Moorcock's Taiwanese Children

[josambro]

Just put a post on a forum at www.danwei.org, a blog about media in China out of Beijing. It was a response to a film made by a woman who'd made a film about how Chinese people get their English names, and that reminded me of a buddy of mine teaching English to kiddies in Taiwan went on a serious Moorcock binge. Generally in Taiwan, western teachers of the English language are the ones to give Children their first English names.

Anyway, my buddy got really, really into Moorcock - I lent him an Elric book, and he went to the English bookstore in Taipei and ordred the whole series, couldn't get enough Elric.

That year a certain neighborhood saw a marked upswing in children with the English names Elric, Arioch, Moonglum and Corum.
This was about ten years ago, I guess, and it makes me happy to think that somewhere in Taiwan today a seventeen year old boy is writing "Cheng, Stormbringer" on the top of a TOEFL application.

Anyway, thought folks'd enjoy the story.

[Reinart der Fuchs]

This is the first thread I have ever moved out of another forum into the Q&A.

[josambro]

er...is that good or bad?

Pehaps thinking makes it so...

[lemec]

that is pretty cool.


I might be working side by side some day with Arioch and Hawkmoon.

[Doc]

That is a great story! Elric, Moonglum, or Arioch are much more interesting choices of names to use in the western hemisphere than the usual John, Sally, or Frank chosen for people I've met. Fantastic!

By the way, having your thread moved was a good thing, josambro

[Morgan Kane]

I must confess, i did not think about Moorcock at the birth of our daughter for the first name......

New avenues are openend .....

[voilodian ghagnasdiak]

I wonder how many "cuffs" behind the ear a fat little, redheaded, freckle-faced stepson named Balo would be subjected to????

[Michael Moorcock]

There are quite a few Elrics around of substantial age now, I gather. Jim Cawthorn used to have his newspapers delivered by an Elric and an Elric was a thorn in the side of teachers at a local school. My son went to college with a half-Vietnamese Elric who, I gather, was seriously into big guns and camouflage outfits.... I named my children with a certain care, with forethought to their characters. I hope the world isn't going to fill up with warring Ariochs. Big Arioch declasres war on Arioch the Smelly an Bold etc...

[voilodian ghagnasdiak]

How would you approach Mike Tyson if he had the same name as Elric's evil cousin??

[Michael Moorcock]

Easy. I wouldn't.

[pirate-pixie]

hhmmm hahaha that is too cool I would love to run into someone on the street named Moonglum or Arioch. I wanted to give my children Japanese names but that might be a better idea.lol. does anyone else thing that "lol" is over used?

[Hawksun]

lol. does anyone else thing that "lol" is over used?

Yep. I don't know why, but "lol" just irritates me for some reason. My favourite substitute is "*laughs*". Takes longer to write, but I like it.

[Morgan Kane]

I dreamed to name my daughter Klyra, just for the sound of the name ......

My wife liked the idea but we did not dare ! ?

Klyra ap Morgan ....?

[pirate-pixie]

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I like the sound of it and I’m sick of living in a world where we’re all named after middle-eastern people. It’s time to mix it up.

I agree course I've divorced my coutry, I want to be asymalated into Japan. I like Kiotaka, or Suiki.....Lets allgive our kids wierd names!!!yay!!!

[lemec]

I agree course I've divorced my coutry, I want to be asymalated into Japan. I like Kiotaka, or Suiki.....Lets allgive our kids wierd names!!!yay!!!

haha, that would have the same effect as naming a son, Sue, like in that "Boy Named Sue" song. (by Johnny Cash)


http://www.lyricsdepot.com/johnny-ca...named-sue.html


they would be really tough children, haha.