Would you give your son or daughter a Na'vi Name?

[Tsawke`Iheyu]

If I would have a daughter I would name her Sylwanin and if I'd have a son I would name him Atan'eko.

Fun topic, really !

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by Tsawke`Iheyu

If I would have a daughter I would name her Sylwanin and if I'd have a son I would name him Atan'eko.

Nobody's going to pick Ninat, are they?

Of course, the other problem with the Na'vi names is putting them with Tawtute last names. When I say, "Neytiri ... Smith," I have the mental image of a ballerina dancing into a brick wall.

[Tsawke`Iheyu]

Originally Posted by Eywa's Pet

Nobody's going to pick Ninat, are they?

Of course, the other problem with the Na'vi names is putting them with Tawtute last names. When I say, "Neytiri ... Smith," I have the mental image of a ballerina dancing into a brick wall.

I don't want Ninat ! Well, not because I don't "want" that name, but I don't know who she really is on Pandora. Oh, yea, I remember. She's a singer... she got lost in the woods after RDA bombed the Hometree...

Neytiri Smith. Ney Smith would be cool.

[EywaBlessMe]

Originally Posted by Tsawke`Iheyu

Ney Smith would be cool.

Ney Ney Smith.
Kinda "urban".

[Tsawke`Iheyu]

Originally Posted by EywaBlessMe

Ney Ney Smith.
Kinda "urban".

yap. Reminds me of New-New, Rashad's (T.I.) girlfriend from the ATL movie

Neytiri also sounds to me a little Ancient Egyptian... Don't know how would Mo'at sound as a girl's name, so imagine this : Mo'at Jackson. Well, it doesn't sound bad though Tsu'tey Stevenson. Sylwanin Jones...

[Ashen Key]

Originally Posted by Tsawke`Iheyu

:Neytiri also sounds to me a little Ancient Egyptian...

Oh, good, it's not just me! There is, actually, an Ancient Egyptian name very close to hers - Nefertiri. I forget what it means, though (it's in one of my zillions of books).

[Tsawke`Iheyu]

Originally Posted by Ashen Key

Oh, good, it's not just me! There is, actually, an Ancient Egyptian name very close to hers - Nefertiri. I forget what it means, though (it's in one of my zillions of books).

This name thing is pretty obvious, though, and I don't think is only coincidence which makes them similar to what we know. The "Na'vi" description of their race comes from "Na[t]iv[e]". And it explains why Neytiri can be associated with Nefertiri/ Nefertari/ Nefertiti. To be sincere, when I first heard Grace and Norm speaking in Na'vi, my mind headed to the Ancient Egyptian language that I heard in "The Mummy"...

Like this : Kyuna: [kjuna] G prop.n. female of the Anurai. Anurai ? I know things about "Amurai" or "Amu Rai", a spiritual quest.