The "real" name of planets

[Vanyel]

Aside from the Klingon home world of Qo'noS and Earth, has any other planet's native name been used. For example, The former Soviet Union was "Союз Советских Социалистических Республик," and in Spanish speaking countries we are "Los Estados Unidos." we just used the English (rough?) translation for the former Soviet Union. Since the UT translates words into English, Vulcan may not be what it's native inhabitants call it. Has there been any mention, aside from the Klingon's, as to what the native inhabitants of a world, named their world?

Do I make sense?

 

[Sky]

Risa?

 

[-Brett-]

Bajor?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Probably. Though some might be the "Federation Standard" pronounciation of the native term. I'm old enoigh to remember when Peking was how to pronounce the capital of China (Zhōngguó?). From TOS , Andor and Tellar come to mind as "native names".

 

[C.E. Evans]

All planets probably have more than one name--the one provided by the Universal Translator and others from any number of different languages, including indigneous ones. But as with many languages, there are times in which certain words and names from another language are adopted by the Universal Translator for various--and often arbitrary--reasons, such as Qo'noS and Ba'ku.

Sol III, Terra, and "Mostly Harmless" may all be different names for Earth and are likely pronounced and spelled differently in a variety of different languages, IMO.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Naming can be complex, especially if a third party is involved. It possible that "Andor", "Tellar" amnd "Risa" are derived from the Vulcan Database and the native called their worlds something else.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Naming can be complex, especially if a third party is involved. It possible that "Andor", "Tellar" amnd "Risa" are derived from the Vulcan Database and the native called their worlds something else.

 

[The Wormhole]

Star Trek doesn't usually think on these levels of complexity and therefore the names we know the planets as is the native name. Hell, we're talking about a galaxy where every spacefaring race refers to the Sol solar system as "Sector 001" for fuck sakes. Just why they hell does a race from the Delta Quadrant (like the Borg) refer to a region on the other side of the galaxy as the first one?

For that matter, what's up with the leading zeroes...?

 

[Sparky]

For that matter, what's up with the leading zeroes...?

Well played sir, well played.

 

[iguana_tonante]

I submit "Earth" is our planet's native name only in a few languages among thousands.

 

[Nardpuncher]

Is Vulcan really the name of Spock's planet? It must be a translation.

 

[JoeFromEarth]

Is Vulcan really the name of Spock's planet? It must be a translation.

I always figured that the Vulcans called it something else. Mainly because "Vulcan" refers to the heat of the planet.

 

[Nerys Myk]

My theory is the planet's name is "Voolkhan". ( like Celia Lovsky pronounced it.)

 

[Sector 7]

My theory is the planet's name is "Voolkhan". ( like Celia Lovsky pronounced it.)

WE HAVE A WINNAH!

 

[The Wormhole]

Is Vulcan really the name of Spock's planet? It must be a translation.

Since Romulus and Remus actually are the names the Romulans themselves give to those planets (as implied by the fact they do refer to themselves as Romulans) I see no reason to assume Vulcan or any other planet in Trek has a name otehr than what we've heard it called.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Is Vulcan really the name of Spock's planet? It must be a translation.

Since Romulus and Remus actually are the names the Romulans themselves give to those planets (as implied by the fact they do refer to themselves as Romulans) I see no reason to assume Vulcan or any other planet in Trek has a name otehr than what we've heard it called.

So Vulcanoids are big fans of ancient Earth mythology?

The Romulans refer to themselves as the Rhiannsu or something along those lines, or so I've heard...

 

[kkozoriz1]

Rigel from Ent is actually a Klingon name for a different star than our Rigel, it just sounds the same.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Is Vulcan really the name of Spock's planet? It must be a translation.

Since Romulus and Remus actually are the names the Romulans themselves give to those planets (as implied by the fact they do refer to themselves as Romulans) I see no reason to assume Vulcan or any other planet in Trek has a name otehr than what we've heard it called.

So Vulcanoids are big fans of ancient Earth mythology?

The Romulans refer to themselves as the Rhiannsu or something along those lines, or so I've heard...

Nah, its something you've read.

Romulan is established as what they call themselves. ( or at least what the Vulcans call them ) What they call their planets could be Romulus and Remus or it might be what some human with an odd sense of humor called them based on the name "Romulan".

 

[Marten]

Star Trek doesn't usually think on these levels of complexity and therefore the names we know the planets as is the native name. Hell, we're talking about a galaxy where every spacefaring race refers to the Sol solar system as "Sector 001" for fuck sakes. Just why they hell does a race from the Delta Quadrant (like the Borg) refer to a region on the other side of the galaxy as the first one?

For that matter, what's up with the leading zeroes...?

Isn't it just The Federation that uses that sector system?

 

[danellis]

Isn't it just The Federation that uses that sector system?

Possibly, but other people have referred to Sol as S001 - of course that could always be them using the Federation's naming system.

Romulan is established as what they call themselves. ( or at least what the Vulcans call them ) What they call their planets could be Romulus and Remus or it might be what some human with an odd sense of humor called them based on the name "Romulan".

Not necessarily. Yes we've heard Romulans refer to themselves as Romulans, but only through the universal translator. it's similar to a German, when talking in English, referring to "Germany" rather than "Deutschland" as he natively would.

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