My 'toon name means . . .
Boann — Thu, 04/08/2010 - 23:11
I've had a few people ask me about my 'toon so I thought I'd just throw a post up with some quick information. I ganked this straing from this site.
Boann in Myth
There are a couple of variations on the myth of the goddess Boann, but one element tends to remain the same - she was the wife of Nechtan, a god of the water. Likewise, Boann was herself a water-goddess, and one of her myths concerns the water. According to legend, there was a sacred well (Sidhe Nechtan) that contained the source of knowledge. All were forbidden to approach this well, with the exception of the god Nechtan (as was noted, Boann's husband) and his servants. Boann ignored the warnings, and strode up to the sacred well, thus violating the sanctity of the area. For this act, she was punished, and the waters of the defiled well swelled and were transformed into a raging river, a river that pursued her. In some versions, she was drowned; while in others, she managed to outrun the currents. In either case, this water became the river that was known henceforth as the Boyne, and Boann thereafter became the presiding deity.
Another aspect of the myth of Boann is that she bore Oenghus. She and the leader of the Tuatha De Danaan, the Dagdha, engaged in an illicit affair that resulted in the birth of this god of love. However, since both Boann and the Dagdha wished to keep their rendezvous a secret, they used their divine powers to cause the nine month gestation period to last but a single day - or so it seemed, for the sun was frozen in the sky for those nine months, never setting and never rising. On this magical day, Oenghus emerged into the world.
So yeah, I named my 'toon after a Celtic Goddess of water who has an interesting back story. :-D


I'm named after this guy:
garreth — Fri, 04/09/2010 - 22:04I'm named after this guy:
@.@
Boann — Sat, 04/10/2010 - 20:20There is a resemblance . . .
Epatrick: Erin Patrick minus
Epatrick — Sat, 04/10/2010 - 00:04Epatrick: Erin Patrick minus the rin. I actually know someone is talking to me when they say my name in vent. :P and yes it's spelled correctly, you're all pre-emptively called douchebags for judging my Parents' "creative" spelling.
It appears to be a fairly
saedo — Sat, 04/10/2010 - 22:17It appears to be a fairly common name, ranked 160 out of 4276 names.... for women: http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Erin
As for my toon name origin... It was inspired by this word.
Just took the first part, added a vowel to make it look foreign, and kept the phonetic.
Saedo
Boann — Sun, 04/11/2010 - 15:08Oh my, I should have seen that. Clever trick.
Same here
Boann — Sat, 04/10/2010 - 20:20I too know who they are yelling at when my toon's name is called in vent. My first name is Heatherann, lol. You are a crafty one Epat, I only happened on mine convenience by chance.
I always assumed G. I just
cromi — Fri, 04/09/2010 - 22:22I always assumed G. I just never wanted to mention it for a good reason.... >.>
I don't compute. If your
cromi — Fri, 04/09/2010 - 08:11I don't compute. If your character is named after the Celtic Goddess of fertility.... why didn't you roll druid?
Good Question
Boann — Sat, 04/10/2010 - 20:17I was told that Paladin would be a good choice, and I'm the sort of DnD geek that loves to be a Champion of the Light. So when I came to WoW it was an easy choice as far as classes goes. Druid sounded like a lot of fun, but I just wanted to smash things. Boann is a favorite figure of mine, and seemed like an easy to remember, as well as pronounce, choice. I will be rolling a Worgen Druid, and she will also have a Celtic name. :-D
fitting addition
h4mm32 — Fri, 04/09/2010 - 00:55a fitting addition that a character by name of a Celtic goddess of water and FERTILITYYYYYYYYYYYY comes to df. couples and babies of downfall REJOICE
LOL! Funny isn't it
Boann — Fri, 04/09/2010 - 01:54I had no idea when I chose the name, wasn't even sure I was going to join guild at that time. And yet it was meant to be :-D
i'll stick with grasen
h4mm32 — Fri, 04/09/2010 - 03:52we like to name our toons after pets
:-D
Boann — Fri, 04/09/2010 - 04:32I think thats a fine idea. I'm a book and myth nerd, so I went that way. If I was to go the pet route all my toons would have Japanese names, so weird no matter what I do. Sorta nice really. lols.