on names and nomenclature
I have come to believe that there was in fact a good deal of thought put into most (although certainly not all) of the nomenclature and names used in the series.
The name discussion has been treated to a certain extent in some of the existing literature on the series, and has certainly been discussed ad nauseam on the various groups and boards over the years. Nomenclature however, has not been treated to that extent (at least not to my knowledge).
There are two possibilities for the etymology of the word “Nomen” for instance.
The first is the Middle English nomen as the past participle of nimen, meaning “to take”, but also leading to the term “numb” as in “devoid of emotion”. Both of these fit the nature of the Nomen.
The other possibility is the Latin nomen: which means “name”. Perhaps they use it just as the Native Americans take tribal names that mean simply “people”.
JJR
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