Alien names and words in other languages

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

For anyone who speaks other languages than English, do the names of any aliens in Trek resemble unfortunate/funny words in your language?

What have they changed alien names to when dubbing Trek into other languages?

 

[LAFR]

TNG - "Vash"

French for cow, although different spelling.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Ha ha, I bet she'd love that!

 

[NCC-73515]

PIC S1: Planet Vergessen
Literally German for: Forgot the planet!

 

[publiusr]

Ferengi means Foreigner?

What about Gul ?

 

[Christopher]

Ferengi means Foreigner?

It's actually an Arabic/Persian term for a European, derived from "Frank" (Frenchman).

 

[Oddish]

What about Gul ?

Large white bird usually seen near oceans?

 

[Captain pl1ngpl0ng]

on top of my head
in Norwegian:

Gul is the color yellow
Morn is a casual way of saying "hello"
Borg means Castle

 

[Markonian]

Remember Wixiban from VOY Fair Trade?
Tuvok addresses him as Mr Aban in the German dub because wix/wichs in German means ‘wank’.