by Offended Cockatiel » Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:22 am
Username: Aysan1
Deerssert Name: Pan Strider Shortbread
Why the name?:
Yes, yes a long name... In truth the name Pan Strider Shortbread is fake, and cliche. Pan had no real recollection of her family, and no memory of her first name. Orphaned at a young age she was found by other Deersserts that gave her this name. The story of the name is a long one.
Pan, because well, who hasn't herd of the Greek God Pan? A lot of people, really.
Pan is god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs. His legs and hind quarters have the appearance of a goat wile his top half is of mortal appearance. The reason they chose this name though is not, fully, because of all that, it's because Pan, being the god of what he is, has a connection to Spring... Spring the season in Wich strawberries first start to grow. And also because she was a lot more miniscule and frail than other baby Deersserts, wich accustomed her to the odd little nickname of "Nypmh" along with her new name.
Though she also says that the Deersserts who found her named her Pan because the God Pan must of had many stories, and an orphan child must have many stories behind why she was orphaned.
The second part of her name is an odd one to understand, to stride is to take very lengthily steps but that has nothing to do with her name, the only reason Strider is in her name is because its a mix of the names of the Deersserts who found her. The awkward name mixing ended up becoming an actual word, Strider.
Shortbread is the easiest part to guess and also the most cliche. This part of her name was made up, just because it would be so obvious to her. Named after strawberry shortbread, it really is obvious where the last part of the name comes from...
--Wipppppp