Hit 42 | Video

[killer_sweets]

Everyone's got a name or at least something close to it. But do you guys know what your names actually mean, or the reason you were given that name? We give pokémon names to set them apart, but does the way you name yours mean anything special? I just named this guy Lemon Twist since he reminds me of striped lemon candy.

[It’s been a boring day, for once Killua didn’t feel like doing something insane. Instead he’s just laying on his Dunesparce.]

It's interesting when you think about it: someone or you yourself has been given this word to identify by and it could have some really deep mean behind it. It could be something that a person thought sounded cute but in the end it's pretty sucky for you. For example, someone could have named their kid after a word that sounds cool yet it could mean horse-shit in the language its from.

I sort of lucked out with the way my parents named me and my siblings, but it has me wondering about everyone else. So tell me what your names mean.

Comments

[pipers_son]

Ha! I didn't have ta worry about that. I named myself~.

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[paladinlost]

I've no idea what 'Cecil' means in any language, but as I was named after my mother I doubt that particular detail was on anyone's mind at the time.

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[sincereheart]

My name is Mimi! It can mean a lot of things, and I'm not sure what meaning my parents had in mind when they picked it out, but I like to think it was "beauty and truth"! I certainly hope it wasn't "ears"! [ She giggles. ]

[ Now you've got her curious. ] What's your name? What does it mean?

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[styxiedust]

It's "peony," though I don't usually write it in Kanji where it has the meaning, I think it's much cuter in Hirigana. And easier to read for people, too...

[Apparently not a lot of people get Kanji, whaaatever.]

...I've just known that I've always had that name, honestly. I don't know who gave it to me or if I gave it to myself.

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[teammother]

Oh, this sort of thing is pretty interesting, isn't it? Mine's written with the characters for truth and a kind of musical instrument, but that's actually a pretty girly way to write Makoto, so you wouldn't find many other guys using that spelling.

[bertall]

...I think mine means 'Bright ruler', or at least that's what I've found from books here.

_{[Though he's never felt like much of a ruler.]}

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[venturesomely]

Maybe Ging wanted me to have a similar name. [ It was probably the only reason why. ]

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[solas_ion]

It means 'Culann's Hound'. And then people call me Lancer because I used a lance, so that's pretty obvious.

As for my Pokemon, I just kinda name them after somethin' they remind me of or whatever I can think of.

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[francia]

I name my pokémon after those who have been personally and symbolically important to me.

As for myself, I'm named for what can be basically described as an alliance of the different peoples who once roamed my lands after the fall of the Roman Empire.

VIDEO

[codpieces]

Didn't know our name's be that deep— Gave my pokebros tags they dig in the first motherfuckin' place, guess that be important. Had mine since . . . . [ uhhh— ] Since I started remembering shit, I guess. [ then again he probably doesn't remember what he had for breakfast.

he wonders, though . . . ] Thought Gamzee just meant Gamzee.

[ although it does sound like various foreign words, like the turkish word for "dimple/coquettish look", or the german word "gämse", a type of goat! makara may also refer to capricorn's sign, the aquatic goat! ]