beckyh2112: (Avatar: Bedrock AU)
Rebecca Hb. ([personal profile] beckyh2112) wrote2010-03-29 07:31 am
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AU Meme

Give me an AU prompt, and I'll write you something of at least a hundred words. All AUs I've done before, except LaS, Assimilation, Flint, and DotM, can be requested. I might deny some prompts if they involve something plot-centric to the last part of "Bedrock".

Give a character name, then AU prompt. More details make me happy, though I can't promise I'll touch on everything in the prompt.

Three slots for everybody, five slots for [livejournal.com profile] dark_puck, [livejournal.com profile] spyridona, [livejournal.com profile] suzukiblu, and [livejournal.com profile] neldluva. Bonus slots are available if you request Zhao, Pakku, or Jeong Jeong.

I promise to answer at least one request.

MEME IS CLOSED.

Re: Aang, AtLA based on the Middle East

[identity profile] suzukiblu.livejournal.com 2010-04-27 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
I am way more inclined to believe in an overlap in language than in "may be derived", honestly. I really don't see any Asian influence in the names--if you look up Native American and Inuit names, they're a lot closer to those.

Re: Aang, AtLA based on the Middle East

(Anonymous) 2010-04-27 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I disagree. First, we already know that one (yue) is defiantly derived from Asian words, so precedent is there.

http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/eskimonames.htm

Most of characters names don't appear in there. While some of the syllables are similar, I can't find any that in in the "da" sound of Hakoda, and only one that has the "ra" ending of Katara. And I can't find a name that even begin's to resemble Hama.

Some of the names are defiantly Inuit inspired, (Kya, Arnook, Kuruk) but I don't believe nearly all are.

Re: Aang, AtLA based on the Middle East

[identity profile] beckyh2112.livejournal.com 2010-04-27 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Take this discussion off of my meme.