Zommoth - Blog Posts
Using the naming convention Leif has, I thought it’ll be fun to give the other ‘moths’ we have names. Which is pretty much anagramming a word related to Life.
Zommoth’s name is Dleiv, an anagram of Lived. Since they used to live but now they don’t. Not only that, it sounds like something of Roach language duel to the strange arrangement of letters, so it fits with how Zommoth and the other cordyceps talk in Roach language or a Roach-like language.
Grandpa moth’s name on the other hand is Levier, an anagram of Relive.
I feel like whatever relation Grandpa has with Leif in terms of descendants, be it being Leif’s actual son or grandson or great-grandson or whatever, I feel like it’s possible one of Leif’s relatives would’ve named one of their children after him. To honor and remember him in a way.
Leiver has some inspiration from Leif, namely the “Lei-” but it sounds removed enough that anyone that would look at Levier won’t instantly be reminded of Leif, especially if they’re still grieving. And Levier won’t be conditioned to act like Leif duel to the resemblance of their name.
Their name may be inspired by Leif, but they are still their own person. And they will always be their own person. Regardless of it after all.
Plus, being an anagram of Relive is kind of a nudge of that hope in the family that Leif will be alive again in one way or another, or that Leif will relive again while Grandpa is alive. And Leif did, in a way.