However, all of your guys' names are "normal", i.e. much more common. I'm stuck with a weird name in real life then writers use the weird name to draw attention to their characters. I'm not complaining - it is kind of nice - it just seems odd.

From: UTS <uts-bounces@starmanet.com> on behalf of Chuck S <chucksim@mindspring.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 1:16 AM
To: Under the Stars
Subject: Re: [UTS] What is it about the name

I don't know. But a connection to Harry Potter is at least associated with someone heroic. I'm stuck with the evil Chucky from the horror movies, although I might claim Charlie Brown, who at least is lovable. Todd gets a Simpson character named after him, and Bruce of course gets to have the Batman, Bruce Wayne, as his namesake.

On Jun 25, 2017, at 12:31 AM, Effie in the desert <wadesert@hotmail.com> wrote:

Effie that causes writers to use it as a character name.

A long time ago there was a radio character called Effie Clinker. It was on before I was aware, but a neighbor always called me that as a nickname.

In the Hunger Games there is a character called Effie Trinket.

Tonight I was reading about Harry Potter's paternal grandparents. And here I go again.

https://www.hp-lexicon.org/character/potter-family/euphemia-potter/

https://www.yahoo.com/tv/j-k-rowling-reveals-second-232500835.html

While my name is not Euphemia, nor was I named because of any connection to Greek, Effie is the shortened form of that name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemia_(disambiguation)

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