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ost_uid0]I was just doing my Latin homework this afternoon when suddenly it dawned on me that Dukat means "he would lead" in Latin. And that seems particularly apt for someone who kept trying to gain power within the Cardassian system and over our heroes at Deep Sleep Nine.
If you're interested: Assuming you convert the seldom-used K in Dukat to a C, you have Ducat. Ducat is the third person singular present active subjunctive of duco, ducere, "to lead." In other words, "ducat" means "he would lead."
It could be coincidence, but I would not be at all surprised if this was the intent of whoever invented the character (presumably Rick Berman).
So that got me thinking... I wonder if there are other names in Star trek (or other series) that have struck anyone as meaningful or otherwise significant?[/color
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