Episode #50 – Jennifer and Mallory discuss names from the Star Trek Universe. The stories behind how the most iconic characters got their names, Star Trek names that you can use for human babies, and some cool names of cast members throughout the years.
Names mentioned in this episode: Itziar, Práxedes, Kevyn, Tiberius, Spock, XTMPRSZNTWLFD, Uhura, Kato, Khan, Noonien/Noonian, Geordi, B’Elanna, Chakotay, Seven of Nine, T’Pau, M’Ress, Siranna, Jett, Renaud, Meredith, Eivin.
A special thanks to Christopher Gronlund of Not About Lumberjacks podcast for reading our excerpt of James T. Kirk from Star Trek: The Movie, a companion novel.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki
https://memory-beta.fandom.com/wiki/
https://www.startrek.com/
https://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/USS-Enterprise-Officers-Manual.php
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/naming-conventions.266779/
Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media.
Jennifer entered the tech arena in the 80s as a software developer and database architect, and became a pioneer in the Internet industry. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California.
