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what unusual star trek name means light in Native American?
i read this on notalwaysright.com:
(A female customer comes up to my register with a heap of baby books. She notices my name tag.)
Customer: “That’s an unusual name. Where did your parents come up with it?”
Me: “Oh, my parents are Star Trek fans. The character I’m named after happened to be a name they liked. It’s also Native American and means ‘light’.”
Customer: “It’s beautiful! Do you mind if I write it down?”
(Flattered, I write down my name, the pronunciation, and the definition on a slip of paper. The customer buys the baby books and leaves. Six months later another customer comes in, and sees my
unusual name.)
Customer #2: “Oh, so that’s where she got it.”
Me: “Pardon?”
Customer #2: “My sister-in-law just had a baby girl. She said she got the name from an employee in this store.”
Me: “Oh, my. Well please thank her for me. It’s an honor.”
(I never got to meet the next generation of my name. I will not forget the lady who bought the books and chose my name over all the others.)"
and now i really want to know what his/her name is
19 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I was curious too, so I did some research. Not surprisingly, it seems most likely that the author's mom (or the author herself) got a bit confused when it came to the exact origin of the name. It's pretty common for people to mis-attribute names or words to the wrong language, even more so before the internet.
It's possible that the author is named Hikaru, Hikari, Kira, Nyota, or Miramanee.
Hikaru was Sulu's given name. It's a Japanese verb related to the Japanese word for light, and it means "to shine."
Hikari wasn't any character's name, but it is the Japanese word for "light" that Sulu's name Hikaru comes from.
Kira, as mentioned previously, has origins in several languages. It seems to have initially come from Sanskrit, and it does mean "light." It's also found coming from Russian with the meaning "sun" and from Japanese with a meaning close to "gleam" or "glitter."
Nyota is Uhura's given name, and it means "star" in Swahili.
Miramanee, also previously mentioned, was the name of a Native American character that appeared in one episode (to my knowledge). While it is the name with the most direct connection to a Native American language (although which particular language the author is referring to isn't clear) I couldn't find any meaning given for this name. It's possible it was simply invented for the show.
Source(s): http://www.ugo.com/movies/further-adventures-of-su... http://babygirlnames.name/h/hikaru-baby-name-41858... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhura http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_(given_name) http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_o... - 1 decade ago
Well, the only native american name I know of on star trek is Chakotay. But I think that means something like "peace in a valley". They really don't mention native american's much in the show :/
- 1 decade ago
The only names of any well-known female Star Trek characters that seem to fit the requirements at all are either Kira (Kira Nerys, DS9) or Nyota (Nyota Uhura, Original Series). One of the meanings of Kira is "light" in several languages, but it is not popularly attributed to the language of any "Native American" nation. Nyota is a Swahili name that means "Star", which is related to the concept of light. And that's as close as I can get right now.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_%28given_name%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhura http://sci-fi.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Star_Trek_Female... - How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
- 1 decade ago
Well i know that my parents got my name from star trek too, but the origin isn't 'native american' (although i am half) it's, in their usage, russian or gaelic and means sun princess so that may be what she means also. Btw, my name is kira
Source(s): my name - 1 decade ago
I named my daughter after the same character. The character's name is Miramanee but I spelled her name Miramony. The didn't have the internet back then to check for spelling. We were told it meant sunrise not light. Oh well.
Hope this helps. You can type Miramanee into the search engine with Star Trek and you will come up with many pages.
Source(s): http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Miramanee - Anonymous1 decade ago
I'm not saying this is the answer since I am not going to look it up for you, but there was an episode of the original star trek where kirk looses his memory and marries a transplanted native American chick on another planet. If I recall correctly, her name was Miramanee ( or something close.) Look it up. I believe the episode was called This Side of Paradise ( I am such a geek)
( aaaug, geek enough that I looked up the episode, it was wrong. Now I'm going to have to do the work.... one second. )--------------------------------------------.
The Paradise Syndrome, I don't feel so bad since it wasn't called something like, Geeb the Idiot.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Whoever said it's "This Side of Paradise" is correct. The only Native American who was ever named in Star Trek--that is, Star Trek old enough to have 16-year-old plus working citizens named after characters--is Miramanee. This is the only name that makes sense, though I cannot find where it means "light."
For those of you who want to know, it's the episode where Kirk loses his memory somewhat and thinks his name is "Kirok." He marries the princess Miramanee, but because he fails to do...something...(I haven't watched Star Trek in a very long time) the people stone him and Miramanee. She dies (somewhat melodramatically) and he is, of course, free of his obligation to her and her people, so he goes skipping off back to the Enterprise where he says something sad and poignant to bring the episode full circle.
Source(s): Nerd Extraordinaire - Anonymous5 years ago
8/10
- 1 decade ago
My immediate response/thought is "Lwaxana" since it's close to "Lux," which means "light" in a lot of languages. As to "in Native American," it's possible the parents said this not knowing or mistaking the actual origin.
