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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:33 pm

Well yeah, that's the joke behind his name. As silly as it is for him to be named after a piece of furniture, it's also a real surname in common enough usage.
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Postby Corpy (?) » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:23 pm

Fizzbuzz wrote:Well yeah, that's the joke behind his name. As silly as it is for him to be named after a piece of furniture, it's also a real surname in common enough usage.

because it was the name of the guy who invented the furniture
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Postby Master_Twig (?) » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:34 pm

I've always wondered more about family names. Like, we see ponies with two word names like Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle, but that doesn't necessarily mean that their last names are Dash and Sparkle. Like, we don't call Twilight's brother Shining Armor Sparkle. Yet she's been referred to as Miss Sparkle before. Then you have the Apple family, but you never hear Big Mac referred to as Big Macintosh Apple, and Apple is at the beginning of Applebloom and Applejack's names. We refer to the Cakes as such, but is that a surname or do they both just happen to have Cake in their name?

Pony names are confusing. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:01 am

Sometimes there is a direct familial relation. Twilight Sparkle obviously shares part of her name with her mother, for example, and we can guess that Pinkie Pie and her sisters were all partially named after one of their grandmothers (she mentions a Granny Pie whilst singing "Giggle at the Ghostly," way back in the first episode). In fact, she's a special case, since in TMPP she also mentions a Nana Pinkie, so it's entirely possible that her parents chose to name her after both her grandmothers.
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Postby Bremen (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:09 am

My assumption was that ponies don't have naming conventions, or at least not universal ones. Sometimes they're named after relatives, or with themes (like all of the Apples are named after apples, but don't necessarily have the word "apple"), or sometimes after appearances, like Rainbow Dash and maybe Sunset Shimmer. It's just whatever the parents decide on, without any rules to follow.

We tend to think of names as something with a pattern to it, but that's not really universal across human history.
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:12 am

You can see that with Rarity and Sweetie Belle. Their parents strike me as the types to name their children after whatever sounded adorable and precious to them.
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:12 am

When ponies settle into their adult lives, their names are retroactively changed back to their birth to match who they are. :v:
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Postby Dexanth (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:45 am

Pony naming works off Destiny Magic to ensure names and Cutie Marks sync
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:48 am

Dexanth wrote:Pony naming works off Destiny Magic to ensure names and Cutie Marks sync


You know what, this sounds like the most probable theory to me. Judging on the whole cutie mark theme this season, maybe it will come up later.
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Postby MurdER_weapOn '78 (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:17 am

Maybe what Cutie mark they end up with (and their special talent) is influenced by what names they're bestowed with at the start of their lives :pinkieshrug:




Fizzbuzz wrote: Twilight Sparkle obviously shares part of her name with her mother, for example.


What's Twilight's Mum's name?
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:27 am

I believe it's Twilight Twinkle.
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:54 pm

Her name is Twilight Velvet.
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Postby Octavia (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:05 pm

Dexanth wrote:Pony naming works off Destiny Magic to ensure names and Cutie Marks sync

Let's name our kid "Snails" because he's a little slow. :-I
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Postby VoidChicken (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:42 pm

Who names their kid 'Fluttershy'?
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:57 pm

Well, who names their kid Moonbeam? Same principal. :v:
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Postby The Doctor (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:02 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:Well, who names their kid Moonbeam? Same principal. :v:


Hippies. Dirthy, filthy, Hippies... :-/
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Postby Fizzbuzz (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:48 pm

Dexanth wrote:Pony naming works off Destiny Magic to ensure names and Cutie Marks sync

As likely as this is, I always thought it would be amusing if somewhere there was a pony whose special talent ended up being so vastly different from his or her original name that he or she had to get a legal name change.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:14 pm

Harshie's unofficial first name is "Lovingcup", which I assume refers to her cutie mark. I guess Trophy Harshwhinny wouldn't work as well. Image

:here: What about Goldflank?

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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 6:42 pm

Where did you hear that? I always thought she had a different first name, according to source material. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby theGECK (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:13 pm

ROBOT B9 wrote:Well, who names their kid Moonbeam? Same principal. :v:


I know a "Sunshine Moonbeam" in real life. I always feel really sad for him.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:14 pm

Where did you hear that? I always thought she had a different first name, according to source material.


There's an "Ask Ms. Harshwhinny" blog on Tumblr, that's where I've noticed the name used.
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Postby Master_Twig (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:31 pm

A Tumblr blog isn't exactly a reliable source. Though a lot of fan names have been canonized, until they appear in officially licensed stories, they're just fan names.

Have Twilight's parents names appeared in any official products? I know they haven't in the show, but I haven't read most of the comics or read any of the books or anything. I know that a lot of ponies have been given official names in the Gameloft game, but I've never played that.
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:36 pm

Oh, I know it's just a fan name. But it's the only first name for her I've come across. :ponder:
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:28 pm

MurdER_weapOn '78 wrote:Maybe what Cutie mark they end up with (and their special talent) is influenced by what names they're bestowed with at the start of their lives :pinkieshrug:

Image Time of birth... 11:23 AM. Name of foal?
Image Holy Emperor Princess Dazzle Dewdrops III.
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What's Twilight's Mum's name?

Twilight Velvet.
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Postby Master_Twig (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:42 am

I want an episode that features Twilight's parents. I think there could be some pretty interesting stories there. They raised two children, who one became the captain of the royal guard and became a prince by marrying a princess, and the other became Celestia's personal protege and eventually ascended to princesshood. Clearly the parents of ponies like this would have some interesting stories.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 5:56 am

You know, I always wanted to see a episode with them as the main focus. Maybe there could be a Parent Appreciation Day in Ponyville or something and they come to visit?
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Postby Applepie (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:38 am

Wait, the movie comes out in 2017, right? Maybe it is the grand finale to FiM.


I think the same. :smirk:
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Postby Perrydotto (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:19 am

Master_Twig wrote:Have Twilight's parents names appeared in any official products? I know they haven't in the show, but I haven't read most of the comics or read any of the books or anything. I know that a lot of ponies have been given official names in the Gameloft game, but I've never played that.


Twilight's parents are in the Gameloft game.
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:39 am

By the way, does Twilight's father have a name? I can't seem to remember any. :pinkieshrug:
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Postby SlateSlabrock (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:35 am

ROBOT B9 wrote:By the way, does Twilight's father have a name? I can't seem to remember any. :pinkieshrug:

"Night Light" in the card game. No word from official Hasbro merch.
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:40 pm

SlateSlabrock wrote:When ponies settle into their adult lives, their names are retroactively changed back to their birth to match who they are. :v:


Lots of crossed off names on birth certificates. :nnngh:
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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:41 pm

They could always go the Spaniard way and tack on a bunch of names. :gotcha:
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Postby Highbrow Dash (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:44 pm

Twilight Sparkle Velvet Light de Ponyville :-I
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Postby Just Scuds (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:12 pm

Pinkie's parents had a thing with human names.

"Diane! Maud! It's your turn to rotate the rocks in the north field!"

:) :"Alllll right! I love those rocks!"
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Rainbow's parents had a bit of guidance -

"Okay - she's got a Rainbow mane ... Do we want to stick with just Rainbow or go with the usual Noun-Verb combo?"

"Well, hon, she's a Pegasus so ... Rainbow ... Fly ... Rainbow ... Flap ... Rainbow ... Flutter ... Rainbow ... Float ... Rainbow ...
I'm all out of F's ... Rainbow ... Dive ... Rainbow ... Glide ... Any of these sound good to you?"

"Keep going!"

"Rainbow ... Climb ... Rainbow ... Barnstorm ..."

"I like that one! Rainbow Barnstorm!"

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Postby ROBOT B9 (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:16 pm

Highbrow Dash wrote:Twilight Sparkle Velvet Light de Ponyville :-I


I see nothing wrong with this. :v:
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:23 pm

:pcstare: I was named after the infinite sky and heavens, which of course includes the sun.

:unenthused: I was named after a big rock.

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Postby Mr. Big (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:37 pm

PonyHag714 wrote::pcstare: I was named after the infinite sky and heavens, which of course includes the sun.

:unenthused: I was named after a big rock.

:maud: Then you win.

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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:39 pm

Pegasus names are assigned at birth by the state, as they have done since antiquity. Nopony would want to be named Fluttershy, but there is no recourse against the bureaucracy.

According to Gameloft, Twilight's parents are named Twilight Velvet and Twilight's Dad. :v:
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Postby PonyHag714 (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:42 pm

Well played Maud. :maud:
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Postby Mechanical Ape (?) » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:49 pm

Scuderia Ferrarity wrote:"I like that one! Rainbow Barnstorm!"

If RD ever marries into the Apple clan, their kid will be named Barnstormer. It's too perfect.
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