Except by people engaging in creative transcriptions, anyway, there's always some of those.
But the main point stil stands, interesting translations or not, the name existed

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Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Good names
19/09/2010 11:25:23 AM
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Hmm.
19/09/2010 02:03:49 PM
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Awww
19/09/2010 02:06:44 PM
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It makes sense for him, though.
19/09/2010 02:12:23 PM
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Re: It makes sense for him, though.
19/09/2010 02:14:36 PM
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Re: It makes sense for him, though.
19/09/2010 02:19:07 PM
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sorry to keep nitpicking
19/09/2010 02:40:35 PM
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Re: sorry to keep nitpicking
19/09/2010 02:42:45 PM
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Re: sorry to keep nitpicking
19/09/2010 02:44:32 PM
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Mat and Elayne and Thom are pretty recognizable as English names *NM*
19/09/2010 04:32:20 PM
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But it's spelled Elena or Yelena in the Roman alphabet, surely.
19/09/2010 04:14:46 PM
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I know the example I quoted is spelt that way
19/09/2010 04:19:56 PM
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I actually rather like David Eddings' names.
19/09/2010 02:26:52 PM
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Ce'Nedra is one of the rare cases where the apostrophe is justified.
19/09/2010 04:16:51 PM
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Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" )
19/09/2010 02:45:22 PM
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Mild-may-your-sufferings-be-at-the-hands-of-the-wicked.
19/09/2010 04:18:31 PM
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iain m banks has some great names...
19/09/2010 04:52:49 PM
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I was grumbling to myself about his names last night
19/09/2010 04:56:44 PM
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hehe... sometimes i just make up my own nicknmes when his are too long
21/09/2010 04:37:43 PM
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I've always been quite impressed by Anomander Rake.
19/09/2010 10:05:10 PM
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I like that the older beings in Malazan have varying names (e.g. Anomandaris Purake). *NM*
20/09/2010 02:20:15 AM
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I was going to mention that one myself, too. Just rolls right off the tongue. Delicious. *NM*
20/09/2010 06:13:10 AM
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Robb Hobb has the easiest names in the Fitz series
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20/09/2010 03:50:07 AM
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oh man, i don't know how i forgot robin hobb...... i adore her names. especially nighteyes. *NM*
21/09/2010 04:31:33 PM
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A Song of Ice and Fire tends to have good names. Grounded, but just exotic enough. *NM*
20/09/2010 06:14:13 AM
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I don't know who has the best names overall, but I'll always love the name Bellatrix Lestrange.
20/09/2010 07:12:18 PM
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