Talk:Angua von Überwald

Meaning of Angua
(Question moved to titled section) does someone know, what angua does mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sphoongle (talk • contribs) 20:25, 13 September 2008 (UTC)


 * The name (or any corresponding word) does not occur in English (the language of the author and his original audience) nor (as far as I know) in German, the real-world language to which Angua's fictional Übervaldian mother tongue would seem to be analogous, so it has no real-world meaning. Only Terry Pratchett can know if he intended it to have any meaning and if so, what that meaning is, unless and until he chooses to tell us.


 * Having said that, authors often construct such fictional names so as to echo real words and thus convey impressions appropriate to the character. "Angua" sounds a little like the English "anger" and "anguish", and the German (and English loan-word) "angst," all of which seem to this Pratchett reader to correspond with aspects of Angua's personality and situation.


 * If there were a definitive answer to this question, it might perhaps be a valid addition to the article, but generally such questions are more likely to be answered on the Humanities Reference desk (or the Language desk). 87.81.230.195 (talk) 17:55, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Still on the subject of her name, does anyone really pronounce it with a 'soft' g? I can't think of a single word where 'gu' is pronounced as 'dʒu:'. Wee Jimmy (talk) 13:33, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Undead creature?
Angua is a werewolf. Werewolves are not undead. Therefore, Angua is not undead. MeTheGameMakingGuy (talk) 11:44, 25 November 2009 (UTC)