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Character Names ..that get weird in translation...

#21 Tatterdemalion

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 05:06 AM

Just randomly: the character 'Gullstream' has his name explained at some point, I forget when, and it's exactly what you'd think it is.

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#22 Use Of Weapons

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Posted 13 July 2010 - 02:07 PM

NikitaDarkstar, on 23 June 2010 - 05:11 PM, said:

Coop, doesn't actually mean something, but it's the name of a large company that runs grocery stores. (Well not just groceries, it's kind of the swedish verion of Wall-mart.)

Coop does mean something. It's a small enclosure for keeping chickens. Well, it is when pronounced with one syllable (ku Posted Image

p). Among other things.

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#23 Moby

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Posted 23 July 2010 - 02:13 PM

The original etymological origins of the word fear mean "danger, peril, ambush, harm, distress, deception".

I would say a fairly accurate rendition.

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#24 Findarato

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Posted 23 July 2010 - 04:53 PM

In old English it means that (what you said, Moby), and in Celtic (irish) it means 'man' (like Puck said earlier). It confused me and I had to look that up, so I found the distinction.