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What did you name your Pakleds, Caitans, Nausicaans, etc?

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited February 2011 in Ten Forward
I'm curious to see what names folks gave to Captains and BOs in species that do not have many names provided in canon. I'm just a bit of language geek is all. :-)

These are the species I'm particularly interested:

Pakleds

Caitans

Benzites

Boleans

Saurians

Rigelians

Orions

Nausicaans

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I have:
Pakled: Eglindrod (male)

Bolean: Rogg Brennixx (male)

Rigelian: Chishenith (female, about to be added)

Orion: L'Darinus Igren-Rhis Sranagar (male), V'delen Magrisoh Karalsa (female), Vevren Yan D'iolannis (female), Gayla Zh'vrot (female, yes I stole the first name, but if there can be more than one John in the world, why not more than one Gayla? :-) )

Nausicaan: Rhothigaas, Agdarh, Tevrhenet (all male, of course)

Thanks for sharing
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I have a Pakled Engineer bridge officer named Zoom.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I run with a mostly Saurian crew, and I have found suitable names something of a chore to come up with. Most of the time I just take what the random name generator gives me and fiddle with the spelling until it looks vaguely like what the few noncanon Saurian names look like. Given the limitations of the naming options, I just went with a traditional first name/last name scheme (as I believe the game does as well.)

    I did put a modicum of effort into naming my alt to the left here. Her name is Lovka Yazhyrsa (pronounced "ya-ZHIR-sa"), which is a heavily corrupted version of "lavender lizard" translated into Russian then transliterated back into English. A little stupid, yes, but it sounds nice and alien and vaguely lizardy.

    The following are my Saurian BOs:

    Dodeki Choka - Male Sci
    Notka Erradeh - Female Eng
    Dryptas Razka - Male Tac
    Choza Vuri - Female Sci
    Inikk Dameh - Male Sci
    Mezkan Traki - Male Eng

    The only one I really worked on was Razka; he's named after the badass Saurian security officer that saved Riker's bacon in A Time to Kill, while his first name comes from the ferocious Dryptosaurus.

    I did have a female Saurian tac on my first alt, though I just left her with the pregenerated name Dacho. Still, she kicked enough TRIBBLE that she inspired me to fly in the face of reason and pick a female Saurian for my main alt.

    I also have a female Benzite engineer alt; thankfully there's a sizable amount of material on them at Memory Beta. I named her Madral, from the geostructure of Dathet. As near as I can tell, it fits with what few Benzite naming conventions supposedly exist in soft canon.

    Sorry I can't go into much detail (I've always been terrible at languages), but I hope this is enough to get some of the creative thoughts going.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Caitian: R'rha'asa (M) & M'Ress (F)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Malashenko --I like your thought processes!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    My Nausicaan is named Jum-Jum :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I made a Caitian tactical captain, just hit Lt. Cmdr. the other night...paying homage to my World of Warcraft roots, I named him Shirvallah Thekal - Shirvallah being the tiger god of the jungle trolls, and Thekal being his High Priest.

    Yeah, it's a stretch, but it sounds good.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    my nausaicaan captain is named Graaka
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Caitian- C'ester N'mitz (aka Chester Nimitz)
    Gray- Nuvix
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Caitian = B-Meow
    Pakled = Borky Ba-Bork Bork
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    caitian is called Stumpy After my 24 year old cat died seemed only the decent thing to do

    im still waiting for my caittian crew
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    How could I forget Gorn?

    My Gorn (I really wasn't too imaginative with these, it all plays off the name "Slathis"):

    Shaleithis
    Shleskis
    Seltarshka
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    bill ted anything but sue..

    Gorn Sleazlack stacks?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I made a proper Caitian using the Alien type (Proper meaning she doesn't look like one of those hairless cats) and named her Taboline P'rowwn, similar, I know, to the only semi canon Caitian name, Shiboline M'ress, but...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Oh, and Letheans, too! (Though I've only seen a couple running around thus far, and there aren't Lethean BOs.)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I made a proper Caitian using the Alien type (Proper meaning she doesn't look like one of those hairless cats) and named her Taboline P'rowwn, similar, I know, to the only semi canon Caitian name, Shiboline M'ress, but...

    How did you pull that off? What did you use to pull off a fur texture? (I run an unsupported video card, so there's a layer of texture--tattoos, scars, and "overall pattern" that don't display for me.) I'm guessing your Caitian is a cobby since it doesn't have a tail. :-)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    my caitian's name is K'russ
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Named my Lethean Taris. It's actually derived from a named I used for a Neverwinter Nights character many moons ago, but after looking online a little the only two canon Lethean names I could find were Altovar and Soto, so I figured they have rather general names.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    How did you pull that off? What did you use to pull off a fur texture? (I run an unsupported video card, so there's a layer of texture--tattoos, scars, and "overall pattern" that don't display for me.) I'm guessing your Caitian is a cobby since it doesn't have a tail. :-)

    Here's a pic. I know, she doesnt have a snout, nor a tail, her ears are strange, but still.
    http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m8/Onikage1/trek/screenshot_2011-02-11-21-34-20.jpg
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    What is the name of the pattern you put over her mouth? Remember I'm flying blind with that part of the game. :-) Thanks!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I've also been hanging out in-game at ESD, DS9, and Qo'noS to see what people are naming their toons. It's fascinating to see the trends. I think the biggest thing is that people like longish, flowy, Latin-like names for their Orions--very much out of line with the stereotype of consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel-consonant names that are so common in Star Trek (Tuvok, Neelix, Garak, Nerys, on and on....).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Pakleds are an abomination ;) so I don't have one of those...

    Gorn -GILHADAHR
    Nausicaan - ZROZHG
    Orion - GALIA
    Caitian - SORLEY
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Breen = El Breeno
    Gorn = El Gorno
    Pakled = El Elmo
    Orion = El greeno
    Cardassian = El Spoon headO
    Undine = El Do not **** off Sheeba O
    Caitans = Mr bigglesworth
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    My Caitian Medical Officer is nick-named Hobbes after the late 20th Century Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes

    My Orion Tactical Officer is called T'Riel


    My Vulcan Counselor is T'Pawn
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    My Caitian alt is named M'Rawl. He got the name from what our cat sounds like when he wants out.:D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Caitian= "Sanura" means "one who is kitten like". Pilots the "U.S.S Mikkeneko", a cat of 3 colors, highest prized of cats by Japanese sailors to fend off the spirits of the deep. Her dedication plaque reads "Tenk ni nari" (Oh weather be clear).

    Breen= "Mr. Breen Jeans" of course, because I like to smoke cigarettes and watch Captain Kangaroo.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I recently added a male Rigelian BO named Chenoah. I based it off the default example it gave, Chechoan.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    What is the name of the pattern you put over her mouth? Remember I'm flying blind with that part of the game. :-) Thanks!

    The pattern is called Spen. There's one that is just over the mouth and is much "cleaner", but I wanted to make her colours look a little mottled, like a real cat. Her ears are Occampa 4, hidden mostly by the dreads of her hair to give the suggestion of cat-like ears.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    I know it's not noted, but I got a Ferangi named Sonar

    And my KDF officer has a Nausican named Pred'Atur. Read outloud for great justice.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    <=Caitain- Hsuuri!

    She's from the Star Trek: Titan series but now captains her own ship in 2409 =)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Monkey_Who wrote:
    My Caitian Medical Officer is nick-named Hobbes after the late 20th Century Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes

    My Orion Tactical Officer is called T'Riel


    My Vulcan Counselor is T'Pawn

    Oh you just gave me an awsome idea for a vulcan name: T'Pwn get it:D eh fine; i get it, not funny.:rolleyes:
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