Comments on: Q & A: What’s in a Name? http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/ Children's Book Author Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:21:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Lisa T. http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6950 Lisa T. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:49:20 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6950 I've had the flu since Palm Sunday and am just starting to catch up with my blog reading, so this comment is coming way after the fact, but I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed this post, Lissa. I've always loved names and their stories, so it was definitely not too much information for me! I’ve had the flu since Palm Sunday and am just starting to catch up with my blog reading, so this comment is coming way after the fact, but I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed this post, Lissa. I’ve always loved names and their stories, so it was definitely not too much information for me!

]]> By: Silvia http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6646 Silvia Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:39:51 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6646 Thanks for all the info! I've always wondered. :) And I assumed Wiley was your maiden name that you used for your books. So now I know, and I also remember your tisell email address, so that clears that up for me also. Who knew? Thanks for all the info! I’ve always wondered. :) And I assumed Wiley was your maiden name that you used for your books. So now I know, and I also remember your tisell email address, so that clears that up for me also. Who knew?

]]> By: Mama Squirrel http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6609 Mama Squirrel Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:54:33 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6609 About Scott being called Mr. Wiley: I once went to a writer's conference where Elisabeth Elliot was the speaker. She was there with her third husband Lars Gren, and she said he got called "Mr. Elliot" all the time. About Scott being called Mr. Wiley: I once went to a writer’s conference where Elisabeth Elliot was the speaker. She was there with her third husband Lars Gren, and she said he got called “Mr. Elliot” all the time.

]]> By: Laurie http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6600 Laurie Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:34:34 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6600 Hi Lissa, Thanks for sharing your story. Growing up my mother always called me Missy. When I was in trouble it was my first and middle name Catherine! I don't know when Missy ended, if it has, I haven't noticed, but it seems less now that I'm married w/ kids. I think it came from my cousin, a year older, named Melissa, who is still only known by Missy. See you soon. Hi Lissa,
Thanks for sharing your story.
Growing up my mother always called me Missy.
When I was in trouble it was my first and middle name Catherine!
I don’t know when Missy ended, if it has, I haven’t noticed, but it seems less now that I’m married w/ kids.
I think it came from my cousin, a year older, named Melissa, who is still only known by Missy.
See you soon.

]]> By: Nancy Paulsen http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6526 Nancy Paulsen Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:15:10 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6526 Hi Lissa, Somewhat peripherally about names: I think Henry Quiner's middle name was Newcomb, not Newton, based on the land purchase document and what I found at this cool educational website: www.mysticseaport.org At that site, if you click on online collections and then select Protection Certificates, you can search by surname. There are several each of Quiner, Newcomb, and Wallis, all from the coastal MA area near Boston. Protection Certificates were issued by the new American govt to protect American seamen from impressment by the British. I saw "Lissa Peterson" on the acknowledgments of the Caroline book that my 7yr old son and I are reading at bedtime and wondered if that might be you. Now I know. What and when will your next book be? Nancy Hi Lissa,

Somewhat peripherally about names: I think Henry Quiner’s middle name was Newcomb, not Newton, based on the land purchase document and what I found at this cool educational website: http://www.mysticseaport.org At that site, if you click on online collections and then select Protection Certificates, you can search by surname. There are several each of Quiner, Newcomb, and Wallis, all from the coastal MA area near Boston. Protection Certificates were issued by the new American govt to protect American seamen from impressment by the British.

I saw “Lissa Peterson” on the acknowledgments of the Caroline book that my 7yr old son and I are reading at bedtime and wondered if that might be you. Now I know. What and when will your next book be?

Nancy

]]> By: Amy C. http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6525 Amy C. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:09:21 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6525 Ahhh, names. As we await the arrival of our fourth child, this is a near and dear topic. We're considering the name Alice if we have a girl, and I've always thought that Lissa was a sweet diminutive of Alice. So it's funny to me that you're such friends with an Alice . . . I've always linked the two names. Each of my three girls shares a name with at least one queen, first lady, literary figure, and hippie song. I don't know if we can keep up the streak with #4. :) Ahhh, names. As we await the arrival of our fourth child, this is a near and dear topic. We’re considering the name Alice if we have a girl, and I’ve always thought that Lissa was a sweet diminutive of Alice. So it’s funny to me that you’re such friends with an Alice . . . I’ve always linked the two names.
Each of my three girls shares a name with at least one queen, first lady, literary figure, and hippie song. I don’t know if we can keep up the streak with #4. :)

]]> By: KC http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6522 KC Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:59:45 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/blog/2008/03/15/q-a-whats-in-a-name/#comment-6522 Great post! I've often wondered if I've been pronouncing your name correctly--I have. My whole life I've had people mispronounce my name and then in college I took on KC as my name. It seems that didn't solve the confusion because most people would rather pronounce it as Casey and not KC (it's a very slight difference) and it only makes a difference at Starbucks when they always misspell it on the cup. ;) Great post! I’ve often wondered if I’ve been pronouncing your name correctly–I have. My whole life I’ve had people mispronounce my name and then in college I took on KC as my name. It seems that didn’t solve the confusion because most people would rather pronounce it as Casey and not KC (it’s a very slight difference) and it only makes a difference at Starbucks when they always misspell it on the cup. ;)

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