ZOSIMUS is my Z …maybe even zealous....and of course, some ubiquitous ZZZZZZZZs!
Zosimus? Am I joking? Did I just invent that word to have an
eye-catching ending to the A to Z Challenge? No, I really am continuing with my Celtic/Roman
Britain AD 71-84 posts. You could even say I'm zealous about them.
So where did the word Zosimus come from?
As I already mentioned in my 'N for Names' post I like to give
my characters a suitable name according to their nationality and/or character traits.
In my most recent publication, TOPAZ EYES (an ancestral ‘treasure hunt’ mystery), my
characters are of mainly European (Dutch/ German) descent. To find suitable
names I looked in baby naming sites. Granted, I do hope that the information I
pick up from there is accurate- and occasionally I recheck on alternative
sites. I've also used baby naming sites for Celtic boys and girls in my historical novel THE BELTANE CHOICE. My tendency is to choose a name which has a give meaning and thus fits the attributes of my characters..
During the writing of my current historical sequel I needed to
have a cast of Celtic characters and a cast of Roman ones. In my sequel I have a
particularly 'dense' tironis (raw
recruit in the Roman army) who required a fantastic name. While trawling
the sites for ancient Roman/Latin names I came across ZOSIMUS.
ZOSIMUS – meaning – one likely to survive, survivor.
Likely to survive was so NOT appropriate for my ‘slow into action’
lugubrious character that I just had to use it.
And ZEALOUS?
Zealous: filled with or inspired by intense enthusiasm or zeal; ardent; fervent
Whether or not you're interested in my theme period of AD
71-84 Celtic/ Roman Britain I hope someone can say that I've been pretty
ZEALOUS in my posts all the way through from A to Z. I've really enjoyed sticking to my theme and have learned a lot along the way. I hope you have, too, if you've followed any of my A to Zs.
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And... There's one day left to WIN an ecopy by entering my competition! Check my A to Z blog post of Sat 20th April HERE
Find the answer to this question...Which Beltane concept did I know I could definitely use in
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Draw will take place tomorrow, the 1st May.
Good luck!
I'm zealous about reading your posts and your books! A to Z has been fun. Check mine out - I went as far from Scotland as one can go - Scots in New Zealand.
ReplyDeleteHi Willa! Glad it's over but I loved the challenge.
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