@KalliopeKisees wrote:
names’ meanings are:
August: “lordly” or “venerated.”Wayne: “wagon / cart builder or driver”. I also think of the word WANE: to decrease in strength, intensity 2. to decline in power, importance, prosperity,
Booth: Herald / From the Market Stall / typical dwelling place of a cowherd or shepherd / Herdsman
Your post made me think of another ‘wayward son’ who we haven’t seen since around ep.6 ( ‘The Shepard’ ). James/Shepard!Charming’s twin brother! Thinking on it, it never said if he was an identical or a fraternal twin. The name meaning you gave for August, also made me think, hm.. you know, Shepard!Charming’s twin was lordly, seeing as he was made a prince because Rumpelstiltskin procured him for King George, since he & his wife couldn’t have a child.
It’s too bad he died in FTL which pretty much means, he won’t be showing up in SB. I think it would have fit nicely with August’s shadowy past, ah well.
On to my other note.
I found some other name meanings for August which might be of use in furthering the August is Baelfire theory. This note is more of an addendum to the whole etymology of Beltane & Bael & what have you.
But it’s interesting to note that Jacob Grimm was interested in the lingua & etymology of the pagan festival of Ostra ( which eventually Christians adapted – & became Easter.) In his research, he found a link to an old Norse text; Gylfaginning – which referenced a male called Austri; which Grimm describes that character as a “spirit of light” which harkens back to the harvest fire & general use of fires in the Beltane festival – which relate to Baelfire.
So “spirit of light” would be a nice contrast to Rumple’s “Dark one.”
All in all – all the theories regarding August are very well researched and thought-out, I just want to know who August is so that I can start with the gloating; just kidding.