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Jul 09 2003 05:16pm

Gunrow
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Gunrow
Did you know that "Darth Vader" means "Evil Father" in dutch?
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Oct 08 2003 11:39pm

EAF_fencer3
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No, Javaguy, Rome started out as a dictatorship, then became a Republic, then became a dictatorship again, so that wouldn't really work :P
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Oct 08 2003 04:07pm

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*makes smart face*
yeeeeessss......lol
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Oct 08 2003 06:47am

Rei D'Kana
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NO darth isnt a dutch word, but if you translate darth to dutch, you get something like, Duister (which is evil in english)

Oct 08 2003 02:27am

Vaughn
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 Vaughn

Darth...Garth...um...
im sure darth means dark or evil in some language... but what?
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Oct 06 2003 05:04pm

Havvk
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 Havvk

Man.........Darth Vader sux, Darth Maul rox!

EDIT: I betcha Darth Maul in dutch means "Clown"
lool
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Oct 03 2003 07:59pm

D@RtHM@UL
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 D@RtHM@UL

Sure bump around whenever ya want :P j/k

Oct 03 2003 06:32pm

genes!s
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 genes!s

Actually: Vader is the Dutch word for Father, but as far as I know Darth isn't a Dutch (or German)word.
Just saying. :)

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Aug 22 2003 11:00am

BD
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 BD

Darth Vader" means "Evil Father" in dutch ... huh ... LOL ... must pick up my Dutch again ... LOL "Duistere Vader" sounds a lot more real to me LMFAO ..... oh welll :D:D:D:D
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Aug 21 2003 10:14pm

D@RtHM@UL
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 D@RtHM@UL

LoL Bubby :)

Lets just say its a dumb name

*Thread Closed*

:P i love saying that :D

Aug 21 2003 04:25pm

Plo Koon
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 Plo Koon

wao really? cool!
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Aug 17 2003 12:57am

Bubu
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 Bubu

if you watch the movies in french, it's actually "Dark Vador" and not Darth Vader. i guess they figured some french peeps might be too stupid to associate "darth" with the dark side so they put it in plain words for them. or perhaps it's their inability to properly pronounce 'th'. yeah that must be it. i wonder what they came up with for other languages...
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Aug 16 2003 01:42pm

JavaGuy
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 JavaGuy

A few years ago I read that it means "dark father" in German. A German speaker said no, but it might mean that in Sanskrit. Since then I've heard that it means dark father in just about every imaginable language. I don't know where Lucas got it or if he just made it up.

[Edit: I should read these threads more carefully. I just saw the part that says Vader does mean father!]

"Palpatine" is from Palatine Hill in Rome. It has been variously debated what the significance is, but there was some event there that was significant in the beginning of Rome's slide from Republic into dictatorship, so it's very fitting.

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Aug 16 2003 11:37am

Nero
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 Nero

that's correct yes, we don't have a word for darth but i think it will come out as: dark, mad or something like it, but vader means father yes
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Aug 01 2003 05:47pm

Demon
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 Demon

Well, I don't believe Lucas made up such a powerful world like Vader. Oh come on, that word has so much power, just say it a few times. VADER!
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Jul 31 2003 08:45pm

Carve
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 Carve

Probably stems from 'palpable' in reference to his sheer aura of power, evil, and political influence.
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Jul 15 2003 03:39pm

EAF_fencer3
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 EAF_fencer3

"Palpatine" seems pretty suspicious to me. I'll check up with my Latin teacher/textbooks/dictionary and see what I can find out
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Jul 15 2003 09:39am

Flamori Athena
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I like sheep.
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Jul 15 2003 12:53am

SilkMonkey
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I'm terribly confused.
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Jul 14 2003 09:57pm

MINDofSIN
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 MINDofSIN

I like chicken.


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Jul 14 2003 07:50pm

cHoSeN oNe
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 cHoSeN oNe

isnt it dark father?
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Jul 11 2003 09:15am

Rei D'Kana
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Lol u guys cant translate, it means
Duistere Vader

Jul 09 2003 09:30pm

Kueller
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 Kueller

But it's true that vader means father. I'm dutch too. BUt Darth is really nothing I think in any language. But please correct me, I would like to see which language it is.
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Jul 09 2003 07:32pm

Gunrow
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 Gunrow

I stand misinformed and corrected :P
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Jul 09 2003 05:53pm

D@RtHM@UL
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No then it would mean Boze Vader in dutch :)

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