In the television show and video game, Defiance, Irisa was an Irathient, one of the alien Votan races that settled on Earth in the future. She was adopted as a child by Joshua Nolan. She was implanted with a Kelovan or key, which would allow her to mentally control the Kaziri, a Votan ship. She became Nolan's deputy lawkeeper in the town of Defiance.
IRISA is the acronym for the Research Institute of Computer Science and Random Systems in Rennes, France. The acronym is derived from it's French name, "Institut de recherche en informatique et systèmes aléatoires".
Irisa is a variant of Iris, a Greek name that means 'rainbow'. In English, it is a type of flower. In 2014, 8 girls were named Irisa in the U.S.
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Monday, June 29, 2015
Ulysses
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ulysses Klaue was a smuggler who sold a large amount of Vibranium to Ultron.
In D.C. Comics, Ulysses was the alias for Neil Quinn, who had the ability to absorb and transfer various forms of energy.
In Marvel Comics, Ulysses Bloodstone was an immortal human born 10,000 years ago in Scandanavia. He became immortal when the bloodstone shattered, and a piece of it became imbedded in his chest.
In the Doctor Who novel, The Gallifrey Chronicles, Ulysses was a time lord who married a human named Penelope Gate, an human from the 19th century.
In the Syfy series, Defiance, Ulysses was a bioman who lived in Defiance and worked for Datak Tarr. Nolan defeated him in a fight by deactivating his switch.
In Babylon 5, the Ulysses was a merchant vessel. In a Battlestar Galactica comic book, the Ulysses was a battlestar that along with Galactica attacked Trinity Base. In Star Trek, the U.S.S. Ulysses was a Federation starship.
In a Stargate SG-1 comic series, Fall of Rome, Ulysses was a Goa'uld who was in a Unas host. He had lived on Earth in Ancient Greece.
In World of Warcraft, Ulysses Rackmore was the captain of the ship Gallant.
The Ulysses of Greek myth made an appearance in the television show Xena: Warrior Princess. Xena and Gabrielle helped him break a curse placed upon him by Posiedon.
Ulysses is the Latin form of the Greek name Odysseus, who was a hero from myth. Ulysses last appeared in the top 1,000 names in 2005, when it was #983. In 2014, 171 boys were named Ulysses in the U.S.
In D.C. Comics, Ulysses was the alias for Neil Quinn, who had the ability to absorb and transfer various forms of energy.
In Marvel Comics, Ulysses Bloodstone was an immortal human born 10,000 years ago in Scandanavia. He became immortal when the bloodstone shattered, and a piece of it became imbedded in his chest.
In the Doctor Who novel, The Gallifrey Chronicles, Ulysses was a time lord who married a human named Penelope Gate, an human from the 19th century.
In the Syfy series, Defiance, Ulysses was a bioman who lived in Defiance and worked for Datak Tarr. Nolan defeated him in a fight by deactivating his switch.
In Babylon 5, the Ulysses was a merchant vessel. In a Battlestar Galactica comic book, the Ulysses was a battlestar that along with Galactica attacked Trinity Base. In Star Trek, the U.S.S. Ulysses was a Federation starship.
In a Stargate SG-1 comic series, Fall of Rome, Ulysses was a Goa'uld who was in a Unas host. He had lived on Earth in Ancient Greece.
In World of Warcraft, Ulysses Rackmore was the captain of the ship Gallant.
The Ulysses of Greek myth made an appearance in the television show Xena: Warrior Princess. Xena and Gabrielle helped him break a curse placed upon him by Posiedon.
Ulysses is the Latin form of the Greek name Odysseus, who was a hero from myth. Ulysses last appeared in the top 1,000 names in 2005, when it was #983. In 2014, 171 boys were named Ulysses in the U.S.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
May 2015 Roundup
Here's my monthly roundup of geeky names from other name blogs in the month of May!
British Baby names did a very thorough write up on Hermione, and Nolan. Nolan's geeky references include the surname of Prince Charming in Once Upon a Time, Joshua Nolan, the main protagonist in Defiance, and Nolan Grayson, aka, Omni-Man.
Ren's Baby Names talks about Leia.
The Art of Naming discusses names from Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Nancy's Baby Names posted a great list of secular names. They also did a write up of Denali, which is the name of a coven in the Twilight series.
Roses and Cellar Doors has a list of Pixar names.
Name News found a great Steampunk Name generator.
MyNamesInTheClouds has an interesting You Tube video where he discusses names from Game of Thrones.
Nameberry has an article that shows the popularity of GoT names.
Once Upon a Time Baby Names goes in depth on the name Gordon.
It's geeky associations include:
Gordon Gould who is widely credited for the invention of the laser
The superhero Flash Gordon
Commissioner Gordon and Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) in Batman
A teleporting Inhuman from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Gordon Walker, a vampire hunter in the tv series Supernatural.
Gordon Freeman, a character in Half Life
Byron Gordon of Babylon 5
a friend of Dudley Dursley in Harry Potter
a computer in Red Dwarf< a wraith in Stargate Atlantis
a naval officer in the Temeraire novels
an air force major in the Transformers comics
a professor in Warehouse 13
British Baby names did a very thorough write up on Hermione, and Nolan. Nolan's geeky references include the surname of Prince Charming in Once Upon a Time, Joshua Nolan, the main protagonist in Defiance, and Nolan Grayson, aka, Omni-Man.
Ren's Baby Names talks about Leia.
The Art of Naming discusses names from Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Nancy's Baby Names posted a great list of secular names. They also did a write up of Denali, which is the name of a coven in the Twilight series.
Roses and Cellar Doors has a list of Pixar names.
Name News found a great Steampunk Name generator.
MyNamesInTheClouds has an interesting You Tube video where he discusses names from Game of Thrones.
Nameberry has an article that shows the popularity of GoT names.
Once Upon a Time Baby Names goes in depth on the name Gordon.
It's geeky associations include:
Gordon Gould who is widely credited for the invention of the laser
The superhero Flash Gordon
Commissioner Gordon and Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) in Batman
A teleporting Inhuman from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Gordon Walker, a vampire hunter in the tv series Supernatural.
Gordon Freeman, a character in Half Life
Byron Gordon of Babylon 5
a friend of Dudley Dursley in Harry Potter
a computer in Red Dwarf< a wraith in Stargate Atlantis
a naval officer in the Temeraire novels
an air force major in the Transformers comics
a professor in Warehouse 13
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