Need a Name

ScarlettP · Unread postby **ScarlettP** » 04 Oct 2009, 22:42

What's a good name for a player character based on "Holy Cow"???

Considering that this group has a far more diversified group of nationalities than any other forum I have ever frequented, I'd like to toss that question for you non-English as a first language speaking folk to make suggestions.

I've mentioned lately that I now play World of Warcraft. Next year, they are going to come out with a new expansion pack called "Cataclysm." In that expansion, new playable races will be available as well as new race/class combinations. Personally, I like the Tauren, which are basically minotaurs. Naturally, Taurens always get a lot of 'Cow' jokes. In Cataclysm, the Taurns will be allowed to play Priests and Paladins for the first time.

The player name "Holycow" is already taken. So I want something that means the same and sounds cool. I tried looking it up for a direct translation on AltaVista Bable fish, but many of the languages listed there use the proper alphabets of the language which I can't pronounce. Others just don't sound good. Like in Italian, "Holy Cow" is "Mucca Santa". That doesn't work well in American culture as it sounds like Mocha, which is chocolate coffee and Santa only goes with Claus at Christmas.

So please put your little thinking caps on and give me an idea. Phonetic spellings will be just fine. The proper native letters would make it almost impossible for others to 'whisper' me as it's difficult to use those letters on an American standard keyboard, even if you know how.

*** Just FYI - my Guild Master's main characters are named Woden and Grummsh. He has a thing for being godlike.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 04 Oct 2009, 22:58

Celestial Taurus?

Ooh! ooh! Beatified Bovine!

ScarlettP · Unread postby **ScarlettP** » 05 Oct 2009, 01:47

Limit - 12 letters. No spaces. No 2nd capital. So if it's two words, you sort of have to know what they are. I was hoping for something in Norwegian, Portuguese or Hungarian.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 05 Oct 2009, 07:09

Well, "holy cow" in Norwegian is "hellig ku", but that's not really as funny...

theLuckyDragon · Unread postby **theLuckyDragon** » 05 Oct 2009, 07:13

Vacasacra = sacred cow
Vacasfanta = holy cow, in Romanian

Bousacru = sacred ox
Boudivin = divine ox

Taursacru = sacred bull
Sacrotaurus, Sanctaurus for a Latin ring

Or Papalbull (you know, bulls are also official documents released by the Papacy)

If I ever get the expansion, I'll play a Worgen and name it Fluffy.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 05 Oct 2009, 08:46

Mooshubowoo (as in bow oo) was the name i used for the 10 day free trial tauren character i made once...

Maybe Bowoosanctoo, Vitasacra, Sacravita ( sounds close to italian for sacred life too) or Bovinusanctus.

Woden and Grummsh

Human and Orc?

Kristo · Unread postby **Kristo** » 05 Oct 2009, 10:28

I would go with Harrycaray.

Avonu · Unread postby **Avonu** » 05 Oct 2009, 10:48

ScarlettP wrote:What's a good name for a player character based on "Holy Cow"???

Sanctus Toro

Pol · Unread postby **Pol** » 05 Oct 2009, 11:04

Either try Wocyloh or Kodesh Ku or simply PiaBoss

(written backward: in yiddish: in latin with additional s - tr. by online dictionary )

Or Svatej Bejk alebo Svata Krava

(Holy Bull or Holy Cow in my native language, do not mistake with "Sťata Krava" which would means Stinko Cow - alas totally drunk )

Or you may just try the Warhammer spirit of naming D'žholy Cow

PS With your limit it's of course hard but I believe that they can be respelled to fit. In hungarian it could been "Jambortehen" but let confirm it first from someone who speak that language.

Qurqirish Dragon · Unread postby **Qurqirish Dragon** » 05 Oct 2009, 13:46

DeusExVacina

(literally "god in the cow")

darknessfood · Unread postby **darknessfood** » 05 Oct 2009, 14:28

Nice one QD

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Ethric · Unread postby **Ethric** » 05 Oct 2009, 15:00

Qurqirish Dragon wrote:DeusExVacina

(literally "god in the cow")

I vote for this one

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 05 Oct 2009, 15:42

Ethric wrote:
Qurqirish Dragon wrote:DeusExVacina

(literally "god in the cow")
I vote for this one

Perverts... plus, it was the other way around, just ask the Minoans...

ScarlettP · Unread postby **ScarlettP** » 06 Oct 2009, 00:44

COOL!

Such fab suggestions. I knew you guys could be very creative.

Thank you Thank you Thank you

Lord Lakely · Unread postby **Lord Lakely** » 07 Oct 2009, 19:04

What about Koegod? (Dutch for Cow God(ess)) or Oxenaxe?

Hathorblade?

Zamolxis · Unread postby **Zamolxis** » 07 Oct 2009, 22:15

Kalah wrote:Ooh! ooh! Beatified Bovine!

How about HollyMadCow?

Or HollyMcCow...

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 08 Oct 2009, 07:13

ThunderTitan wrote:
Woden and Grummsh
Human and Orc?

Still waiting for an answer...

ScarlettP · Unread postby **ScarlettP** » 09 Oct 2009, 13:06

Oh, sorry, I thought that was rhetorical.

Woden is a Troll Warrior. Grummsh is an Orc Shaman. We're all hordies.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 09 Oct 2009, 14:11

Why is Woden (also known as Odin) a troll?! Oh well, at least it's the right mythology...

ScarlettP · Unread postby **ScarlettP** » 10 Oct 2009, 00:32

And the consensus goes to..... Drum roll, please....

Deusexvacina

Yay!

Also 'reserved' are Helliku and Vacasacra.

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