Latin Ship Names For Imperials
Was flipping through one of my old Latin books from college and came upon some
"colloquialisms" in Latin that might make for interesting ships names--and
wanted to share them with you.
- Dies Irae:
"DEE-es EE-ray"
Day of Wrath
- Ecce Signum:
"EX-say SEEG-noom"
Behold the Sign
- Et Nunc Et Semper:
"AYT NOONK AYT SAYM-pehr"
Now and Forever
- Fata Obstant:
"FAH-tah OHB-stahnt"
The Fates Oppose
- Fidei Defensor:
"Fee-DAY-ee Dee-FEN-sohr"
Defender of the Faith
- Ignis Fatuus:
"EEG-nees Fah-TOO-oos"
Foolish Fire
- Aeternum:
"Aye-TAYR-noom"
Eternity
- Pallida Mors:
"Pah-LEE-da MOHRS"
Pale Death
- Tenax Propositi:
"TEN-ax Proh-POH-see-tee"
Tenacious of Purpose
- Toto Caelo:
"TOH-toh KAY-loh" By the Entire Heavens
- Ad Gloriam:
"AHD GLOW-ree-ahm"
For Glory
- Aeternam Vale:
"Aye-TARE-nahm VAH-lay"
Farewell Forever (Usually found on tombstones)
- Alere Flammam:
"Ah-LAY-ray FLAH-mahm"
To Feed the Flames
- Apage Satanas:
"Ah-PAH-gay Sah-TAHN-ahs"
Away with thee, Satan
- Arrectis Auribus:
"Ah-RECK-tees AW-ree-boos"
On the Alert (Literally: "Raising of the ears")
- Vita Brevis:
"VEE-tah BRAY-vees"
Live is Short
- Ars Moriendi:
"AHRS Moh-ree-EHN-dee"
Art of Dying
- Regina Caelorum:
"RAY-gee-nah Kay-LOH-room"
Queen of Heaven
- Casus Belli:
"KAH-soos BAY-lee"
Falling into War
(Pronounciation note: I am using the classical pronounciation--NOT the one taught in
your Catholic Latin classes. The difference is minor, but I thought I'd tell you before
some Catholic school scholar started telling me how the Roman's spoke from an Italian
perspective 1000 years after the language was already "dead".)
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