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Help[Opinions] Re: Sequoia (male) “Seq”
in reply to a message by Zina
How on Earth can a tree share its name with a sparrow? Please provide your source.
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Because the tree was named by a European without regard to actual meaning. He most likely named the tree after the historical Sequoyah.
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You are assuming that the historical Sequoyah was himself named after a sparrow. Please provide your source for that, if you have one.
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My source is Nameberry’s article on the name.
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Nameberry are imaginative rather than scholarly.
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Sorry, but I wouldn't trust Nameberry at all. They aren't the most reliable source when it comes to many names.
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I’m sure meanings are embellished there for readers. It’s interesting, though.
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Check out etymonline's entry on it:
etymonline.com/search?q=sequoia
etymonline.com/search?q=sequoia
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Thank you for posting that. I think this name just sort of materialized from a mosaic of different sources. It feels so organic; it is like meanings coalesce like DNA from multiple parents. Only this meaning seems like it has a seven-parent genome. :)
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