pronoun walking eagle

[villas]

I can see there is a significant simbolic difference between walks like 
an eagle and walking eagle. The first implies an out of place and 
akward walk, but the secong might imply a person who has gained 
comparison to an eagle. Subtle but important in a name.

Marcos


On Oct 20, 2006, at 5:30 PM, Henry Kammler wrote:

> I think Cuauhtemoc rather means "descended in eagle fashion, like an 
> eagle", so Cuauhnenemi would be "walks like an eagle".
>
> For "Walking Eagle" I would vaguely guess Nenemilizcuauhtli.
>
> I don't know if a historical example can be found for this as a 
> personal name. In case this name should be used for someone or 
> something (like a company), think about it twice. An eagle that walks 
> doesn't look majestic at all, lumping, swaying from side to side. In 
> Native North America the "Walking Eagle"-name is a runnig joke, a name 
> that would be given to nonnative politicians in fake "adoption" 
> ceremonies. It boils down to ... why can't the eagle fly? ... various 
> possible answers ...
>
> Just my 2 cents on this aspect.
>
> Henry
>
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