Dark & Twisty

That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

Today, I saw a woman's name.  It was Novella.  She was born before that title existed in literature.  But that got me to thinking.  What if we named people like Native Americans or other cultures did.

What if we wanted our Daughter to be named a short fictional tale longer than a short story.  We'd name her Novella or maybe Novellette.  Novellette sounds more French in origin.

How about Lyric, Stanza, Iambic, Foot, or Ballad?  What would these say about our child or us?

Come here Stanza; I have a job for you to do.

Ballad, you are so long winded and boring.

Would giving our children such names hinder them in life?

Could Lyric be taken seriously as a astrophysicist?

What if we named our children, Go-go, Can-can, Tango, or Burlesque?  What kind of life would that set up for them?

How about characters?  Could a character bearing the name Hiaku exist without reprecussions of believability.

The interesting thing is that yesterday, I was reading up on Dr. Joe Medicine Crow, the last War Chief in the US.  I saw Indian names like Man Afraid of His Horses, and Red Cloud.  What wonderful names, but what do they say about the people or character?

It's kind of like Scrooge.  That name fit so well the character, even Ebenezer, they both sound so miserly that they fit so well.  (Even though Ebenzer means rock of help.)

So, I've rambled.  Now I'm going to stop before my name becomes, Man Whose Wind Blows like a Hurricane.