Thread by @andorisms

— #andor characters and what i think they are named after, a thread i’ve been meaning to put together for a while

maarva, aramaic for “lady of the house”

can also mean “famous” or “lady”

brasso, liquid metal polish

“brasso is a metal polish designed to remove >>tarnish<< from brass, copper, chrome, and stainless steal.”

bix caleen, a famous jazz musician

“a cornet player noted for an inventive lyrical approach and purity of tone, with such clarity of sound that one contemporary famously described it like “shooting bullets at a bell”.

notable song: singin’ the blues

cinta, “love” in malay

it is of indonesian and old greek origin, meaning “to love”. it is also a spanish variant of “cynthia”

skeen, celtic for “knife”

can also mean small sword or knife, often worn by the irish in ancient times

vel, old dutch for “skin, hide”

can also mean “to turn, twist”

ulaf [olaf], old norse for “grand-father, ancestor”

the patriarch of table 5

nemik, it’s origin meaning

“seriousness, thought, intuition, intent.”

gorn, meaning “warrior”

the one with wisdom and intelligence

kassa, “casa” in spanish

“home.”

kleya, it’s origin meaning “mankind”

“you are the humanitarian. you are attracted to a cause or a movement whose purpose is to make a better world.”

syril [cyril], of greek descent

meaning “lordly” and “masterful”, derives from kýrios

dedra, of celtic origin, translates to “sorrowful, broken-hearted”

can also mean “fear”

luthen [luther], of german descent, “soldier of the people”

can also mean “captain”

lonni, swedish descent

translates to “a lion’s strength”
thought in hebrew, it translates to “oak tree” (loni)

salman, arabic origin

“salman of arabia, ‘king’”, of the prophet muhammad, or companion

wilmon, meaning of strong willpower

(please forgive me if salman’s translations are incorrect. correct me, i’d love to learn 🙏🏼)

taramyn [taramin], a palm tree, a beautiful herb

“those named taramyn love teaching, hate restraint, and >>are rebellious<<“

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