u/Gloomy_Necessary494

So my theory is that the "Cth" in his name is Lovecraft's attempt to write the Welsh "Ll" sound phonetically, which would mean it's pronounced like Llue-Llue.

In the Mabinogion there's a character Lleu Llaw Gyffes who's grave lies under the protection of the sea.

It goes without saying that R'yleh is the Welsh coastal town of Rhyl.

The Necronomicon is probably the Black Book of Carmarthen.

Just don't google "Lovecraft Wales", the top search result is an adult shop in Cardiff.

So he's obviously not French, right? He's got a British accent and he's played by a Yorkshireman.

Is "Picard" exclusively a French surname? No. I reckon Picard is British - specifically, Welsh: descended from the Picard who built Tretower Castle .

"Luc" is a Welsh name. "Jean" is more problematic - it should be "Siôn". Siôn Luc Picard. Sioni Picard to his friends. Obviously the Universal Translator struggles with Welsh. Can't blame it. That also explains the accent - he's speaking Welsh and the Universal Translator is doing it's best.

Alright, so his family owns a vineyard in France - doesn't make them French. It's a holiday home.

"Ei wneud felly!"