Re: CHAT: Brithenig-heads

Am 04/13 00:24  daniel andreasson yscrifef:
> Yl-ruil (Elvis, is that you? ;) wrote:
>
> > Since I can't stand "Daniel"
>
> Daniels of this list, unite! I just wanted to say that
> I'm pretty fond of my name.
>
The names we give ourselves give us identity.  Men seem to be more
satisfied with their names than women.  Comments?

> > and Deinin (suffixing -in to the root syllable) sounds uncomfortably close
> > to "Danny", which sends echoes of "oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are
> > calling..." through my head
>
> Here I must agree though. :)
>
The short version would be Dan or Denin, I think.

> > > Dein(i)el ffeil Mewrig'
>
> So would my Brithenig name be Deiniel ffeil Andru or
> alternatively Deiniel mabAndru?
>
Well, ffeil/mab Andrew, Andru is the Androstan version.  Ffeil is more
common, from Filius/Filia Andrei.  Mab or Merch is not unknown, but
early on in Brithenig's history they slipped sideways and came to be the
general words for boy and girl, rather than son and daughter.
>
- andrew.
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