Mine is now Danko Mimetes. I changed it for the same reasons as you guys.

I am now to be known as Millicent Mimetes until further notice. May our King inspire us to follow in our administrator's footsteps, and may he return to us soon, God willing.

Until further notice, I, J. Grace Pennington, am Amaris Mimetes. Amaris means God has promised in Hebrew, and Mimetes signifies that I am Jay's sister in Christ and will stand beside him, as well as being a reminder to follow Christ.

Let's stand by the king of HolyWorlds, and fight for the King of Creation.

I am now Danko Aman Mimetes. Aman means trust or trusting.
May the king return soon, as the Lord will let him.

I have changed my username to Shawn Qadowsh Mimetes. I am gearing up for the fight of The LORD. May I ever wield His WORD for His glory, and may I ever live my life in submission to Him. He will see us through this. He will, He will. He is so good.

Quadowsh: "God sanctifies."

* tiptoes in *

I changed my name to Bethany Emuna Mimetes. Emuna is Hebrew for faith.

* scurries away *

I, Lady Alina Danaidh, have changed my name to Lady Adalia Mimetes. Adalia means Yahweh is just and Mimetes means follow Christ or followers or imitaters or follow me.

In honor of Jay, and also the HW movement created by you all, I have altered my name to reflect your support and visual stand.

I was Ciela Rose, and am now Ciela Tsana Mimetes. I am ready to fight for God, and for Jay, to support and encourage him, and to add what I can to this cause.

Tsana/Humility: Because Humility is an area I need to work on in my life. Jay set an excellent example of humility for us, directing his talent towards God instead of keeping it himself.

And Mimetes, to show where my support lies with Jay and with Holy Worlds.

To God alone be the glory!

I Sea, have also changed my name to hold to this faith. And I must say.. I need it desperately.

Changing the Falconwing to Mimetes. I'm not often good at keeping resolutions; so this isn't just to support Jay, but also to remind myself to pray and seek God more.

I am changing my name to Ira Mordecai Mimetes until further notice.

I realize this isn't a light decision. By changing my name, I reaffirm that I am willing to take a part in this war -- a war in which there are severe wounds for the taking. And by choosing the name that I did, I pray that this decision be not a whim of the wind, but instead a gale that fans a billowing, all-consuming flame that will never die out.

I, BushMaid, have changed my username to Bush Hasah Mimetes, in honour of Jay, my siblings in Christ, and Kingdom's cause. I have never before changed my username, though I have been asked, and I have been tempted. This is a big thing for me, and I do so because I have chosen to wholeheartedly stand for Jay, both in form and prayer. Its meaning:

Note: “Hasah” is a Hebrew word meaning: “seek refuge, flee for protection and thus figuratively put trust in (God), confide, hope in (God or person)”. It is used in Psalm 18:2, where it refers to humans trusting God as their Strength: “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom, I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”

The Hebrew word “hasah” is used of humans putting their trust in God as their Rock (see 2 Samuel 22:3), Fortress (see Psalm 144:2) and Stronghold (see Nahum 1:7). 2 Samuel 22:3, 22:31 and Psalm 18:30 say God acts as a Shield or Cover for all who take refuge in Him.

Mimetes is Greek for follower, imitator.

Formerly and Futurely Neil of Erk, changed to Neil Mimetes for known reasons.

Note: I did not take a Hebrew first name because I already have Hebrew and Greek names, as you can see in my signature.

Formerly Vanya Katerina Jaynin I change my name to Vanya Fideles Mimetes, and so I make my mark in the army of our leader, and of our King. Fideles is latin for faithful. Mimetes is well known to us by now.

*tip-toes in* I've had my name changed all day, but I suppose I should actually mention it

I've added Lady to signify how I will strive to become the daughter and princess of my God and King: a godly women to shine for His name.

Vilisse has stayed the same and means a person's spirit or general personality (from Tolkien's Quenya).

And, of course, Mimetes which, with the name Vilisse, means that I have the spirit of a follower and imitator.

*bows out*

In response to Vili's further humbling I too will be adding Lady to my name. Lady Nami Mimetes. Nami is Japanese for 'ocean wave', something of both beauty and power. Mimetes? You should all know by now.

I am also changing my name in support of Jay. I, formerly 'bookwyrmnick', am now Sir Nicolae Mimetes. Nicolae means 'victory of the people', and, when taken together with Mimetes, is a name I am proud to bear and will strive to uphold.

I am also supporting Jay by changing my name. Abigail is Hebrew for "Joy of the Father", and I think the meaning of Mimetes is common knowledge by now.

I also will be changing my name in the support of our Godly leader.

Fidle Mimetes. Mimetes because of reasons already well known, and Fidle... just because.

Has changed her name from Viarri and Skyburner.

I have changed my name in support of Emeth.
Formerly, DairyMaid, changed to Dairy Shalom Mimetes.
Shalom means peace in Hebrew.

I'm changing my name (in support of Jay) too.
God Bless,
Aleena Mimetes

I'm changing my name, as well. And not because everyone else is. My heart and my prayers are truly with Jay and all of you in this time, even though I have very much faded from the forums.

The short of my post is this: On a temporary basis, I have decided to change my username to reflect my support of our good leader and friend, Sir Emeth Mimetes:
Vav Caeli Mimetes


The rest of my post (the long version) is this:
Vav is a Hebrew word which means ‘and yet’. The reason I chose it is best summed up in a post by author and singer/song-writer Andrew Peterson, which in turn is in reference to a book written by another man of the same callings, Michael Card.
“[Vav] is a crucial ingredient in almost every lament in scripture. Again and again, when you read the psalms, you hear the psalmist crying out against God, shaking his fist at the skies, demanding justice, wailing and abandoned, all but accusing God of being unworthy of our worship—basically, the psalmist is throwing a fit. Then, as if he’s exhausted himself, he says vav. “And yet, I will praise the Lord.” In spite of all the evidence of the contrary, I believe in my bones that you are good. Your intentions for me are loving and kind. I believe in your presence though it feels like you have forsaken me. And yet. And yet. And yet. Those two desperate words may be the most faithful prayer we ever pray, and our most triumphant battle cry, though we whisper them through tears.” ~http://www.rabbitroom.com/2012/03/what-i-learned-from-scc/

The reason for this particular choice is two-fold. First, the above definition nearly took my breath away when I read it, and I couldn’t help but think—not only of my own situations, my own cries, my own darkness—of what has been facing Jay. Even as we hope and pray for justice, we know that this is a dark time. A time when hope is hard to remember and a prayer is sometimes hard to speak. ‘And yet’ will be my prayer for myself and for him.

The second reason, then, is this: Vav Caeli Mimetes calls a whole new meaning to mind for me. Though I’m sure the grammatical quandaries are many, I’d like to think of this name as also meaning “And yet, I will follow. And yet, I will strive to imitate Christ.” The cost can be high. Sir Emeth and many others’ situation show us that. The struggle can be fierce. The trials can weigh us down until we sink beneath the waves, until we hit the ocean floor. Sometimes all we want to do is, as the book of Job puts it, curse God and die. And yet. And yet will we follow.

Another song says this: “Lord, Your faithfulness will never end. Even in the darkness. Even in the questions. Even when the hardest times of life are at hand. Even in the times that I’m not meant to understand. I will trust.” Vav. And yet. I will trust.

This is already a very, very long post. Longer than I intended. But I have a habit of taking names very seriously, so changing any name—my own, a character’s, whatever—feels important to me. I also have a habit of taking twice as many words to say something than I should.
So that’s it. I’m going to stop blabbering on and on now.
~Vav Caeli Mimetes

OK, so I've undergone another name change. I'm now Cpt. Nemo T. Mimetes (T is short for my previous "middle" name) because I still like the Captain part.

I semi-officially change my name to Jay R. Lakewood, my penname. Unless I grow tired of it/don't actually like it, this will be my username. People can still call me Vace, Ace, V, and all Vivace-related names.

Forgot about this thread... I used to be RunningWolf, as you can see in my signature. I am now Lycanis Mimetes, as you can see by looking at my username. I still go by my old nicknames though as well as my new one!

I am now "The Forager (Mimetes) " The Forager is my time lord person!
I put Mimetes at the end to respect Jay.

My name is now Aemi Kurisuchan. Let me explain.

I know we've been changing our names in support of Jay. And that's cool.
I know we ardently say that it's not because we follow him, but because we want to follow Christ like Jay does.

But I have decided that my faith is not tied to Sir Emeth. I have decided that my hope, trust, and faith are in Christ alone. I'm not viewing God through the telescope of Jay; I am looking to my Savior regardless of who else is. And, by changing my name, I am making that explicit. No confusion as to where my true loyalties lie.

:tearysmile:

The "Aemi" is back because just because I missed it. And please know that I will not stop praying for Sir Emeth and his family.

It's a long story. Anyone who wants it can ask me in private.

But I've tried it out for a few hours, and I like it, so I Vanya Fideles Mimetes, previously known as Vanya Katerina Jaynin, hereby change my name to Constable Jaynin Mimetes across all three forums.

Those of you who know me as Jaynin, rejoice. Those of you who know me as Vanya, you'll survive. I still answer to all previous nicknames. But Constable Vanya doesn't work the way Constable Jaynin does, and it's the Constable part that I want to keep.

Ye know what the Mimetes stands for; and so it will remain until the return of the king.

I have added Mimetes to my name!

Riahjoy Mimetes

I, Cassandra, have changed my name to Birdie, after a character. The Mimetes remains, of course.

I've changed my name from lady Adalia Mimetes to lady Adalia Elioenai. I still support Jay one hundred percent, but I thought Elioenai had a fitting meaning: my eyes look to God.

God bless you,
Bethany

I have changed my name to Azlyn Mimetes, Well, because I missed the Azlyn part. Y'all are used to calling me that, and I love being called Azlyn. Yes, it no longer has a Hebrew word, but I am a joyful follower all the same. This is what my name will remain as until Jay returns. It is one I will stick with, because I feel much more like Azlyn then Aliza.

Those who call me Aliza or Lizzie or Lizzy or Iza, continue to do so.

I will be changing my name to it's original form, Seabird. I'll still keep the Mimetes part.

But feel free to call me Nami if you wish!

I have changed my name to Elly of Zoriah again. Not that I doubt Jay, or have any less faith than I did, I just miss my old username.

I, Cpt. Nemo T. Mimetes hereby change my name back to Captain Nemo,

After reading Brendan's post and Jaynin's post, it made me think about why I did what I did in taking the name of Mimetes. I took the name to support Jay. And I still completely do. Another thing I liked about using the name Mimetes was it made us feel like a family joining in support. This was an excellent binder in our time of need, but the need is passing away. When Jay returns, I want him to see us working hard and diligent in our own names, not in his name.

Also, my name is still on the Siblings Mimetes list. This list shows those who did change their names in support for Jay. I do not want my name taken from this list because it still shows my support. I think that if anyone wants to show their support for Jay at this point, they should put their names on the list, but they do not need to change their username. This shows our support and that we're all part of the family, but also allows us to carry on, as Jay would want.

Also, I like that Brendan said that we should be focusing on Christ more than Jay. We do not want to seem like we're worshiping Jay, but should have our eyes on Jesus. So, as hard as it is, I am taking the name Mimetes from my username.

For similar reasons, and after some tears, I've changed my name to Dr. W. Eli McGowan. Eli McGowan is who I am, and Dr. W., standing for Doctor Who, reminds me who I ought to be, and who I need to be to others during this time of need.

For similar reasons to those stated above...

I hereby change my name.

I'm not changing it back to Shawn Alexis Henderson, as I'm starting to look at publishing...

So here I am. Elizabeth. Keep calling me Shawn, Lexi, and other things, please! But for the sake of coherency, I'm going with the name I will publish under.

* grimaces and awaits the flood of comments *

I hereby change my name from 'Dalet', to 'Dalet the Dalek'. I have been meaning to do this for a while.

That is the same reason that I changed mine back to Danko Sandai.

For now... I'm going as Dr. Cpt. Nemo Banner. I have no idea how long this will last... but I wanted to try it out. But Captain Nemo is still in my signature.

I am changing my name to Azlyn A. Mimetes, the "A" standing for my former name, Aliza. I wanted to keep it in, but Azlyn Aliza just doesn't flow right. Mimetes shall remain.

Changed my name to "Dr. Elly Marks", which was first a surprise for Nemo (Dr. Elaina Marks being Dr. David Banner's partner in research). But now I quite like it, and plan to keep it for some time.

Switching back to "of Erk" for nostalgia's sake.

So... In case you didn't notice... I took out the Cpt. in my name (I possibly will go back to Cpt. instead of Dr., though...) and added O'Hara. In case I don't update here because I change my name a lot, I'll keep Nemo in it every time so you still know who I am.

I'm back to Varon. I like the shorter name.