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Originally Posted by Galadriel55
When Aragorn says that the true name of Sauron cannot be written or spoken, what does he mean by true name? Even if he had a true name, Aragorn wouldn't know it!
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I think he meant the
personal name by which Sauron was known, not just something like "the Dark Lord", or "the Top".
I still favour the idea that the ban on calling him Sauron was only in effect to prevent underlings from having any sense of a personal relationship or understanding of their master. Sauron wanted to be impersonal; godlike. Not being able to name him would have the effect of making him seem even more fearsome and remote to his troops.