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wisdom_of_hounds) wrote2013-03-04 02:44 pm
wisdom_of_hounds) wrote2013-03-04 02:44 pm
Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,
Planes
Tír na nÓg = TEER na NOHG = Irish paradise of eternal summer
Alfheim = AHLF hame = Norse plane. Translates to elf home.
Jötunheim = YOT un hame = Norse plane that translates to giant home. A single giant is a Jötunn, and the plural is Jötnar.
Mag Mell = Mah Mell = One of the Irish planes of paradise; the really posh one
Muspellheim = MUS pel hame = Norse realm of fire
Niflheim = NIV uhl hame = Norse plane translates to mist home, often equated with Hel and the land of the dead
Svartálfheim = SVART ahlf hame = Norse plane translates to dark elf home
Vanaheim = VAHN ah hame = Norse plane translates to home of the Vanir.
Yggdrasil = ig DRAH sil = Name of the World Tree of Norse Mythology
Old Irish
Names
Aenghus Óg = Angus OHG = Irish God of Love. Epic douchebag. Dead now.
Airmid = AIR mit = Irish goddess of herblore and healing, taught him
Bres = Bress = Another Irish asshat, also dead
Brighid = BRI yit = Goddess of the forge and poetry. Most powerful of the Tuatha de Dannan.
Rival to The Morrigan. Asked Atticus to be her consort… awkward.
Creidhne = CRAY nya = One of the Three Craftsmen, specializes in bronze, brass, and gold
Conaire = KON uh ra = Irish High King that was being played by Aenghus Og.
His battles were when Atticus got Fragarach.
Dian Cecht = DEE an KAY = God of Healing. Also dead now.
Fand = Fand = Daughter of Flidais, married to Manannan Mac Lir
Faolan = FWAY lawn = Wolverine of Especial Interest
Finn Mac Cumhaill = FIN mac COO will = Leader of the Fianna
Flidais = FLIH dish = Goddess of the Hunt. Turned Oberon and Atticus (to a lesser extent) into her lackeys. Untrustworthy. Works for Brighid.
Goibhniu = GUV new = Master smith and brewer of fine ales
Granuaile = GRAWN ya WALE = Atticus’ apprentice
Luchta = LOOKED ah = One of the Three Craftsmen, specializing in woodcraft
Lugh Lámhfhada = Loo LAW wah duh
Manannan Mac Lir = MAH nah NON mac LEER = God of the Sea. Fragarach’s original owner. Pretty nice guy.
Miach = ME ah = Dian Checht’s son, Airmid’s brother. Killed for showing up daddy and it was on his grave the herbs that Airmid learned grew, watered by her tears.
Mogh Nuadhat = Moh NU ah dah
Ó Suileabháin = Oh SULL uh ven = pronounced like O’Sullivan, it’s just the Irish spelling
Siodhachan = SHE ya han = Atticus’ birth name
Creatures
Bean sidhe = BAN shee
Tuatha Dé Danann = Too AH ha day DAN an
feeorin = FEY oh rin = A type of faery in Irish lore, which precedes the birth of George
Lucas; bears absolutely no relation to the reptilian alien species in the Star Wars universe
Fir Bolg = Big ugly and dumb but they pack a helluva punch
Fir Darrig = fir DAR ick = They’re like Fir Bolgs but woodier
Fianna = Fee AH na = Irish warriors from the old days
geancanach = gan CAN ah = Another type of faery
Places
Cnoc an Óir = KNOCK a NOR = Location on the plane of Mag Mell; source of the healing
hot springs. Literally means gold hill
Emhain Ablach = Evan ah BLACH = Means Isle of Apples
Gabhra = GO rah
Magh Léna = Moy LAY na
Verbs
Coinnigh = con NEE (to hold, keep)
Dóigh = doy (to burn)
Dún = doon (to close or seal)
Oscail = OS kill (to open)
Freagróidh tú = frag ROY too (means you will answer)
Múchaim = MOO hem (means extinguish)
Baolach Cruatan = "Test of Mettle"
Trees
Fearn = fairn = Alder represents a warrior when casting wands
Idho = EE yo = Yew represents death
Ngetal = NYET ul
Tinne = CHIN neh
Ura = OO ra = Earth
Items
Fragarach = FRAG ah rah = named sword: The Answerer
Moralltach = MOR al tah = named sword: Great Fury
Scáthmhaide = SKAH wad jeh = Means Shadow Staff
Polish
Berta = Berta
Bogumila = BO goo ME wah (However, her American nickname, Mila, would be pronounced ME
lah, because otherwise Americans would constantly question why she pronounced her l like a w)
Kazimiera = KAH zhee ME rah
Klaudia = Klaudia
Malina Sokolowski = Ma LEE nah SO ko WOV ski
Radomila = RAH doe ME wah
Roksana = Roke SAH nah
Waclawa = Va SWAH va
Norse
Names
Baldr = BALL dur = God of love & beauty
Bragi = BRAH gi = God of poetry, Idunn’s hubby
Einherjar = EYNE her yar = The dead warriors that were taken to Valhalla… the Aesir’s army.
Freyja = FRAY ya = Goddess of beauty and war, twin to Freyr.
Freyr = FRAYr = God of fertility. Dead.
Heimdall = HAME dadl = Kind of like a watchdog god, amazing senses, guards the Bifrost Bridge. Dead.
Idunn = ih DOON = goddess of youth, keeper of golden apples
Odin = OH din = allfather, runecrafter, king of the gods
Sigyn = SIG in = Wife of Loki. Dead (not Atticus’ fault!)
Skadi = SKAH dee = Goddess of winter, skiiing, mountains. Jotun. Put the snake on Loki.
Thor = thor = god of thunder. Dead (that one *is* his fault, no one minds though)
Týr = teer = god of single combat. Dead (totes Coyote’s fault.)
Ullr = OODL er = god of archery. Dead.
Vidar = VIH dar = god of vengeance, Odin’s son. Dead (His own damn fault, don’t challenge the Morrigan.)
Creatures
Garm = Garm = Hel’s hound.
Gullinbursti = GOODL in BUR stih = This is Freyr’s golden boar; the name translates to
golden bristles. Technically it’s a construct of the dwarfs, not an animal, but
indistinguishable from a boar by sight—except for the size and the shining mane o’ gold.
Hugin = HOO gin = Thought, one of Odin’s ravens.
Jörmungandr = yor MOON gan dur = the world serpent that will kill us all in Ragnarok
Munin = MOO nin = Memory, another of Odin’s ravens
Ratatosk = RAT a tosk = squirrel who lives on/in the World Tree. Great guy, still sad about his death.
Sleipnir = SLAPE neer = eight-legged steed of Odin, spawn of Loki and a stallion… also dead
Items
Gungnir = GOONG neer = magic spear of Odin, always hits it’s target… unless the target shapeshifts and gets out of the way.
Mjöllnir = meYOL neer = Thor’s hammer. Chillin uselessly in Gladsheim for now.
Places
Bilskirnir = BEEL skeer neer (Thor’s hall)
Gjöll = Gyoll = River in Niflheim
Gladsheim = GLADS hame (hall of the Norse gods)
Hlidskjálf = HLID skyalf (silver throne of Odin)
Valaskjálf = VAL as skyalf (Odin’s hall)
Valhalla = Vahl HALL ah (lots of ways to say this one, but I’m going with the easy one for
English speakers. Not doing the dl sound here for the double l, nor for Idavoll)
Húsavík = HOO sah week
Idavoll = IH dah vahl
Mývatn = ME vat n (translates to Midge Lake)
Nidavellir = NIH dah VEDL ir (realm of the dwarfs)
Reykjavík = RAY kya week
Vanaheim = VAHN ah hame (I’d like to say this translates to home of the vans, but no, it’s
home of the Vanir.)
Vigrid = VIH grid
Icelandic Town Name with Which You Can Win a Bar Bet
Kirkjubæjarklaustur = Kir kyu BYE yar KLOW stur (Watch all the English speakers try to
pronounce the j the way they’re used to; it’s a good time. If they get that right, they’ll still
screw up the æ sound and pronounce it like a long a or long e instead of a long i. You can
win a beer)
Navajo
Áłtsé Hashké = Aht SEH hash = It’s the proper name of one of the First People, Coyote
Áńł’įįh = unn TEE = Means the Witchery Way, or the Corpse-Poison Way
ch’įįdii = CHEE dee = A ghost, but specifically the part of one’s spirit that wasn’t in harmony with
the universe at the time of death.
Diné = dih NEH = Means the People. It’s what the Navajo call themselves; the term Navajo was
slapped on them by the Spanish and it stuck. In this book, art will imitate life; the Diné will call
themselves Diné, and everyone else—including Atticus—will call them Navajo.
Diné Bahane’ = dih NEH bah HAH neh =Means Story of the People. It is the Navajo creation story,
parts of which are sung in various ceremonies.
Hataałii = hah TAH hlee = This translates to singer, a person who sings at ceremonial occasions and
creates sandpaintings, important in many rituals from blessing structures to restoring balance in
those who have lost it; in crude terms, a medicine man.
Hózh = hoh ZHOH = This means very good, or great energy, everything spiffy and balanced in the
world, which English sometimes translates to blessing. To be honest, it doesn’t translate well into
English; it’s just one of those words that are too big for Anglo-Saxon noises.
Hózh ji = hoh ZHOH jee = This means Blessing Way.
Nílch’i = NIL cheh = Literally, air, but in stories this is the name of the wind. And, yeah, that l with
the cross through it doesn’t really get pronounced like an English l, but it’s more of a guttural
noise behind your molars; using an l is just an expedient approximation.
Greco-Roman
Greco-Romans
Agrios = AG ree ohs = A Thracian horror
Bacchant = BOCK ent = Bacchus’ crazy women
Bacchus = BOCK us = God of the vine
Oreios = oh RYE ohs = Brother to Agrios, another Thracian horror
Polyphonte = polly FAWN tay = Learned what happens when you displease Aphrodite;
mother to Agrios and Oreios
Thracian = THRAY shen
Samburu
Tahirah
Odhiambo
Tír na nÓg = TEER na NOHG = Irish paradise of eternal summer
Alfheim = AHLF hame = Norse plane. Translates to elf home.
Jötunheim = YOT un hame = Norse plane that translates to giant home. A single giant is a Jötunn, and the plural is Jötnar.
Mag Mell = Mah Mell = One of the Irish planes of paradise; the really posh one
Muspellheim = MUS pel hame = Norse realm of fire
Niflheim = NIV uhl hame = Norse plane translates to mist home, often equated with Hel and the land of the dead
Svartálfheim = SVART ahlf hame = Norse plane translates to dark elf home
Vanaheim = VAHN ah hame = Norse plane translates to home of the Vanir.
Yggdrasil = ig DRAH sil = Name of the World Tree of Norse Mythology
Old Irish
Names
Aenghus Óg = Angus OHG = Irish God of Love. Epic douchebag. Dead now.
Airmid = AIR mit = Irish goddess of herblore and healing, taught him
Bres = Bress = Another Irish asshat, also dead
Brighid = BRI yit = Goddess of the forge and poetry. Most powerful of the Tuatha de Dannan.
Rival to The Morrigan. Asked Atticus to be her consort… awkward.
Creidhne = CRAY nya = One of the Three Craftsmen, specializes in bronze, brass, and gold
Conaire = KON uh ra = Irish High King that was being played by Aenghus Og.
His battles were when Atticus got Fragarach.
Dian Cecht = DEE an KAY = God of Healing. Also dead now.
Fand = Fand = Daughter of Flidais, married to Manannan Mac Lir
Faolan = FWAY lawn = Wolverine of Especial Interest
Finn Mac Cumhaill = FIN mac COO will = Leader of the Fianna
Flidais = FLIH dish = Goddess of the Hunt. Turned Oberon and Atticus (to a lesser extent) into her lackeys. Untrustworthy. Works for Brighid.
Goibhniu = GUV new = Master smith and brewer of fine ales
Granuaile = GRAWN ya WALE = Atticus’ apprentice
Luchta = LOOKED ah = One of the Three Craftsmen, specializing in woodcraft
Lugh Lámhfhada = Loo LAW wah duh
Manannan Mac Lir = MAH nah NON mac LEER = God of the Sea. Fragarach’s original owner. Pretty nice guy.
Miach = ME ah = Dian Checht’s son, Airmid’s brother. Killed for showing up daddy and it was on his grave the herbs that Airmid learned grew, watered by her tears.
Mogh Nuadhat = Moh NU ah dah
Ó Suileabháin = Oh SULL uh ven = pronounced like O’Sullivan, it’s just the Irish spelling
Siodhachan = SHE ya han = Atticus’ birth name
Creatures
Bean sidhe = BAN shee
Tuatha Dé Danann = Too AH ha day DAN an
feeorin = FEY oh rin = A type of faery in Irish lore, which precedes the birth of George
Lucas; bears absolutely no relation to the reptilian alien species in the Star Wars universe
Fir Bolg = Big ugly and dumb but they pack a helluva punch
Fir Darrig = fir DAR ick = They’re like Fir Bolgs but woodier
Fianna = Fee AH na = Irish warriors from the old days
geancanach = gan CAN ah = Another type of faery
Places
Cnoc an Óir = KNOCK a NOR = Location on the plane of Mag Mell; source of the healing
hot springs. Literally means gold hill
Emhain Ablach = Evan ah BLACH = Means Isle of Apples
Gabhra = GO rah
Magh Léna = Moy LAY na
Verbs
Coinnigh = con NEE (to hold, keep)
Dóigh = doy (to burn)
Dún = doon (to close or seal)
Oscail = OS kill (to open)
Freagróidh tú = frag ROY too (means you will answer)
Múchaim = MOO hem (means extinguish)
Baolach Cruatan = "Test of Mettle"
Trees
Fearn = fairn = Alder represents a warrior when casting wands
Idho = EE yo = Yew represents death
Ngetal = NYET ul
Tinne = CHIN neh
Ura = OO ra = Earth
Items
Fragarach = FRAG ah rah = named sword: The Answerer
Moralltach = MOR al tah = named sword: Great Fury
Scáthmhaide = SKAH wad jeh = Means Shadow Staff
Polish
Berta = Berta
Bogumila = BO goo ME wah (However, her American nickname, Mila, would be pronounced ME
lah, because otherwise Americans would constantly question why she pronounced her l like a w)
Kazimiera = KAH zhee ME rah
Klaudia = Klaudia
Malina Sokolowski = Ma LEE nah SO ko WOV ski
Radomila = RAH doe ME wah
Roksana = Roke SAH nah
Waclawa = Va SWAH va
Norse
Names
Baldr = BALL dur = God of love & beauty
Bragi = BRAH gi = God of poetry, Idunn’s hubby
Einherjar = EYNE her yar = The dead warriors that were taken to Valhalla… the Aesir’s army.
Freyja = FRAY ya = Goddess of beauty and war, twin to Freyr.
Freyr = FRAYr = God of fertility. Dead.
Heimdall = HAME dadl = Kind of like a watchdog god, amazing senses, guards the Bifrost Bridge. Dead.
Idunn = ih DOON = goddess of youth, keeper of golden apples
Odin = OH din = allfather, runecrafter, king of the gods
Sigyn = SIG in = Wife of Loki. Dead (not Atticus’ fault!)
Skadi = SKAH dee = Goddess of winter, skiiing, mountains. Jotun. Put the snake on Loki.
Thor = thor = god of thunder. Dead (that one *is* his fault, no one minds though)
Týr = teer = god of single combat. Dead (totes Coyote’s fault.)
Ullr = OODL er = god of archery. Dead.
Vidar = VIH dar = god of vengeance, Odin’s son. Dead (His own damn fault, don’t challenge the Morrigan.)
Creatures
Garm = Garm = Hel’s hound.
Gullinbursti = GOODL in BUR stih = This is Freyr’s golden boar; the name translates to
golden bristles. Technically it’s a construct of the dwarfs, not an animal, but
indistinguishable from a boar by sight—except for the size and the shining mane o’ gold.
Hugin = HOO gin = Thought, one of Odin’s ravens.
Jörmungandr = yor MOON gan dur = the world serpent that will kill us all in Ragnarok
Munin = MOO nin = Memory, another of Odin’s ravens
Ratatosk = RAT a tosk = squirrel who lives on/in the World Tree. Great guy, still sad about his death.
Sleipnir = SLAPE neer = eight-legged steed of Odin, spawn of Loki and a stallion… also dead
Items
Gungnir = GOONG neer = magic spear of Odin, always hits it’s target… unless the target shapeshifts and gets out of the way.
Mjöllnir = meYOL neer = Thor’s hammer. Chillin uselessly in Gladsheim for now.
Places
Bilskirnir = BEEL skeer neer (Thor’s hall)
Gjöll = Gyoll = River in Niflheim
Gladsheim = GLADS hame (hall of the Norse gods)
Hlidskjálf = HLID skyalf (silver throne of Odin)
Valaskjálf = VAL as skyalf (Odin’s hall)
Valhalla = Vahl HALL ah (lots of ways to say this one, but I’m going with the easy one for
English speakers. Not doing the dl sound here for the double l, nor for Idavoll)
Húsavík = HOO sah week
Idavoll = IH dah vahl
Mývatn = ME vat n (translates to Midge Lake)
Nidavellir = NIH dah VEDL ir (realm of the dwarfs)
Reykjavík = RAY kya week
Vanaheim = VAHN ah hame (I’d like to say this translates to home of the vans, but no, it’s
home of the Vanir.)
Vigrid = VIH grid
Icelandic Town Name with Which You Can Win a Bar Bet
Kirkjubæjarklaustur = Kir kyu BYE yar KLOW stur (Watch all the English speakers try to
pronounce the j the way they’re used to; it’s a good time. If they get that right, they’ll still
screw up the æ sound and pronounce it like a long a or long e instead of a long i. You can
win a beer)
Navajo
Áłtsé Hashké = Aht SEH hash = It’s the proper name of one of the First People, Coyote
Áńł’įįh = unn TEE = Means the Witchery Way, or the Corpse-Poison Way
ch’įįdii = CHEE dee = A ghost, but specifically the part of one’s spirit that wasn’t in harmony with
the universe at the time of death.
Diné = dih NEH = Means the People. It’s what the Navajo call themselves; the term Navajo was
slapped on them by the Spanish and it stuck. In this book, art will imitate life; the Diné will call
themselves Diné, and everyone else—including Atticus—will call them Navajo.
Diné Bahane’ = dih NEH bah HAH neh =Means Story of the People. It is the Navajo creation story,
parts of which are sung in various ceremonies.
Hataałii = hah TAH hlee = This translates to singer, a person who sings at ceremonial occasions and
creates sandpaintings, important in many rituals from blessing structures to restoring balance in
those who have lost it; in crude terms, a medicine man.
Hózh = hoh ZHOH = This means very good, or great energy, everything spiffy and balanced in the
world, which English sometimes translates to blessing. To be honest, it doesn’t translate well into
English; it’s just one of those words that are too big for Anglo-Saxon noises.
Hózh ji = hoh ZHOH jee = This means Blessing Way.
Nílch’i = NIL cheh = Literally, air, but in stories this is the name of the wind. And, yeah, that l with
the cross through it doesn’t really get pronounced like an English l, but it’s more of a guttural
noise behind your molars; using an l is just an expedient approximation.
Greco-Roman
Greco-Romans
Agrios = AG ree ohs = A Thracian horror
Bacchant = BOCK ent = Bacchus’ crazy women
Bacchus = BOCK us = God of the vine
Oreios = oh RYE ohs = Brother to Agrios, another Thracian horror
Polyphonte = polly FAWN tay = Learned what happens when you displease Aphrodite;
mother to Agrios and Oreios
Thracian = THRAY shen
Samburu
Tahirah
Odhiambo