CANTONHEROINE'S BLOG
The Name Game
Monday, March 20, 2006 12:29 PM
Whatever possessed Joss when he dubbed our mercenary "Jayne"?I've broached this subject before on several occasions, and I've come to a few realizations.
If you notice, the name Jayne is actually an amalgam of J(OHN) (W)AYNE, and if you take into account that John Wayne himself was originally given a girl's name (Marion Morrison), I'm of the belief that it's a tribute to the Duke.
There's also a supreme irony in the fact that the meaning of the name "Jane" (feminine version) is "gracious" or "merciful".
I may be over-thinking the whole thing, but it's interesting all the same, no?
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