Chat Log: Why Grandville?
For all those who are curious~!
GP: so, if i might ask
Tahajin Grandville: Go ahead~! What's on your mind?
GP: Grandville?
Tahajin Grandville: The etymology? The reasoning behind it?
GP: yeah
Tahajin Grandville: 'Twas a mixture of inspiration from the original City of Heroes and the fact that I wanted a surname that sounds like it spawned from a linage of extraordinary individuals so I could expand upon the mythos down the line and incorporate both known personages and chimerical entities. Also, J.J. Grandville was also a French artist that had a penchant for metamorphosis and surrealism, as well as caricatures. Think of M.C. Esher/Salvador Dali if they did furries.
GP: ah
GP: fancy :o
GP: makes me feel like a jackass XD
Tahajin Grandville: How so? XD
GP: i picked Salem cuz i like how it sounds
GP: x.x
Tahajin Grandville: There's nothing wrong with that!
Hell, that's what I did at first. Then I expounded upon it later down the line. X3
Also, it's a little known fact that my middle name is Isaac - meaning my name folds up into 'Tig', which spawned the nickname 'Tigger'. Only one person uses it, though.
Tahajin Grandville: PFFFH! It's even more relevant now than I have stripes. XD
As for the first name?
Taha = Affable/Personable
Jin = Reference to the Djinn (or Genie)
Just a short exchange between GP (Salem) and I regarding the cognitive process behind my surname~.