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Post by X Daggers on May 9, 2005 22:06:20 GMT -5
I had no idea where to put the suggestion but here, and if there was a place to suggest I didn't catch it... I thought German would match "Floaty Bear" well so it's "Hovering Bear" in German:
schwebender Bär<br>
Maybe Bär for short?
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Post by Amelius on May 9, 2005 22:16:45 GMT -5
oo, I'm kinda liking that one actually ^_^
thanks for the suggestion! It's been a tough decision so far...
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Post by X Daggers on May 9, 2005 22:45:23 GMT -5
What're other suggestions said before? For some reason I remember you mentioning a poll, so yeah.
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Post by devi on May 10, 2005 0:21:28 GMT -5
Dolce Ursa (sweet bear)
Moria Ursa (dead bear? my latin is not good)
I have no clue how to say hoveriing floating or flying in Latin
Moriguma- Jp. forest bear
shiguma- Jp. death bear
oniguma- demon bear
akuguma- devil bear, don't ask me the difference I'm not clear on it myself
haiirogumayama- ash colored bear king
I've got a million of them. I'll look up float and radicals that imply floating.
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Post by deltaT on May 10, 2005 2:25:26 GMT -5
fluto ursa (float bear)
pendeo ursa (hover bear)
I don't know about the grammer...I just checked a dictionary. I do like Bär though. Short and sweet.
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Post by Üfy the Teddy Slayer. on May 10, 2005 5:44:45 GMT -5
As to the grammar, floating bear is ursa flutans, and hovering bear is ursa pendens. No idea how to say "floaty" in Latin though.
That was handy revision for the exam I have in a month or so. : )
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Post by deltaT on May 10, 2005 8:49:37 GMT -5
Thanks for the grammatical correction! The only language I ever studied besides english was french (being Canadian and all) but that was a loooong time ago.  |
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Post by Soap on May 10, 2005 9:31:56 GMT -5
I think he's been floaty bear for so long that he should just stay that way.
Or at least think of a name that isn't a direct translation from anouther language.
Like mix 'Moria' and 'Dolche' to make 'Moche' (kinda like "sweet death") wich kinda sounds like moocher wich is what he was doing in the park when we first met him.
Or a name that translates into somthing funny like "big head"
Maby 'Bärkopf' (Bear head) wich you could change to 'Barcof' or somthing.
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Post by X Daggers on May 10, 2005 10:02:27 GMT -5
Hmm I'm taking Spanish. I don't know "to hover" or anything but I know bear: oso. That's kinda lame for a big, demon, man-eating bear. Heh. I still like the German "Bär," bear sounds too cuddly. Floaty bear is just lame as a name, that's all.
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Post by ⑨tyo on May 10, 2005 12:21:49 GMT -5
Bjorn? Flyorn? Just messing with norwegian words 'ere.  |
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Post by devi on May 10, 2005 22:02:28 GMT -5
Bjornkopf. It's like that wacky musician (Bjork?) but more entertaining.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on May 14, 2005 15:47:37 GMT -5
you should name it something freakily normal, like Dennis, or Hugo ^___^
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Post by Üfy the Teddy Slayer. on May 14, 2005 15:51:07 GMT -5
you should name it something freakily normal, like Dennis, or Hugo ^___^ Bob? |
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Post by X Daggers on May 14, 2005 21:29:12 GMT -5
It really is hard to find a fitting name for a character, especially one like "Floaty Bear." Maybe it would be best if it was just unnamed. I mean, it doesn't even speak correctly so... No one else in CTV would know it's name, unless they made one up themselves.
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Post by deltaT on May 14, 2005 21:53:33 GMT -5
We all call it Floaty Bear now, it would be hard to change....
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Post by X Daggers on May 14, 2005 22:03:04 GMT -5
Well, people make up nicknames for charries outside of the story anyway. If it introduced itself it would probably just use those pictograms to say bear!
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on May 20, 2005 15:08:03 GMT -5
I think floaty bear is just good. everyone would just keep saying "oh, the floaty bear-- whats his name???"
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Post by mang on May 23, 2005 11:04:22 GMT -5
i like "floaty bear" but Moriguma- Jp. forest bear shiguma- Jp. death bear oniguma- demon bear are good names to me.    ;D |
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Post by mang on May 24, 2005 20:48:23 GMT -5
but i think the "floaty bear" is a great name. ;D |
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Jun 5, 2005 15:54:57 GMT -5
yey japanese names!
oniguma would probably mean bear bandit, like onigumo means spider bandit ^__^
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Post by Rehiro on Jun 5, 2005 19:27:36 GMT -5
I dont think that floaty bear cares about what people call him.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Jun 6, 2005 14:30:05 GMT -5
hmmm, i never thought about it that way! if someone said "hi moriguma!" he'd probably eat them. he'd probably eat them even if they didnt talk. yum.
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Post by Soap on Jun 7, 2005 6:19:31 GMT -5
He didn't eat Mye. Maybe he was planing to, but he would have at least taken her to a fancy restuarant and got to know her first. He is a gentleman after all.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Jun 7, 2005 14:35:31 GMT -5
well, he seems to have a soft spot for animal-ish-things... he IS one you know!
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Post by deltaT on Jun 7, 2005 23:30:02 GMT -5
Hmmm...gentleman bear: Herrb�r
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Post by Soap on Jun 8, 2005 6:01:24 GMT -5
It's seatled then! From now on he shall be named Herbie!
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Jun 8, 2005 14:47:49 GMT -5
Herbie... hmm, kinda going withthe scarily normal names... it's for Amy to decide... i like floaty bear...
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Post by X Daggers on Jun 12, 2005 11:26:16 GMT -5
Despite what Floaty Bear cares about, we need a name so we know who we're talking about. Of course I don't know very many floating bears so it's not a problem for me.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Jun 12, 2005 12:47:23 GMT -5
i know 4... wait, 3, i killed one ^__^
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Post by densad on Jun 13, 2005 15:21:15 GMT -5
you should name him letysheymedvet
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