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The Name Game
Monday, March 20, 2006 12:29 PM
Whatever possessed Joss when he dubbed our mercenary "Jayne"?I've broached this subject before on several occasions, and I've come to a few realizations.
If you notice, the name Jayne is actually an amalgam of J(OHN) (W)AYNE, and if you take into account that John Wayne himself was originally given a girl's name (Marion Morrison), I'm of the belief that it's a tribute to the Duke.
There's also a supreme irony in the fact that the meaning of the name "Jane" (feminine version) is "gracious" or "merciful".
I may be over-thinking the whole thing, but it's interesting all the same, no?
COMMENTS: 6
Comments
Monday, 20 March 2006 12:34
That's why you're the brains of the operation, sweet heart, and I...
Well... I just sit here.
Well... I just sit here.
Monday, 20 March 2006 12:41
Good thinking...Just wanted to point out that Marian is a girl's name and Marion a boy's.
Monday, 20 March 2006 13:06
wow, I never put the John Wayne thing together... nice.
myself, I'm always reminded of that Johnny Cash song "Boy Named Sue." ;)
myself, I'm always reminded of that Johnny Cash song "Boy Named Sue." ;)
Monday, 20 March 2006 14:00
Huh... Never thought about that before. Sooner or later I'll realise that everything in the 'verse is multidimensional. I mean... obviously I know this but I can never seem to remember it, leading to many forhead slapping/'no duh' moments!
Monday, 20 March 2006 19:09
Not trying to knock anyone, but I think that taking amalgam and such is starting to stretch a little.
Nuclearday, the Johnny Cash thing was the first thing that popped in my mind too! I guess great minds think alike ;)
Nuclearday, the Johnny Cash thing was the first thing that popped in my mind too! I guess great minds think alike ;)
Tuesday, 21 March 2006 03:17
Very interesting, I like the way your brain works! and of course Jayne is a sort of cowboy?
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