tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu May 14 09:32:38 1998
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Re: Greeings
- From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Greeings
- Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 11:31:47 -0500 (CDT)
"BREKI TOMASSON" <[email protected]> wrote:
:> BTW, Felis, are you certain your name isn't a variation of Felix, derived
:> from Latin *felix* "lucky, fortunate", which the Romans used as a personal
:> name and also in the old name for Yemen, Arabia Felix. If so, you might
:> want to consider *{Do'wI'} "Lucky", derived from the verb {Do'} "be
:> fortunate, be lucky" plus the verb suffix {-wI'} "one who is, one who does,
:> thing which does".
:>
:> Voragh
:
: You seem to know this sort of stuff, so I'll ask you: What would you
: suggest as my klingon name? .. Things that people associate with me
: are wolves, vanity, my ego, coca cola, and computers ... What would
: be the best Klingon name, you think?
If you haven't already, read sections 2.2 "How do I choose a Klingon name?"
and 2.3 "How do I translate "Bubba" (or any name) into Klingon?" of the
KLI's Hypertext Klingon FAQ at:
http://labs.thomtech.com/~dspeers/klingon/faq.htm#2.2
I always advise against choosing any type of descriptive name, especially
one ending in {-wI'}. Being one-quarter Oklahoma Cherokee, these names have
always reminded me of those ridiculous White wanna-bes playing at being
Indian. Besides, we've never seen any such names among those created or
translated by Marc Okrand, or even the Paramount writers for that matter.
But this might be a rationalization -- there was no way way I was going to
translate "Steven Boozer" into {mIv'a' chechwI'}! ("Steven" is derived from
the Greek *stephanos* "crown", and "boozer" means, well...)
Instead of trying to come up with a quick and clever nickname or "handle",
try devising a unique and original name that sounds good to you. For
example, my own name was a combination of two characters seen on The Next
Generation: Vagh and Moragh -- producing a Klingon-sounding name that might
actually be heard on the show or seen in a novel.
Take your time and choose well, since you are likely to be stuck with your
first attempt even if you try to later change it to something you like
better. (Though there are exceptions, right wovwI'... err, I mean, Qov?)
If you like, we can continue this discussion off-list.
Qapla'!
Voragh