Greek Names

[Dim I Nticoudis]

Timo asked for the meaning of some of the names used in Greece for some 
characters.Below I give the original English name, the Greek name and its 
meaning for some of those characters as well as some further explanations 
were needed,

1)Sir Eider McDuck is called "Ser Leontokardos Mak Ntak".Leontokardos is the 
Greek word for "Lionheart".Eider died fighting bravely so the translators 
probably gave him a name suiting his bravery.

2)Sir Quackly McDuck is called "Ser Antrious Mak Ntak".It just means Sir 
Andrews McDuck.The translators probably decided to give Quackly a more 
respectable name.

3)Sir Stuft McDuck is called "Ser Plithon Mak Ntak"."Plithon" is an 
antiquated greek word for Stuft while the one used since Renaisance is 
"Gemistos".The translators might had in mind Georgios 
Gemistos/Plithon(c1360-1452) a great Roman-Byzantine pagan philosopher.

4)Sir Roast McDuck is called "Ser Ampakous Mak Ntak".It is a pun from the 
expression "He/she eats the abacus".The expression means that someone is 
glutton.That describes the character.

5)Sir Swaphole McDuck is called "Ser Lagoudokardos Mak Ntak".Lagoudokardos 
means "Rabbitheart".Greeks use this expression for great cowards.I don't 
know why the translators chose this name for the character.

6)Malcolm McDuck is called "Sentoukis Mak Ntak".Sentouki in Greek means a 
chest for clothes.This characters connection to a treasure chest is probably 
the reason for the translation.

7)Pintail Duck is called "Mavrofteris Ntak".It means "Blackfeathered 
Duck".It is a pun with the word "Mavrogenis" meaning "Blackbeard".Obvious 
reference to the famous pirate.By coincidence Mavrogenis also happens to be 
the last name of a famous Greek family whose 18th and 19th centurie members 
include wealthy traders, high officials of the Othoman Empire, a ruler of 
Wallachia and Moldavia, a heroine of the Greek Revolution(1821-1830) and 
some, well known at their time, doctors,diplomats and politicians with Greek 
citizenship.

8)Hugh "Seafoam" McDuck is called "Fourtounas Mak Ntak".It means "Stormy 
McDuck".Fourtouna in greek means:1)heavy swell, 2)bad weather,storm 3)bad 
luck, misfortune.The first two have to do with his carrier as a captain and 
the last meaning with his misfortunes (remember he lost his ship and most of 
his fortune).


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