I'll start. Johnsonweed is a play on the name johnsongrass, which is the common name of a plant that I have been involved doing some research on. Some friends of mine thought the name "johnsonweed" was funny and started calling me that, so I use it as a screen name.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
I first joined Hatrack as a result of the Alvin Maker series, and I mentally connected with Peggy Larner. So the Goody comes from the Alvin series, and Scrivener because I make a living as a legal secretary.
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
Elizabeth means that my parents decided to name me Elizabeth.
Posted by socal_chic (Member # 7803) on :
Well, 'so cal' is where I live and the 'chic' part means that I am female Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Ea quae legit is Latin for "She who reads".
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
It means Boris
But Seriously, I just got the nickname when a guy I know saw me wearing a black trench coat and told me I looked like Boris Badenov. I liked that idea for some reason, and it stuck.
Posted by Spaceman (Member # 8107) on :
Spaceman was my screen name back in the old days of relay chat before the world wide web. At the time, somebody else already had Spaceman Spiff.
Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :
Beatnix was the name of our senior shirt group in high school. Lot of sentimental value. Proabably the single greatest show of friendship I have experienced is very much wrapped up in the name. The first time my friends and I all got together again after leaving high school was to come to the funeral of one of my best friends. There were about 20 guys in our group of friends. We all wore our shirts and got Keiths from his mom. Bon fire and a big circle later that night. One by one we said a few words, some prayed, some read poems, some shared memories and then ripped of our shirt hulk hogan style, this was a signature move of our friend Keith, and then threw the shirt in the fire. I still have the ashes down stairs in my basement. I've never made it to his grave site yet to leave them for him. It's been 7 years and I'm still not sure if I'm ready to go. But anyways... that's where beatnix comes from.
19 was my high school football number, chosen in honor of the great Bearnie Kozar.
I've used a variation of the name beatnix pretty much in ever application on-line that has needed a name.
Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
Desdemona= Shakespeare character who was smothered to death by a pillow.
I found it interesting- So I used it. Plus, it's a cool name.
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
Jay is my name. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Didn't we go through this recently? *scratches head*
Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :
Quid - Yea. It's been a while though. I know I've posted something about my name before.
Posted by ? (Member # 2319) on :
This is my name because I haven't a clue about most things.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I dunno.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Mine is based on a character from one of OSC's books. Kinda.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
No it isn't, Papa, don't lie to the newbie.
That character is named (and based, sort of) on his screen name here, as is his wifes.
Really. I am not kidding. Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
I have a minor mental affliction.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
After the Henna Party, one of the attending jatraqueras described me in a post as "the enigmatic Brian of the awwwww" I kind of liked that, and when I did register it was initially for a guess-who-this-is-a-picture-of thread, so the mystery related name fit.
--Enigmatic
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
It means I am Pixier Than Thou =P
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
I'm named after this cuddly little fellow, whose named after this fuzzy friend, whose named after this, less cuddly, philosopher.
Hobbes Posted by memory_guilded (Member # 8092) on :
From the Poe song "Spanish Doll."
A memory guilded in red and gold... it's poetic. Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Does "Corwin of Amber" ring any bell? I dropped "of Amber" to be able to mix easier with you mortals! Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Mortals??? I'm a ghost in the machine.
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
My name means that I am female, a doctor, and a big fan of all things related to BYU. Go Cougars!
(man, saying that last made me feel so dirty.)
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
A cross between halfwit and pundit as well as a fairly accurate depiction of my posting proclivities
Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
My sn is my initials.
But in french it can mean guy, dude, male cat, and pimp.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
sarcasticmuppet comes from something my teacher in HS called me. I was editor of the school paper, and I would glibely make fun of people for doing silly things like not making their deadlines and such. He compared me to Waldorf and Statler, the two old hecklers in the Muppet Show. I thought it was funny.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Mine is my first two initials spelled out. (LJ = ElJay.)
Posted by Lanfear (Member # 7776) on :
Lanfear, a demon femme fatale from Robert Jordans WoT series.. Even though im a male. .Dunno just my name
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
quote:Originally posted by aspectre: Mortals??? I'm a ghost in the machine.
We are spirits in the material world... oops wrong thread LOL
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
I like the name "Teshi".
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I am the Queen of Ketchup.
Only Heinz is true Ketchup, of course.
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
The light (Halo) and the dark (Silhouette). So if you've got a dark figure surrounded by light it's a haloed silhouette.
I knew I had to join in with one of my wiser inventions.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
quote: Only Heinz is true Ketchup, of course.
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That's discrimination! Ketchupism! You're a ketchupist!
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
kq, none of your Heinz proselytising. Muir Glen makes much better ketchup.
Mine is the name of a ship that is breifly mentioned (but never really plays into the plot of) at least two different Heinlein novels. I glommed onto it because I have some Rom ancestry (about 1/32)
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
No. Only Heinz is true ketchup. All others are either catsup, or catsup pretending to be ketchup.
As the Queen of Ketchup, I know these things.
Posted by Chris Kidd (Member # 2646) on :
this is my real name Istarted useing it at VBS in the Ooc so people would know i was talking for my self and not for my characters. then i desided to use it over here. when i realized would try to kidnap me since im to old and ugly.
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
I think mine should be pretty obvious.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
So you try to get people to throw lawyers in water?
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: No. Only Heinz is true ketchup. All others are either catsup, or catsup pretending to be ketchup.
As the Queen of Ketchup, I know these things.
I now have the image of Mr. Burns in the grocery store...
"Ketchup. Catsup. Ketchup. Catsup."
Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
Calaban is a misspelled version of Caliban, from the Tempest. Spookily he is the Shakespearian character with whom I most relate. It's misspelled because after I saw the play I had niether the play bill nor a copy of the script available.
Posted by Mr.Gumby (Member # 6303) on :
Mine is from...*trumpet fanfare* Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
Mine is the result of putting my real name into some random internet goofy name generator I found way back eight years ago in college.
It became my sig for high score lists in video games, and then when I joined hatrack, it became my sn here.
My other sn, Procrastination, was a result of my failed bid at becoming a hatrack horseman of the apocalypse.
Posted by J T Stryker (Member # 6300) on :
JT Stryker is my real 1st and middle initials, and then my grandmother on my mother's side's Maiden name.
Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :
Mine is named after my little dog, who died of cancer not long before I joined Hatrack. (His mother's name was Peanut, so her owners named all her pups after nuts!) I still miss him...
Posted by Ginol_Enam (Member # 7070) on :
Ginol_Enam = Login Name. Backwards.
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
Wouldn't that be Nigol_Eman? *runs away screaming*
Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
It's the company that made Snoopy's biplane.
It's also from the title of a story I've yet to write, "Sopwith's Last Camel."
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Mine is from JRR Tolkien... the name of the silver tree of heaven, brother of Lauralin the Gold tree.
I love silver, Elves, and Tolkien... and Telperion is just a killer name. Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
Mine means that I didn't get to choose my screen name.
--j_k
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Does my screenname HAVE to mean something?
Oh well, Steve Rogers is the name of the man who became Captain America. I'm American, a guy, and I like Marvel Comics, specifically Captain America/The Avengers.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
El JT de Spang is how I would have been known if I lived in Spain about 400 years ago.
I'm not sure why I picked it. I was in a whimsical mood that day, as I recall.
Also, someone already had my usual sn - jtspang (that someone was me, from a previous hatrack spell. I couldn't remember my password, and the email with the account is dead.).
Posted by Sartorius (Member # 7696) on :
The sartorius is a muscle of the medial thigh. I was in the middle of an anatomy class when I signed up.
Posted by alluvion (Member # 7462) on :
You tell me? (or not)
Posted by RackhamsRazor (Member # 5254) on :
"Rackhams"-from Mazer Rackham and "Razor"-from Ockham's Razor (or Occam-however you spell it)
Though I can't take credit for this name since it was my boyfriend who made it up just for me Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
I signed onto Hatrack during my 'summer of C.S. Lewis.' Obviously. I had read those books for the first time that summer (I was 21) and they meant a lot to me. They continue to mean a lot to me.
And now I get to see my name in a bunch of threads about the upcoming film!! Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
I wonder how many of these threads we've had now.
:)
I wonder if anyone knows where mine comes from.
Posted by Zemra (Member # 5706) on :
My name is Albanian and it means Sweetheart, well literaly it means heart. My husband always refers to me as Zemra in the sweetheart kind of meaning.
link Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
lesseee, if I remember right, afr works in robotics? =)
Posted by Ginol_Enam (Member # 7070) on :
quote:Originally posted by Boris: Wouldn't that be Nigol_Eman? *runs away screaming*
Hey! What do you know? I thought I reversed it, but I guess I only mixed it up a little. Heh ^_^'
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
My screen name means "Lisa, Daughter of Glen". Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
quote:Originally posted by Goody Scrivener: lesseee, if I remember right, afr works in robotics? =)
That's the classic Chicken and Egg assumption. :)
Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :
My screen name is the name of a Roman Stoic Philosopher who influenced Marcus Aurelius.
One of the more famous things he wrote was:
Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.
Also, I looked up the pronunciation for it, so that I wouldn't cause any more headaches: ep-ic-tee-tus Click this link and click on the little sound clip to hear it:
Coccinelle is the French word for ladybug and I always thought it was a very pretty sounding word.
Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :
First initial + Last name. Simple, really.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Mine is self-explanatory. Although, as Hobbes pointed out one time, mine should be FarmWoman instead of Farmgirl (since I'm 44), so I promptly went and reserved THAT username as well, for future use maybe, as an alias.
So johnsonweed - send me a photo of some Johnsongrass, to settle a dispute I'm having with a neighbor about that particular bane to farm existance. They insist I rid my back field of it -- I insist what I have showing there is not Johnsongrass. (which is consider a noxious weed in these parts).
FG
Posted by johnsonweed (Member # 8114) on :
FG,
I'm not sure how to upload images on this board. Here is a link to a google search. The scientific name is Sorghum halepense.
[ May 31, 2005, 10:02 AM: Message edited by: johnsonweed ]
Posted by imenimok (Member # 7679) on :
<---- An acronym.
Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :
When I was little, my dad and I would go out all the time at night to spot constellations. It was one of my favourite hobbies. I memorized all the figures and the Greek mythology that went with them, and I used to make up stories about the constellations and/or the other Greek gods interacting with each other. Well, Asta is a old name I've always liked that's related to the word for star in Greek (also Latin and Persian, I think). If you add an 'r' to asta you get 'a star', which is a fun not-quite-coincidence. Add to that the fact that I had a cold the day I registered, and you get the il(l) on the end of it.
Or, you know, I might have just thrown some letters I liked together... (Although I *did* notice the whole asta/star thing just after I made it up and that made me like it even more, as the rest of the story above is actually true too.)
Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
My original name on this forum was turin_4 . I picked that because it was my email address, and I picked that because it was the name of one of my favorite characters from JRR Tolkien, the tragic, doomed hero Turin Turambar, from the Silmarillion.
Eventually I got tired of the underscore in my name, and the lack of capitalization , so I picked Rakeesh, which is the name of one of my favorite characters from a series of computer games, Quest for Glory. Rakeesh was a Liontaur Paladin from the land of Tarna, who had renounced the throne of his kingdom in order to pursue good, peace, and all that jazz.
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
Jenny Gardener was my first character in the 1830's forum. Some of my others were Trout Fisher, Pike Fisher, Cain Hotblood (a horse), James X (formerly James Executioner), Ambrose Milliner, and Henny Featherbairn. Jenny's been with me the longest, and I answer to that name at Hatrack gatherings. Also, since it is so familiar to me, I use it as an alternate name if I don't want to give out my real name.
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
This, by the way, isn't too confusing at all when you first meet her. Thankfully I was introduced with your real name, and then later had other hatrack heads calling you Jenny every so often.
It took me a while to figure out why people were calling some guy Slash half the time, too. Heh.
Posted by Sharpie (Member # 482) on :
Pen name.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
(slaps Sharpie's wrist with a permanent marker)
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
My name is my name. It is lower case because this was the first forum I'd ever signed up for and didn't realize I couldn't capitalize it later.
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
Ouch, romany. *That's* gonna leave a mark.
Posted by Chupacabras (Member # 6840) on :
My good friend Pancho Villa, says to me, he says: "someday you are going to learn to drink from a glass."
Posted by alluvion (Member # 7462) on :
my name means "sorry katharina" among other things. (didn't realize you were so fragile)
but, I expect she's not, and, so, my name means squat, or "snot" with adjacent descriptive terms applied laboriously, or in haste.
*pinches a nostril and blows*
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
*The cantankerous crocodillian observes the mucussious farmer person with mild delight*
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
quote:Originally posted by Sharpie: Pen name.
Oh, man. That made me laugh Posted by John Van Pelt (Member # 5767) on :
Urinal Moving Truck Animal Skin
Posted by Randy (Member # 8181) on :
Hey, I wish I knew.
I've tried researching it.
The explanation is always "Shield Wolf." As if that explains anything. What the bloody blue blazes is a shield wolf?
If Randolph means shield wolf, then wouldn't Randy just mean shield?* Shieldy? Um, no thanks. Dunno (and you English people who have a different definition for "randy," I don't want to hear from you).
I guess there aren't enough Randys out there to create enough demand to get this question answered once and for all.
Wish I knew what a shield wolf was.
*Edit: After a little more research, I think the "Ran" part means "wolf," not "shield," so I got the best part. Wolf. Cool. Maybe I can get a job at CNN.
[ June 07, 2005, 03:18 PM: Message edited by: Randy ]
Posted by Dread Pendragon (Member # 7239) on :
I was reading C.S. Lewis' Perelandra at the time. *looks down in shame* I actually hadn't heard of "Pendragon" before, not being the book learnin' type. I googled it and saw a reference to "Dread Pendragon" and thought it was a cool title.
Posted by Crotalus (Member # 7339) on :
Crotalus = The genus name of most rattlesnakes. Latin for "rattle".
Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :
Mine, as is clear, is Kigamcod, cleverly disguised by spelling it backwards.
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
I'm another one who just threw letters together to make a cool-sounding word. I had never had a screen name before, so I didn't know what I was supposed to use.
It's been handy, though. I have a matching email address and AIM name without underscores or numbers because it's a non-word that no one else wants to steal. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I always thought "brinestone" was a clever way to say "salt crystal" -- it's not?
Posted by ProverbialSunrise (Member # 7771) on :
My name is from one of my favourite songs. "I watch the Proverbial Sunrise coming up over the Pacific." I so Hate Consequences - Relient K
Posted by peterh (Member # 5208) on :
firstnamelastinitial
Posted by His Savageness (Member # 7428) on :
The story behind my screen name is rather long and ridiculous, perhaps some other time...
For now suffice it to say that I view "His Savageness" as a title. It's kind of like "His Majesty," but denotes someone of extreme savageness.
Posted by SC Carver (Member # 8173) on :
Nothing to complicated. I'm from South Carolina and wood carving is my hobby.
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
quote:For now suffice it to say that I view "His Savageness" as a title. It's kind of like "His Majesty," but denotes someone of extreme savageness.
Aaaaahhh.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Tante = Aunt (which is what my nephews call me) Shvester = Sister (which a bunch of my friends call me, partly because it rhymes with my actual name, Esther.
My husband calls me "Babydoll", but he's the only one I let get away with that.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
"Verily" from Verily Cooper, from the Alvin Maker books.
"The Younger", modelled after such historical figures as William Pitt the Younger or Pliny the Younger, in an attempt to give the impression that my persona was somehow descended from the original Verily and named after him.
Actually, I just really like the name "Verily", and tacked "the Younger" on to it to sort of make it my own. The whole "descended from Verily" thing never actually caught on in my own head. I just liked the way the whole thing sounded.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
I used to use Kris (VA) on other sites, then moved from Virginia to Georgia, but didn't really know if I was going to stay here or not and didn't want to change my identity every time I changed my location, so went w/ Uprooted. Plus I like gardening.
Not that any of you were wondering, since this is only my second post here!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Huh. I have no idea if I've responded to this particular iteration of the "explanation of screen names" thread or not.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Nope, looks like I haven't.
Noemon is a ancient Greek name that means "thoughtful". That describes the approach I take to the forum, so I decided to take it as my name here. Noemon is also a minor character in the Iliad, but that doesn't have anything to do with why I took the name.
Posted by Ramdac99 (Member # 7264) on :
Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter, the component that allows computers to output multi color displays. Started using it way back in High school and it just stuck....it's my AIM screename too.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Freshman year of HS I had this hideous class and we had this hideous assignment and while writing it I just typed out a bunch of random letters and got 'kojabu' so I've used it since then for things like my website, my SN, my email account, etc.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
It's a Calvin & Hobbes reference.
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
Tinros is Tolkein's elvish- it means "sparkling water" or "shimmering mist." That's what I get for being a geek. heh. But seriously, I just like water. I'm a fish, I swear.
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
It's a nickname that I received on my mission, because I baked some "Magic Marshmallow Crescent Puffs" a few times.
Posted by Avin (Member # 7751) on :
My screenname is my real first name. It's also an acronym for Audio Video INput, although I suspect that is not the reason why my parents named me Avin. I do enjoy seeing my name written on TVs and related appliances.
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
steven is a name I am considering changing my real name to. It's a family name.
Posted by StickyWicket (Member # 7926) on :
I think it's a term for a lash that ppl would wipe their a** with if they needed to sh** in the woods.
Posted by TheShrike (Member # 8315) on :
any Dan Simmons fans?
Posted by Ramdac99 (Member # 7264) on :
yeah, I just finished Hyperion......the Shrike kicks arse.
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
Does the Shrike ever end up being a good guy for sure? I haven't read that series in several years.
Posted by Ramdac99 (Member # 7264) on :
"good", "bad" all relative terms
Posted by TheShrike (Member # 8315) on :
good answer RamDac....make him read it again Posted by Moonshine (Member # 7893) on :
I like the time at night where it's quiet except for the breeze through the trees. The moon is out and it's beautiful. That's the only time that I can stand being quiet and alone.
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
how zen, RamDac. Have you read Endymion? It's the 4th book in the series.
Posted by Ramdac99 (Member # 7264) on :
acctually there are 4 books
Hyperion Fall of Hyperion Endymion Rise of Endymion
I'm on book 2
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
really, there are 4 books? I must have missed that the 2nd time I read all 4, Captain Obvious.
Posted by Rico (Member # 7533) on :
Rico is my last name and also what some of my friends call me. It also means "Rich" or "Delicious" in Spanish.
Everybody always thinks it came from "Starship Troopers" Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
quote: I think it's a term for a lash that ppl would wipe their a** with if they needed to sh** in the woods.
quote:It's a nickname that I received on my mission, because I baked some "Magic Marshmallow Crescent Puffs" a few times.
Heh. I always thought it was some sort of Japanese cartoon.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by twinky: It's a Calvin & Hobbes reference.
Is that really why it's your SN? I always wondered why you named yourself after a snack cake. Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
It's a name I like(d). It's an African name, not an Asian one. It means "cheerful, full of laughter" (according to babynames.com), which is not strictly true referring to myself, but I like the idea in theory.
It sounds very frivolous, though, but then where else be frivolous but online?
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
My real name, even though I write under C. A. Bridges to avoid the Ludacris questions. I figure it's fair since thanks to him I can never become an actor under my real name.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
quote:It sounds very frivolous, though, but then where else be frivolous but online?
Oh, you can be frivolous a great many places. I can give both permission and advice on that.
Posted by Miriya (Member # 7822) on :
Mine a take on my real name (altered spelling) and also the name of a japanese anime character I always liked. It became my sn about 15 years ago and stuck.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Annie- I worded it wrong, I meant "where else better than be frivlous but online".
I am often frivolous in reality. Such as tonight, when I'm going to join the hordes of HP fans. Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
You have been watching anime for fifteen years and you still have higher level brain function? Wow.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Kidding. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Chris Bridges: My real name, [...]I figure it's fair since thanks to him I can never become an actor under my real name.
Does that have anything to do with lack of acting talent?
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
His or mine?
Nope, he's now registered in the Screen Actors Guild under his real name, which happens to be Chris Bridges. Ah well. I would have been the next Gable, you know.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
So do what he did, and register with SAG using your middle name (his first name was William).
Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
Chungwa means orange in Swahili. The fruit, I think.
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