Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Meaning of both Kaiser and Soze names

"I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze. "

The Usual Suspects, 1995
Si-acum, explicatia:
The name "Söze" resembles the Turkish word sözel, meaning "verbal," which was Kint's nickname. Additionally, the same term has a Hungarian-sounding pronunciation, when it is spelled with an "ö.". The name "Keyser", derives from the Turkish Ottoman title "Qaysar" [from Qaysar-in-Rum] and resembles the spelling and pronunciation of the German word Kaiser, which descended from the Latin word Caesar, meaning "emperor." The name Kint also resembles the word "King". Thus, Kint's names could mean "Verbal Emperor" or "Verbal King." Söze's name in the script had originally been "Keyser Sume", the name of a lawyer Christopher McQuarrie had been introduced to while writing the script. It was changed before production.
Source: bineinteles Wikipedia.com