Guina Ex Member Miss Ealand's first name Sep 27th, 2010 at 5:45pm Print Post Hi, anyone ever heard it mentioned in the series? And if not - Norma? IP Logged
Librarian IAC Member Offline I may be blonde but... Posts: 658 Location: Washington (not DC) Re: Miss Ealand's first name Reply #1 - Sep 27th, 2010 at 9:25pm Print Post Considering Anderson's penchant for using the actor's names (or variations) for characters when he didn't want to bother worrying about it... he probably would have named her Norma. I, on the other hand, thought she was more a Janice Ealand than a Norma Ealand. 'Norma' just didn't scan for me. If you only have one solution to a problem - you're not trying. IP Logged
Guina Ex Member Re: Miss Ealand's first name Reply #2 - Sep 28th, 2010 at 2:59am Print Post Hi Deb, I think I know what bugs about Norma - the following E, right? IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: Miss Ealand's first name Reply #3 - Sep 28th, 2010 at 7:16am Print Post Norma is a very date name though.. not used nowadays.. so if you were putting her in a 'now' time line, then it reallywouldn't be used. She is what? 28? 29? Hmmm.... Elizabeth, Rebecca, Emily ,Emma, Sara, Katie, I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Guina Ex Member Re: Miss Ealand's first name Reply #4 - Sep 28th, 2010 at 7:34am Print Post Hi, I'm going for Norma R. Ealand Rolls off the tongue nicely. And Edward is just as dated - still those names are coming back lately again. IP Logged
MkIXHawk Captain Offline We need to defend ourselves... Posts: 175 Location: Kent Re: Miss Ealand's first name Reply #5 - Sep 28th, 2010 at 6:15pm Print Post Strange to think that she also played Miss Murfitt in 'the Men From the Ministry' WWW IP Logged
Guina Ex Member Re: Miss Ealand's first name Reply #6 - Sep 28th, 2010 at 6:26pm Print Post Hi, I'd say somewhere between 27 and 28 midseries. I have her 26 when she starts out with SHADO. IP Logged
Guina Ex Member Re: Miss Ealand's first name Reply #7 - Sep 28th, 2010 at 6:56pm Print Post Hi K-k. she had a severe air, but looked quite young. Curiously there is no b-day available for Norma Ronald. IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: Miss Ealand's first name Reply #8 - Sep 29th, 2010 at 6:57pm Print Post But didn't she have lovely eyes! and a fabulous smile! I can't think of her as a Norma..( My husbands middle name is Norman... eeeuuuggghhhhhhh!) Norma is not a name you hear today, unless it is for ladies of a certain age! I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Guina Ex Member Re: Miss Ealand's first name Reply #9 - Sep 29th, 2010 at 7:11pm Print Post Hi, Norma means Thor mind, Thor courage in Gaelic and Norseman ('north man') in Germanic. The name is considered of Scottish origin and was actually quite popular well into the mid-90ies (which makes it sort of ok for my Miss Ealand, as she would be born around that time). IP Logged