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01-03-2010, 06:40 PM
zuludelta
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I need some names for foreign operatives.
One way to quickly come up with a neat "foreign Joe" name is to just pick an ARAH Joe or vehcile whose codename you like and whose design might be reminiscent of your new Joe, and then translate it into that Joe's native language. Makes it sound unique whilst still keeping the tone of the Joe codenames of old (and avoiding corny and somewhat give-away and unimaginative codenames like "Skymate" or "Big Ben"). Just make sure you have the gender right (in many European and some Asian languages, certain nouns and adjectives -- even ones not associated with people -- are assigned genders).
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Need a good name for:
Danish Huntsman/Ranger
The Huntsman/Ranger Corps (Danish Army Special Forces)
Jaeger or Jaegeren would be cool, but it would be pretty generic, like calling Stalker or Beach Head "Ranger" (since Jaeger is basically what they call Ranger-type infantry in many Nordic/Germanic countries). How about "Våbendrager" (it's Danish for "armor-bearer" or "arms-bearer") or Ørnen ("Eagle").
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Finnish Combat Swimmer
Taistelusukeltajat (Finnish Navy Combat Swimmers)
How about Miekkavalas (Finnish for "orca/killer whale")
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Finnish Utti Ranger, going to be a Scout Skier
Utti Jaeger Regiment/Utti Huntsman (a.k.a. Ranger) Regiment (sort of like the Finnish equivalent to the US Army's Ranger Training Brigade)
How about Raekuuro (it's Finnish for "hailstorm"). From a visual design standpoint, it looks very rugged and from a phonetic perspective, it "sounds" quite masculine to an English-speaking listener.
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