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Help[Opinions] Re: any Tolkien fans?
in reply to a message by noel
I think the spelling cinches the connection for me.
Think Miriel from LOTR, versus the elaborate Mirielle from the real world. Totally different names, but not really.
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Think Miriel from LOTR, versus the elaborate Mirielle from the real world. Totally different names, but not really.
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"How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve upon the world." -Ann Frank
Mama to my "bright star" Clarisse Bituin and Wife to Julius. Mahal na mahal from our little family to yours!
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associations: sound vs. spelling
I guess the difference for me would be: if I saw Miriel, I'd think: Mariel, Muriel, or Mirabelle, not LOTR.
(I think sound is about equally as important to me as spelling).
I'm a lot more familiar with those types of names than Melker / Melchior, so Miriel would come across as more multidimensional to me...but if I lived somewhere that Melchior (or similar sounding names) were sort of common, it wouldn't grab my attention the way it does.
I guess the difference for me would be: if I saw Miriel, I'd think: Mariel, Muriel, or Mirabelle, not LOTR.
(I think sound is about equally as important to me as spelling).
I'm a lot more familiar with those types of names than Melker / Melchior, so Miriel would come across as more multidimensional to me...but if I lived somewhere that Melchior (or similar sounding names) were sort of common, it wouldn't grab my attention the way it does.
This message was edited 9/24/2015, 1:33 PM
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