Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-34924658-20161007024033/@comment-28011742-20170418225414

CoolDudeAl wrote: RandomGirl1995 wrote: I'm more concerned with his first name during Curse One. It's never mentioned, as the other characters just referred to him as Mr. Gold. I'm assuming that it has something to do with his fairy tale, so maybe Craven or Credell or something like that? (Both those names mean "coward", btw.) His name might also be Malcolm. The curse meant to take away everyone's happiness, and having his awful dad's name would certainly spite him.

As for his last name, I'm sure it's something Scottish. His father probably had Scottish origins, after all. Something beginning with Mc-. He has no first name. That's kind of the point. It goes back to the original story, where you had to guess his name. Fair enough. But then what did he call himself? He wouldn't think of himself as " Mr. Gold." And what if someone had asked about it? Not knowing your own name seems like a glaring red flag of something amiss. It just seems like a weird thing for the Curse to not include, especially since it crafted such detailed stories for everyone else.