It would be cool to live in Russia or some other Slavic-speaking language, because those languages have the BEST nick-name forming diminutive suffixes. EVER. And in general, that language family has lots and lots of different slide-y silibants and different kinds of c/ch/ck sounds that are fascinating and fun, and tickle the inside of my mouth when I try to say them.
For example, how awesome is the name "Katyushka"?
Very, very awesome. Far more awesome than the rather-less-spit-inducing English equivalent "Katie." No offense intended to all the Katies out there. You have a perfectly lovely name. But I think that everyone should have something in their lives named Katyushka. I think I'll name my iPod Katyushka, or perhaps I'll just hang onto the name until I convince a certain someone that I absolutely need a baby hamster. I think that Katyushka would be a great name for a hamster.
Do you name your inanimate objects? I do. My laptop is Eloise and my bike is Maude. What do you think the best name ever is?
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I name my electronics after characters in the Peanuts comic strip. The desktop is Snoopy; the laptop is Chuck; the ipod is Woodstock, and the cell phone is the Kite-Eating Tree.
ReplyDeleteBecause I change laptops so often, the laptop is always Chuck.
Hmm. Cheaper than flying to russia is playing like german class and picking new names for ourselves. Reginikita (with a hard g), Benishnikov, Blytushka?
ReplyDeleteThe akerliefs play a similar game with exotic pets. We have an imaginary caribou named Barry, who spends his time just out of b's periphery. Impressive sneaking skills considering his enormity, and that he is an "indoor caribou."