We’ve already looked at Uhura, and Jeanluc…so are you ready for the next three Star Trek baby names?
Today we’ve got Shahna, Kelinda, and Philana — each of which came from single episodes of the original TV series, which ran from 1966 to 1969.
The baby name Shahna debuted in 1968:
- 1972: unlisted
- 1971: unlisted
- 1970: unlisted
- 1969: 9 baby girls named Shahna
- 1968: 15 baby girls named Shahna [debut]
- 1967: unlisted
The character Shahna (played by Angelique Pettyjohn) was in the season 2 episode “The Gamesters of Triskelion,” which first aired on January 5, 1968. The setting of the episode was the planet Triskelion, where the rulers — disembodied entities called the “Providers” — forced their captives to fight against one another, gladiator-style, for their own entertainment.
The baby name Kelinda debuted in 1968:
- 1972: unlisted
- 1971: unlisted
- 1970: unlisted
- 1969: unlisted
- 1968: 7 baby girls named Kelinda [debut]
- 1967: unlisted
The character Kelinda (played by Barbara Bouchet) was in the season 2 episode “By Any Other Name,” which first aired on February 23, 1968. The episode starts with the U.S.S. Enterprise responding to fake distress call from a small planet on which encounter a strand group of Kelvans, who plan to hijack their ship in order to find planets to colonize.
The baby name Philana debuted in 1969:
- 1972: 12 baby girls named Philana
- 1971: 20 baby girls named Philana
- 1970: 19 baby girls named Philana
- 1969: 10 baby girls named Philana [debut]
- 1968: unlisted
- 1967: unlisted
The character Philana (played by Barbara Babcock) was in the season 3 episode “Plato’s Stepchildren,” which first aired on November 22, 1968. The setting of the episode was the planet Platonius, where they encounter the sadistic leader of a psychokinetic society modeled after ancient Greece. (This also happens to be the infamous “interracial kiss” episode.)
No doubt Philana’s name was based on the ancient Greek word philos, meaning “friend” or “lover.”
So, which of these three single-episode Star Trek names do you like more: Shahna, Kelinda, or Philana?
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