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What kind of planet might each name suggest, in your mind?
Planet name ideas
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Because of the sharp sounds in Valkis it sounds harsh and unwelcoming, maybe rocky and volcanic.
The softer sounds in Malabar make it sounds more pleasant and relaxing, like a leisure planet maybe, warm and sunny with beaches. Maybe that’s just because it sounds a bit like Málaga!
In terms of people’s natural associations with made-up words, you might find this video interesting.
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So, again, what imagery does each planet name evoke?
Russian indie band?
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Russian indie band?
I think he’s looking for a Russian indie band feel?
Is he in a Russian indie band?
This is gonna be the new acronym joke, isn’t it?
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Ribaj (russian indie band acronym joke) has a russian ring to it.
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May I ask, is there a specific planet you want to name and what is it that name should or shouldn’t evoke?
The home planet for a character in my superhero espionage project. Think if Martian Manhunter was a secret agent.
How about Mars?
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Came up with some more. For most of these, I used a planet name generator, then mixed and matched some of the syllables:
Myara
Xelara
Xeron
Raelia
Yeran
Valosia
Celdar
Xylion
Those all sound like brand names for prescription medications.
“Ask your doctor about Celdar if you suffer from nocturnal urinary bleeding. Reclaim your nights with Celdar.”
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“Common side effects for Xelara are headaches, tinnitus, fatigue, genital rashes, and severe diarrhea.”
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Those all sound like brand names for prescription medications.
Maybe the “planet name generator” uses the same programming as the “prescription medication name generator”. It makes sense if you don’t think about it too much.
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WVRST- the land of the finest sausages and sublime beverages
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Bit of trivia –
Did You Know That Most of the Brightest Stars Have Arabic Names? – MVSLIM
It would be interesting to use ancient or foreign names for planets as well, but most worlds come from the Greek so maybe look at various Greek God names not directly represented in the sky.
Zagreus is and interesting one. Zagreus was the name of the son of Zeus and Persephone (goddess of Spring and Fall and the Underworld). Zagreus was considered by Zeus to be his own heir and he gave him the gift of his lightning bolts.
So, why don’t we know about Zagreus (Zagward to his friends)?
Because Hera, of course, was so jealous, she actually released a few Titans from Tartarus to tear him to pieces. Fortunately, Zeus was able to save his heart and put it in the womb of a mortal woman who eventually was also incinerated through a trick of Hera’s. Zeus then sowed the divine fetus into his own thigh and eventually Zagreus was reborn as Dionysus, or Bacchus, who most people know pretty well.
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What kind of planet might the name Samsar suggest?
My first impression was a blue-sand desert planet. I also pictured it at night.
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What kind of planet might the name Samsar suggest?
My first impression was a blue-sand desert planet. I also pictured it at night.
I had considered it being a desertic exoplanet, but I hadn’t thought about blue sand.
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What kind of planet might the name Samsar suggest?
My first impression was a blue-sand desert planet. I also pictured it at night.
I had considered it being a desertic exoplanet, but I hadn’t thought about blue sand.
My real suggestion is that you make the planet and culture look alien. Many times, the worlds just look like a future Earth. Go nuts and make it different.
I always liked the movie Fantastic Planet because the alien world did not look too familiar.
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What kind of planet might the name Samsar suggest?
I’m thinking it’s a peaceful place, or a place with contested ownership that has been resolved, because the word “sams” is swedish for “being in agreement, not fighting, at peace [with each other]”.
It also envokes memories of Samsara from Irredeemable. So the planet is blue.
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I’m thinking it’s a peaceful place, or a place with contested ownership that has been resolved, because the word “sams” is swedish for “being in agreement, not fighting, at peace [with each other]”.
That’s funny, because in Buddhism “samsara” refers to the endless cycle of pain and suffering in this world. You need to escape samsara to be at peace.
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I thought we’d already established that all words were completely imaginary.
Very true. All words were made up – so it’s a mystery how anyone ever understands what anyone else says.
Imagine the first time someone said something. How did anyone know what they were talking about?
Still, in the case of fiction, there are interesting points on the origins of names. Did the author make it up entirely as an original invention (like Barsoom), steal it from some older language roots or words (like Vulcan or Apokalips) or did they ask their toddlers that just learned to speak to come up with names (…yes, George, I’m looking at you).
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Obviously, many cultures have different names for all the planets, including Earth, but Neptune, Uranus and Pluto are pretty common since they were discovered more recently. Which is why Uranus and Pluto don’t have Roman names since the Romans weren’t aware of them.
Herschel wanted to name Uranus “George’s Star” in honour of the King. I think it’s a good thing he was talked out of it, it would have set a horrible precedent. Neptune would be Louis Philippe’s Star, and Pluto would be Herbert Hoover’s Star.
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What kind of planet might the name Omestra suggest?
That sounds like a cholesterol medication.
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