The Grey Wolf Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 So does Arabic, which helped me a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavel Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Has no one mentioned Wun Wun (or whatever the full name of it is)? To me this name is the dumbest thing in the saga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Fool Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Darkstar immediately came to mind. I know it's a nickname, but somehow that just makes it even worse.Yellow Dick I don't mind. I mean the name.It's kind of depressing to see all the hate for Ghiscari names. "LOL ITS WEIRD AND FOREIGN SOUNDING." Yeah I get it, Westeros has largely Western-esque names, and most of us are largely Western cultures background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 You should share your wisdom with the rest of us. We are sorely in need of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernshe-wolf Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Damphair has always bothered me most. I mean...damp, ffs? Not wet, but damp? Kinda wet hair? Really?Why not Moisthair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Or better yet just Aeron Greyjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Jizzrag the Lorax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I assume people here don't like The Lorax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Demon Monkey Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 On the topic of the Essos names being hard to pronounce, as a guy living in a country with 11 official languages (South Africa) I have never really found the foreign-sounding names hard at all. I mean, I deal with guys called things like Mboneli Mgqala or Simphiwe Gunguluza on a daily basis.I have a very traditional British name for the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direwienerdog Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 GRRM's homage Lharys, Mohor and Kerliket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyMary Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Darkstar immediately came to mind. I know it's a nickname, but somehow that just makes it even worse.Yellow Dick I don't mind. I mean the name.It's kind of depressing to see all the hate for Ghiscari names. "LOL ITS WEIRD AND FOREIGN SOUNDING." Yeah I get it, Westeros has largely Western-esque names, and most of us are largely Western cultures background.For me it's not a matter of hating the names because they are "foreign" but finding them distractingly look-alike while I'm trying to read the text. I want the story to move forward and I feel like there are so many similarly consonant-filled minor Ghiscari characters to try to keep straight. I suppose that if any of them were critical to the long term progress of Dany's story arc, I would take the time to differentiate them, but my sense is that the the Mereenese political figures are temporary stumbling blocks for Daenerys to deal with in her larger story arc, so it's work to try to memorize the names. I feel the same way about many of the minor Westerosi lordlings that are mentioned in passing references even if their names aren't "foreign" sounding. If they have significance to the big picture I'll remember their names; if not I'll probably forget them and end up having to read about them on the wiki to refresh my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blasted Femur Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Lol. Every character in the Simpsons is a bit weird, doesn't taint the name for me XD I wouldn't mind if there was a Homer Glover, for example.It's strange; this doesn't happen to me with any other name, and I haven't even seen the Simpsons in years. Homer Glover would be fine with me, because I'm aware of other Homers, but I'd only ever heard of one Cletus before.Also. I forgot to mention Pyat Pree and Raff the Sweetling. Most of the Meereenese names are pretty bad, with the exceptions of Oznak and Hizdahr (I actually think it sounds kinda regal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoamingRonin Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Aenys.All of the Essos/Whatever names. Especially Reznak mo Reznak and the Green Grace Galazza Galare (oh and she has green eyes to match? GRRM, pls.)I like the Lannister name and sigil but I gag at the alliteration some times:O, my lady of Lannister!My lion of Lannister!Little lion!Lord of Lannister!LANCEL LANNISTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansa_Stark Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Aenys.All of the Essos/Whatever names. Especially Reznak mo Reznak and Galazza Galare (oh and she has green eyes to match? GRRM, pls.)I like the Lannister name and sigil but I gag at the alliteration some times:O, my lady of Lannister!My lion of Lannister!Little lion!Lord of Lannister!LANCEL LANNISTERGods, what a stupid name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Fevre Dream Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Gods, what a stupid name.ROFL, I can't even see the name Lancel Lannister without calling to mind King Bob from the tv series now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dornish Direwolf Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Do geographical locations count : eg winterfeld he place where its cold, or KingsLanding, the place where the king is. Its always fascinated me that locations have extremely descriptive namesI love the name Kings Landing. It literally represents where Aegon the Conqueror first LANDED in Westeros proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Fool Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 For me it's not a matter of hating the names because they are "foreign" but finding them distractingly look-alike while I'm trying to read the text. I want the story to move forward and I feel like there are so many similarly consonant-filled minor Ghiscari characters to try to keep straight. I suppose that if any of them were critical to the long term progress of Dany's story arc, I would take the time to differentiate them, but my sense is that the the Mereenese political figures are temporary stumbling blocks for Daenerys to deal with in her larger story arc, so it's work to try to memorize the names.I feel the same way about many of the minor Westerosi lordlings that are mentioned in passing references even if their names aren't "foreign" sounding. If they have significance to the big picture I'll remember their names; if not I'll probably forget them and end up having to read about them on the wiki to refresh my memory.Well, yeah, the characters are quite annoying. There's a ton of minor characters in the series, many of them forgettable in the extreme. The names aren't the problem there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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