ive seen this girl on Youtube shorts (probably originally tiktok) give people their "chinese names". so hit ME up if you have a non-german name for your traditional GERMAN NAME with very deep meaning. tell me your name and i shall provide you with excellence
Schnee family sword names have had my interest for quite some time now. So here, I'll be figuring out what they look like, along with their names.
Up first, we have Nicholas Schnee.
This man is quite literally a knight in shining armour. But his sword isn't one of the Oakeshott typology. According to The World of Remnant Short, Nicholas actually uses a sabre and pistol.
Contrary to what may be popular belief, there is a discipline for this style of fighting in HEMA, and yes, it involves using a sabre - specifically either a spadroon or a boarding cutlass according to David Rawlings.
Regarding what sword he would use, I believe his hands are very big. He was a miner, after all, and he's clearly shown wielding a pickaxe as well.
Therefore, I think his sword would be a two-handed sabre, like this.
More specifically, it would have the swept hitl guard, and the grip. But I picture the blade being a little wider, and the pommel having a more 'flowery' shape. Something like this.
Separate thought here: take note of the pommel in the picture. Does it look a bit familiar?
I think so. :3
Regarding a name, I think this sword is called Wurzel, which is the German word for Root.
The reason being that Weiss explains how her father wasn't the man who started the Schnee family, and she also refuses to be the last of it.
I agree. Her motive is honorable. Jacques was a jackass after all.
But something tells me that the true Schnee legacy doesn't go back much further than Nicholas himself. Therefore, I view Nicholas as the Root of his family tree.
Incidentally, I believe the sword was forged using part of a meteorite, which landed in the mining areas in Mantle, hitting a vein of ice and absorbing the power from it.
From the unique metal combined with the ice dust, the blade was especially good at freezing through objects and other weapons. The sword was retired from service not long before Nicholas died and has seen no action since.
The name does exist in German (albeit pronounced differently) but it's a bit rare.
If you want something that is also Hebrew derived but more popular in German I can offer you Rebecca/Rebekka. If you want something with the same letter and don't mind it being a traditional name I can offer you Roswitha. No one under 60 is named that but I think the name is really cute.
If you want something that I personally think has a similar vibe for no reason at all I can offer you Saskia.
I assume “linde” in German means “beauty” or something like it? Is that wrong?
After seeing your last ask I starting thinking how if that’s so, then it’s interesting because “lindo(a)” in Spanish means beauty/beautiful, but as far as I know, no English words with that same root (which at least in Spanish come from legiti(mum) in Latin) have a meaning of “beauty.”
Long story short, if the word has the same meaning, do you have any idea of the etymology? I am just curious if the Spanish and German have a similar origin or if it’s coincidence….
Sorry for such a nerdy and weird ask and if you don’t know I understand. I don’t know German so it’s hard for me to find the answer myself 😅.
I am a language freak so you can't imagine how freaking happy that question makes me!!! It's almost 6 a.m. in Germany now, I can't sleep and I am so glad I get to talk about languages now!😁😁
So I get where your assumption comes from (even though Spanish is not among the languages I speak/learn).
It is not correct though. Since German and Spanish are from different language families ( romance and germanic ) word-origins are different.
So lets break it up alltogether.
Sieglindes name is quite rare, at least nowadays. I never met anyone with that name. It consists of 2 parts.
'Sieg' (coming from germanic 'sigi') which means "win, victory"
And 'linde' (coming from germanic 'lind(e)') which means "mild, soft"
We use that in German words nowadays as "gelinde" (e.g. "gelinde gesagt.." - "said very carefully...")
So her name is like "Victory of softness" or "soft victory"? Kinda I guess😂
Additional fact : the German word for "beauty" is "Schönheit"
Thats just what I know though. Maybe someone who studies old German has a different opinion😂
Names I'd like to have more in media for metaphorical reasons
Disclaimer: I'm doing this out of the back of my head, so don't come after me. I'm not an expert in anything and I might have a different interpretation of the story. Do your own research.
Eve/ Eva/ Ewa
Christian/Jewish
The first human woman, she was banished from paradise because she was curious.
For those who were punished for curiosity
2. Adam/ Edim/ Edam
Christian/ Jewish
The first human man, he was banished from paradise because he trusted Eve
For those who blindly trusted the ones they love
3. Pandora
Greek
The first human (woman), she was gifted with a jar, that she was told to never open. She did it anyways (because she was so curious what is in the jar) and released all bad spirits (violence, war, famine, illnesses etc.) onto this world. She now has to guard the jar, which contains only one spirit: Hope
For those who brought evil into this world, without meaning to
For those who bring hope
4. Seth
Egyptian
Everyone hated Seth because he was the god of the dessert. So he killed his brother Osiris (the current king) to get the throne, the rule over the people who ignored him all those years.
For those who were always dismissed
For those who gave themself justice (or revenge)
5. Gnowee
Wotjobaluk (Native Australian)
Personification of the sun. She once was a mortal woman, who lived in darkness on earth and people only could move with the aid of bark torches. One day she left her little son sleeping while she tried to look for food. As she tried to go back, she couldn't find her son. So she climbed the sky to look for him, but she will never find him.
For those who never give up
For those who will do everything for their children
6. Israel
Jewish
His "Christian" old name was Jacob. He went to the desert, fought against God and won. So he got a new name (Israel) wich means: He who fought God
For those who fight against something bigger than themself
7. Hestia
Greek
She is the oldest Olympian Godess and the Godess of family. Her siblings all have petty (all of time), but she always tries to negotiate between her family
For those who are for peace
8. Romolus
Roman
He founded Rome with his brother Remus. When Remus did something against Roman Law, Romolus killed his own twin.
For those who are so obsessed with rules that they sign their own doom
9. Lorelei
German
She was like a siren but kind of different. Lorelei was the daughter of a river (the Rhein, if I remember correctly) and always sat naked at her father's side, because he promised to protect her or sm. So when sailors saw the beautiful Lorelei and wanted to get to her, her father Rhein always drowned said sailors.
For those who get a lot of bullshit from men
Those who don't do anything wrong, but always get wronged
10. Atlas
Greek/Roman
He is forced to carry the sky until eternity.
For those who are doomed with a task that will ultimately destroy them
