Alison Rose
asked:
Do we ever find out Moody's real name? I mean, I assume Moody is a nickname. I've just started the book and don't think I saw a real name mentioned - does it ever come up or no? (Not a big deal but it just bugs me to only know a character's nickname, because ... I'm a dork, LOL)
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Victoria McAnally
It is a nickname for sure, during one scene he notes one of Tripp’s friend calling him by his real name, but this name is never reveald. Since Ng is so good at in depth character descriptions I figured the origin of his nickname would come up, or at least reveal his given name. I was kind of disappointed it didn’t.
Melissa
In the Hulu series, he does state that it is a nickname. However, when I was reading it I figured it was his given name because of the name Moody Spurgeon MacPhearson in Anne of Green Gables. There is a surname of Moody that exists as well and many families do use surnames as given names. In the film, Not Without My Daughter (which is based on a true story), the husband is called Moody but that is due to his surname being Mahmoody. In Harry Potter, Moody is used as surname.
Georgia
Could be a family name. There is a Moody Bible College in Chicago...
Deborah
They all have odd names. I don't think it's a niuckname, probably a family name.
Jennifer Page
I don't think we ever do. We do find out Lexie's and Izzy's given names.
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