Spock's family name?

[Crewman47]

It's been said many times that Spock's family name, or first name, is hard to pronounce in English, but what about in any other human language? There's countries on our own planet where names are unpronouncable in English but are as simple as saying John Smith when said in there own native tongue.

So do you think Vulcan family names can be pronounced by any other human language?

 

[Nerys Myk]

It's been said many times that Spock's family name, or first name, is hard to pronounce in English, but what about in any other human language? There's countries on our own planet where names are unpronouncable in English but are as simple as saying John Smith when said in there own native tongue.

So do you think Vulcan family names can be pronounced by any other human language?

Only in Welsh.

 

[iguana_tonante]

Do you mean humans speak other languages than English?

 

[Hambone]

I thought it had been established that his full name was "Carl Spock".

 

[Sky]

Maybe it's only pronounceable by the Dutch. Isn't it something like S'chn T'gai in some of the novels? I can imagine a horrible throaty sound right there..

 

[Captain Robert April]

In D.C. Fontana's novel "Vulcan's Glory", she gives Spock's full name as, IIRC, "Spock, son of Sarek of the House of Surak and the Noble Clan Telek sen-Deen".

Imagine it in Vulcan.

 

[Forbin]

Hell, we have some Indian engineers at work that I've just given up pronouncing. Enough syllables already!!!

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Spock's full name is actually "Spock You Like A Hurricane."

 

[Timo]

It might be that Spock has never found any human's pronunciation of "Spock" satisfactory to begin with. According to T'Pau, it's more like "Spaaark"...

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Capt_Pickirk]

Spock's full name is ...

"Spock Slartifbartfast Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Chim Chiminey Chim Chiminey Chim Chim Cher-ee Cesiumfrancolithicmyxialobidiumrixydixydoxidrexidroxhide Kangaroo Jack"

 

[Admiral Shran]

I've heard rumors of Humans speaking languages other than English, but I'm skeptical.

 

[Gary7]

I've heard rumors of Humans speaking languages other than English, but I'm skeptical.

Well, I've heard rumors about Americans speaking proper English in the USA, but I'm still skeptical about this too.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Wot U talkin' bout? Ain't none other place on world where bester English speaken.

 

[Elder Knight]

In America, they haven't used it for years, according to Henry Higgins, Ph.D.

 

[Capt_Pickirk]

In America, they haven't used it for years, according to Henry Higgins, Ph.D.

ln 'ertford, 'ereford and 'ampshire 'urricanes 'ardly Hever 'appen

 

[Captain Robert April]

Come on, Dover....come on, Dover...come on, Dover...MOVE YOUR BLOOMIN' ARSE!!

 

[MLJames]

Anyone ever consider the possibility that humans can't physically say it properly? His mother said she could say it after a fashion and after years of practice, which seems to indicate she's not voicing it perfectly. Some of the name's component sounds might lie just outside the range possible for the human voicebox.

 

[T'Laina]

In the novel "Ishmael" it is stated to be S'chn T'gai... but that's a novel.

 

[Forbin]

Anyone ever consider the possibility that humans can't physically say it properly? His mother said she could say it after a fashion and after years of practice, which seems to indicate she's not voicing it perfectly. Some of the name's component sounds might lie just outside the range possible for the human voicebox.

It's that little-known Vulcan extra larynx.

 

[Ziriath]

'Sekhn Tegai' pronounced with a horrible throat sound on 'khn', like when you try to clear your throat. No problem, I think.