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Pikari:
Going with what Rusty said a while back, made me remember a novel I read a long time ago set in Russia. And that, traditionally at least, your middle name takes the name of your father, plus 'ovich' (or 'ovna', for girls). So if your father was "Dmitrov" your middle name would be "Dmitrovich".... "Dmitrovnich"?? Lol, I don't know. I'm not Russian. Something like that. And, yeah... we have no idea if Fai is either. After all, how much of a Russian name is "Ashura"? Eeh... about as much as "Sakura" and "Syaoran" are Arabian names. Okay, whatever, CLAMP...
*stops thinking* o_o;
Edit: And Fai is completely guy! No argument. <___<
Edit again: Hah... I googled it to make sure I had it right. XD http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/russian_history_culture/63192
I had to laugh at that article, too. How interesting, ne? XD
--- Quote ---Russians love word play, especially with names and nicknames. Some examples include: Sergei=Seriozha, Maria=Masha,Mashka, Tatiana=Tasha, Tatya, Ivan=Ivanushka and so many, many more. It is a sign of pure affection.
So, if you have a Russian in your life, you can gauge your loved one's affection for you by the number of "names" that have been bestowed. Some nicknames can be quite fun and nonsensical, having no translation.
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^^;;
Mina:
--- Quote from: Pikari on April 06 2006, 08:12 am ---Edit again: Hah... I googled it to make sure I had it right. XD http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/russian_history_culture/63192
I had to laugh at that article, too. How interesting, ne? XD
^^;;
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Side note: The nickname thing is true for pretty much all Slavic countries (countries that speak Slavic language, therefore have Slavic names). You can't exactly say names like Dimitrov and such are Russian... they are Slavic names..... just as you can't call the alphabet used in Russian language as "Russian alphabe", the Russians or most of Eastern Europe will be quick to tell you that it's "Cyrillic alphabet".
Back to topic:
No, I don't think Fai's middle name will be Slavic one. If that is the case, then his last name would have to be Slavic too. "Flowright" is definilty not a Slavic or Eastern European name...it's definitly Western European.
Time-Machine:
I was just trying to think of different spellings for Fai's name, so that maybe I could see if it's a real surname, and what origins it might have, when I accidentally typed in the word "Fluorite" and I looked at it for a while, and thought, "I could totally see CLAMP naming a character after a dental hygiene product. That make perfect sense!"
In which case maye his middle name is "Dentist." XD
Mina:
--- Quote from: Time-Machine on April 06 2006, 01:26 pm ---I was just trying to think of different spellings for Fai's name, so that maybe I could see if it's a real surname, and what origins it might have, when I accidentally typed in the word "Fluorite" and I looked at it for a while, and thought, "I could totally see CLAMP naming a character after a dental hygiene product. That make perfect sense!"
In which case maye his middle name is "Dentist." XD
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I couldn't help but burst out laughing at that XD Brilliant! lol
Meowzy:
Dentist! XD
Fai: Open wiiide!~
Kurogane: I'd rather die!
How about Dietrich then? I like that name...
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