Shotbreak Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I'm wondering if the guys at GW saw an episode of Star Trek and said "There's one of our Primarchs, let's name him after the home planet of those pointy eared dudes who like to split their fingers" Thus Vulkan was born.. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2508127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandOfDorn Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 The Primarchs were names by the populations of their home planets, im 100% sure Night Haunter was given that name by the populace after basically becoming the planets law enforcement, no idea why Emp called him Curze though.. And on that note of daft names, i mean 'Ferrus Manus'...really?! Anyone who has at the very least heard of the term 'Chemistry' will know what Ferrus means.. And 'Angron' just sounds like a very irate robot. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2508147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Payton Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 My favourite dodgy pronunciation is Roboute on the Lightning Tower audio book. I read that his name was mentioned in that story and was immediately curious how it would be pronounced. I really liked the way the narrator did it. How did he do it? I always called him Rob-oot G-weel-ay-man Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2508161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandOfDorn Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I always said 'Row-Boot Gillie-Man' Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2508163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatus Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 How did he do it? The narrator read it as 'Ro-boo-teh Gill-eh-man'. Though he may have been saying 'gilliman'. And the 'a' in 'Gilleman' was very short, barely pronounced. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2508168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hialmar Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I thought the way he pronounced it made more sense than how I usually hear it said, which frankly isn't often as people just tend to mumble through it when they say it at all, usually just referring to him as the Ultramarine Primarch as it is easier than trying to guess the pronunciation of a made up word. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2508192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee265 Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I'm wondering if the guys at GW saw an episode of Star Trek and said "There's one of our Primarchs, let's name him after the home planet of those pointy eared dudes who like to split their fingers" Thus Vulkan was born.. :ermm: Vulcan is the roman god of fire volcanoes and the forge. a blacksmith god if you will. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2509737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_shrike Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I pronounce Roboute as Ro-bowt Gwill-ee-man.... Ferrus means Iron right? I only got a C in chemistry.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2509751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artein Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Iron is ferrum (Fe). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2510846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider-75 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 ferrus manus is basically a dog-latin for "iron hands" the roman/greek-esqueness of the Ultramarines would mean the pronounciation of "Row-boot-eh" has a more Latin-language sound to it than, following the pronounciation of the seperate syllables "Ro", "bou", and "te". Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2510859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeverusDecker Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Actully I think it's more french sounding. "Gool-E-Man" IMO Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2511965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatus Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 In french it would be 'Gill-moh', or possibly 'Gille-moh', I think. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2511985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Normish Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I've always thought that Rogal Dorn works better in Englsih and Roboute Guilliman works better in French. Roh-boot Gooui-lee-mann (for the English flair) or Gooui-li-m(French an sound - difficult to write phonetically). Whuile technically, it would be pronouced Gil-ee-mah, I find that the English flair works nicely. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2512010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee265 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 It came to me in a vision the 18 were all steve before emeror bob showed up and renamed them. the reason the other 2 were expunged is they were named george. :lol: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2512066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hialmar Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 When I first saw this thread my initial thought was somebody had discovered that the real cause behind the heresy was the Emperor in a somewhat confused moment and a genetic miscalculation thought all the soon to be Traitor Primarchs were going to be girls. When the Traitor Primarch's discovered their real names were all those of girls, which just mad them furious so the Primarchs orignally named Hortense, Angie, Morticia, Maggie, Felicia, Allie Mae, Penelope, Lori, Korri all got into a snit once they discovered their real names the Emperor had given them and started the revolt. Of course this confused the Loyalist Primarchs who all thought at least they all had names that people could pronounce and were actual real names and not something bizarre like Sanguinius, Leman, Lion, Ferrus, Corax, Jaghatai, Rogal, Vulkan or Roboute which caused them to fight back, thinking the Traitors were just being unreasonably sensitive about the whole thing. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2512122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Normish Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 When I first saw this thread my initial thought was somebody had discovered that the real cause behind the heresy was the Emperor in a somewhat confused moment and a genetic miscalculation thought all the soon to be Traitor Primarchs were going to be girls. When the Traitor Primarch's discovered their real names were all those of girls, which just mad them furious so the Primarchs orignally named Hortense, Angie, Morticia, Maggie, Felicia, Allie Mae, Penelope, Lori, Korri all got into a snit once they discovered their real names the Emperor had given them and started the revolt. Of course this confused the Loyalist Primarchs who all thought at least they all had names that people could pronounce and were actual real names and not something bizarre like Sanguinius, Leman, Lion, Ferrus, Corax, Jaghatai, Rogal, Vulkan or Roboute which caused them to fight back, thinking the Traitors were just being unreasonably sensitive about the whole thing. That was probably it, actually. I'd hate to have a name like Angron (actually, never mind. It's an awesome name). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2512284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durfast Spiritwolf Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Lemon was originally called Farley Russ after a well known kiddies biscuit Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2512594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neonkharma Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 ferrus manus is basically a dog-latin for "iron hands" the roman/greek-esqueness of the Ultramarines would mean the pronounciation of "Row-boot-eh" has a more Latin-language sound to it than, following the pronounciation of the seperate syllables "Ro", "bou", and "te". First post (but long time lurker) on these boards. I had to say something about this post because when I read the last part of that it made me think of 'Et tu Brute?' because he was stabbed and poisoned by Fulgrim. And it was just the perfect Julius Caesar moment in my mind. Also, taken directly from Lexicanum, Roboute Guilliman (/rɒb'uːteɪ 'gwɪlɪman/5) Garro: Oath of moment (Audio Book) by James Swallow. So I guess that's how it was supposed to be pronounced. I always said it as 'Robut Gilman'. And this leads me to believe that his first name is Robert and therefore, by extention, Bob. The Ultramarines Primarch is named... Bob. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2535156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vor Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 A friend of mine, who has played 40k for about 20 years, went to school with a guy who for years thought Leman Russ was pronounced Lemon Russ. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2535198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purge The Weak Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 The Big E had been steering the course of humanity for aeons before his eventual rise to power, so I imagine with this forsight he could see the names his sons would take on. And yes he probably did intend for chaos to steal his kids, as how else would they grow up properly and gain human characteristics... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2535694 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrvat Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 ferrus manus is basically a dog-latin for "iron hands" the roman/greek-esqueness of the Ultramarines would mean the pronounciation of "Row-boot-eh" has a more Latin-language sound to it than, following the pronounciation of the seperate syllables "Ro", "bou", and "te". On the subject of Ferrus. It is actually a clever combination between Ferrum (Iron) and Ferus (Wild). Considering that he was basicaly a man that lived in the wilds and had iron hands. Hrvat Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2536865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Zaku Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Oy, isn't there an entire THREAD designated for 40k pronunciation? I can't WAIT for Ultramarines to come out. Not only did we get to hear how Macragge was pronounced, but I'm sure that they'll mention the Primarch's blessedly obscure name. The Emperor didn't name his sons. They were named on-planet. Sort of strange that none of them changed their names once they reunited with the Emperor. Seems like it should have happened at least once. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2537204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrvat Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Night Hunter was named by the Emperor as Konrad Cruze. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2537436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatus Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Which is odd since Guilliman recieved his name from his foster father who had found and raised him. That is somewhat inconsistent. Perhaps when a Primarch had recieved a name on the world he was found he was allowed to keep it. But in case of Night Haunter no one had ever raised and thus named him. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2537473 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rising Chaos Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 And on that note of daft names, i mean 'Ferrus Manus'...really?! Anyone who has at the very least heard of the term 'Chemistry' will know what Ferrus means.. ferrus manus is basically a dog-latin for "iron hands" AND WE SHALL NAME THE IRON HANDS PRIMARCH IRON HANDS AND NO ONE WILL NOTICE OUR WITTINESS =D On a more serious note I've always wondered why it seems many of the primarchs were only gifted with a first name, as opposed to the massive number of ones that had full names. Being a Blood Angels nut I've always wondered if Sanguinius had a last name, but you can also add him to the ranks of Motarion, Angron, Fulgrim, Corax etc. as oppoed to Horus Luprecal, Leman Russ, Lion'El Johnson etc. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/208143-the-primarchs-real-names/page/2/#findComment-2537672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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