I often face unusual names in LNs so sometimes I make up strange pronunciations. Are there any you would like to share or get the communities opinion on?

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[–] I2jgwh0hYtxrCZQ@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Most names in Bookworm are either outright German words ore ones that got mangled a bit,

I never realised they were German. But now you mention they do seem to sound pretty German.

If there is some interest for it I could go through the Gods names and do a translation of them.

Yeah, I would be interested. I guess the names are linked to their title as well?

E.g. Angriff = god of war = attack

[–] NineSwords@ani.social 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I guess the names are linked to their title as well?

Yes, absolutely. The God's names are pretty straight forward. But the same goes for many of the regular characters. For someone understanding German their name is basically a spoiler for their condensed-down-to-1-word personality. Imagine getting introduced to a character and the he's simply named "Cruel" and he later turns out to be an evil antagonist. I could have told Rozemyne that, but that cheeky brat never listens!!

I'll do a post next week with translations. I should have plenty of time then.