Welcome to the Mandalorian sort-of offshoot of Tracyn's generic Star Wars name meaning thread! Started with me pondering just what, exactly, my name might mean if it really did mean anything, 'cause I was reading the Mandalorian Culture pages here. Ended up compiling this list:

Meh - if
dalyc - female
talyc - bloody, bloodstained; rare (as in steak)
ulyc - careful
balyc - also
tracinya - flame (tracyn-fire)

I'd probably go with talyc or ulyc if I had to choose one that was derived for my name...or, y'know, dalyc. If the compilation is to mean anything, balyc just doesn't seem to lend to any sort of sense. So, technically, I should be spelling my name "Me'lyc'inya" and have it mean some bizarre complex thing involving a little flaming something-or-other that happens to be situational or in question (ye gods, that makes it sound like a question to my sexuality XD). (What I really did for my name was take it in parts: I wanted it to start with "Mel" (because most names I use on the internet start with that), end with something akin to "ina" (because most names I use on the internet are or include some form or variation of "Melfina" ), and include the letter combination "yc" (because it's the one of--if not the only--odd and unique pronunciation in Mando'a, and I absolutely love the way it sounds). So I scoured the lexicon for words or word parts that fit with what I wanted and mashed it all together into the Mandalorian-sounding amalgamation it is now.)


Also, in my search I ended up contemplating how one would name a combat medic in Mando'a. All I could find were these:

baar'ur - medic
verd - soldier, warrior

So~...considering that -la or -yc are added to make a word an adjective, that verdla is a lot like werdla (stealthy, invisible) which is awesome, and that verd'yc already means "agressive" (which is only slightly appropriate, but doesn't feel distinctive enough)...

"Me'lyc'inya: verdla baar'ur"?


Feedback on the above? What's your name mean? How'd you choose it? Speculate what the meanings of certain popular Mando'ade names are! Etc, etc.

Hmmm... What could my name possibly mean?

Tracyn-Flame
Perhaps (the) flame (of) (clan) Ordo?
Maybe?
Perhaps?
Thoughts?

Haha. Considering that Mandos like to drop unnecessary, understood words? Sounds good ta me.

And it has a nice ring to it as well, it's kinda catchy which is why I originally settled on it.

I'm afraid my character's name is terribly uncreative, as Mesh'la Runi simply means "Beautiful Soul."

:3

Could be worse, your name could be Osik'la Runi Though why anyone would ever call themselves that is completely beyond me

Gratulor is latin for congratulator, but it could just as well mean grat'ua alor if looking into Mando'a. That would probably translate to head of vengence, or leader of vengence.

My real life name means one of the world (or at least thats one of the meanings). That would go into Mando'a as Vhe'ad or even Uvet'ad. Another possible meaning of the name is one who is at home, so that'd be Yaimyc or Yaim'la. So a couple of choices there.

I've seen some nice theories about the name Canderous, seeing as a similar sounding name would be Kando'ruus - important rock. And Dala (as in Tobbi Dala) means a woman, which is kind of funny. Skira means settling a score, which is pretty much what Skirata's mission is in the books. Muninar means tall, and if Munin Skirata was indeed tall as a baby then that could be the IU meaning behind his name.

It would be interesting to know if when Kar'buir was designing? Thinking up? Creating. Thats the right word. Anyway it would be interesting to know if when Kar'buir was creating mando'a she did that intentionally (in regards to Canderous' name) or whether it is just a coincidence?

True I'd forgotten that she used the RC lyrics as a base (yea, I know, you should all start shunning me now ) but wow thats quite a coincidence!

Ash= die

maan= first

Ash'ad= someone else

ash'amur= die violently in battle

In essence i die first on my side after taking out several people violently. I love the mandoa way of making grammer work.

And this had to be pointed out to me. i got the name some where else and thought it sounded awesome and used it. oddly fitting though.

Of my Mando characters, my favorite is Jatne. Well--Jatne started off years ago being a clone in Sigma Squad, then through a series of RPG events he got named the son of one of my Mando characters too. But anyway.

Jatne Meshkad!
jatne - best
mesh - beautiful
kad - as we all know, sword

Best beautiful sword? Considering Jatne's womanizing tendencies and overall ego of his own sexual prowess, this name is perfect.

Name: Mad'laan Laaran Vhicin

maran- first
ad- son/daughter
laandur- delicate/fragile (can be negative, so it's also "pathetic")
laaran- singing
vhipir- mist
cin'ciri- snow

In conclusion: the first child who is pathetic, sings and has something to do with misty snow

It's maybe not a first name a mando would like their child to have, but by making it similar to my actual first name I'm reminding myself that I need to go to the gym more often