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Help[Opinions] Re: lol what?
in reply to a message by Calla
Yes, I did write the entry for Zaelia on here, after seeing the name on other websites (Google "Zaelia baby name" or "Zaelia name"), and I used information from those sites to write the entry... the name is now in the BtN database, which is what these forums are based off of. I thought it would be more relevant to quote BtN than, say, Baby Name Wizard, since we are not on that site, but the entries say pretty much the same thing anyway (I may have changed the wording a bit and I think I excluded some nicknames). Either way, Saelia/Zaelia is obviously a pretty intuitive short form of Rosaelia, which is definitely a name used by some Latinos (again, try Google, Nameberry, etc.) There are real people named Zaelia too (Google). Why does it really mater who wrote the entry on BtN?
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Basically what Amphelise said. It doesn't much matter what Google or (gag) Nameberry says about it. They make up a lot of definitions from thin air.
And I just thought it was weird that you were quoting yourself. I'm not going to dispute what you put on the site because since it's user-submitted I take it with a grain of salt anyway. I simply found it a little strange that you quoted yourself but credited BtN, which would be incorrect since BtN never checked it out. Look at Mirfak's answer for that reasoning.
And I just thought it was weird that you were quoting yourself. I'm not going to dispute what you put on the site because since it's user-submitted I take it with a grain of salt anyway. I simply found it a little strange that you quoted yourself but credited BtN, which would be incorrect since BtN never checked it out. Look at Mirfak's answer for that reasoning.
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My words are on BtN; I wouldn't quote the individual username of any other user who submitted a name I liked either, I'd just say I saw it here. I apply the same logic to myself, that's all. I never said it had been officially, academically researched.
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My words are on BtN; I wouldn't quote the individual username of any other user who submitted a name I liked either, I'd just say I saw it here. I apply the same logic to myself, that's all. I never said it had been officially, academically researched.
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It matters because the entries in the real database are thoroughly researched and checked before being put on the site. BtN is, as far as we know, the only names site with academic-style accuracy standards, so information copied from other sites isn't considered trustworthy until proper research has been done to confirm it.
That said, Zaelia from Rosalia makes sense, and I think it's pretty.
That said, Zaelia from Rosalia makes sense, and I think it's pretty.
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Do user-submitted names ever get converted into site-run pages? I notice Xylia has an official page, and it is a modern creation with unknown usage.
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But as you will notice, the page for Xylia gives an unknown usage, and says Modern creation, perhaps based on Greek ξυλον (xylon) meaning "of the forest". So even in the case of modern creations and/or names with unknown meaning, in academically accurate fashion this website will tell you that. Unlike some other websites and name books which just make junk up! :)
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Yeah, I think accuracy is a good thing... I listed Zaelia as Latin American Spanish (because it's a shortened form of Rosaelia), as well as English (Hispanic) and English (Modern). Not going to pretend Zaelia was popular in medieval Spain or Regency England; it's a modern creation derived from older names. Eventually it can be linked to Ancient Rome, but obviously that doesn't make it a Latin name.
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Yes, they do. "Submitted names will not necessarily appear in the main name database, but they will be reviewed for possible inclusion." There isn't really a schedule for reviewing names - updates are only as frequent as Mike Campbell has time for, as far as I know. And the submitted name database is currently pretty huge.
What happens, as far as I know, is that a submitted name that seems to be promising, in terms of being in use and having a confirmable etymology, gets marked "Of Note," and is more likely to be reviewed first for inclusion in the main database. If you want to try to get a name noticed, you can post about it on the Facts board and ask that it be reviewed for the next update. It would probably only be worth doing, though, if you could list publicly available references, showing usage of the name for real people, or about the etymology of the exact name.
What happens, as far as I know, is that a submitted name that seems to be promising, in terms of being in use and having a confirmable etymology, gets marked "Of Note," and is more likely to be reviewed first for inclusion in the main database. If you want to try to get a name noticed, you can post about it on the Facts board and ask that it be reviewed for the next update. It would probably only be worth doing, though, if you could list publicly available references, showing usage of the name for real people, or about the etymology of the exact name.
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