Naming the Risk

by Megan Frampton on October 31, 2008

Talking character names at the Riskies.

And, apropos of nothing:

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Liz Maverick October 31, 2008 at 1:41 pm

Explosive triangles. Awesome.

Liz

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Hatrack October 31, 2008 at 3:04 pm

Name Suggestion. There is a type of parrot called a hyacinth macaw. A good pun character name would be Hyacinth McGraw. It would fit a character that is parrot like, repeats phrases, eats crackers or biscuits, gets treats, and such. It is also good for any character associated with pirates. It could be used as a name for the sidekick of a colorful or eccentric type.

Other than Long John Silver’s bird in Treasure Island, I can’t think of any parrots in literature. Robinson Crusoe is often depicted with a parrot, but I don’t recall one in the novel. Parrots are often used in spoofs of mystery stories, this suggests that they might actually be in some mystery stories. The TV cop Berretta had a pet parrot, I think it was a sulfur crest cockatoo. The name Hyacinth McGraw would allow an author to make a human character based on famous bird, if any famous birds can be found.

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