[2022] Vote on the name for the Wolf-inspired Warframe!

Originally posted by Archwizard_Drake

Really doesn't help that DE didn't include a guide as to what these names mean so I'm having to independently research them:

• Raksha: Means "Protector", likely a nod to the Rakshasi of Hindu mythology, malevolent bestial demigods akin to demons (D&D typically has them be tiger-like but the mythology is non-specific about what 'beast' they are); also the name of Mowgli's wolf mother in The Jungle Book
• Dynara: Possibly a spelling of Deianira, Greek for "man-destroyer"; the mother of Lycaon, a king who was turned into a wolf by Zeus after feeding his own son to the god
• Lycath: Most likely derived from "lycan", as in wolf, but isn't actually a word
  ^{And because it's the only one people recognize without researching, probably the default pick for people who don't know the meanings. This is why name guides are important, DE!}
• Disa: Possibly derived from a feminine spirit of Fate from Norse mythology, OR a heroine from Scandinavian mythology who outwitted the god Freyr; can't really find a connection to wolves
• Ylva: Old Swedish name meaning She-wolf
• Ulfra: "Ulf" is Old Norse for Wolf
• Žvorūna: Lithuanian goddess of forests and the hunt; the name comes from the Lithuanian word "žvėris" meaning "beast"
• Ghella: From the Artsakh dialect of Armenian meaning Wolf
• Fengarou: Possibly derived from "Fengari", modern Greek for "Moon"; allegedly a portmanteau of "Fenrir" and "Garou" (Japanese for starving wolf OR French for werewolf)
• Nashoba: Choctaw Native American meaning Wolf

And for the people who wanted Fenrir or Fenris: Fenrisulfr was a male wolf, and this is a feminine frame.
Most wolves from Norse mythology were depicted as male actually, which also tosses his sons Skoll and Hati/Managarmr, or his sister's dog Garmr out the window.

Cerberus, also a male hellhound.

Originally posted by Archwizard_Drake

I can understand that, especially if people didn't actually explain their choices.

On the flip side however, Warframe names are intended to be meaningful, and NOT having ANY context creates its own bias towards names with meanings people will intrinsically recognize. Otherwise names like Voruna or Ulfra are just random letters, while people assume only Lycath has any meaning 'cuz it's one they know.