Well MLP:FIM has wrapped up it's fifth season with a promised sixth on the way and a movie in the works for 2017. And now that we are fully tucked into the hiatus with our favorite fan fictions and a cup of warm apple cider I thought I would take this time to sit down with you children and talk about names. Yes, but for those currently unaware let me catch you up to date. The MLP:FIM community has had a long running discussion about how naming in Equestria works, referred to as the "Nature V. Naming" debate. And while it's all fine and dandy discussing if a name defines a ponies talent, I feel the season, and the 100th episode in a particular, brought up a bigger question:
Why do Ponies get special names?
And I know you're probably thinking "huh what?" But seriously look at the non-pony characters. Gilda, Cranky, Matilda, Steven. Everyone of them has a pretty normal name except for Cranky and Iron Will. I attribute Iron Will to being a stage name and Cranky is the exception to prove the rule. They all have pretty normal first names. And yet ponies get first, last, and even full names ranging from the sorta silly nickname to the absurd. Why? Well I have a theory.
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http://therandomjoyrider.deviantart.com/art/We-Will-Leave-Our-Mark-565620746)
Cutie Marks And Magic
Yup. The here to unexplained double ink every pony gets on their flanks which are unique to each pony. Now I have a head canon that cutie marks are the result of internal magics, and since ponies are the only species with magic, only they have cutie marks. And as a result the mark represents how the magic is expressed, and hereby a ponies natural talent. Or sometimes not, as with Fluttershy or Derpy where it seems to represent personality more than talent. Or when it's familial like say the Pies and Apples. Or when it represents nothing at all like say Amethyst Star or Mayor Mare. Well only because she's been written out of the show. But since ponies are the only species which have cutie marks, even excluding their genetic cousins from Saddle Arabia, it would make sense they would receive a special name. The name allows you to denote an aspect of personality or talent. And while some ponies may be born with an inert talent or character that matches their name, it is more likely ponies are named a few months or years after they are born. This would explain why they are named the way they are, but sometimes there names don't match their talents. IT could also be adult ponies can change their names, or are just refereed to by a different name by others, such as Bon Bon. Indeed a bit more extreme but I don't think it's unreasonable. After all people in our world can go by many different names and nicknames. And if you were a pony, why go by John when you could refer to yourself as something amazing like Rainbow Dash. Or something silly like Juniper Jams. Wait...
http://staremblem97.deviantart.com/art/My-Little-Pony-Season-5-Wallpaper-574979435)
So there you go. My opinions and why I have them. As always feel free to comment and message me. And if you have your own theories let me know. And don't forget to say beautiful my lovelies!
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