2.2 Blending. As with the process of combining, the parts of a blend are a result of morphologcal reduction or shortening of one or more names into combining forms that are then used to create new names. There are two or three degrees of blending. In the first case neither original form changes, so that this is really no degree of blending; the result is simply a juxtaposition or combining of the two names. The first real case differs from combining in that the end of the first form is in common with the beginning of the second form. The final case involves a substantial change in either or both of the forms that combine.

In the case of “Deonte” it seems significant that the originals both begin with “d.” In the case of “Melandra” both share “-an-” and with “Jareth” both share “-are-.” The last case illustrated is a little more obscure. Supposedly both originals share “-cha-” and the “m” of “Michael” is transposed into the ending.