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Post by atalanta on Jan 21, 2007 20:00:20 GMT -5
Born out of a little fun in the Choi Box, here's where to state just where your character(s)' names come from.
Mesheiko- made up xD
Krishna- Indian, Hindu religion (Xia helped create Krishna)
Banshee- English (Irish mythology)
Cheng- Chinese
Hung Yong- Hung is Vietnamese and Yong is Korean
Kun Tu- Chinese
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Post by vu on Jan 21, 2007 20:23:42 GMT -5
Uh.......
*whispers into ear*
Don't we have a thread about this already? Sorta?
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Post by kura on Jan 21, 2007 20:28:02 GMT -5
I'd like to point out that the banshee came from Irish mythology, and is therefore not English XP
Oh, and as much as this may upset some people *cough*Sekar*cough* all my character's names are Japanese ^^;
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Post by yumi on Jan 21, 2007 20:42:25 GMT -5
I'd like to point out that the banshee came from Irish mythology, and is therefore not English XP Oh, and as much as this may upset some people *cough*Sekar*cough* all my character's names are Japanese ^^; Same here, Kura. |
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Post by taka on Jan 21, 2007 21:01:05 GMT -5
Mine are all Japanese because I'm not female, and I can't find any good male names on that site that aren't already taken or used far too often. XD
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Post by wordbender on Jan 22, 2007 19:28:22 GMT -5
Hoji - Japanese, probably.
Koukotsu - Japanese for 'shinbone'
Kasen - Japanese for 'Fire Arrow'
So I side with Kura. Yay Japanese names. ^^
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Post by atalanta on Jan 22, 2007 21:47:52 GMT -5
Uh....... *whispers into ear* Don't we have a thread about this already? Sorta?I believe you're talking about the thread about pronouncing character names, in which case no. Thanks, Kura. I knew banshee came from some folklore/mythology, but I didn't know where, so I just listed it as English. ^^; |
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Post by chamir on Jan 22, 2007 23:17:01 GMT -5
Ahhh, in that case.
Chamir (Chinese rendition of Arabic Jamil: handsome/beautiful)
Chandrakant (Sanskrit/Hindu: beloved by the moon)
Osahar (Egyptian: god hears me/Hebrew of Osher: happiness)
Vu (Vietnamese: N/A)
Ganesa (Sanskrit/Hindu: lord of hordes?/good luck)
Xun (Chinese: fast)
Xue (Chinese: studious)
Xola (Xhosa: stay in peace)
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Post by ryota on Jul 9, 2007 21:43:00 GMT -5
Ryota:
Meaning: Japanese; "Splendidly stout"
How I pronounce it: Ryo-tah or Ree-oh-tah [On rare occasions when I actually feel lax]
Manju:
Meaning: Sanskrit; "Lovely, beautiful"
How I pronounce it: Mahn-joo
Taartoq:
Meaning: Greenlandic; "Dark, without light"
How I pronounce it: Tahr-tahk
Sunil:
Meaning: Sanskrit; "Very blue"
How I pronounce it: Soo-neel
There may be other origins than those listed, but these are the ones that I found. ^__^
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Post by jialingjin on Jul 9, 2007 22:37:11 GMT -5
Jialing Xiang
Chinese
Jia: "good, fine" or "home, family"
Ling: "alert, quick" or "bell, chime"
Xiang: to soar", "auspicious, lucky" or "fragrant"
Basically the original was 'beautiful bell fragrance'.. in reference to bluebells.
Jin
Chinese
Jin:"Gold, metal, money" or "Embroidery, bright"
Azula
Spanish probably
Azul: blue
Bai-Wu and Li-Wu
Chinese/Japanese
When I orginally found it, Wu meant Crow or trickster.. the site I found it on has been updated, so..
Orginally
Bai-Wu: White crow/trickster
Li-Wu: Black Crow/trickster
Ukaleq Ulloriaq
Greenlandic
Ukaleq: Hare (as in Rabbit)
Ulloriaq: Star
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Post by gijoespouse on Jul 10, 2007 1:25:00 GMT -5
Auina Kym [/u]
Auina (pronounced aoo EEH nah) - Hawaiian origin, meaning "bending, sloping; descent"
Kym (pronounced kim) - Has English origin, meaning "regal hill" and a Vietnamese origin, meaning "golden"
Kaiapo Holokai [/u]
Kaiapo (kaee AH po)- Hawaiian origin, meaning "high tide, rising tide"
Holokai (ho LO kaee)- Hawaiian origin, meaning "seafarer"
Jorani Kalliyan[/u] ((pending review right now...you'll see her soon though))
Jorani (jo RA nee) - Cambodian origin, meaning "brilliant jewel"
Kalliyan (KELL lee enn) - Cambodian origin, meaning "classy"
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Post by sun on Jul 10, 2007 2:04:58 GMT -5
Sun Boyue: Sun is from Sun Wukong aka goku, Boyue is the style name of Jiang Wei of the three kingdoms era.
Moksa: aka Huian the novice, A deity under guan yin in journey to the west.
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Post by sekar on Jul 11, 2007 19:37:43 GMT -5
Sekar: {Seh-Car} Meaning: Hindi for Hill or Crest
Kulap: (Koo-Lap) Meaning: Thai for Rose
Dong Feng (Don-fen) Meaning: East Wind or Winter Wind
Shona: (Sho-nah) meaning: Watertribezation of Sho meaning bright
and Kavik(Kah-Vic) is Inuit meaning Wolverine
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Post by aden on Jul 11, 2007 21:11:38 GMT -5
Aden - Bastardization of gaelic name 'Aidan' which just sounded Water Tribish
Iikagen - Japanese meaning 'Random'
Dan-dan - sounded like something you hear in the Foggy Swamp ^^
Jingko - made up, no known meaning
Nasrin - Persian for 'Wild Rose'
Gobei - an alteration of 'Gobi' as in the Gobi Desert of China and Mongolia
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Post by mulaqi on Jul 14, 2007 14:51:50 GMT -5
Muqali - The name of one of Ghengis Khan's most trusted generals who was left as the regional head of China after it was conquered. Mostly, I just wanted a cool Mongolian name, since really the character is nothing like the historical figure.
Zilong - "Zi" doesn't really mean anything, but "Long" of course means "dragon". This was also the styled name of Zhao Yun, a warrior/bodyguard in the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Saghani - An Inuit word meaning "raven".
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