Rewriting Radiance - What's in a Name?

A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but I've been finding some names in Radiance less appealing as time goes on. While I wrote about my original intentions here, and while I still like the names of Asher, Virgo, Asher's parents and the Sitra Achra, the names of the rest of the Seven just aren't working for me any more.

So here are my thoughts on other options (I used www.behindthename.com liberally to research this article):


The Seven…
While accurate, calling the group simply 'the Seven' conveys very little information, and isn't terribly exciting. So what else could they be called? The Seven...

Midot - meaning aspects, principles, attributes or measures. More Hebrew might be undesirable, however, and it still isn't that evocative.

Facets/Archetypes - conveying the idea that these are all different aspects of the same divine force. I prefer facets, as it suggests the 70 faces of Torah, evoking a gemstone. Archetypes is a bit drier but more precise.

Manifestations/Avatars/Incarnations - these are all more fantastic, perhaps more appropriate to a fantasy setting, and accurate descriptions of how I imagine they function. Except for the connotations of the word (the movie, the cartoon, Hinduism) I think I prefer Avatars, but given the reality of pop culture, Incarnations might be the better choice.

Sephirot - a better option than Midot perhaps, in that it sounds better, seems a bit more accurate, and conjures more interesting images, it also suffers from being in Hebrew.

More after the jump.