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Help[Opinions] Quatermain
I am majorly crushing on this right now. Just wondering what all of you thought of it. What do you think of it hypothetically, and what about for real-life use? If you want to make combos too, feel free, I'd be curious to see them.
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Allan?
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Yes. :)
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I prefer it as a middle name because it sounds so much like a surname, but it would certainly be interesting to meet a Quatermain.
Paul Quatermain was the first combo that came to mind followed by Quatermain Beauregard and Beauregard Quatermain.
I'd name Quatermain's brother Beauregard or perhaps Taliesin. I could definitely imagine brothers named Quatermain and Beauregard.
Paul Quatermain was the first combo that came to mind followed by Quatermain Beauregard and Beauregard Quatermain.
I'd name Quatermain's brother Beauregard or perhaps Taliesin. I could definitely imagine brothers named Quatermain and Beauregard.
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Paul Quatermain is nice, but Quatermain Beauregard (or vice versa) is totally a showstopper.
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My first thought was watermain. It's an interesting name, but I can't see the appeal myself. It just looks too much like a compound word to me (quarter + main).
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Eh. I'm not a fan, I guess. The "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" connection makes it sort of cheezy to me, even though I did like the steampunkish Sean Connery version. All in all, I don't like the sound, and I think it's trying too hard to be different...like really trying, teeth-gritted-and-beads-of-sweat-on-the-brow level of trying.
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lolwut
That sounds like some type of meat.
That sounds like some type of meat.
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Haha, I can see where you could think it sounded that way. It also makes me think of quarter horse. And water main.
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It's definitely intriguing. It has a sort of strange unusual nature and charm that I'd consider a guilty pleasure if not really hugely adore, if my brain didn't insist on illogically associating the name with the words 'hind' and 'flanks'. I have no idea why.
I can't see it as a first name, but I think it has certain middle name potential, in the right combo.
I can't see it as a first name, but I think it has certain middle name potential, in the right combo.
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Hmmmm
I like the way it sounds but it is too long for me. I have an 8 letter name myself and I get tired of writing it :)
I like the way it sounds but it is too long for me. I have an 8 letter name myself and I get tired of writing it :)
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Allan Quatermain. Bad 80's Richard Chamberlain movies.
http://cdn.mymovies.ge/posters/4da/4bc9284d017a3c57fe0104da/allan-quatermain-and-the-lost-city-of-gold-original.jpg
About as usable as ... Indiana, Atticus, Santiago at best; MacGyver or Dredd at worst. Definitely a statement.
http://cdn.mymovies.ge/posters/4da/4bc9284d017a3c57fe0104da/allan-quatermain-and-the-lost-city-of-gold-original.jpg
About as usable as ... Indiana, Atticus, Santiago at best; MacGyver or Dredd at worst. Definitely a statement.
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Have you seen the movie from 2003ish? With Sean Connery? Not bad. ;)
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You know, I didn't, and I can't remember why I was turned off it so much. I remember seeing a trailer in the theatre and deciding I was definitely not interested in it. I think I just thought it looked like a bad film. Is that how you were introduced to the name? Connery is not my thing, but I could see how it might change my feelings about the name if he were. lol
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Haha, indeed. Yes, that was how I was first introduced to the name. I've never read the Victorian stories or the graphic novel.
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They were an adaptation of Victorian short stories.
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I know.
Doesn't change the image; if anything it makes it weirder because the stories seem so un-PC now.
Doesn't change the image; if anything it makes it weirder because the stories seem so un-PC now.
This message was edited 10/20/2011, 12:48 PM
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Fair enough!
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I've never heard of it before. Do you say KWAY-ter-mane or KWAH-ter-mane? Or am I way off? It looks like a last name to me - neither a positive nor a negative really, just an observation. It seems like it would need a cool nickname, but there aren't any jumping out at me. Maybe you should first let me know how it's pronounced first. :) It would make a pretty wicked middle name, regardless!
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'Quarter-Main' but without the first 'r'!
This message was edited 10/20/2011, 12:43 PM
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Yep, that's how it's said in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Although it comes out mostly sounding like quarter main still.
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Darn. I liked Equator without the 'e' better.
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It sounds okay. I really don't have any complaints about how it sounds or how it's spelled--I actually think it's kind of cool. But I would never use it. It's too....odd, I guess.
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I don't like it. It just looks like a surname and I don't think it is at all useable in real life. What nicknames would you use ? (I think its far to long for day-to-day use really)
For some reason the T looks weird - I spent a while working out whether it was spelt wrong somehow. Also it looks like the word "squatter" to me.
For some reason the T looks weird - I spent a while working out whether it was spelt wrong somehow. Also it looks like the word "squatter" to me.
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I think Main would be a great nn. I think it would get misspelled/heard/read as Quartermain, though. I thought that's what the character's name was until I saw it written down once.
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Yes, Quartermain looks MUCH better to me!
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This is an epic name. Of course, I only know of it from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Which is cool enough for me. I'd use it in real life. Why not. Why NOT I say. I know people named Kyzyl, Jzero, Terrakian, and Indi. Why not Quartermain?
Comboing, let me seeeee. It needs something super old-world and vampire-killer-y
Quartermain Vaughn
Quartermain Xavier
Quartermain Dexter
Quartermain Ward
Quartermain Roscoe
Quartermain Lucius
Quartermain Clark
Quartermain Cornelius
Quartermain Godric
Quartermain Kentigern
Quartermain Rex
Quartermain Merrick
Comboing, let me seeeee. It needs something super old-world and vampire-killer-y
Quartermain Vaughn
Quartermain Xavier
Quartermain Dexter
Quartermain Ward
Quartermain Roscoe
Quartermain Lucius
Quartermain Clark
Quartermain Cornelius
Quartermain Godric
Quartermain Kentigern
Quartermain Rex
Quartermain Merrick
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I've been thinking of it since a friend of mine said she's planning on using it if her baby is a boy (my friend who has all epicly named boys). I love The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, good association.
Yes, old-world and vampire-killer-y indeed. But when I tried to make combos I couldn't think of anything like that, and was going more for super-adventurer's sidekick names. I ended up best liking tweedy things, it felt all steampunk action-adventure. But! Quatermain Ward! How did I skip over that?! I love it!
Yes, old-world and vampire-killer-y indeed. But when I tried to make combos I couldn't think of anything like that, and was going more for super-adventurer's sidekick names. I ended up best liking tweedy things, it felt all steampunk action-adventure. But! Quatermain Ward! How did I skip over that?! I love it!
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Yes. :)
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sigh
I want to be that family when I grow up!
I want to be that family when I grow up!
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I only think of the character and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (it also reminds me of Quatermass!) - is it a real name? Either way, I think it would be a bit ridiculous as a fn for a real person. Hell of a name, though.
This message was edited 10/20/2011, 10:23 AM
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Yep yep, that's what it's from! I'm not sure if it's a real name outside of the character.
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I think it would be an awesome name for a character! Or a fish.
In real life I think it's best as a middle name, since it's so long and uncommon.
What's the meaning/origin? It makes me think "quarter main (hand in french)", so a quarter of a hand?
I'm liking it as a mn with shorter fn's, like these:
Johannes Quatermain
Etienne Quatermain
Silas Quatermain
Padraig Quatermain
Elias Quatermain
Harry Quatermain
Oliver Quatermain
Olivier Quatermain
Alder Quatermain
Nicolas Quatermain
Ian Quatermain
Peter Quatermain
Pierre Quatermain
Jean-Pierre Quatermain
Victor Quatermain
Lucard Quatermain
In real life I think it's best as a middle name, since it's so long and uncommon.
What's the meaning/origin? It makes me think "quarter main (hand in french)", so a quarter of a hand?
I'm liking it as a mn with shorter fn's, like these:
Johannes Quatermain
Etienne Quatermain
Silas Quatermain
Padraig Quatermain
Elias Quatermain
Harry Quatermain
Oliver Quatermain
Olivier Quatermain
Alder Quatermain
Nicolas Quatermain
Ian Quatermain
Peter Quatermain
Pierre Quatermain
Jean-Pierre Quatermain
Victor Quatermain
Lucard Quatermain
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I don't know what the actual etymology is, but Allan Quatermain is a literary character. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Quatermain
I quite like Padraig Quatermain, Harry Quatermain, Alder Quatermain, Nicholas Quatermain, and Ian Quatermain.
I quite like Padraig Quatermain, Harry Quatermain, Alder Quatermain, Nicholas Quatermain, and Ian Quatermain.
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