Names and Languages

[Ohdrat]

Names and Languages

Is translating a boats name from one language into another considered changing the name?

Does translating the name incur the same bad luck / omen that re-naming incurs?

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[claymore]

Re: Names and Languages

Only if you believe in that daft twaddle. Its your boat - call it what you want. Claymore was originally called Saywen but the last owner thought it was a bit of a Gin Palace sort of a name. He changed it to Freebooter. I thought Freebooter sounded too close to Freeloader, although a Freebooter is some kind of piratical type. Not wishing to be thought of as a Freeloader, nor wanting to be associated with LongJohnSilver - I changed the name to the class of boat she is. You create your own luck.

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Claymore
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[Ohdrat]

Re: Names and Languages

So do you have a gaelic translation of Charisma? Reckon since she's spent all her life on the West Coast, and is probably heading for Ullapool in spring, a Gaelic name is probably more appropriate than the Ancient Greek!

I like the concept of Charisma, particularly regarding her class, and the following it inspires, however Charisma is slightly over-used yacht name.

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[Violetta]

Draiocht

With an acute accent over the "i".

Not an exact translation - more "magic" or "glamour" - but the best I can do.

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[claymore]

Stramash

It means chaos - which is a dyslexic attempt at charisma.

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Claymore
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[Peppermint]

Re: Yes

it incur's the exact same bad luck. i.e. None.

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[BIGCHRIS]

Re: Names and Languages

There's loads of on-line translators and dictionaries which can help, just google for them.
I love the idea of foreign language names for boats, my boat being MUC DUBH, again in the Gael.
Describes everything about her but I love her dearly!

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