Fandom given names.

[Wicked Funky 2,955]

 

I have been wondering about the names this fandom has come up with like Lyra, Bonbon, Derpy and so on. But how come Octavia have gotten the name Octavia?

 

Derpy got her name because of her eyes, Rose because of her cutiemark just like Bonbon... Right now only Octavia comes to my mind but are there any more ponies who has been named by the fandom whos names doesn't really make sense?

 

Or am I stupid here and octavia is some sort of music thing?

 

[repsol rave 2,963]

octavia is some sort of music thing

yep, octavia refers to an octave wich is indeed some sort of music thingy

not entirely sure what an octave is but i know it has something to do with music. maybe loudness or something? 

 

EDIT: found this on wikipedia: In music, an octave (Latin: octavus: eighth) or perfect octave is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency

Edited May 17, 2015 by repsol rave

[Marciblook 612]

An octave is when a note is the same, but higher...it's kinda hard to explain

[Wicked Funky 2,955]

 

@@repsol rave, Ah, Thank you

 

I find the names the fandom has given to these ponies very intresting and usually pretty clever

[repsol rave 2,963]

yeah, they are usually pretty nice. Berry Punch is probably one of my favorite fandom given names!

[Venomous 18,859]

I find these fandom-given names to be silly.

[Shadow Beam 1,179]

I find these fandom-given names to be silly.

Your avatar goes perfect with that statement.

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,673]

See that pony in my avatar? The fandom has named her Screw Loose. Her first appearance was in Read It and Weep.

 

 

She's made two other appearances that I know of.

[Dark Qiviut 22,378]

Octavia's complete origins are still somewhat a question, but part of it has to do with this brony in his Blogspot. He wrote an analysis of the background character and why he named her Octavia. Part of it has to do with the Octave.

 

Colgate got her name because her mane and tail look a lot like toothpaste. Although her official name is Minuette, it hasn't gone away. When she dressed in a doctor/dentist costume in Luna Eclipsed, headcanon exploded.

 

Dr. Whooves got his name because he looks very similar to one of the Doctors from Doctor Who, and thousands of bronies are huge Whovians.

 

Vinyl Scratch's name came from 4chan's /co/ in response to seeing her bopping her head as a vinyl record was played during Suited for Success.

[Positively Pinkie 109]

There's a lot of names given because of previous generations.

 

Like Bon Bon. Officially Sweetiedrops