Re: Curious about naming conventions used

"Faisal Abdullah" <example@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:10lkdnumpus4ae4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> The recent thread had me wondering ...
*SNIP*
> The Gargs on Avalon were all named after angels of the Western root
> religion (Judeo-Christian-Islamic)

And Shakespearean characters (Ophelia) and historical figures (Boudicca).

The "Coldsteel Clan" also had Shakespearean names: Othello, Desdemona, and

Iago.

*SNIP*
> I am not familiar enough with Japanese mythology to recognize what
> those were named after, however.  Can anyone shed some light?  Are
> they Japanese mythological names?
*SNIP*

*looks around*

The names I'm finding (correct me if I've misfiled something) are Hiro**** 
and Kai. They sound like relatively normal Japanese names to me, but I'm
no 
expert. So, yeah, they might mean something, as most JP names do.

Mark
"Notes that Sesshoumaru ('Perfection in Killing') is possibly the coolest 
badass name ever."