Firstly, I want to apologise for being so
absent on the blog. Life gets in the way sometimes but hopefully I will now be
back at a more consistent updating rate.
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| Jaina Solo from Star Wars |
Jaina is a
name some of you might not be familiar with but by 2015, I am pretty sure that
this name could gain in popularity. With two massive blockbusters in the works
that could possibly use characters with the name Jaina, this might be the
female name to watch.
Jaina is of Hebrew Origin and means ‘God is
gracious’. It is a modern variant of the more common name Jane. It is also
a term to designate a follower of Jainism, an Indian religion and philosophy as
well as being the site of the Pre-Columbian Mayan Civilization that is now the
state of Campeche, Mexico. It is not an unheard of name, though it is uncommon
with only 74 females were given the name in 2012, which is actually down from
the year before where it was given to 101 females. Here are some stats from the
last five years:
- 2008 = 73 females
- 2009 = 106 females
- 2010 = 86 females
- 2011 = 101 females
- 2012 = 74 females
The name
sticks around that number of births and while there was quite a dip in the last
year in terms of its own personal number, I believe it will rise in the coming
years, though especially in 2015 and here is why. Star Wars Episode VII will be released in 2015 and with it brings a
host of new characters. With the recent casting call sheets, it would seem that
the movie will be following the Expanded Universe and a main character of the
EU is Jaina Solo, the only daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia and could
very well be seen as the next-generations version of Luke Skywalker and in the
books is even named the Sword of the Jedi. The next trilogy could very well be
based around her and her twin brother Jacen.
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| Jaina Proudmoore from World of Warcraft http://tamplierpainter.deviantart.com/art/Jaina-Proudmoore-252604094 |
Another movie
announced for a possible release in 2015 is Warcraft,
which is based on the World of Warcraft
multi-player video game. A main character in the series who I would assume
would be in the film would be Jaina Proudmoore who is a leader and powerful sorceress
in the series who would do anything to save her people, even lay down her own
life. I am not as familiar with Warcraft as I am with Star Wars but this Jaina,
like the one in Star Wars is independent, strong and believes in laying down
her life for the greater good. They are noble characteristics one wouldn’t mind
instilling in a daughter and Jaina is much more accessible than her current
counterpart of Katniss in The Hunger
Games.
Overall, I see
Jaina rising, especially from 2015 on-wards if the new Star Wars trilogy does
base it around the Solo Children and if Warcraft is a success (because video
game adaptation don’t do well typically but this could be in the vein of Lord
of the Rings or Game of Thrones and it does have a good director so I am
hopeful).
