The first named storm of the winter is called Arwen, which is probably the first time a name in a conlang has been used for such a purpose. Coincidentally, the original Arwen had the epithet Evenstar, and Venus has begun to be visible in the evenings.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/p ... rwen-named
Sightings of conlangs in the wild
Sightings of conlangs in the wild
Self-referential signatures are for people too boring to come up with more interesting alternatives.
Re: Sightings of conlangs in the wild
Well, it is typically the 8,770th most common girls' name in the USA, much commoner than Galadriel, which has shown up as an adopted name in a novel.
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Re: Sightings of conlangs in the wild
I recollect reading a book when I was something like eleven or twelve called The Great Gilly Hopkins, whose main character (usually called "Gilly") was named Galadriel (I believe her mother had been a hippie). I didn't quite get the reference at the time, though, and just thought it was a fancy-sounding name.
Re: Sightings of conlangs in the wild
I haven't read it, but judging from some things I've heard about it, it seems to be at least partly an ultra-reactionary revenge fantasy.
Re: Sightings of conlangs in the wild
It's a good solid read; if you generally like Niven and Pournelle, you'll like it. It didn't come across as a revenge fantasy; the only pure revenge is very much in the background.