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Gaberial
10-02-2003, 12:05 PM
ive been trying to find other names for werewolves currently ive only found lycanthrope, loupe-garou, well of course werewolf if anyone knows any other names they go by please tell me thanks
Werewolfchick
10-02-2003, 12:09 PM
I'm a genius when it comes to that here's some names:
Lycan
Loup Garou
werewolf
and well there is alot more but for the most part thats all I know by heart. I have a page where I wrote them all down I'll give ya a link soon. :wavey:
ShadowCat
10-02-2003, 01:08 PM
Ok do U mean names just for does who are wolf/human, or also the other animal/human folk?
-We are called THERIANTHROPES (Therian)- animal-humans (this includes Werewolves)
You can specify using terms like WereBear(this sounds wacky), WereShark, WereCat, WereRabbit so on an' on!
Hope I helped yaz!
Nivek
10-02-2003, 02:08 PM
*tries to remember a few*
Warwulf
Wurwolf
Varvulf
Amunite
Shifter
changer
Leng Ren
that's just what came to mind...here's a site...
Werewolf AKA (http://www.werewolfpage.com/myths/aka.html)
purinpuff
10-02-2003, 03:26 PM
My Japanese-English dictionary has ookamiotoko
...
I suppose a female one would be ookamionna...
Xzengrim
10-02-2003, 04:32 PM
Shamelessly thieved from werewolfpage.com:
American Indians: limikkin or skin walkers.
Argentina: lobisón
Brazil: lobisomem.
Bulgaria: vrkolak
Canada: wendigo or witiko
China: Lang Ren
Ethiopia, Morocco and Tanzania: boudas
Finland: ihmissusi
France: loup-garou, bisclavret
Greece: vrykolaka, a word for werewolf which is used for vampires and sorcerers also.
Haiti: loup-garou
Iceland: hamrammr.
Indonesia: layak
Italy: lupo manero or benandanti for people who permanently become wolves and fight witches in the underworld.
Japan: henge.
Kenya: ilimu
Latvia: vilkacis
Lithuania: vilkatas
Mexico: nahaul
Normandy, France: lubins or lupins
Norway and Sweden: eigi einhamir
Philippines: aswang, a vampire / werewolf.
Portugal: bruxsa or cucubuth , a vampire / werewolf, the lobh omen and lobis-homems
Russia: wawkalak or bodark.
Scandinavia: varulv, ulv, ulfen
Serbia: vukodlak
Slovakia: vulkodlak
Spain: hombre lobo, lupino
Also Japenese, Jinrou. From Romania, Valkodlak.
Also of note, Loup-garou means "the wolfen people" or "the wolf-folk".
sno raven
10-02-2003, 06:01 PM
ive been trying to find other names for werewolves currently ive only found lycanthrope, loupe-garou, well of course werewolf if anyone knows any other names they go by please tell me thanks
Okay.
Lycan
Lupin
Wolven
Werewolf
Garou (in White Wolf; the name for Werewolf.)
Loup-Garou (Les Loups-Garou = Werewolves)
Wendigo (also from White Wolf, it is a tribe name.)
Lupus
Shifter
werwolf
werewulf
Wehrwolf
Garwolf
Gaberial
10-03-2003, 11:50 AM
thank you very much it should help me alot
Xavious
10-11-2003, 08:28 AM
I might be a little late but I heard them once called anthros wolf. Another is rawulf. Other than the ones already been posted that's all I know.
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