What is the origin/meaning of your nickname?

[Goofball]

Just curious. There are some I think I have figured out. For instance JAG, I assume you are using your initials. There are many more, however, that I have no idea about, Cebei for example.

I chose Goofball because that was how my dad used to refer to me when I had done something stupid, which seemed to happen with monotonous regularity...

How about the rest of you? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-gossip.gif

[JAG]

Very observant it is indeed my initials :) Boring I know but still, thats it.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

I am related to a former NJ Mob Boss, Al Nigro. He's dead.
Also, some freinds of my family are related to the mob.
And my school knows me as their resident mafioso.
-Capo

[solypsist]

I completely forget. I only remember using it when on my first sign-up for email, back in the day.

I do know I was forced to misspell it because at the time there was already a Solipsist with Yahoo mail.

[Goofball]

Oh It's actually a word That gives me a little more insight, Soly. For those of you as ignorant as I am:

sol·ip·sism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (slp-szm, slp-)
n. Philosophy
1) The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
2) The theory or view that the self is the only reality.

[Latin slus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European Roots + Latin ipse, self + -ism.]

solip·sist n.
solip·sistic adj.

[MalibuMan]

My nick has been the same for everything I do online ever since I started at Uni. I hadn't done much drinking before I arrived there, so I didn't really have the taste for beer then. My favourite (very girly) drink was Malibu and coke. I still have one every now and then, when I've had enough pints of bitter to get up the courage to ask for one with a straight face.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Mine kind of transparent Gawain of Orkeny Knight of the round table ,since I am a member of the Round Table Knights Clan it fits very well.

[Lord Ovaat]

My family dubed me Lord Ovaat, back in the Age of Empires days. Stands for one villager at a time, 'cause that's how I used to abuse them. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Tribesman]

I live in the City of the Tribes , the first game forum I joined was for Patrician (a medieval trading game ) as the tribes were the medieval merchant families in town it seemed appropriate .

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Mine is a bastardization of an Arabic word (مضفر - imported into Turkish and who knows what else...) meaning triumphant. I made it up as Muzaffer Postal (the triumphant boot) back in the dark ages when I was playing World Empire III on a P100. It has been my primary gaming alias, actually was the only one until I started using Hayreddin Barbarossa for seafaring/pirate games and Mao Dun for Emperor RotMK.

Nice to see you here Tribesman. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

Hooray My first 'intentional' post at the tavern. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif
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[Sigurd]

Quote[/b] (Gawain of Orkeny @ May 12 2004,01:16)]Mine kind of transparent Gawain of Orkeny Knight of the round table ,since I am a member of the Round Table Knights Clan it fits very well.
I wondered about the spelling of Orkeny as in Orkney Islands. But; all hail to the son of Lot King of Norway and Anna.

Mine is a Scandinavian version of Sigurd the Dragon killer from Norse mythology (I say Scandinavian because the Norwegian way of spelling it would be Fafnirsbane)

[octavian]

hmm, i wonder where i came up with this one http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

[John86]

Hiji: A rare fungus found off the coast of Japan.
Also the name of a city.

i found this out after i made the name. Actually , i had random letters typed in for my gamespy account. i shortened it and i got Hiji. What are the chances it also meant a fungus.

[Demon of Light]

The idea behind mine is that you won't always like what I have to say (Demon) but I always strive for truth and fairness (of Light). There's also an element of Devil's advocacy here. Further, there is an idea of being something of a succubus involved in the name. All a person might see is iridescent light but, beyond that, lies the demon.

[TheSilverKnight]

cause a lot of knights have silver armour. So therefore I come into being as TheSilverKnight

[spmetla]

Erasing the past...

[Malcolm Big Head]

My disproportionally small head. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-dizzy2.gif

[ichi]

ichi means 'one' in Japanese. It is not an uncommon name. I specifically chose it after watching what I consider to be a really cool series of movies about a blind swordsman named Zatoichi, who usually just goes by 'just plain ichi'.

Made in the 60's starring Shintaro Katsu, they are quirky films but quite enjoyable. Recently a new movie with a new actor playing the role has come out.

ichi

[Si GeeNa]

Well... Si Geena is how i call my pooch... It means Damn Kid. I was inspired to call him that when i discovered that he took a dump on my bed...

[bighairyman]

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif guess my reason http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

[spmetla]

Erasing the past...

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Quote[/b] ] guess my reason

Well seeing as how you are 16 I would have to assume its to throw everyone off.

[RZST]

my s/n was made up back in my shogun days, i wanted to have a japanese sounding name :p...and the game GuiltyGear helped o.o;

[hrvojej]

Hrvoje is a first name of the alias I use online, and it's a Croatian name I find fairly silly. It's also unpronouncable by the English speakers. J is the initial of the alias' last name.

Other than that, all my personalities are quite nice people. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wacko.gif

[Parmenio]

One of Alexander The Great's generals. Probably not quite an obscure enough reference for a war gaming board.

Taken because I enjoyed reading the Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell back when I had a few ancient mediterran 15mm lead figure armies.

[Tribesman]

Howdy Mouzaf , are you still pirating? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

[Ja'chyra]

Mine was a monster from a Terry Brooks book, the Jacheera I think, and I changed the spelling because I thought it looked better.

I also sometimes go with the name Raptor as that was a nickname I was given when I worked on a cruise ship, I rather not go into the reasons http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-curtain.gif

[Mouzafphaerre]

Quote[/b] (Tribesman @ May 12 2004,10:50)]Howdy Mouzaf , are you still pirating? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif
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Not really... I'm busy conquering the world nowadays. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif But P3 is installed on my HD and waiting for some interest. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif
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[Dhepee]

Dhepee was my first email username on AOL way back when, and it comes from my first two initials DH, and then the weapon that I fence with, the epee.

I still use Dhepee, because it is easy for friends to remember when I switch email addresses; only the part after the @ changes. Now I've gotten so used to it that I can't imagine having a different email username.

[Dîn-Heru]

Mine is elvish.

Dîn - Silent

Heru - Ruler

Hence my nick is the same as my title.

I chose this nick because I don't open my mouth much, and when I do it is hardly audioble (go figure.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif ) The ruler part stems from the fact that I am arrogant enough to consider myself above most people... The reason for it being elvish is that I enjoy Tolkien's books.

[Dhepee]

Quote[/b] (Dîn-Heru @ May 12 2004,10:49)]Mine is elvish.

Dîn - Silent

Heru - Ruler

Hence my nick is the same as my title.

I chose this nick because I don't open my mouth much, and when I do it is hardly audioble (go figure.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif ) The ruler part stems from the fact that I am arrogant enough to consider myself above most people... The reason for it being elvish is that I enjoy Tolkien's books.
LoL - I always figured that it was Norwegian. Shows how much I know. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Ironside]

Well I took it from a 8-star general with the v&v natural leader and charismatic leader among others.

And I liked the name to. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif

But I guess that many have recognized it from the game already.

[TonkaToys]

Mine's a derivative of my surname and was the most polite nickname I had at school. Based on a good quality toy manufacturer of diggers and other industrial vehicles.

Used to use Fodder, to show my gamin ability in Flight Sims, but became too good to use it... (OK real reason: too many other people used it).

[Sjakihata]

Mine is from a Malaysian company that produces pensils called Shachihata, just respelled it for the simplicity and Copy Right

[Snowhobbit]

Mine comes from the fact that about two years ago, when I changed school I was really short. So my friends called me Snöhoben or in english Snowhobbit.
Snow, is because apparently snowhobbits dont have hairy feets, not sure about that though, but that's were it's from.

[Tricky Lady]

errr.... just because I thought it sounded OK. Well, I admit, Tricky is one of my absolute favorite artists, so that might have inspired me a little http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif And as I've been visiting this forums before registring, I noticed that a lot of people addressed their posts to frogbeastegg saying that his guide is so great, I thought: okay, let's add something really obvious to my nick so I don't have to explain a zillion times that i am not a guy. Et voilà. Tricky lady. (PS. I used to cheat a lot, so the nick fits me I guess)

[ThijsP]

I lack creativity so its my name:

[Accounting Troll]

I chose mine because I thought that nobody else would ever want a name like that, and I like to be unique. And also because I really like to get into the economic aspects of a game.

[Voigtkampf]

Let me go the other way around; can anyone guess what my nick means? It's not anything made up or personal reference, it is something that some members might actually recognize and be able to tell what it's from.

And if you do figure out where my nick is from, I'll give you a certificate that you have 1) a good taste and 2) a sharp mind How about that?
http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-book2.gif

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

I have no idea. I just wanted a nick, but the thing is, I never worked out where I got Sanctaphrax from. I must have heard or seen it somewhere, but I can't work out where...If anyone knows what it means or where it's from, can you tell me? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-confused.gif

EDIT:Voigt Kampf is from Blade Runner. Do I get my certificate?

[Sjakihata]

Quote[/b] (voigtkampf @ May 12 2004,21:16)]Let me go the other way around; can anyone guess what my nick means? It's not anything made up or personal reference, it is something that some members might actually recognize and be able to tell what it's from.

And if you do figure out where my nick is from, I'll give you a certificate that you have 1) a good taste and 2) a sharp mind How about that?
http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-2thumbsup.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-book2.gif
Is it the artist you are referring to?

[Axeknight]

On the Splinter Cell forums, I am Axeman52.5 (number added due to frustration at taken usernames), due to my love of guitar rock. So I kept the Axe (my nickname there, and so that I could remember all my forum names), and then added knight for a medieval twist.

[Pindar]

Quote[/b] ]voigtkampf

Blade Runner.

[Sjakihata]

I guess Pindar is the english of Pindaros?

[Voigtkampf]

BKS, You are right, 100 %. Nice one, I admit And here is your certificate http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-thumbsup.gif And it was fast, too.

I joined a chess site and since I thought how nice it would be to know when someone is cheating you or not (using chess programs and alike) and I remembered the machine from Blade runner (my favorite movie). So, I joined as voigtkampf and remained voigtkampf everywhere I go online.

Funny that I have changed so many aliases in the real life, but only had one on the Internet all the time.

Pindar, you were right too, yet too late, I'm afraid.

BKS ownz

[YAKOBU]

My name is Jacob in Kanji (Jacob being my son's name)

[son of spam]

I hope my reason is obvious.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[Somebody Else]

So I can blame any of my foolish posts on Somebody Else and be utterly truthful about it.

[Pindar]

Quote[/b] ]I guess Pindar is the english of Pindaros?



Yes.

[Gregoshi]

When STW came out, I needed a Japanese sounding name for the forums, MP and my clan. I've almost always based game names on my real name (Gregolas, Gregus, etc), so I wanted a Japanese sounding name based on Greg. After considering several common Japanese name endings, oshi seemed to sound best when coupled with Greg. My only fear was that I'd later find out that Gregoshi meant something really stupid in Japanese.

When MTW came along, I considered changing my name to something more European. However, in the end I didn't want to risk losing what little reputation I had gained with the name Gregoshi...bad humour has a name and that name is Gregoshi. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

[Monk]

Back when i first joined the .org i tried to think of a name, but unfortunately for me i've never been very good at thinking of names. The only online name i had ever used was from the original UT and that was killermonk. It would just so happen that one of my favorite units from stw was the Warriors monks so i decided to just go with Monk.

Though when i think about it now; the name 'Monk' is a complete polar opposite to my personality, and yet i keep the name. I guess when it comes right down to it, i've grown to like the name. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Duke John]

Hertog Jan beer is my alltime favourite beer. Translate it to English and you have Duke John... so cheers http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

[Leo]

For me, lacking most forms of creativity and not giving a damn, I almost always use just the short form of the name my parents gave me.



Quote[/b] (spmetla @ May 12 2004,03:22)]to give it a cool Prussian sound despite that I have Austrian roots and not Prussian roots.
Your austrian roots must have been ripped out long ago when you consider a prussian sound cool.

[Ser Clegane]

My name refers to a (rather unpleasant) character in George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire books.

[spmetla]

Erasing the past...

[Leo]

Quote[/b] (spmetla @ May 13 2004,13:22)]Are Austrians supposed to still be mad at the Prussians for beat us in 1869 and causing us to go from the leaders of the German people to just some germans that want their own country?
Königgrätz was 1866, but that was a long time ago and doesn't bother anyone anymore. We are not mad at germans, we just don't like them for them being as they are, especially when there are more than 3 in one place. That may sound harsher than it should but tey don't have a sense of humor, they come here, not understanding a single word we are saying while we understand them perfectly, thinking we laugh with them when in fact we laugh because of them.
They are really poor, pathetic creatures. We really feel pity for them. Not so much that we wouldn't take their money of course.
But no Austrian would ever say that anything a german says sounds cool.

P.S.
To all the germans in this forum:
Every single german I met so far was a really nice person and I am sure all of you are like that, too.

[Ser Clegane]

Quote[/b] (Leo @ May 13 2004,07:38)]P.S.
To all the germans in this forum:
Every single german I met so far was a really nice person and I am sure all of you are like that, too.
With the last remark you made a narrow escape http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

[spmetla]

Erasing the past...

[Leo]

Quote[/b] (Ser Clegane @ May 13 2004,14:50)]
Quote[/b] (Leo @ May 13 2004,07:38)]P.S.
To all the germans in this forum:
Every single german I met so far was a really nice person and I am sure all of you are like that, too.
With the last remark you made a narrow escape http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif
Puh, lucky me.


Quote[/b] (spmetla @ May 13 2004,16:00)]They don't understand you because your from Vienna, it has to be the WORST German there is even we Tirolers have trouble understanding you.


The worst german is without a doubt spoken in Saxony, closely followed by Vorarlberg and Switzerland.
Funny thing is that most germans actually think the way we speak is cute and like to listen to it. They wouldn't if they knew what we were saying.



Quote[/b] (spmetla @ May 13 2004,16:00)]

I know the relationship between Germans and Austrians is like Romans and Greeks Hamhandedness vs. Highmindedness.


Something like that.


Quote[/b] (spmetla @ May 13 2004,16:00)]

I just like the von it gives a name a nice aristocratic sound to it almost as if my family were Moravian lords again.

No need to explain, I was just joking around a bit (althogh there was some truth and much wisdom in my postings).

[Ser Clegane]

Quote[/b] (Leo @ May 13 2004,09:12)]The worst german is without a doubt spoken in Saxony, closely followed by Vorarlberg and Switzerland.
I completely agree with you about Saxony http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

Regarding the Swiss - if they talk to Germans it's actually not that bad IMO - however if they talk to other Swiss ... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-inquisitive.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

[The Wizard]

Quote[/b] (Duke John @ May 13 2004,10:04)]Hertog Jan beer is my alltime favourite beer. Translate it to English and you have Duke John... so cheers http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif
I prefer Dommelsch... no english name for that... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wacko.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

Oh, to the people discussing German:

the worst german is really.. well... all german. to say i dont like german and the sound of it is an understatement http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cheers.gif

[octavian]

Quote[/b] (The Wizard @ May 13 2004,12:25)]no english name for that...
sounds like a lot of dutch, my mom always speaks it to my grandma when she doesn't want me to know what is being said. and when i ask what it means, there really isn't an english word for it

[The Wizard]

Well, this name is from the first game I ever played online: Sacrifice. Those were the days...

You played a wizard... need I say more? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

The sole variation is 'Wiz', which I have taken to using in online play now, after a seemingly endless slew of other nicks.



~Wiz http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif

[Mouzafphaerre]

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All this German talking brought back memories. I studied German for three years and had two teachers, one from the Hohdeutsch school, the other a certified Austrian.

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-book2.gif

Now, nobody understands what you guys have to say; we just estimate. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif How can you spell that many words in such a short time? Then, who robbed you off all blank spaces? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-smile.gif

Oh years... If only I kept half of what I had learnt instead of...

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wall.gif

Great language you have there mates. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif
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[Finn]

I used to play a lot of quake 2 online, and when i joined a clan i needed a nickname, i took Finn from the name of a character in 2000AD (a UK comic, the one with Judge Dredd in it) cos he was this cool ecowarrier type with celtic tendencies

[Kaiser of Arabia]

HEY Austrians
My granddad was from Saint Micheals, Austria.
Though I am a greaseball, as teh german part of me familia calls it.
-Capo

[Leo]

Greetings, but there are at least half a dozen St. Michael in Austria, I think almost any state has one.

And what's a greaseball?

[Lord Ovaat]

Man, this is soooooo cool. Pseudo-German bashing. As long as they keep this going, they're leaving the Americans alone. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-evilgrin.gif

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Hey, don't take it personal Lord Ovaat, being an American aint your fault. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-smile.gif

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[Teutonic Knight]

Well, my geneaology has been researched, and several of my ancestors were members of the Teutonic order and participated in die Dracht Nacht Osten. My family is mostly German/Dutch on both sides (with a bit of Welsh thrown in there) and it didn't hurt that Teutonic Knights are my favorite units in the game, I just love those little black crosses http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif


I've also earned a nickname, piwp that is, it extends into

Papist Imperialist Warmongering Pig however it's only caught on with LittleGrizzly so far, for which I thank him http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-confused.gif

[Kaiser of Arabia]

The one near vienna, i think.
They moved here SOOOO long ago...
one of them fought for Austria in WW1
So we do support our country.
And a Greaseball refers to any Italian Mobster type guy, like me.
Think John Gotti in 1980.
-Capo

[Obex]

An obex is an inverted step pyramid. the name was chosen at random years ago for some MUD character, and ive used it since.

[solypsist]

I'm thinking of changing my name

to something like $hiro or Shir0 or some other variation of that.

[Quid]

Ahhhh...I did enjoy the Swiss German bashing a little, must say http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif We can pronounce words no other can (or wants). Try 'Chuchichästli' for starters. Or 'Fondue isch guet und git ä gueti Lune'.

As for the Saxons...they just sound 'behindert' with a huge speech inpediment...As for Austrians...oh, well... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Anyway, Quid comes from Latin and means as much as 'What' or 'How much' or 'How many' or even 'Why'. Originally, I used Quid novi which means 'What's new ?' I thought it appropriate at the time and have used Quid or Quid Novi ever since.

Quid

Edit: I forgot to mention what an interesting thread this is. I secretly always wonder how people come up with their nicknames. It seems, that many actually give some careful thought to them...

[frogbeastegg]

Oh go on then, I'll repeat my old yarn one last time, then anyone who asks about my name can be given a link to this topic.

frogbeastegg
Origins: a game called Thief: The Dark Project has some small frog like creatures called frog beasts, they are sometimes found in eggs which you can collect and break open to get a frog beast. Frog beasts are quite cute, but very deadly as they explode on impact or provocation. They are, in essence, little amphibian hand grenades who sit next to your feet, look cute, then blow you into a million chunks.

How I got the name: I was trying to think of a name to use on another forum, I couldn't think of anything so I started to flick through my Thief book. It fell open on the frog beast egg page, I thought if you ran that together into one word it sounded...catchy.

Known abbreviations: froggy is the most common, also frog, beasty, frogs legs, Lady Frog, Frog Tzu, Frogeavelli, frogbeasty, beasty baby, FBE, froglet, geisha froggy, frogbeast... er thing, gosh that's a long name, and some others I don't remember right now.

In retrospect the name suits me quite well, right down to my very rare but explosive temper. It also allows me the strange habit of calling myself a frog, and the usage of the frog smiley.

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frog.gif

[Mouzafphaerre]

Quote[/b] (frogbeastegg @ May 16 2004,13:05)]Known abbreviations: ...and some others I don't remember right now.
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That French guy http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
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[frogbeastegg]

Quote[/b] (Mouzafphaerre @ May 16 2004,11:22)]
Quote[/b] (frogbeastegg @ May 16 2004,13:05)]Known abbreviations: ...and some others I don't remember right now.
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That French guy http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
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I still can't believe my name got edited by a moderator on .com when someone asked for a link to my guide. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-confused.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/flat.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-stunned.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Degtyarev14.5]

Heh, on television one night a couple of years ago the comedic duo Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson read an e-mail that basically went as follows:

Hi Roy, H.G.,

I was utterly appalled a few days ago to find in the dictionary that arseclown is not actually a word. So I am launching a campaign to make it such. I figure that if you happen to mention it on TV, it will lend it some degree of authority and credibility, helping to establish its rightfully deserved place in the English language.

I took up the cause. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

A.

[Leo]

Quote[/b] (quid @ May 16 2004,11:22)]Ahhhh...I did enjoy the Swiss German bashing a little, must say http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif We can pronounce words no other can (or wants). Try 'Chuchichästli' for starters. Or 'Fondue isch guet und git ä gueti Lune'.


The good mood comes from the things you have to drink to be able to digest a fondue.

But for words no other can pronounce try Safnsiada or A Atrige mit an Gschissanen und an Buggel.


Quote[/b] (quid @ May 16 2004,11:22)]
As for the Saxons...they just sound 'behindert' with a huge speech inpediment...


They should open their mouth when speaking.



Quote[/b] (quid @ May 16 2004,11:22)]
As for Austrians...oh, well... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif


Yeah, we don't think much of you either. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

[SwordsMaster]

ok, I'll explain how I got mine.

Its quite easy, there was a character type in one of the classic table role games(Loremaster, or D&D, cant remember).The character type was not particularlty tough, but was incredibly good using weapons of different kinds.

And as I consider myself a genius, I thought of somathing that combined both medieval conceptions and genius, then I thought that Kensai would be a cool nickname for STW, and then my brain drifted to SwordsMaster.I liked it and here I am.

Enjoy my presence. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif

usual abbreviation: sword or master or SM.

[Goofball]

Whahooo

Of all of the new posts in the Frontroom, mine has the most replies

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif

*does the happy dance while shamelessly spamming his own post back to the top*

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif

[son of spam]

lol

you are quite successful: you made duke now http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[Rob The Bastard]

I gained my nickname back when LAN parties were more common than the internet... it is what my friends ( yes... I do have a couple) would yell at me if I killed/annoyed them... Rob... you BASTARD http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif so I took the name as my own and have used it ever since.

[Fanty]

when I was 16, I entered one of those Scene groups (I was their Graphics guy). The others gave me a pseudonym -----> Fantasy wich short after that was cut down to Fanty.

All my friends kept calling me like that. Even my mom knowed, when there is someone on the phone asking for Fanty, its me.

when I got internet, I kept that nick.

Som my nick is Fanty since 16 years by now. (I am now 32) ;)

[Red Yak]

I've been using it for a couple of years now. It was inspired by Yakkuru the red elk that Prince Ashitaka rides in Princess Mononoke. Yakkuru is one of my favorite characters in the film (even though he doesn't talk). I got mixed up and ended up with Yak instead of Elk. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-confused.gif
The fact I also have red hair I thought was quite fitting.

Though I usually use Otterdance for most online exploits including Multiplayer MTW.

[Caius]

Wanted this thread alive.

I am a RTW fan.See my name and you will understand.
abreviation:Caius or CF.

[Hepcat]

ok, I'll post the definition of my name.

Hepcat comes from the slang which was used by Jazz and Swing musicians in the 1930s and 40s and pretty much means a swing musician.

Though the word can be broken down to Hep (meaning cool, later changed to hip) and Cat (which was pretty much what musicians called anyone from the era). I chose this name because I am a swing musician and often use the name in the Jazz Band so it is starting to catch on among my friends who have started calling me Hep.

[Strike For The South]

GOD SAVE THE SOUTH

[IrishArmenian]

Dad--Irish
Mother--Armenian
Born in Armenia.
What does that make me? An IrishArmenian, which happens to be a nicer version of my nickname among my friends.

[The_Mark]

Just something I cooked up from my finnish given name, after applying a healthy dose of self-respect.

~:cheers:

[Shahed]

WOW ! Holy thread revival !

[Kekvit Irae]

Kekvit Irae (https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/kekvitirae/OC/Quality/Kekvit-5.jpg), my old drow RP character.

[Shahed]

Sounds nice but what do the words mean ?

[Kekvit Irae]

Nothing really. Just made up lettering.

[Zalmoxis]

This is an over-used tired out thread... I used this name in a PS2 game I was playing at the time I joined, so I named myself after my in-game character.

[AntiochusIII]

This is an over-used tired out thread... I used this name in a PS2 game I was playing at the time I joined, so I named myself after my in-game character.Then why are you posting in here? :grin:

I think I speak for myself, and yes, I hate the Roman barbarians.

[MSB]

Mine is just some random Roman name from an EB 0.74 screenshot.

[Kralizec]

Read Dune.

My old nick on this forum was "Germaanse Strijder", wich started out with a joke from my brother: we used to play Batttlefield 1942 against eachother, and I usually picked the Axis side.
I changed my name because people might associate it with...bad stuff.

[Fragony]

Had me wondering about that when you marched in, kinda suspect indeed :yes:

[AntiochusIII]

One question: How does Fragony change people lives? :sweatdrop:

[Fragony]

Sure why not, take absolutily no effort clicking on the link whatsoever, right at this moment, you could have known

But you settled for less, pity.

[Vladimir]

Kekvit Irae (https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/kekvitirae/OC/Quality/Kekvit-5.jpg), my old drow RP character.

Hmmm, I'm suddenly intrigued :eyebrows: .

Anyway...Vladimir: Oldest Russian name I know. Russian hero and all. Has a providence East of Muscovy named after him. Plus it has the whole Dracula thing attached to it. Besides, it just sounds cool when you say it in English even the Russian pronouncination sounds kinda gay.

Plus it's the name I used in the old 2nd Ed. D&D days.

[Andres]

While playing RTW, for some reason, my family leaders always got the title "TheCunning". Andres is what my parents usually call me. Andres is derived from the ancient greek "Andros", which means "man" or "manhood".

Et voilà.

[Lorenzo_H]

diablo del mar means "devil of the sea" in spanish. I love all things Spanish, and I once read in a book "Diablo del Mar" as the name of a Spanish Pirate ship. I liked the sounds of it so when I was stuck decided a nickname I went for this one.

My real name is Scottish and means "great leader".

[Fragony]

"manhood".

Et voilà.

These two don't mix very well ~;)

[Rodion Romanovich]

Nothing really. Just made up lettering.
ira means wrath in latin, irae means something like "of wrath" ~:) :inquisitive:

[Kekvit Irae]

ira means wrath in latin, irae means something like "of wrath" ~:) :inquisitive:

Actually, Irae is from a list of names in the AD&D suppliment, Drow of the Underdark, which is where I got it from.

[Rodion Romanovich]

ok :shrug:

[Caius]

While playing RTW, for some reason, my family leaders always got the title "TheCunning". Andres is what my parents usually call me. Andres is derived from the ancient greek "Andros", which means "man" or "manhood".

Et voilà.
Andres isnt your name?:inquisitive:

[Motep]

Motep...I made it up. Everybody thinks it is derived from Ihmotep, but thats not the case.

Dra uha Dnia Mazzat means "The One True Mazzat." I made that up to.

[pevergreen]

I stole it. As I did with my password

The story: Was playing some random online game, some random guy gives me free stuff, so i was like...Hooray! His username now = my password

Same game, another random guy (pevergreen) gives me lots of stuff to do about 2 minutes ingame clicking...Hooray!

I know have my own company, and pevergreen is everyone on the internet. If you see a pevergreen, rest assured its me.

[Andres]

Andres isnt your name?:inquisitive:

My parents usually call me by my name...

[Motep]

Aha....wait....waht?

[Sir_Hawkwood]

I've taken my name from Sir John Hawkwood (1320-1394) the leader of the White Company, a group of no-good-mercenary-scum.

I think his rags to riches story is one of the most interesting in the late medieval period.

Heres a link...http://experts.about.com/e/j/jo/john_hawkwood.htm

Many thanks
SJH

[The Stranger]

well... im... eh... pfff...

[Motep]

well... im... eh... pfff...

well...he...uhhh...you see...uhh....hmmm...

[The Wizard]

Well, this name is from the first game I ever played online: Sacrifice. Those were the days...

You played a wizard... need I say more? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

The sole variation is 'Wiz', which I have taken to using in online play now, after a seemingly endless slew of other nicks.



~Wiz http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif

Since I've since changed nicks...

Let's first establish that I'm of Indo-European (Frankish/Frisian) as well as Semitic (Jewish) descent. Therefore:

Baba = Sanskrit (the most ancient Indo-European language still alive, IIRC) for father (curiously in Slavic it means hag :wacko:). Compare papa/poppa. Also Semitic and Eastern (Ali Baba).

Ga'on = Hebrew (the language of my people) for genius, sorceror or wizard.

Which gives us Papa Genius (lol, GZA)/Wizard.

~:pimp:

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Mine's obvious.

[Motep]

Mine's obvious.

I see...

[Patriarch of Constantinople]

Hannibal99: Hannibal, one of my favorite generals, and 99 is because I'm a 99% guy. Not 100% nor 98%

Patriarch of Constantinople: Religous reasons mostly.

[Sjakihata]

Sure why not, take absolutily no effort clicking on the link whatsoever, right at this moment, you could have known

But you settled for less, pity.

Is it you singing?

[The Stranger]

well...he...uhhh...you see...uhh....hmmm...

hmmm, yeah... I get... hmm... no... pfff, allright

[Motep]

hmmm, yeah... I get... hmm... no... pfff, allright

you know...eh..uhhh...urrgg...yeah...fine!

[mercian billman]

When I first signed up on these forums, I only intended to make 1 post so I chose the name mercian billman, because the english billmen (MTW) were my favorite unit and they gained a valour bonus when produce in Mercia. It was funny because people assumed that I was british, I intended to change it after awhile but never really got around to it.

[The Stranger]

you know...eh..uhhh...urrgg...yeah...fine!

eh... well... hmm... oke... great! :sweatdrop:

[Talbot]

Mine is named after a general in the Hundred Years War

[naut]

I play bass, go figure (spelt wrong for effect ~;))

[Motep]

Mine is named after a general in the Hundred Years War

I knew it sounded familliar....

And to the Stranger:

Well...urm...umm...you seee...umm....uhhh....ehhh...well...its like...uhh....Okie dokie shmokie pokie!

[Specialist290]

A man on a flaming pie descended from heaven and came unto me in a dream, saying, "Henceforward you shall be known as Specialist with a '290' on the end." And thus it came to pass...

( :beam: )

[Don Corleone]

I'm a little fuzzy, but I remember watching this really cool movie onetime, and when I discovered the Sicilians were an actual faction in the game...

[Warluster]

My Username is shrouded in mystery, ou will never find out....

[edyzmedieval]

Edyz - my name(Eddy)
Medieval - I like the medieval period

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

My Username is shrouded in mystery, ou will never find out....
Oh, they will. They figured mine out.



It was kind of obvious, but hey...

[Cronos Impera]

My name.
Cronos = time
Impera = rule(s)

It's more and ideea than a real name.

[UltraWar]

Mine is obvious... I love War....ULTRA!

Also I am bloodthirsty in my killing of other factions in war games :2thumbsup::whip:

I'm a true Roman :rtwyes:

[Bijo]

I preferred to make one anew but a quick search showed me this fine thread.

When I invent my username it usually has some expressive or descriptive meaning behind it and possibly other factors I try imagining thereafter. It is as follows:

MAIN REASONS:
(1) when pronouncing my initials as a word it would roughly sound like "Bijo" (in Dutch and English);
(2) a good friend told me I am like a strange or peculiar jewel or diamond or something of the kind of which there are only few; thus
(3) in French the word Bijou means gem or jewel (and I like the language);

ADDITIONAL REASONS:
(4) it allows shortness and effectiveness;
(5) letter-wise (including its character count) it appears balanced;
(6) when typing it on a typical QWERTY keyboard it gives (me) the sensation of both balance and imbalance and the keys are close to each other;
(7) another friend usually greets me with "Yo!" which sounds like the second syllable;
(8) "Bi" sounds like "Be" from "to be";

Therefore: Bijo.

[Fwapper]

Not sure if you really want to know about mine... it refers to... um... something boys tend to discover around the age of twelve...


I'll say no more :P

[Caius]

Well, there is a book called "Real Commentaries about the Incans", which was wrote by Garcilaso de la Vega, el Inca.And I am in the Inca: Total War mod, so that give me the idea.

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

For me, it's a very short and boring story. When joining I was completly confused as to what name I could pick, so I decided to go hunting through the Europa Barbaroum database for a suitable title. In the end I found Omanes, which I thought sounded rather exotic. Next, I chose Alexandrapolites, which I selected because it fitted along with Omanes quite well! So I signed up as Omanes Alexandrapolites which is still my existing name to this day.

[Decker]

Dad's middle name and now mine. I use my other middle name for other sites, but I figured I'd try my other one here to see how it fits, and it's working well.

[Husar]

So I signed up as Omanes Alexandrapolites which is still my existing name to this day.
Didn't you leave something out there? ~;)

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Didn't you leave something out there?Oh, yes, I almost forgot, it just shows how hopeless my memory is! I signed up as Omanes Alexandrapolites the Idiot, it did, and still does, represent my most terrible character and tendency to be stupid and do ridicolous things. However, I changed it about a month ago, the week prior to my promotion, upon the request/suggestion of a fellow .Org member.

[Togakure]

Masamune (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masamune) was a Japanese swordsmith, not to be confused with Tohoku Daimyo Date Masamune.

I was born in the same province that Masamune (the swordsmith) was said to have lived.

[Caius]

The Ex-Inca Empire.

[Martok]

Masamune (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masamune) was a Japanese swordsmith, not to be confused with Tohoku Daimyo Date Masamune.

I was born in the same province that Masamune (the swordsmith) was said to have lived.
Cool. :2thumbsup:

The origin of my name is obvious to anyone that's a Star Trek fan. On the show Deep Space Nine, Martok was a general in the Klingon military, and later on its Chancellor. He was one of my two favorite characters on the show, so I decided to steal his name for myself.

[Louis VI the Fat]

I joined when MTW was the latest title. So I chose a medieval name. It is simply a real French king from the right period with a name I find somewhat amusing.

Wiki on Louis VI the Fat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Gros_Louis_VI), 1081-1137.

Some may also remember that I was called Louis IV for a while - I had my kings mixed up. It should've been Louis VI like it is now.
During a mafia game, set in the town of Fatlington, I briefly changed my name to Luigi VI di Fatlington.

[Lemur]

I blame my spirit animal.


https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Lemurmania/funny-pictures-lazy-lemur-5fb.jpg

[PanzerJaeger]

Wow - 3 year old thread. We've lost some good members. :shame:

PanzerJäger has been my online gaming tag for years, starting with MOHAA. It is derived from my family involvement in the German military and my interest in it. I also think its somewhat unique.

[Samurai Waki]

Not exactly sure why I chose this name... it does have a rather Fruity Ring to it doesn't it? I had some swords I picked up in Okinawa, and at that time I was rather enthralled by Japanese History. But I'm not sure I want to change it. I've stuck with it since '04, so it wouldn't make a lot of sense to go with something different.