evilauthor wrote:PeterZ wrote:My point is that the name is NOT dead as of our time and may not be in the Terran Federation before the Gbaba destroyed it. They named a ship Excalibur for Heaven's sake!
Sure, but Merlin isn't a COMMON personal name and I can easily see not one of several million colonists or even command crew having it. But the ones who remember Federation culture - and particularly the King Arthur stories - would instantly recognize the name "Merlin".
Also, "Excalibur" is named from the story.
BTW, how many people are named Aragorn? Or Thor? Or Sauron? Or Cthulu?
Merlin is not that rare. We have a retired town cop by that name. Wonderful fellow with a great sense of humor and a very impressive beard...
Don