Nephele

Oh my goodness! I'm truly honored! I've been doing this name-anagramming thing of mine on different message boards for a number of years now, and this is the first time that anyone has ever pinned my topic. Thank you for the recognition, and I'll certainly stick around. -- Nephele

Spartan156 Genialis Secunda ehyslandiaezukn -hkyz +cgis Genialis: name taken from the family cognomen, meaning "joyful". Secunda: indicating a second-born daughter. Cornelia Musicana iailcamoagrnnkzu -gkz +ces A musically-inclined member of the Cornelii. ******************************************** Aurelianus A. Calvisius Carbo aaaabcijkloorss -ajko +ciuv Carbo: cognomen meaning "burnt wood". -- Nephele

Lacertus Clovia Merenda NEAOVDORMEAKV -kov +cil -- Nephele

Cohort Cn. Laelius Fronto ncaltore zflaeno -aez +ius Fronto is a cognomen indicating a person with a prominent forehead. -- Nephele

Ginevra, prego. ******************************************* tflex, does this name swing big enough cojones for you? Cn. Horatius Fabianus akret janib hisunofa -ejk +cus -- Nephele

Here's the explanation from Professor Edward H. Adelson, Professor of Vision Science, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Checkershadow: Click here When you get to the page, you can click on "Proof" and "Explanation" separately. -- Nephele

Hey, what did the squares ever do to deserve that? The squares are also hiding weapons of mass destruction. Optical illusions are tricky and threatening. We must free the checkerboard from the tyranny of optical illusions! :2guns: -- Nephele

Not only are square A and square B the same shade of gray but, if you stare hard enough and long enough, you see an image of Osama Bin Laden hiding in one of those squares. -- Nephele

Has he a plan, so cunning, you could dress it in a toga, march it 'cross the Rubicon, and call it "Caesar"? -- Nephele

Ah, so that's what this was all about. I find myself perversely compelled to give each of these regional representatives of their species an appropriate *cough* "scientific" classification name. (Okay, so really I just wanted an excuse to anagram/blanagram stripper names for them.) Taking the first three... "Asia La Busty" (Agliata, Susy -g +b ) Miss Cinema Campania "Oriana Lovalee" (Alari, Eleonora -r +v) Miss Sasch Modella Domani Lombardia "Candi Tia Adultera" (Andreatti, Claudia) Miss Trentino Alto Adige And, because Gaius Octavius hails from my own region, he gets an anagrammed stripper name, too! Wheeee! Work it, G.O.: "Darckke Blaede" (klbekac dedera) -- Nepilla, Nepiana, Nephele

No, sorry. I'm a Lawn Guyland maidel (well, okay, perhaps a couple years past maidelhood.) Good yontif! -- Nepiana/Nepilla/Nephele

Gaius Paulinus Maximus, while you're a member of the notable gens of the Aelii, your particular branch happens to comprise the black sheep of the familia. Aelius Ganefus ivyaangnlfeer -nrvy +usus ganef: either a thief or a prankster. ******************************************** My familia's bakery will supply the fancy breads. "True Roman challa, for true Romans!" (To paraphrase an oft-heard forum advertisement in HBO's Rome.) ************************************************* Sounds like a line Tevyeus might have spoken, in that old Roman musical: Kitharist on the Roof. -- Nepiana Challa

Ah, the homeland of many illustrious sons and daughters, not the least of them being Neilus Diamondus! All roads may lead to Rome, but "Brooklyn Roads" leads to fond memories. **************************************** Honorius, you run a prosperous moving business, for Romans relocating to other areas of the Empire. Zosius Schlepperus slarc oehspjo ezolp -ajloo +iusus schlepper: one who drags around other people's stuff for a living. **************************************** DecimusCaesar, you are a freedman who was adopted into the Fadius gens, due to a bit of luck and a lot of prayer. D. Fadianus Davenus dfadyd niaow nsaev -owy +uus daven: "to pray". ***************************************** Potitus Schnorerus, perhaps I should've given you an additional cognomen of "Shnozus". **************************************** Pantagathus, you run a catering business, for patricians who are too cheap to throw an extravagent, Fellini-esque feast, but don't mind spending a few denarii for a little nash. Seius Nashus Anes Nsigigh -ggin +usus -- Nepiana Challa (changed my name because my familia sold the deli and bought a bakery)

Okay, Gaius Octavius, you especially deserve a Yiddish Roman name... Heheh. You work in the public baths, shlepping towels for Roman patricians who come to the baths more to shmooze than wash. Aeacus Bederus klbekac dedera -dkkl +usus beder: Yiddish for "bathhouse attendant" -- Pellia Chranea

Actually, I'm more of a maidel than a nymph. -- Nepilla

Spartan, you may not be a member of the patrician class, but you still hail from one of Rome's most important families -- the Antonii. More specifically, from the hot-blooded branch of the family (Thermus). C. Antonius Thermus temwthahinuchosn -hhw +rus ************************************* Hmm... Nobody seems to be interested in finding out their Yiddish Roman name? Is that too anachronistically goofy? -- Nepilla

Ginevra, you belong to the noble patrician family of Acilius, although your branch of the family was originally foreign (Peregrinus). Acilia Peregrina nriieceacpvraig -cv +al -- Nepilla

Spartan, can I have that scramble without the middle name included? You're welcome, Longbow. -- Nepilla

L'Shanah Tovah! In honor of Rosh Hashanah, I'll bestow upon anyone who wants 'em, your Yiddish Roman name (from a blanagram of your own name). You know the drill: Scramble your name with this link My own Yiddish Roman name is: Pellia Chranea Cognomen formed from the Yiddish word chrane, meaning "horseradish". My familia owns a prosperous deli in the Subura. And, because Primus Pilus was so nice to adjust my post count, he gets a Yiddish Roman name without even needing to ask: Potitus Schnorerus (Christopher Heaton -aehh +usus) schnorer: "moocher; freeloader". Potitus Schnorerus has many patrician patrons. I'll be back later tonight (Noo Yawk time) to do names. -- Pellia Chranea

You're welcome, GPM. (I suddenly have this mental image of a titillated, Roman-style Gomez Addams purring to his wife: "Tish! You spoke Latin!"...) ************************************************* Spartan, male or female? -- Nepilla

Gaius Octavius, your grandniece's Roman name is... Statia Eudomina usdythetzamano -hyz +aai -- Nepilla

Gaius Paulinus Maximus, your lovely lady has quite a background in the poetic arts, as indicated by both her nomen and cognomen... Helvia Serrana ehyrrnslaaafe -fy +iv ****************************************************** Gaius Octavius, are both of those scrambles belonging to your grandniece? Have to say that double "z" in the second scramble doesn't really make it any easier. lol -- Nepilla

longbow, male? You didn't say, so I'll assume so. You are descended from the noble gens Petronius, but your branch of the family has Hellenic and Parthian roots... D. Petronius Narses nbsprdrentaowesy -bwy +ius ******************************************* Gaius Octavius, I'm delighted to do one for your lady, who turns out to be a first-born twin of the gens Seius... Seia Gemina Maior mgalujimoerisen -jlu +iaa -- Nepilla

Hey, that's cool, Spartan! Have three more: T. Ursius Arvina tivrsayrazkun -kyz +ius K. Gratius Varus tivrsayrazkun -nyz +gus S. Nautius Varro tivrsayrazkun -kyz +ous ******************************************************* Thanks, Silentium, for the Italian translation for Ginevra. And thanks for the nice compliment, too. -- Nepilla

Hello, Ginevra. Did you read the original posting? You need to scramble the letters of your full name and give me the scramble. -- Nepilla