#can we talk about how appropriate these meanings are#james; the supplanter#who keeps his crew together and supplanted with courage and inspiration and fortitude#hikaru; radiance and light#the helmsman who guides the ship like the pillar of fire who guided the israelites through the wilderness during the night#except in space it’s an eternal darkness and yet he steers them all so well#carol; free man#a woman who cast off the binds of her father’s beliefs and his destructive legacy and became her own self#who became free#nyota; star#a woman who shines fiery and strong and ferocious#whose words burn like firebrands or warms like the morning sun#a woman whose presence in television inspired so many to follow the shining stars of their own dreams#pavel; small or humble#a boy small in years and humble in himself but bright with passion and life#a boy who grabs hold of the tasks given to him despite his inexperience and youth and does them greater than any other could#leonard; brave lion#a man and a doctor who fights for his patients with tooth and claw#a man who roars the truth like a lion and battles for those he cares for with all the strength he has#a man who loves with the heart of a lion#and appears like one too#and finally#montgomery; power of man#a man who demonstrates the ingenuity and resilience of humanity over and over again#who uses his hands and mind to perform what others might call miracles#a true engineer who adapts himself and other things to any situation just as mankind has for millenia past (via captainsbones)
star trek characters + first name meanings