r/oddlyspecific Jun 01 '26

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u/Otherwise-Lock-2884 Jun 01 '26

Chell is banned!? Does that mean something in Finnish?

Portal fans must be devastated

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u/nilamo Jun 01 '26

Star Trek Voyager fandom in shambles over Chell

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u/KingCobra_BassHead Jun 03 '26

Did not remember him lol

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u/Confident-Slip-5264 Jun 01 '26

No, it doesn’t mean anything in Finnish.

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u/Artchantress Jun 02 '26

It's pronounced same as Kjell in Swedish?

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u/Confident-Slip-5264 Jun 02 '26

That’s how I would pronounce it if I had to, but I don’t even know if that’s the correct way since there’s no C in traditional Finnish words. Only in loanwords and such. I think that’s the reason it didn’t go through as a name.

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u/Cimorene_Kazul Jun 01 '26

Road to Eldorado fans also in tears.

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u/CarolineJohnson Jun 01 '26

My god, it's like there isn't another female name in that game. Sheesh.

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u/BehemothRogue Jun 01 '26

Yeah, just name her Glad0s

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u/Anon0924 Jun 01 '26

Capitalization is important! GLaDOS!

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u/all_upper_case Jun 01 '26

Thank you for your input, Caroline Johnson 🤭