Re: conlang names (was: Re: new names )

draqonfayir@juno.com writes:
>AAFMCL....
>Rokbeigalmki names almost always don't directly mean anything.  They're
>usually just a series of syllables that the parents like, which may
>include a lexical root or mutation of one.  And if a name *is* meant to
>mean something, it is almost always mutated in some form.  I generally
>keep to the same idea when translating/transliterating names into
>Rokbeigalmki.

Interesting. I never thought of that method. Anyway, AFMCL...

The Saalangal name their children after things they wish their child to
be, traits the child seems to have already, or after a favored god or
goddess.

For foreign names, they would try to fit it to the phonology of  Saalangal
as best they could, or if the foreigner wants, the meaning can be
translated into Saalangal. For instance, my name meas three different
things, according to a name meanings site I found on the net
(http://www.homepagers.com/names/index2.html). I'm not sure if the site is
100% correct, but for now, I will assume it is.

Origin, meaning, and Saalangal translation:

- Irish, English  - fair haired - Saakéng sibu (a little too long for a
native name)
- Celtic - marksman - Anutanás or Yatatanás (One who shoots arrows, or one
who shoots arrows as a profession)
- French -  Lives at the barrier - Anulaál ka kiráy (too long for a native
name also).

I'm thinking of starting a list of names in Saalangal soon. Maybe even
tonight, now that I think of it. These would be popular names in the real
world, and popular Saalangal names. I'll also give transliterations of
"foreign" names into the latinized version of Saalangal spelling.

I have a few already (These are based off of how Filipinos in the US who
live in California (my relatives) speak :) ):

Michael - Máykel
Mike - Mayk
Matt - Mat
Liz - Lis
Irene - Ayrín
Ann - An
David - Deybid
John - Dyán
Mary - Méri
Barry - Béri
Evan - Éban

Sound guide: ay - /aj/, ey - /ej/, dy - /dZj/ (not quite a full /dZ/, but
in between /dj/, and /dZ/)





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