WELCOME!
My name is Saint Norbert Liv Freyermuth, a 3 pound smile-making Chorkie, dog blogger and loyal best friend to my momma Julie.
I invite you to read about my living, loving and TAILS as I have enthusiastically detailed in my blog: “Norbie: Tail of a Chorkie”
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
- William Shakespeare, “Romeo and Juliet”
Hey-a Willie! As a fellow writer, I do applaud and revere your work. However, this whole “what’s in a name” business has me perplexed. I have some questions for you:
Exactly what kind of roses did they have in Elizabethan times?
I mean, I smelled a rose Julie got one time, and it didn’t smell so sweet to me! In fact, the lank, peach flower smelled like the sweaty sidewalk after a rainfall. So let’s re-think this quote shall we? I propose:
“What’s in a name? That which we call a steak
By any other name would smell as scrumptious.”
Next question…
Why do you discredit the value of a “name”?
Being the inquisitive, pint-sized liberal Einstein that I am, this little Chorkie decided to understand your intentions with the quote before passing judgment.
Pic of me channeling Einstein with the wild mop-top:
I read on Wiki.Answers.com:
“In the context of the play, “Romeo and Juliet”, the line refers to Juliet’s love for Romeo and she is stating that she will still love Romeo even though he is a Montague, a family Juliet’s own (the Capulets) are feuding with; although the cause is unclear in the play.”
Now this is indeed beautiful. My further interpretation is that it matters what someone is, what is on the inside, a person’s divine light, authentic self and should not be defined by a branding of sorts, at birth. In that sense of your quote, I fully concur.
There is something however about a name that holds presence, intrigue, value. So let’s explore that for a moment…
This tail was conceived (pun intended folks!) by the birth of the healthy baby daughter of Julie’s dear friend. The little lady was given a veeery interesting name and I wondered about its origin and meaning.
While Willie Shakes makes a strong argument in his verse above, I would add that a name can hold much symbolic, intrinsic and even quirky synchronistic meaning. Remember when I explained the meaning of my regal name and why Momma selected it HERE?
A little more info I dug up about the meaning of my name:
“Norbert – (Germanic) meaning famous Northman
Norbert is of Germanic origin and it is used largely in the German language. The name is of the meaning ‘famous Northman’. Two-element name derived from nord meaning ‘north’ ; berht meaning bright, famous. An old form of Norbert is Nordbert (Germanic). The name was borne by Saint Norbert of Xanten (1080-1134), the founder of the Norbertine order of monks.
Variant forms of the name include the Italian Norberto, the name Norbie, and the name Norby. Other variants of Norbert include the pet forms Bert (Dutch, English, and Scandinavian), Bertie (English), and Berty (English).”
(http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Norbert)
I giggled at the “variant forms.” Maybe another nickname of mine can be Berty? LOL
Tell me, what does your name mean?
Yours truly,
Saint Norbert Liv Freyermuth, the famous Northman
Post Script: Willie S. – did you know Megan Fox has a tattoo inspired by your writing? Yowzer! “We will all laugh at gilded butterflies.” Hawt dog!
