discworld characters translated into other languages

Sounds a great idea for the site, mate! go for it!

thanks lunchy! (Can I say lunchy?)

A few names for the start:

English Germany
Vimes Mumm
Carrot Karrotte
Angua Angua
Ponder Ponder
Wizzard Zaubberer

Death - Hala'l ...that's an a with an acute but i don;t have it on this computer

english - german

Visit-the-Infidel-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets - Besuch-die-Ungläubigen-mit-erläuternden-Broschüren
Sybil Ramkin - Sybil Käsedick
Moist von Lipwig - Feucht von Lipwig
Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler - Treibe-mich-selbst-in-den-Ruin Schnapper
Tiffany Aching - Tiffany Weh
The Librarian - Der Bibliothekar
Magrat Garlick - Magrat Knoblauch
The Bursar - Der Quästor
Twoflower - Zweiblum
Bloody Stupid Johnson - Absolut bekloppter Johnson
Hodgesaargh - Festgreifaah
The Luggage - Truhe

I dont know why, but I just cant stop laughing at that one Thanks

MS

thats a bit, erm...weird literally translated isn't it?!

most of them probably are...that's what translators do unless it doesn't fit the characer...but most of the translations i've read (not DW) do try to stay with the true meaning of the names

Bubba, you call me any ole thing you want to!

In Genua it's a great way to confuse people: we make up a name for them then make up a nickname for our made up name
Keeps visitors on their toes

Not really a translation for Discworld names but maybe we could make up our own names, or maybe something like that (non)rhyming slang in one of the books.

i'll keep you guys posted on afrikaans translations,but i'm kinda busy at the mo...