[net.startrek] Vulcan names

rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe) (07/18/84)

Up until awhile ago, all male Vulcan names started wuth S, ended with k
and had 3 letters in between.  Female Vulcan names began with T' and had
a single syllable following, not necessarily 3 letters (e.g. T'Pring).
Saavik was brought up as something of a slave well outside of Vulcan
society.  Ordinary Vulcan conventions do not apply to her.  But, as she
is a member of Starfleet, their conventions do apply to her, such as
the title "mister" for any officer, used most frequently when a subordinate
officer is being addressed.
--
"The more they overthink the plumbin', the easier 'tis to stop up the drain."
	Roger Noe			ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe

jsgray@watmath.UUCP (Jan Gray) (07/19/84)

Stonn begins with 's' and ends with 'k'?

bulko@ut-sally.UUCP (William C. Bulko) (07/20/84)

<for the mechanical rice-picker>

There's no rule that says all male Vulcan names begin with "s" and
end with "k".  In "Amok Time", wasn't T'Pring's "boyfriend" named
Stonn?
-- 
Bill Bulko
Department of Computer Sciences
The University of Texas
{ihnp4,ctvax,seismo}!ut-sally!bulko

andrew@orca.UUCP (Andrew Klossner) (07/22/84)

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	"Up until awhile ago, all male Vulcan names started wuth S,
	ended with k and had 3 letters in between.  Female Vulcan names
	began with T' and had a single syllable following, not
	necessarily 3 letters (e.g. T'Pring)."

Curious that Vulcan names should follow these exacting patterns even
after translation into English.  What do you suppose the odds against
that would be, Mr. Spawque?

  -- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!tektronix!orca!andrew)      [UUCP]
                       (orca!andrew.tektronix@rand-relay)  [ARPA]