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I would be sure to check the spelling of this character's name. It might be this simple and phonetic (Shevon), but it may be more traditional, and carry the Gaelic spelling of "Siobhan". That spelling resolves to "Shevon" when pronounced. | (10:20 AM) I would be sure to check the spelling of this character's name. It might be this simple and phonetic (Shevon), but it may be more traditional, and carry the Gaelic spelling of "Siobhan". That spelling resolves to "Shevon" when pronounced. | ||
(10:27 AM) Never mind, I just checked scifi.com and the IMDB listing, and the writers took the "easy" way out and spelled it Shevon. Oh well. | |||
I would like to also point out that I initially thought "Phelan" actually came across as "Phaeton", which would have been a far more cerebral and insidious way to name this character. Phaeton (or ''the shining one'') was, in mythology, the son of the sun-god Helios, and was struck down by Zeus after he took the reins of his father's chariot and his haphazard drive put the earth in peril. "Phelan", as far as I can tell, has no significant meaning. | |||
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(10:20 AM) I would be sure to check the spelling of this character's name. It might be this simple and phonetic (Shevon), but it may be more traditional, and carry the Gaelic spelling of "Siobhan". That spelling resolves to "Shevon" when pronounced.
(10:27 AM) Never mind, I just checked scifi.com and the IMDB listing, and the writers took the "easy" way out and spelled it Shevon. Oh well.
I would like to also point out that I initially thought "Phelan" actually came across as "Phaeton", which would have been a far more cerebral and insidious way to name this character. Phaeton (or the shining one) was, in mythology, the son of the sun-god Helios, and was struck down by Zeus after he took the reins of his father's chariot and his haphazard drive put the earth in peril. "Phelan", as far as I can tell, has no significant meaning.