bob_fox Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 This name sounds rather Afrikaans to me; but then, of course, Piter would be Pieter. What do you guys think?I know that during the 80's the government in South Africa was under a lot of foreign pressure because of its policies. Maybe Mr Herbert was poking some fun at the Afrikaners by calling an evil mentat by an Afikaans name. After all, he did call the Baron Vladimir, which sounds Russian (they were communist at the time, remember (you obviously do)). Again, what do you guys think? I'm not moaning here. In fact, I don't care at all. I just think it's interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acriku Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Well some major family lines survived the tens of thousands of years, so who knows why he was named that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Piter de Vries sounds Dutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard3000 Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 The Afrikaaners were Dutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_fox Posted November 19, 2002 Author Share Posted November 19, 2002 Yes, De Vries could be Afrikaans OR Dutch. But I just think he was making a jab at the old South African government (sometimes considered "evil"), which was mainly made up of Afrikaners. Again, I don't care about this. I'm not one who easily takes offence. I've never heard the name Piter before, though. I'm sure he meant Pieter (pronounced a lot like "Peter"); but would an author like Frank Herbert make such a mistake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHJ BV Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 If it's spelled Pieter then it's one of the most common names in Holland (especially De Vries). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 its dutch hello.R U there.Well.i m not even frm singapore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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