muckefuck | Because you asked... (Reply)

For welcomerain: Qahhār, from the root qahara "conquer, subdue", is an intenstive form meaning "conquering, vanquishing". With the definite article, it is one of the Ninety-Nine Most Beautiful Names of Allah. As such, pious Muslims would consider it unsuitable for a personal name except in the form `Abdu'l-Qahhār, "servant of the Subduer".

For bunj: The Norse dialect of Orkney is called "Norn" and very little of it survives. We have an etymological dictionary here, but, sadly, some rat bastard has checked it out. There are several sites covering Old Norse grammar, but this is the most useful and fun one that I've found. There are also many on Old Norse names, including this comprehensive but slightly suspect list of names for Odin. (That is to say, the translations--although more than adequate for your purposes--are a little loose for the hardcore historical linguist in me.)

In retrospect, the connexion seems so obvious: Odin One-Eye. Orcs. Why didn't we stumble upon this sooner?

Still brainstormin' about Chinese Kobolds. Maybe they should be Chukchi instead.