Seguso's Adventure Game Thread

seguso · November 28, 2019, 10:43am

interesting… I liked Roberto exactly because it is similar to Robert, and therefore it is surely known to English speakers, while still sounding Italian or Spanish to them…

Guga · November 28, 2019, 10:48am

But there might be people who don’t know that it’s an actual name (even if Benigni should be quite well-known) and mentally parse “Roberto” as “English name made Italian-sounding by adding an O at the end”.

Kinda like Briano or Donaldo, Johnno, Ralpho.

seguso · November 28, 2019, 10:55am

OMG, these are actually quite good suggestions! Accidentally

Now I want to find a longer English name, and add an “O” at the end…

Donaldo O’Connor is really amazing

seguso · November 28, 2019, 2:19pm

Gabrielo O’Connor

Annabello O’Connor

Valentino O’Connor

Danielo O’COnnor

Nathanielo O’Connor

Manuelo O’Connor

Pierantonio O’Connor

Gwendolino O’Connor

Ema · November 30, 2019, 1:24pm

Odoardo O’Connoro

Ema · November 30, 2019, 1:27pm

BTW, Odoardo is a real name. Less common than Edoardo, but… 7 O’s in a name are quite a thing.

seguso · November 30, 2019, 1:29pm

Yes, it’s impressive

seguso · November 30, 2019, 10:17pm

Another one!

seguso · December 7, 2019, 1:05pm

Work in progress… I still have to draw the horses and the contestants (and Mike Stallone) in it…

as for the pirate name… right now I’m considering “Mazzamauro O’Connor”

Frenzie · December 7, 2019, 6:17pm

I thought the original suggestions were just fine. Genarro O’Connor or something, or was that Giuseppe.

seguso · December 7, 2019, 5:15pm

Yeah, I’ll probably settle on one of those thanks

seguso · December 8, 2019, 7:20pm

I finally got the right expression for Mike Stallone

seguso · December 8, 2019, 7:45pm

The final scene:

seguso · December 10, 2019, 1:08pm

Can you guys help me find a silly English altered name for Leonardo Da Vinci? In the Italian version, it’s “Leonardo Da Foggia”.

“da” means “from” in Italian. …

So what preposition is better? Is it better to name him “Leonardo Of (Somewhere)”…

Or “Leonardo From (somewhere)”?

And what can I pick for the “somewhere”? Some place that sounds silly? Like: “Leonardo From Bristol”… or maybe I can actually name him “Leonardo From Somewhere”? How does it sound?

ZakPhoenixMcKracken · December 10, 2019, 4:12pm

Leonardo from Winners?

seguso · December 10, 2019, 4:23pm

Nice But I think it wouldn’t be understood by English speakers

Frenzie · December 11, 2019, 11:29am

Yes.

Leonard(o) of Bristol is fine.

That sounds like “wasn’t Leonardo that guy from The Big Bang Theory?”

seguso · December 11, 2019, 11:37am

Thanks, so I’ll consider this if I don’t find a funnier city name… maybe more ancient sounding …

You wouldn’t recommend it then? To actually call him “Leonardo Of Somewhere”?

possible variations: Leonardo Of Something , Leonardo Of Someplace, Leonardo Of Thatplace

Frenzie · December 11, 2019, 11:49am

I’d make it a touch less in your face, like “Leonardo of Thule” or perhaps more obviously “Leonardo of Yon” or “Leonardo of Yonder” if you really want to be obvious about it.

Unless the Donald Duck-type “Leonardo of Farawayistan” is what you’re going for. Then “Leonardo of Someplace” is fine.

seguso · December 11, 2019, 2:04pm

I really want to be obvious and Donaldduckesque, so I think I’ll pick “Leonardo of Someplace”… since you said it’s the better sounding of the last three… Thanks!

But Farawayistan is really interesting too… I might use it for the home country of Mike Stallone