I received an email from Oh, The Joys asking me just what the heck my screen name means.NtycnBoricua
She found my explanation interesting and suggested I post it on here. So, as the ever dutiful person that I tend to be, here goes nothing.
First, let’s break it down – Ntycn & Boricua
Ntycn stands for the word enticing
Boricua is another word for being Puerto Rican and can probably be best explained by Wikipedia
Boricua a word of origin from Boriken (or Boriquén, Borinquen, or Borinquén) used by the original Taino Indian population to refer to Puerto Rico before the coming of the Spanish, which translated as “The Valiant People of the Sacred House”. The word has come to identify any resident or descendent of Puerto Rico, who will use the term, “¡Yo soy Boricua!” (“I am Boricua”) to identify themselves.
My now-husband, then-boyfriend created the screen name for me about 6 or 7 years ago and I’ve been using it ever since. It’s just kind of stuck.Well, there you go folks. That is the short and sweet explanation to solve the mystery. Enjoy.
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For some reason, when I first saw your screen name, I read the start as NYC. And then I was trying to put Connecticut in it as well. But I’m an idiot.
I figured a lot of people thought NY was in there somewhere! Thanks for checking out my blog!
Hey! Thanks for adding me to your myBlogLog list! I’m still kinda confused on it all. 🙂
I love that your name has so much meaning. Mrs. Flinger ? Eh. Not too original, really.
Did You know that the word herican and hamok came from the Taino
Mrs. Flinger: If it wasn’t for my husband, I wouldn’t have such a name! He’s the creative one.
Priscilla: I did know that! A lot of words come from the Taino. It’s pretty interesting to see so much of the Taino influence in our culture.
cute name- I did figure it out… !Mi mama es Boricua!
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mkishadow: Takes one to know one! 😉 Thanks for stopping by.