Pronunciations and origins of caribou names

Such a list is long overdue.

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Alpharys: Al-fa-riss
Character: Master of Science and Medicine in Painn's council. (Aristagtle's Phallus Sequestria: Reflixed)
Name origin: Parody character and name. Named after Dr. Alphys from Undertale. The character is a parody of Anvari.

Anvari: An-va-ree.
Character: Master of Bloodlines in Dainn’s council. (The Councilmen and Runemasters are all non_creepy_nickname's characters.)
Name origin: The name is actually Persian, not Norse. I couldn't find out the meaning. [Correction] There actually is a reasonably similar name in Norse: Andvari. It means "Life Protector" or "Careful One".

Ari: Ah-ree.
Character: Chosen name of Eadgil, Magistrate of Everfree. (Aristagtle's The Freeville Chronicles)
Meaning: Norse for Eagle. (Also means Lion in Hebrew.)

Baldr: The pronunciation Bal-deer makes a bit of sense and you can use it if you want to, but strictly speaking, the correct pronunciation is Bal-dur (like in Baldur’s Gate).
Character: Eadgil’s best friend, Vice-Magistrate of Everfree. (Aristagtle's The Freeville Chronicles)
Name origin: Baldr is the Norse god of light and healing.

Birgir: Bir-gur (similar to Baldur) or Bir-geer.
Character: An upper-mid level official in Dainn’s censorship department. Owner of Ruby. (Moonshade44's Hope in Bleak Times - OC of Aristagtle)
Meaning: Norse for Savior.

Breithox: Bright-hox. There is no th-sound in this name.
Character: Runemaster of Wood.
Meaning: I couldn’t find out where the hox is coming from, but the German word breit usually means broad or wide, but can also mean drunk.

Daen: dain (like the English word pain).
Character: Legendary original founder of caribou society. (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux)
Meaning: either from Middle French Dain, deer - derived from the Latin damus; or from the Norse word daen, uncivilized commoner or barbarian. (Interestingly enough, the name Denmark is also derived from that word.)

Dainn: like the English word to dine (as in having dinner).
Character: King of the caribou. (non_creepy_nickname)
Name origin: Dainn is one of the four stags that gnaw on Yggdrasil’s leaves in the Grímnismál.

Durnir: Dur-neer.
Character: Master Smith in Dainn’s Council.
Meaning: Door.
Name origin: Durnir is the name of a dwarf or giant in Norse mythology who betrays the Swedish king Sveigðir (Sveig-theer, with a th like in this, not like in thumb), letting him fall to his death through a trap door.

Dvalinn: Dwa-leen.
Character: Dainn’s son. (Schorl Tourmaline's Legacy of Dainn)
Name origin: Another one of the four stags that gnaw on Yggdrasil’s leaves.

Eadgil: Eth-geel (with a th like in this, not like in thumb).
Character: Magistrate of Freeville. (Aristagtle's The Freeville Chronicles)
Meaning: Foremost Arrow in Old Scandinavian.
Name origin: Eadgils is a semi-legendary Swedish king, mentioned in Beowulf and other mythological sources.

Eddy: like written.
Character: Parody character, donut-eating caribou guardsman. (Mentioned in Aristagtle's Phallus Sequestria: Reflixed)
Name origin: from Eadgil (see above).

Eri: E-ree.
Character: Character from a tale told by Baldr’s family. (Aristagtle's The Freeville Chronicles)
Name origin: Derived from Eli, which means Lord in Hebrew, which is once again derived from the Sumerian El, God of Heaven.

Etadys: E-ta-dis.
Character: Runemaster of Bones.
Name origin: Etady is actually a family name in various Romanian languages, though I could not find out the meaning.

Frey: as written.
Character: Master Artisan in Dainn's council. Possibly a rename of Nothri, or another character who might later be replaced by Nothri. (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux)
Name origin: Either derived from Midde High German vri, free; or from the Old Norse Freyr, the name or byname of a Norse deity (possibly Yngvi). Probably also a shout-out to A Song of Ice and Fire's character Walder Frey.

Ghey: how do you think??
Character: Parody of Frey, Master of Arts in Painn's council. (Aristagtle, Phallus Sequestria: Reflixed)
Name origin: From the English word "gay".

Gunne: Gun-ne - with an "u" sound like the oo in "book" and an "e" sound like the first "A" at the beginning of "America".
Character: Magistrate of Ponyville. (Schorl Tourmaline's Bruised Apples)
Meaning: Warrior in Swedish.
Name origin: Gunne or Gunnar is a contemporary German or Swedish name. It is derived from the Norse Gunnr (pronounced like Gunnar).

Gryttr: Gry-tur. The u is once again like in Baldur. Unfortunately, this y-sound does not really exist in English. The closest approximation would be to pronounce it as Gri-tur.
Character: Runemaster of Stone.
Name origin: It is an existing Swedish word, but I couldn’t find out the meaning or origin.

Heiðrdaga: Hei-ther-da-ga (with a th like in this, not like in thumb).
Character: A caribou prophet or cult leader who unsuccessfully tried to convert caribou to some kind of cult or religion under Svarndagr's rule. (Mentioned once in Aristagtle's Freeville Chronicles.)
Meaning: Bright (heiðr) and Day or Dawn (daga) in Old Norse. The name is also a reference to the 20th Century German philosopher Heidegger (from "Heide-acker", moorland acre).

Herleif: Heir-life (like the English word life)
Character: A co-worker of Birgir in the censorship department. (Moonshade44's Hope in Bleak Times)
Meaning: Norwegian for Heir (leif) of warriors (her).
Name origin: Herleif is one of the legendary Danish kings.

Hirthir: Hir-theer (with a th like in this, not like in thumb), Hir-teer, or Hir-tur (like in Baldur)
Character: Zecora’s handler. (Twipet's What A Fright)
Name origin: Not quite clear, but might be derived from the German word Hirte (herder). Hirtir is the Old Norse Plural form of stag.

Hralf: like the English name Ralph.
Character: A co-worker of Birgir who spreads rumors about him. (Moonshade44's Hope in Bleak Times)
Meaning: Advice of the Wolf.
Name origin: Derived from the Norse name Radulf.

Hrathr: probably Hra-tur (once again similar to Baldur)
Character: Master of Beasts in Dainn’s Council.
Name origin: Unknown, but could be derived from the Irish rath (Stronghold) or the Old English hrathe (early blossom, but can also mean eager or prompt).

Illskr: probably Ills-kur (once again similar to Baldur)
Character: Character from a traditional caribou folk tale. (Twipet's A Change of Events)
Name origin: Unknown, but probably Swedish or some historical variant thereof.

Ivangir: (probably) I-van-geer or I-van-gur (once again similar to Baldur). The v is pronounced like in van.
Character: Dainn’s Left-Hand Lieutennant, brother of Vestri. (Twipet's Sun’s Setting and others)
Name origin: Unknown. It sounds more Slavic (particularly Russian) than Norse or Germanic, but it isn’t a Slavic name or word either, at least as far as I could find out. It is possible that Twipet butchered the Norse name Ingvar (pronounced as written).

Loke: Lo-kee.
Character: Character from a tale told by Baldr’s family. (Aristagtle's The Freeville Chronicles)
Name origin: Loki is the Norse God of the air, of chaos and of tricksters, and the God who will eventually cause Ragnarök (Rag-naa-ruk, with an u like in burn), the Twilight of the Gods. Christian interpreters often see him as the Norse version of Lucifer.

Matask: presumably like written.
Character: Character from a traditional caribou folk tale. (Twipet's A Change of Events)
Name origin: Unknown. Likely not a word from a Norse or Germanic language.

Mero: Meh-row (according to Cardinal).
Character: Captain of Dainn's private guard. (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux)
Name origin: According to Cardinal, the name is a nod to Mero, the Titan's Bastard, from A Song of Ice and Fire. Might be derived from Spanish mero: simple, pure, or precise.

Nothri: No-three. The th is like in this, not like in thumb.
Character: Master Artisan in Dainn’s Council.
Name origin: Probably derived from Norðri (Nor-three), one of the four winds (see Vestri).

Oden: like spelled (or O-then, with a th like in this).
Character: Character from a tale told by Baldr’s family. (Aristagtle's The Freeville Chronicles)
Name origin: Odin or Wodan, God of War, Death, Poetry, Runes, and Magic, is the head of the Norse pantheon.

Painn: like the English pain.
Character: Parody of Dainn. (Aristagtle's Phallus Sequestria: Reflixed)
Name origin: from the English pain.

RAAGH!: like a loud, deep, archaic guttural roar or scream.
Character: Parody character, Dainn's Master of Diplomacy. (Aristagtle's Phallus Sequestria: Reflixed)
Meaning: Uuh, what do you think??

Raskh: rask (like task).
Character: Dainn's Master of State. (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux)
Name origin: none; the name was entirely invented by Cardinal.

Riddari: Rid-da-ree.
Character: Character from a traditional caribou folk tale. (Schorl Tourmaline's Story of Estra)
Meaning: Rider.
Name origin: from the English word rider.

Sindri: Sin-dree.
Character: Loremaster in Dainn’s Council and Dainn’s mentor.
Name origin: Sindri is the dwarf who forged Thor’s hammer Mjölnir (Mjöl-neer, with the ö being pronounced like the u in burn).

Sinsei: Sin-sei.
Character: Loremaster in Painn's Council and Painn's mentor. (Phallus Sequestria: Reflixed)
Name origin: from Japanese sensei (Master or Teacher, literally "Elder").

Skjaldsla: Skiald-slaa.
Character: Runemaster of Metal (Sirius_Face's Always More To Take)
Name origin: Skalds or skjalds were court bards in medieval Norway.

Skorri: Skor-ree or Skor-re.
Character: Freeville's runesmith (Mentioned once in Aristagtle's Freeville Chronicles)
Meaning: Norse or Icelandic for loud one or bellowing one.
Name origin: I actually picked the name as a little nod to the character Sgorr in David Clemens-Davies' Fire Bringer, who incidentally is a tyrant fairly similar to Dainn. (Presumably, David Clemens-Davies himself chose the name Sgorr for his character as a shout-out to Scar from Disney's The Lion King, since Fire Bringer tells a very similar hero's journey / coming-of-age story - only with deer instead of lions.)

Strom: Sh-drohm.
Character: Cardinal's rename of Etadys (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux)
Meaning: River, current, or electricity in Modern German.

Svardagr: (presumably) Sfar-da-gur (like in Baldur).
Character: Cardinal's rename of Svarndagr (see below). (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux)
Name origin: see Svarndagr.

Svarndagr: (presumably) Sfarn-da-gur (like in Baldur).
Character: Dainn’s predecessor. (non_creepy_nickname, background material)
Name origin: The name replicates Norse phonetics, but it is neither an actual name nor even a word.

Thror: as written.
Character: Cardinal's rename of Throtr (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux)
Name origin: Might be derived from Thor or Thorr, or sometimes Donr, the Norse God of Thunder, son and possible heir of Odin.

Throtr: probably Thro-tur (once again similar to Baldur).
Character: Quartermaster in Dainn’s Council.
Name origin: Unknown. It doesn’t seem to be a name or word, but its probable phonetics vaguely resemble Norse words.

Thungrox: I have no fucking idea.
Character: A mute, apparently mentally handicapped caribou living in Ponyville. Fluttershy’s handler. (Schorl Tourmaline's Bruised Apples)
Name origin: This most definitely isn’t a word in any language known to man, let alone a name. If I had to guess, I would suspect it is derived from some language spoken by unspeakable, mad, blasphemous deities from beyond time and space.
Addendum: Might be derived from the English words tongue and rocks... but that would be cruel even by caribou standards.

Vestri: Fes-tree or (less likely) Ves-tree (like in van).
Character: Dainn’s Right-Hand Lieutennant, brother of Ivangir, handler of Sunrise Splendor. (Twipet's Sun’s Setting and others)
Meaning: Westerly, Westwind.
Name origin: In the Völuspá, Norðri, Suðri, Austri und Vestri are the four dwarves that hold the pillars of heaven, and also the four cardinal directions, and the four winds associated with it.

Vestworld: Fest-world.
Character: Parody character, Painn's Right-Hand General. (Aristagtle's Phallus Sequestria: Reflixed)
Name origin: Mockery of "Vestri".

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Bruna: Broo-na.
Character: Baldr’s sister and Eadgil’s beloved and future wife. (Aristagtle's The Freeville Chronicles)
Meaning: brown.
Name origin: The name is a shout-out to Brynhildr (Broon-hil-dur or Brinn-hil-dur, once again similar to Bal-dur), one of the Valkyries.

Daena: Dain-a (like pain).
Character: Dainn's favorite female. (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux)
Name origin: See Daen.

Dainna: see Dainn.
Character: Painn's girlfriend. (Aristagtle's Phallus Sequestria: Reflixed)
Name origin: see Dainn.

Diana: Dee-a-na.
Character: Actress in Brush Stroke's play. (Schorl Tourmaline's Summer in Lindisbarne. Also appears in Aristagtle's A Freeville Wedding.)
Name origin: Diana is the Roman goddess of the hunt and of the moon. In this case, the name is meant to just be a feminized version of Dainn though.

Einna or Einsa: as written (or: Ein-zaa).
Character: One of Anvari's "number females" (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux, also mentioned in Moonshade44's Hope in Bleak Times - originally from background material written by non_creepy_nickname)
Meaning: "One" in German.

Estra: as written.
Character: Character from a traditional caribou folk tale. (Schorl Tourmaline's Story of Estra)
Name origin: Derived from the English word estrus (according to Schorl Tourmaline). Given the distinct Germanic influence of caribou language, one could also propose a relation to Eostre, another name of Ostara, the (mostly hypothetical) Germanic goddess of spring and fertility. This makes a good deal of sense given the ritualistic meaning and purpose of her story in caribou culture.

Fiera: Fi-e-ra.
Character: Cow owned by Birgir, bought by him for the purpose of breeding a heir. (Moonshade44's Hope in Bleak Times)
Name origin: Derived from the Equestrian / English word fire. Could also be related to the Old High German word fiurara, “kitchen maid“. If so, Birgir is clearly showing a sense of irony with giving her this name. The changed pronunciation is uncharacteristic for any Norse or Germanic languages (including English). It is possible that Birgir found inspiration in the more lyric use of vowels in the language of the cats.

Freya: Free-ya.
Character: Eadgil's daughter and Dvalinn's sorta-kinda girlfriend. (Schorl Tourmaline's The Legacy of Dainn)
Name origin: Derived from the name Freya or Fricka, the wife of Odin, Goddess of Love, Marriage, and Matrimony.

Friga: Free-ga, or Fri-ka with a hard k and a very short i.
Character: Character from a tale told by Baldr’s family. (Aristagtle's The Freeville Chronicles)
Name origin: See Freya.

Ginna: like written.
Character: Gunne’s sister. (Schorl Tourmaline's Bruised Apples)
Meaning: According to Urban Dictionary, “a Ginna is a beautiful girl with no flaws, red hair, and beautiful eyes. You will know if you see a Ginna, because your eyes will be locked on her gloriousness. Angels will sing from the heavens. They will shine their light you [sic!], and you will be enlightened. That will all happen because you saw a Ginna.”
Name origin: Derived from Gunne.

Hermia: like written.
Character: Name used by the White Cow. (Aristagtle's Freeville Chronicles. Also appears in Phallus Sequestria: Reflixed.)
Name origin: Derived from the names Hermaeus Mora (Daedric Prince of Forbidden Knowledge) and Vaermina (Daedric Prince of Nightmares) from The Elder Scrolls.

Hilda: like written.
Character: A cow helping Twilight in the library after Dainn's death. (Schorl Tourmaline's Weak and Powerless)
Meaning: “battle“
Name origin: From Old Norse hildr or Old High German hiltja.

Ivana: like written. The v is pronounced like in van.
Character: A cow Ivangir gave to Vestri as a birthday present, who later sold her to Baldr. (Aristagtle's The Freeville Chronicles)
Meaning: “God is gracious”.
Name origin: Russian version of the Greek Johanna, originally derived from the Hebrew Jochanan (male).

Joba: like written (with long vowel).
Character: Character from a tale told by Baldr’s family. (Aristagtle's The Freeville Chronicles)
Meaning: A Job is someone who is tortured by someone more powerful than him- or herself for no fucking reason.
Name origin: Derived from the Hebrew name Job.

Runa: Roo-na.
Character: Dvalinn's mother (Schorl Tourmaline's The Legacy of Dainn)
Meaning: "Secret" or "Written Letter".
Name origin: From Norse "Runa" (the origin of the word "rune").

Sigga: like written.
Character: Wishy Washy’s cow OC.
Meaning: Beautiful Victor.
Name origin: Likely derived from Sigríðr (Sig-rith).

Sigrid: like written.
Character: Lord Tristem’s cow OC. (Will appear in Moonshade44s Hope in Bleak Times at a later point in time.)
Meaning: Beautiful Victor.
Name origin: See Sigga.

Soltima: (possibly) Sol-tee-ma.
Character: Character from a traditional caribou folk tale. (Twipet's A Change of Events)
Name origin: Unknown. Might be Russian. Or made up.

Thrira or Dreia: Three-ra or Drei-a.
Character: One of Anvari's "number females". (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux, also mentioned in Moonshade44's Hope in Bleak Times - originally from background material written by non_creepy_nickname)
Meaning: "Three" in German (or English, depending on spelling and pronunciation).

Tvira or Zwei(r)a: Tvee-ra or Tswei-(r)a.
Character: One of Anvari's "number females". (Cardinal's Fall of Equestria Redux, also mentioned in Moonshade44's Hope in Bleak Times - originally from background material written by non_creepy_nickname)
Meaning: "Two" in German.

Veizla: Feits-la.
Character: Character from a traditional caribou folk tale. (Twipet's A Change of Events)
Meaning: Share.
Name origin: From the Icelandic Veizlá (a share of something, or a ritual of sharing food).