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Help[Opinions] Erised?
I'm going through the submitted names to find a name for a character, and came across this. It looks like people are naming kids after items in Harry Potter (the Mirror of Erised). But then, I suppose it would fall under the same category of literary names/ titles as Khaleesi. Are there any other names like this?
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It sounds okay, I suppose. But Harry Potter has so many awesome real names to choose from!
I'd prefer a variant like Eriseth though, so it isn't literally just desire backwards.
I'd prefer a variant like Eriseth though, so it isn't literally just desire backwards.
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How do you think it would be pronounced?
eri-SED or eh-rised (like erased)?
eri-SED or eh-rised (like erased)?
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Erised is "desire" spelled backwards, if that wasn't clear already:
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/devices/devices-m.html#mirror_of_erised
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/devices/devices-m.html#mirror_of_erised
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Yes, I'm well versed in Harry Potter, too. That's why I was so surprised to see it in the user submitted names as one that presumably was used.
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Yeah, it looks like someone misspelled "erased".
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lol you just made my day!
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I don't think Erised or Khaleesi count as literary names. Literary names, to me, are ACTUAL names used by characters. Erised and Khaleesi don't fit the bill.
Anyway, they both sound incredibly stupid. I can't imagine introducing myself as Erised, OR Khaleesi. Ugh.
Anyway, they both sound incredibly stupid. I can't imagine introducing myself as Erised, OR Khaleesi. Ugh.
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I see your point, but they are words that were created for literature that were later used as names. Maybe quasi-literary would be a better term.
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I'd call those literary word names. They're words used as names, but the words are from literature.
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It's more like Nevaeh than Khaleesi or Katniss. A "meaningful" word spelled backward.
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