This may have been asked already some time ago. If so, forgive me for not looking through dozens of old posts...

I've noticed that some people have interesting/cool/clever/obscure names. I'd like to know how and why you picked them.

I picked "Aerich" because that's the name of my favourite character from one of my favourite books of all time - Steven Brust's "The Phoenix Guards". Aerich is an ultra-laconic, thoughtful, observant, Zen-like warrior. Don't ask me how the name is supposed to be pronounced. I generally go with "Air'-itch" as I believe the author is not so lame as to pronounce it "Eric" and just change the spelling.

I didn't pick anything, my parents did. :D

You mean johnny isn't the name of your ultra-secret alter ego that saves the world one tree at a time?

It just sounded cool at the time.

I developed a fantasy comic for me and my friends. Jaradu was one of the main characters, an elf who fights with fists and magic. I've changed him now, he's more of a ranger-guy encouraging justice and righteousness throughout the lands and stuff.

Nope, it was forced upon me. :D It could be worse though. if i had parents who would have taken one hit from the bong too many, it could have been Moonchild or something, in which case i would have made an alteration or two before i introduced myself here. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

<font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#00FF00">I took parts of my last and first name. Then concatenated them.</font>

[ 06-22-2004, 03:03 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

I duuno why honestly, I just liked it at the time

It's my real name.

It was the same as my AIM id and email address, and I didn't see the point in changing it.