Hey Mr T.,
I had to chuckle when I saw Portia's suggestion for your name because after reading your physical description and your request for names, the first thing that had popped into my head was "Thor."
Sort of the same idea, you know..... Viking - Norse - god. And Spirit said that she liked the mythological names. So, it seems that we are all on or near the same wavelength.
So, maybe this bears some futher investigation. I'm sure there are other Viking/Norse names if these suggestions don't suit you to a "T." (Sorry, I couldn't help myself there, the pun just sort of wrote itself.)
So, do you like the Viking association? It's definitely very masculine. Should we do more research? Do you have blue eyes?
Names are just so personal. So intrinsically part of who we are and how we see ourselves. Remember that we have been identifying with our name to some great extent since before we were even verbal.
I loved that quote from the little boy about how a name is safe in the mouth of someone who loves you. So true !
When I meet someone and they tell me their name and it is one that has more than one spelling, I usually ask them what the proper spelling is. Because that too is an important part of a name. And somehow, in my mind's eye, I "see" a Cyndi differently from a Cindy.
When I was a child, I always felt badly for the children whose names were mangled by the teacher on the first day of school....and for weeks afterward sometimes. It seemed as though the teacher didn't think that it was important enough. And I remember the sadness, shame, embarrassment ....I'm not even sure I knew what the emotions were. But you could see it on their faces.
When I was a teacher, I made sure I went to the Guidance Office a week before school started and asked for the proper pronunciation of all of the students names and then practiced, so they would roll off my tongue as easily as a Smith or a Jones. Name sounds and letters are IMPORTANT !!
So, Mr. T., what do you think? Shall we look further into the Viking connection? Or should we expand the search?
Gingerpeach
PS My given name is Virginia. I never identified with it as a child....too formal and of course, that was what I was always called when I was in trouble !!! My family and friends always called me Ginny.
As I have gotten older, 51 now, I have grown into Virginia and often use it, especially when meeting people professionally. If I get to know them better, then I tell them to call me Ginny. It's one of the ways that I consciously practice boundary setting.
As for Gingerpeach, well .... that's my mother's affectionate name for me. Has been for probably all 51 years. She's 78 now and still asks how her Gingerpeachy is. It's my "happy" name, my "loved" name, my "smile" name, my "safe" name.
