a Charming theory - why they still call him that

[rodlox.livejournal.com]

Had a thought as to why people keep calling Snow White's husband Charming:

It's his nickname.

Many European (and non-European) monarchs had nicknames or titles...some given by fans, some by enemies.

Mehmed the Conquerer
Ivan the Terrible
Louis the Sun King

In the same way, perhaps he retained the "Charming" well into his kingship.


thoughts?

Comments

[mobung.livejournal.com]

Sounds reasonable. I like to imagine he just adopted the name when he stole the kingdom from George, since everyone was still calling him by his dead brother's name.

[sparkythegeek.livejournal.com]

Could be!

I always figured they were being a little snide by calling him Charming rather than James or David. :p

[oparu.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea! It makes sense. I kind of like Charming. It suits him.

[kalena-henden.livejournal.com]

Some people are very influential when it comes to nicknames, patterns of speech and catch phrases. In this case, it's Snow.

Snow nicknamed Charming and it eventually became a special name to them from all the love and humor it represented. In this episode, it was noted that Snow did most of the public speaking in their reign so she would have been referencing him as Charming which in turn caught on with all their friends and subjects. Then it just stuck. Also, I would not doubt that he prefers a nickname that is his own rather than to be called by his brother's name which would probably make him feel like he was living someone else's life and not his own.

[bloodysuicide69.livejournal.com]

What is his real FTL name anyway? James is his brother. David is storybrooke. Charming is snows pet name. Does he actually have his own name?