Names: Which Do You Most Like?

cthia wrote:Solange Winton.

Solange Winton, née Chabala, was a Manticoran citizen and Queen Consort of King Roger II.

Solange Chabala was born a commoner. She later married King Roger II and became the mother of Crown Princess Adrienne, the later Queen Adrienne. Although a plain-looking woman, sometimes called the "poor little beggar maid" by members of the nobility, she won the hearts of the common people of the Star Kingdom by storm.

Queen Solange was killed when the inertial compensator of the royal yacht, HMS Queen Elizabeth I, failed as the result of sabotage. Her loss was greatly mourned in all of Manticore, and the King's inability to cope with it drove a rift between him and his daughter that took years to heal. (HHA2.2: WPD)

I cannot believe they called her the "poor little beggar maid."

Her name rings of an African Queen.

Vince wrote:Note: Manticoran society gossip referred to Angelique Adcock (married King Roger III) as the "Poor Little Beggar Maid", per House of Steel.

What Price Dreams does not refer to Queen Solange as the "poor little beggar maid."

I think you may be mixing up Queen Consort Angelique with Queen Consort Solange, who married King Roger III and II, respectively. Both were from Gryphon in the Star Kingdom, Solange being born as a yeoman there, Angelique was an immigrant from the Maslow system who settled there.

Arabella Allison Wainright Mayhew was a Grayson citizen and the eighth child of Protector Benjamin IX.

She was born to Katherine, the Protector's senior wife, in 1916-17 PD.[1] (HH11)

cthia wrote:

Arabella Allison Wainright Mayhew was a Grayson citizen and the eighth child of Protector Benjamin IX.

She was born to Katherine, the Protector's senior wife, in 1916-17 PD.[1] (HH11)

Wow, makes one wonder about the mysteries in store dating a girl named, Arabella.

What nickname would this default to, hmmm ...

Bella?
Air?
Ara?
Arab? (gasp)
Arabell?

fallsfromtrees wrote:Probably Ally. She might well decide to use one of her middle names. She might prefer that to being called "Air Ball"

cthia wrote:I must really like Nimitz, because my dog's name is Nena, and I keep calling her Nimitz.

She just gives me this look of a thousand words condensed down to "you can call me anything you like, he who buys me T-bones."

cthia wrote:I like Alice Truman, but more for her last name. Alice is okay, but it evokes a wonderland.