeia]

I don't have a middle name, but my xxx name would be Carrots Enfield. My first pet was a rabbit. I reckon my name is pretty cool! I don't have red hair though.

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by cassiopeia
I don't have a middle name, but my xxx name would be Carrots Enfield. My first pet was a rabbit. I reckon my name is pretty cool! I don't have red hair though.

Be even better if it was Carrots McEnfield!:)

[Elf Girl]

Coral Hersey...I like it.

[Menelvagor]

Originally posted by crickhollow
Ha! XXX rated? I don't think so. Mine ends up being General MacArthur Domingo... (We had a chinese pug dog, and it was a toss up between winston or macarthur)

stage name: Rae Domingo

edit: My avatar is daisies, not jellyfish!

ps. avatar...I know what that word comes from. *starts chanting in a sing-songy voice* I am so smart. S-M-R-T. doh!

I know it's daisies, but they kinda have that pattern.... :rolleyes:

What does avatar mean? I did a search through aol and I got a bunch of stuff about buddism. :confused:

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by Menelvagor


I know it's daisies, but they kinda have that pattern.... :rolleyes:

What does avatar mean? I did a search through aol and I got a bunch of stuff about buddism. :confused:

I have NO idea, this is what the dictionary said:

av·a·tar Pronunciation Key (v-tär)
n.

1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning.
3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.


[Sanskrit avatra, descent (of a deity from heaven), avatar : ava, down + tarati, he crosses; see ter-2 in Indo-European Roots.]

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.


Avatar

\Av`a*tar"\, n. [Skr. avat[^a]ra descent; ava from + root t[.r] to cross, pass over.] 1. (Hindoo Myth.) The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu.

2. Incarnation; manifestation as an object of worship or admiration


__________________________

Plus, there is that computer game, ultima, who's main character is Avatar???

[Menelvagor]

Well the character would be something about gods decended, or something. Suppose it's us manifesting ourselves for others to worship? :D

[crickhollow]

Originally posted by BeardofPants


I have NO idea, this is what the dictionary said:

av·a·tar Pronunciation Key (v-tär)
n.

1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning.
3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.


[Sanskrit avatra, descent (of a deity from heaven), avatar : ava, down + tarati, he crosses; see ter-2 in Indo-European Roots.]

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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Accoding to Hindu legend, the world we live in is Vishnu's dream. When he wakes up...well, what happens to your dreams when you wake up? exactly. We'll all wink out like so many candles on a cake. There are avatars of Vishnu. That is, he incarnates himself into his own dream world, in various forms. Half-fish half-man, a dwarf-like creature that slayed demons, etc. Buddha is also purported to be one of the avatars of Vishnu. Krishna (as in the Hare Krishna religion) is also one of Vishnu's avatars. In all, there will be ten avatars of Vishnu. Nine have come, and after the tenth one passes, Vishnu will wake up.
It gets more complicated than that, but that's basically it. and now you know. Don't you feel as SMRT as me now?

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by crickhollow
Don't you feel as SMRT as me now?

Ooh! I feel so enlightened. :)

[Menelvagor]

But why are the little pictures by our names called avatars then?

[Arathorn]

Originally posted by crickhollow
Don't you feel as SMRT as me now?

I feel enlightened but I don't feel as hurt as you do. It doesn't SMRT that much.

[BeardofPants]

Boy, I wish I was SMRT. But, alas, I have it up for the Smarties.

[Earniel]

The word avatar does indeed come from buddhism (hey I finally know something, let's milk it some more) An avatar is a form of appearence. (wild guess coming up but what the heck:))That's why these pictures are called avatars. They show the way you want to appear and you don't have to use a picture that isn't you.

Any smarties left?

[BeardofPants]

Sure, but there's no brown ones left cos I threw them down the toilet...

[Elvellon]

My user name, Elvellon, means Elf-friend in Sindarin. In Quenya it would be Elendil.:)

[Elf Girl]

Yeah, I guess our avatars are the "current embodiment" of ourselves, as seen by the other mooters.

[eowyn144]

my user name:

eowyn-because she was my favourite character at the time

144- because eowyn on its own was taken and because (i think) 144 was the number of hobbits at bilbo's party

[LuthienTinuviel]

i guess that is why mine changes all the time.. i have amny different sides. they clash, i writhe, but in the end something ends up on top that isn't slef destruction

[LuthienTinuviel]

ohh that was positive;)

[BeardofPants]

Very positive! Here have a smartie.

[LuthienTinuviel]

thanky!

yum.. sugar.

[Menelvagor]

Ah, now I feel enlightened! :)

Can I have some Smarties too?

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by Menelvagor
Ah, now I feel enlightened! :)

Can I have some Smarties too?

Sure! Not the blue ones though... They are MINE! Mine I tell you! Mine....

[Elfmaster XK]

Well, i have so many different nicknames its confusing!:confused: im glad i only have to explain one.

But Elfmaster XK originated from my name Xenoia Karris. This is my pen-name created and owned by me!hehe! i use it a lot in my writing. The elfmaster bit is to make it vaguely relevent to LotR, and besides, elves rule!

[Elfhelm]

Elfhelm is one of my favorite characters and his name wasn't taken. I go for "strong women" - ermm... I should say, my wife is a Xena-type, an Eowyn-type, etc. I've gone out with other types and they were boring (to me!) So that's why I like him and why I'm glad to carry his name. :D

[Firalphien]

Hey I'm new around here! :) My name's my elvish name! I got it from the Barrow's Down website... lol! So how's everyone? Sorry, I really don't know anyone here but i'll learn!

[Elfmaster XK]

Welcome to the Moot Firalphien. As you may have noticed we are good at welcoming ppl here! (there are several i'm new here-type threads)

And BoP...blue is my favourite colour...you wanna watch them smarties when im around!!:D

[Rosie-Lass]

Does anybody else (going off the subject a bit) like the yellow sweets more than the rest i.e. JellyBabies? I didn't think anybody else did, but you guys could prove me wrong because you're all so... ahem... diverse. (Me included!)

Welcome to the Moot, Firalphien, make yourself at home, pull up a chair, sit by the fire and absorb all the LotR conversation, (and miscellaneous other convos) and help yourself to some Smarties if BoP will be so kind.

May I please have a Smartie BoP, because you're such a nice person. I like the yellow ones. (See above). I only want one... promise!

:D

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by Elfmaster XK
Welcome to the Moot Firalphien. As you may have noticed we are good at welcoming ppl here! (there are several i'm new here-type threads)

And BoP...blue is my favourite colour...you wanna watch them smarties when im around!!:D

Oh, you can share some, fellow conspirator! Oh, and yes, there are some yellow ones left!

PS Hello new person! Not to make you worry or anything, but that barrowdowns site is seriously dodgy. It's names don't mean anything. Best to grab someone who knows elvish (quenya or sindarin), and get them to name you. Or go to this site: Sindarin Dictionary (http://www.jrrvf.com/~hisweloke/cgi-bin/sindarin.cgi?cognate=Elves&phon=) and look up a few attributes about yourself, and then coin them together, (of course asking someone if they are grammatically correct!) That's what I did with my elvish name, cos I know someone who is fluent in quenya.

[Firalphien]

Thanks guys! Aww... man I feel so special?! :D So what are your fave LOTR sites? Besides this one... lol!

[Arathorn]

Oh wow! Another viewer who decides to grace us with a post or 2! Welcome Firalphien!

[Firalphien]

Thanks Arathorn! I'm actually gonna try and post as much as I can during the next two weeks, but I can't promise anything... (final's time!) Okay for my next question.... sorry about the questions...

I'm totally into fan fiction and was wondering if someone could recommend some good fan fiction

Luv Alwayz

Firalphien

[Earniel]

Welcome Firaplhien! I hope you enjoy your stay here. If you like fanfiction, why don't you check out the fanfictionpage of the Tolkientrail? It's pretty good.

[emplynx]

http://www.tolkientrail.com/rivendell/fanfic.shtml featuring The Adventure of Tanlom, by ME!

[Firalphien]

Thanks... I definetly will check out your fic! And read everyone elses...

[Grey_Wolf]

My name, Grey_Wolf, is inspired by my fascination of wolves (especially Grey Wolves). If you want to get mystical, you could say that "the wolf is my totem".

On the message board of starwars.com it's Polar_Wolf for example.

[azalea]

I used the hobbit tradition of naming girl-children after the names of flowers, and azaleas are the flower of my birthplace. Plus anything w/ a "z" in it has to be cool!;)

[Arathorn]

What a nice name Azalea. Flows out like a one-word poem (if ever there is one). I may consider it one day if I decide to have kids.

[FrodoFriend]

Originally posted by Firalphien
Thanks Arathorn! I'm actually gonna try and post as much as I can during the next two weeks, but I can't promise anything... (final's time!) Okay for my next question.... sorry about the questions...

I'm totally into fan fiction and was wondering if someone could recommend some good fan fiction

Luv Alwayz

Firalphien

Firalphien: Go to fanfiction.net and read "Where the Shadows Lie" by Robin, "Time Will Tell" by Jo, anything by Dwimordene - those are the best I've read so far. And if you're feeling really nice, "Post-Modern Periannath" or "The Adventures of Trotter" by MauraMellon (me!). :)

[afro-elf]

Originally posted by Eärniel
The constellation Cassiopeia is named after a queen in one of the Greek myths. She was the mother of Andromeda a very beautiful girl. Cassiopeia's vanity angered the Gods so they decided to punish her by making her sacrifice Andromeda to some monster. I believe Perseus rescued her. Correct me if I'm wrong.


Yeah she was from ETHIOPIA and was BLONDE ! in clash of the Titans.

very un-PC

[afro-elf]

Why afro-elf

Well usually game with characters who look like me.

I like elves. that's the basic reason.


in trying to create an elf in tolkien's world with out altering the world too much I decided to use the Avari. since they were the most varied

below is a discussion from another thread

http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2201

the named ended up being Baranavair
which is sindarin for golden brown avari

wayfarer suggest rhogswasellon

which is brown curly haired elf but that's a mouth full and afro- in my moniker did not imply hair style



Well the movie name would be leslie fueregeron

xxx name

never had male pet I named myself.

but The first pet I recall being in the house was maurice

so i guess i would be french maurice feuregeron

ARRGHH !!!!!!!!! i hate the french :p

[azalea]

Originally posted by Arathorn
What a nice name Azalea. Flows out like a one-word poem (if ever there is one). I may consider it one day if I decide to have kids.
Thank you!

[Glorious Glorfindel]

well, i got my name from being so mad at arwen (which is subsiding for the moment as long as no one discusses it in front of me) and so i thought that glorfindel deserved a bit of credit for semi-saving frodo and all!
now, back to smarties! i like orange ones the best, for a while you could buy tubes of orange smarties for half the price of normal smarties. same quantity and everything! i bought like 20 tubes, just as well because they stopped selling them soon after! BOO HOO HOO!

[BeardofPants]

Orange smarties? Oh no, oh no, oh no... It's blue smarties all the way! :p

[LuthienTinuviel]

hmmm sugar, sounds nice. the most ive eaten in the last 24 hours is a jelly sandwhich, minus the sand.

[BeardofPants]

Could I have the sand?

[LuthienTinuviel]

sure! got a baggie??

[BeardofPants]

I have a shoe....

[LuthienTinuviel]

soudns good.
here, hold it up for aminute
*pours sand into BoP shoe
thar ya go!
oh wait, what ws this thread about? user names! ah!
ok, hum
one of my other usernames for a different thing is canihaveanorange
i like that one.

[Menelvagor]

Originally posted by FrodoFriend


Firalphien: Go to fanfiction.net and read "Where the Shadows Lie" by Robin, "Time Will Tell" by Jo, anything by Dwimordene - those are the best I've read so far. And if you're feeling really nice, "Post-Modern Periannath" or "The Adventures of Trotter" by MauraMellon (me!). :)

Another good one (on ff.net) is 'Captain, My Captain' by Isabeau. *winks at Hethlin (she just joined, I don't think she's posted yet)* You could also read my stuff if your feeling kind and generous... :rolleyes: my author name is Elenil (at ff.net).

You need to go to the fanfiction thread in the LotR books forum.

[Nazgûl Queen]

Or you could even read mine! (Morauko)
"The Light" is an extended version of "Burst of Light", which is a LotR/Les Miserables crossover where Eponine & Legolas fall in love ;)

Cuivienen is a poem about the awakening of the elves.
The tale of Morauko and Tinuviel is a very LONG story about my(and my friend Tinuviel's) life in middleearth.

[edit]Or just check my "Favourite Stories" - I've been collecting the best LotR stories I've read... they're really good... specially "Beyond this World" and the two by FernWithy

[rainbow]

my user name was definetly a spure of the moment thing it was based around the fact i tend 2 use weather related things as my user names plus they r v. mystical like me :)

[elvenninnyhammer]

well,
i'm an elf, and, i'm a ninnyhammer. no really i am.

what r smarties? BoP was talking about them and i've herd others (BoP poped in my head first) too.

[TwirlingString]

Mine just came to me. I think it's from the phrase a string twirling in the wind, except I don't remember where that came from.:(

[galadriel88]

Smarties are like M&M's only the candy shell is thicker. They're only available in Canada, some places in Europe, and South Africa. But they're really yummy! :D

[TwirlingString]

Originally posted by galadriel88
Smarties are like M&M's only the candy shell is thicker. They're only available in Canada, some places in Europe, and South Africa. But they're really yummy! :D
Huh? What's this got to do with anything?

[TwirlingString]

Originally posted by Glorious Glorfindel
well, i got my name from being so mad at arwen (which is subsiding for the moment as long as no one discusses it in front of me) and so i thought that glorfindel deserved a bit of credit for semi-saving frodo and all!
now, back to smarties! i like orange ones the best, for a while you could buy tubes of orange smarties for half the price of normal smarties. same quantity and everything! i bought like 20 tubes, just as well because they stopped selling them soon after! BOO HOO HOO!
Why were you mad at Arwen?

[TwirlingString]

Originally posted by TwirlingString

Huh? What's this got to do with anything?

Never mind, just got it.

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by TwirlingString


Never mind, just got it.

... Spammer! What shall we do to it, yessss, mayhaps it's crunchy and tassty....

[TwirlingString]

Originally posted by TwirlingString

Huh? What's this got to do with anything?

Never mind, just got it.:p

[TwirlingString]

Opps, sorry about that.

[emplynx]

Back to to topic. Why did you choose that user name?

[TwirlingString]

Why did who choose that user name?

[azalea]

Off topic again -- we have Smarties in the States, but they are small circle candies that are like Sweet Tarts and come in a roll. We always used to pretend they were Power Pellets that would turn us into our Superhero identity. (I was always Anything Girl).

BTW, I almost don't want to ask but what is Marmite?

[TwirlingString]

I have no idea. Why does every one talk about Smarties?

[BeardofPants]

Marmite is a scrummy, yummy yeast spread, best had on slightly, but not too badly burnt toast, with lots of butter.

It's a New Zealand thing.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand...

Origins of User names... anybody??

[TwirlingString]

I don't think its gunna work now. we're having to much fun. Maybe when someone new comes.:) :D