A Sky Without Zeppelins Poll

[amberfocus]

[Poll #1376646]

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[nowcarpediem.livejournal.com]

Hey, can you friend me? Its "soveryunlucky" but I renamed my journal so my friends list went bye-bye and I got an email coming your way =)

[frakup.livejournal.com]

What about something like grâce, french for blessing? Or just plain Grace.

[silencing.livejournal.com]

What can I say, I took latin for two years

[salimali.livejournal.com]

Cariad - it's Welsh for love, mean as Jonathon is meant to be a Scot who's lived in Cardiff, a Celtic link?

If not then my vote goes to Carina

[corusca.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I second Cariad! I've heard it used before as an endearment, and it's just pretty :)

[wiggiemomsi.livejournal.com]

I like it, too! Exactly how is the word pronounced? Like Car-e-add?

*Hugs*

[corusca.livejournal.com]

hah, I have no idea - when I say 'heard', what I really mean is 'read' :-D But that's how my inner voice says it, haha

[electrictoes.livejournal.com]

Car-ee-add, I think. Am not Welsh, but I'm sure I've heard it before.

[salimali.livejournal.com]

Nearly right, more ca-ree-add, but well done for attempting it :-)

[electrictoes.livejournal.com]

Your thing is kinda how I pronounced it in my head but I think I fail at translating my brain into typing. And that sentence is evidence of this.

(Btw; would it be cool to friend you? Have been meaning to ask!)

[salimali.livejournal.com]

Yep no problem :-)

[qtrhorserider.livejournal.com]

Isn't the dd like the Italian or Spanish? Not a hard d like in English but closer to a d with a th so that it is a softer sound.

[salimali.livejournal.com]

Usually yes, but the Welsh spelling of Cariad only has one 'd' therefore, a hard 'd' to explain how its pronouced, I wrote 'add' as in a sum to explain how to say the last bit.
'dd' in Welsh is a strange one to explain how to pronouce, but yes a little like a long soft 'th'
Hope this explains it

[hazelwho.livejournal.com]

Oh. Em. Gee. I LOVE your icon. Did Lady Catherine herself suggest suggest it? I cackled for a full minute when I first saw it. You just made my day.

...Okay, getting my brain back on topic: I voted Carina, but love Cariad too.

[corusca.livejournal.com]

Then my mission is complete! No, seriously it cracks me up too, every time I use it :-D

[tardisblue.livejournal.com]

I think I'm liking Cariad too!

[caraskye.livejournal.com]

*raises hand* I vote Cariad.

[tardismate.livejournal.com]

My vote goes to Cariad too...and it is pronounced ka-Ree-ad

[tardismate.livejournal.com]

They could shorten it to Carrie if they wanted to...

[salimali.livejournal.com]

Caru (u sounds like a ee) is love also

e.g. Rwy'n d'caru di, I love you.

[wishiknewwho.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I voted for Carina, but I quite like this. I'd like to put my vote here.

[jessalrynn.livejournal.com]

Could name her Mariah after the wayward wind who sired her. Or Rhiannon. Celtic air goddess.

[kk-animation.livejournal.com]

Fraya \f-ra-ya\ is a variant of Freya (Scandinavian), and the meaning of Fraya is "noble lady".

I'm guessing the reason I chose Fraya is pretty obvious. But I also like Cariad too!

[mkejenkins.livejournal.com]

I have to throw my vote in for Cariad as well. That just sounds like destiny to me....

[captain91.livejournal.com]

i ticked eve, but i think Evelin or some version of it would roll nicer off jonathon's tongue

[hezmanagirl.livejournal.com]

Nessa = pure
Teagan = attractive/pretty
Nimue was the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend
Pansy = thoughtful

Cariad is definitely a good 'un too!

[foalen.livejournal.com]

I think something time based would be pretty...
Like Eternia or some such. There are lots of possibilities.

[sunfall-e.livejournal.com]

I like "cariad", myself, very much. What's with the ticky box? That option doesn't make much sense to me. I enjoy your stories. Keep writing, please. I'm quite glad you will turn this into a series. Maybe you could do a non-spoilery series synopsis for this like you did for "Better With You"?

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Some people are not happy on polls unless they have a box to tick that says ticky box. Or Yak. Or Leopards. It's just a running joke on polls is all.

Yeah, I could do a series synopsis for the Zeppelins 'verse. I've not got as much of it realized as I did with Better With You though. I'll see what I can pull together.

[electrictoes.livejournal.com]

Am now commenting to second, third or whatever we're up to the vote for Cariad!

It also amuses me when I make polls to see what percentage of voters can't resist the ticky box. (I am one of them).

[doctorsdiva.livejournal.com]

Cariad - I thought of it when I saw the poll and then the whole world and her wife has said it already - it's got to be an omen.

[qtrhorserider.livejournal.com]

I vote for Cariad too. It just seems right.