Post by JamezPost by harryMmmmmmm
Darcy Wretzsky from the Smashing Pumpkins is kind of girly
Yes, very nicely girly. BTW she spells it D'Arcy. I assume its
pronounced 'darcy' as the alternative would be something like
'duh-arsey', which doesn't sound particularly hip for a successful
alternative muso.
For unusual names check out
http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/index.html
" You already know the end - the immense drama of the Lord Jestocost,
seventh of his line, and how the catgirl C'mell initiated the vast
conspiracy. But you do not know the beginning, how the first Lord
Jestocost got his name, because of the terror and inspiration which
his mother, Lady Goroke, obtained from the famous real-life drama of
the dog-girl D'joan. It is even less likely that you know the other
story - the one behind D'joan..."
Cordwainer Smith.
Last time I referred to Smith's convention of using an apostrophised
iniitial letter to indicate an element of non-human genetics, David
McLoughlin said a woman called C'mell had taught his daughter.
Steve B.