A Rose By Another Name?

posted by Aunty Cindy

No, this is NOT going to be a post about Shakespeare, so keep reading!

In case you haven't noticed, we LURVE unusual names here in the Lair, whether it's for each other or our characters. Some of our sobriquets are pretty easy to figure out- -Foanna, Vrai Anna (or VA), Jo-Mama, and even Aunty Cindy. But exactly how did we come up with some of our more colorful monikers like Posh, Le Duchese, Madame D-W or Smoov? Okay, some of those explanations would take more time than Aunty has column space. And of course, for others if we told ya, then we might have to... (ya know, call in our weapons expert or something equally drastic)

"But Aunty!" I hear those of you without delightful designations and not so vivid imaginations complaining. "I want a peachy-keen Bandita nickname for my very own."

Yes, Aunty has a solution for you! And being the very picture of restraint, I'm even going to resist the urge to snap my riding crop and ask if you want CHEESE with that WHINE. So here are nine ways to generate your very own super-cool name (and credit where credit is due, I found this on author Kate Johnson/Cat Marsters' blog)

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current street name);
2. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three
letters of your middle name)
3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2
letters of your first name, first 2 letters of mom's maiden)
6. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The", your favorite color, favorite drink)
7. NASCAR NAME: (the first name of your grandfathers)
8. FUTURISTIC NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne and
the name of your favorite kind of shoes)
9. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother & father's middle names )

Here are some examples from yours truly and Bandita Suz Welsh:

Rock Star: Frisky Luna
Fly Girl: C Ire
Detective: Turquoise Penguin
Star Wars: Munci Hi
Nascar: Edward Paul or maybe Paul Edward
Futuristic: Windsong New Balance

Rock Star: Rocky Brennan

Fly Girl: S. Wil

Star Wars: welsuma

Witness Protection: Katherine Ferrel

Now here's your chance to win some Bandit Booty! The commenter who correctly identifies the most Banditas in the following examples will win a Romance Bandits button and liquor filled chocolates.

Number 1

Rock star name: Grindel Hague 
Fly girl name: C Eli
Detective: Orange Cat 
Soap opera name: Elizabeth Nashville
Star Wars name: Helca Du 
Superhero name: The Orange Mai Tai 
Nascar name: Dayton Frederick
Futuristic name: Shi Birkenstock
Witness protection name: Jeanette Holland

Number 2

Rock Star Name: Soccer Harriet
Fly Girl Name: S Rob
Detective Name: Blue Dog

Soap Opera Name: Roberta Detroit
Star Wars Name: Seysucr
Super Hero Name: The Blue Vernors (it’s a Michigan soda—really strong ginger ale)
Nascar Name: Francis Earl
Futuristic Name: White Musk Rocket Dog
My Witness Protection Name: Earl (my mom doesn’t have a middle name. So it’s just Earl.)

Number 3

Rock Star: Rusty Hickory

Fly Girl: D-Rey

Dective: Blue Dog

Soap Opera: Rey Towson

Star Wars: MacDorey

Superhero: The Blue Margarita

Nascar: Earl Howard

Futuristic: KL Rockport

Witness Protection: Dorothy Eugene (but you may not want to publicize it - I might need it one day )

Number 4

YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: Dubh Smoketree

YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: JPick

YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: Scarlet Gryphon
YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: Pickering Boomer

YOUR STAR WARS NAME: Adajefe
SUPERHERO NAME: The Scarlet Russian (worked better than Decaf Mocha!)
NASCAR NAME: Elisha James
FUTURISTIC NAME: Victoria Bandalino
WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: Lou Herman

Number 5

YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: Ratbag Broadway
YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: Abha
YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: Red Cat
YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: Bharier Exeter
YOUR STAR WARS NAME: Suganhe
SUPERHERO NAME: The Red Mojito
NASCAR NAME: Julian Fred
FUTURISTIC NAME: Chanel Stiletto
WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: May Gil

Number 6

Rock Star: Kimby Falcon
Fly Girl: KCar
Detective: Sage Cat
Soap Opera: Carlisle Los Angeles
Star Wars:. Bea Kat Ca
Superhero: The Sage Gimlet
Nascar: James William
Futuristic: Oscar Payless
Witness Protection: Patsy Carlisle

Number 7

YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: Duchess Binowee
YOUR "FLY Girl" NAME: CJen
YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: Red Dog
YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: Jennifer Brisbane
YOUR STAR WARS NAME: Welchpar
SUPERHERO NAME: The Red Red Wine
NASCAR NAME: Robert Reginald
FUTURISTIC NAME: Allure Slides
WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: Fay Christopher

Number 8

Rock Star: Daisy Winter
Fly Girl: B Ann
Detective: Red Dog
Soap Opera: Ann Erie
Star Wars: Burbeli
Super Hero: The Red Mountain Dew (Yes, I know I'm too old to love Mountain Dew)
Nascar: John Arthur
Futuristic: I have terrible allergies so call me Sneezy
Witness Protection: Elizabeth Arthur

Number 9

Rockstar: Pebbles Landcross
Fly Girl:J Mar
Detective: Blue Cat
Soap Opera: Marie Louisville
Super Hero: The Blue Sangria
Nascar: William William
Futuristic: Angel Sandals
Witness Protection: Thelma Lawrence

So let's hear your answers, and share some of your names too!