"Gorilla Planet: Suggestions for a Suitable Name?" Topic

If there was a planet ruled by Gorillas with a technology comparable to what one would expect of Earth in the 22nd century (or beyond), what name do you think might be suitable for that world?

Something like "Simia", or something else?

CC

Depends on how they got there. Connection with Earth during their founding (assuming this world is a colony) could lead to obvious idol-driven names like Kong or Grodd, or less obvious ones like Weaver's World. Just as with humans, the world could be named in prosaic fashion in whatever languages the 'rillas know, including terrain descriptives like "Green", "Arboria", or similar, or names suggestive of the conditions leading to the founding, like "Young's Rest" or simply "Ours".

How about these:

Simia (planet inhabited by the Sims)
or
Congar (planet inhabited by the Congari)

I will try to come up with more candidates.

CC

Go for "Primus"

Sounds a bit like 'Primate' while also sounding like 'Prime' or first Planet.

Jeremey
minigerm.com

Jeremey,

Would "Primus" be inhabited by "Primans", "Primen", "Primeans" or something along those lines?

CC

Cong Rex

Cong Rex Prime?

"Planet of the Ape Men"

"Zoolander"

Tony

How about Gorillini?

Gorillini is the 'tribe' that contains all the Gorillas in the biological sub-family "Homininae" from the family "Hominidae".

"Hominidae" is the biological classification that contains humans, orangutangs, chimpanzees, and gorillas (aka "The Great apes").

Assuming they evolved there; how about 'Earth'.

If they were a colony of modified gorillas sent out from Earth in C22 that had settled on another planet, then the official name may be the planet's designation before they went (e.g. Centauri 4) and the local name something which reflects how they think of it – Escape, Freedom, Sanctuary if they were persecuted on Earth, for instance.

Colin

Kazakhstan?

Well, what was the name of planet where the the Orilla lived in Starguard?

Would "Primus" be inhabited by "Primans", "Primen", "Primeans" or something along those lines?

I didn't know there was going to be a test!
Erm pass….er No idea, is there a convention for how people are named? Would it be Primans from Primus?

Jeremey
minigerm.com

Erm

For the Terry Pratchet fans out there how about calling it

Ook!

;-)

Monkeyshine?

Bananania.

Ilyanov IV.

Fossey (named by earth asronomists)

Or just simply The Planet of the Apes.

At first contact, they themselves probably have an equivalent of the word 'Earth' though.

Darn, someone beat me to it!

Ook!, seconded.

Gogra

Stream of consious brainstorming here…

Goodall

Silverback

Greystoke

Skull-island

Zaius

Mercu-rhesus?

The planet's largest body of water would be the Chimpan Sea.

The most powerful nation would be the Banana Republic.

The most famous composer would be Johann Sebastian Silverbach.

And if you spend enough time in the sun there, you'll get an orangu tan.

(I could go on endlessly, gibbon half a chance.)

ook does it for me

Tony

"Kongos IV", no contest. :-)

"Well, what was the name of planet where the the Orilla lived in Starguard?"

I went back and read throught the supplement, and it states that, "A Federation military aid mission has been on Orilla since 2238." So I guess the humans called the homeworld Orilla. The text also refers to their sun as being a G8.

How about 'Cornelius Prime'

Call it Coco, after their greatest spiritual leader, Coco the gorilla. They could worship kittens as gods. :)

Bolgani.

Darwin or Darwinia?

Anthropoia. Inhabited by Anthropoids.

Ongdaetu, for the "savage" sounding,and Beringdiehl for the more scientifically-inclined, taken from the taxonomic nomenclatures:

Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli)

Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei).

Would "Primus" be inhabited by "Primans", "Primen", "Primeans" or something along those lines?

Why, "Primates" of course!

The planet could also be called Pota.

Oorang?

Simia Prime?

Kong?

'Bananarama'…..

(somebody had to say it….)

Sgt DWW

You are one evil cephalopod!

CC

Fossey after Dian Fossey Gorrillas in the Mist fame

Goodall for Jane but she was chimps

Simea

or Ook ook rah ook "big rubber tire on rope in space"

Can you guys (and gals) imagine this Warzone figure (5th one from the left) with a gorilla face?

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I think he already has the posture for it. He even has gloves and boots. The only area of exposed skin would be his face.

What do you guys think?

CC

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Any other recent suggestions on this?

CC
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orangutanum

Here's one of the white gorillas from the awful film "Congo":

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CC

I think it all comes down to who does the naming or if you are referring to their own name for themselves or what us earthy peoples have designated them as.

Seriously, if they are their own people and developed without Earthly influence, they could be named Susan and nobody could say boo about it.

I say name it whatever you want. Actually, the more monkey-ish you try to make it sound, the less "correct" it'll be.

-Eli

Gorillon.