So no one's heard of Ayrton Senna, I take it? That's far more likely to Me than "female Cinna" ridiculousness.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
bon bon - Jul 18, 2012 7:40:46 am PDT #14490 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2012 7:41:47 am PDT #14491 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What would a male racecar driver's last name have to do with a female baby name, though?
bon bon - Jul 18, 2012 7:43:45 am PDT #14492 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I couldn't see how it was actually confined to female babies; plus there was a very successful documentary recently. What does Senna have to do with Cinna?
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2012 7:48:32 am PDT #14493 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The nameberry page doesn't say anything about Cinna--I haven't worked out yet where that connection is being drawn, unless it's just pronunciation. It does mention Ayrton Senna, but not as the genesis of the name. Rather it calls it an Arabic floral name, talks about the herbal use, and mentions it appears in Twilight and Korra: [link] . I don't see why Ayrton would be a big part of the rationale here.
Wouldn't it be nice if a name entry told you when the name came into use--if not in general, at least in Western tradition? I can't work out if Senna has been an arabic name/flower name for centuries, but no one thought to name a girl that until 1930, or what. As the owner of the least-well-researched name (not counting my sister's), I think it's useful for context, if not the actual decision-making.
Amy - Jul 18, 2012 7:49:30 am PDT #14494 of 30001
Because books.
A lot of baby name books will tell you when the name first came into use, and when and where it was most popular.
Fred Pete - Jul 18, 2012 7:50:31 am PDT #14495 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
"Cinna" makes me think of Julius Caesar.
"I am Cinna the poet! I am Cinna the poet!"
(edited to fix typos)
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2012 7:51:14 am PDT #14496 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The name site says it's a girl's name--I'm assuming they have numbers behind that. The page is incredibly low on data, but they do seem adamant on female. It's a female name in Korra (Korra's mother) and in Twilight, so since it's not actually Ayrton's first name, that's two instances of it being a woman's first name and none of a man's.
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2012 7:52:57 am PDT #14497 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I know some sources have information--it's just that the one that's the source of this "peak" has got remarkably little where I can find it (and of course, I'm contributing to the peak by looking at the page, since they're not reporting on people being named Senna, just pageviews). How precisely self-feeding, just like they wanted.
tommyrot - Jul 18, 2012 9:58:55 am PDT #14498 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
More Batman wisdom, this time from Donald Trump:
“Many people have been asking me to review things, especially movies,” Trump says during his opening remarks. “So last night I went to the opening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ which is commonly known as ‘the Batman movie.’”
I have not watched the clip, as Trump annoys me.
AT THE MOVIES WITH DONALD TRUMP: THE GREATEST, CLASSIEST REVIEW OF DARK KNIGHT RISES
Jesse - Jul 18, 2012 10:05:52 am PDT #14499 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh god, self-evals are due next week. I am in NO MOOD.