tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 09 13:16:37 1995
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Re: Klingon name (was Klingon Speaker)
- From: "Christian Matzke" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon name (was Klingon Speaker)
- Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 16:20:18 -0500
- Comments: Authenticated sender is <[email protected]>
- Priority: normal
On 9 Nov 95 at 9:47, [email protected] <[email protected]>
wrote:
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> On Thu, 9 Nov 1995 maSqa' wrote:
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> > One option that I haven't seen used on the list is to find the meaning of your
> >name and translate that concept into tlhIngan Hol.
>
> Not true! How could you forget chuQun? She went and found out that Heidi meant
> something like "noble one" (I'm paraphrasing I can't remember her exact words.).
Although it is a very un-Klingon thing to do, I will apologize. I had
considered putting a little disclaimer at the end of my message just
in case I'd insulted anyone.
> So basically a Klingon name is just like picking a name in any language. If
> you'll answer to it, it's yours.
jIQochbe'. pongmey law' vIghaj.
> r'Hul
maSqa'
(anyone care to comment on my Japanese death poetry?)
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"Had I not known that I was dead already,
I would have mourned the loss of my life"
-Ota Dokan
(written while a knife protruded from his chest)
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