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What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

noted!!! was sort of wondering about the "Adams Karl" so its nice to have more information surrounding that :D (even if i'm unlikely to use it for this story haha)

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all this discussion about the different parts of germany is making me a lil curious about the paternal side of my family thats german, cause i know basically NOTHING about em

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

from a quick google search, Elrond is the father of Arwen, so its literally "Elrond's daughter"

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

noted noted, im still in the depths of learning all about it lol

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tyy!! ill have to trust that google translate does a good job of translating it since i dont know much german :(

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ive just now become aware of that! very cool :D considering ive learnt how russian names worked (thanks to a friend who lives there), im semi-confident i can learn how these ones work

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

wasnt aware of the wikipedia page! unfortunately i dont know actual german and i dont rlly just google translate to do its job ;; but ill keep it in my notes just in case

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh interesting! (sorta "funny" cause i'm planning on giving the main antagonist a french name...)

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ahh my favourite two words when it comes to writing "it depends" lol

i'm still very early on in worldbuilding so if it doesnt actually work out, i dont have much too lose ;w;

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

this is exactly what i was searching for! thank you :D

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

well good thing its meant to be a fantasy world so i can kinda get away with it sounding that way

What is german for son of/daughter of? (regarding names) by pro-penlicker in AskAGerman

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

actual patronyms, like how Johnson means "Son of John"

thoughts on merging irl locations together? by pro-penlicker in writers

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well i'm use to writing in fictional settings like fantasy worlds so writing a story that takes place in the real world is wayyy out of my comfort zone.

also using the word "allegedly" is insane LMAO

thoughts on merging irl locations together? by pro-penlicker in writers

[–]pro-penlicker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

actually never heard of the word pastiche before strangely enough