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<p>Posted by <b><!--poster-->Jonathana Tegire</b>
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<i>Airana</i>, Mark!
<p>I've been trying to figure out what my name would be in Verdurian. I know
it starts with the first name, followed by a modified form of the
father's name. And then the family name. I get that.
<p>But how would you make <i>Duhanathana</i> into a patronymic? Maybe I should
translate it to Verdurian first. It means "intelligent one."
<p>Should I translate <i>Jonathana</i> ("Strong One") into Verdurian as well? I
could use a little help here. I'm trying to learn more about Verdurian
culture, but Mr. Letidan Gunoro is stumped as well.
<p>Thanks for your help should you decide to give it.
<br><i>Hemonea san runaurun!</i> (Live under the sun)
<p>-J. Tegire
<hr><i>Mark responds:
<p>Masculine verbs in -a form their patronymic in -ai; so you'd say
<b>Duhanatanai</b>, with the stress on the last <b>a</b>.
<p>There's no <b>th</b> in Verdurian, so I substituted t; you could also
use s or dh.
<p>It's not necessary to translate your name-- Verdurians are used to
odd foreign sounds, by now-- but if you do it'd be <b>Zol</b>. If that
seems too short, you could append one of the <a href="http://www.zompist.com/names.htm#Cadhinorian">other name elements</a>.
<p>Make sure you don't say <b>Hemonea san runaurun!</b> to an elcar,
for whom it would mean "Go be a homeless person!"
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