Re: (OT) Naming the Aliens

I'd assumed the prevalence of 'K' in alien names was because the authors
wanted strong, aggressive sounding names with hard Kuh sounds.	The name
Kra'Vak goes nicely with an aggressive nature.	The ship classes of the
Kra'Vak also appear to have patterns of hard kuhs, glottal stops, and
short
vowels.

It's a fairly common technique to pick names which the author thinks
sound
appropriate for the race and which pick up on the author's intent for
their
nature or psychology.  I wouldn't be surprised if you could find a link
between 'Klingon' and a 60's communist individual or place, and if you
picked the right brains, between 'Ferengi' and a miser, moneylender, or
financial institution.