I always thought Solomani was a vague reference to this guy 😉
http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/print/2012/2/solo-man-thirst-crusher-billboard.jpg

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Kelly St. Clair wrote:

>> What is the language origin of the term Solomani? Is it based on Latin?
>
> In universe, I believe it's derived from the language of the Vilani ("men of Vland").  See also Zhodani ("men of Zhodane"), etc.

From ~Supplement 8: Library Data (A-M)~: "The three most widespread human races are the Solomani (humans from Terra), the Vilani (humans from Vland), and the Zhodani (humans from Zhodane)."

Of course, "Zhodane" is a "galanglicization" of "Zhdant," the actual Zhodani name for their homeworld.

There's also a clever bit in the feature adventure in ~Traveller's Digest~ #5 in which some . . . "Vliani supremacists" seek to take advantage of the uncertain origins of the term "Solomani."

Cheers,

David
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Victoria, British Columbia
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