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A list of Pokémon whose names are references to other media. This does not include names from mythology.
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A non-exhaustive list of Pokémon whose names are references to other things.
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== References to Other Media ==
  
 
* The [[Pokémon Organization XIII]]: All are named after the fourteen members of Organization XIII, from ''Kingdom Hearts''.
 
* The [[Pokémon Organization XIII]]: All are named after the fourteen members of Organization XIII, from ''Kingdom Hearts''.
 
* [[Aeropolis]]: A track from ''F-Zero''.
 
* [[Aeropolis]]: A track from ''F-Zero''.
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* [[Akatsuki]]: Named after the main character from ''Akatsuki Blitzkampf''.
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* [[Angelica]], [[Chariot]], [[Hookwolf]], [[Sundancer]], [[Teacher]], and [[Trainwreck]]: Characters from ''Worm''.
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* [[Airy]]: A fairy from ''Bravely Default''.
 
* [[Alduin]]: A dragon from ''The Elder Scrolls''.
 
* [[Alduin]]: A dragon from ''The Elder Scrolls''.
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* [[Avada]] and [[Lumos]]: Spells from ''Harry Potter''.
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* [[Amarant]]: Amarant Coral, a monk from ''Final Fantasy IX''.
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* [[Ammy]]: The protagonist of ''Okami''. (As well as the goddess Amaterasu, see the Mythology section.)
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* [[Andy and Miranda]]: From ''Andy Bear''.
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* [[Aotabo]]: A youkai from ''Nuraryhion no Mago''.
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* [[Ares]]: A bat from ''The Underland Chronicles''.
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* [[Ayla]]: A cavewoman from ''Chrono Trigger''.
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* [[Bahamut (Ren)|Bahamut]]: Named after the reoccurring summon/ enemy in the ''Final Fantasy'' series.
 
* [[Banjo]]: A bear from ''Banjo-Kazooie''.
 
* [[Banjo]]: A bear from ''Banjo-Kazooie''.
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* [[Banquo]]: A character from ''Macbeth''.
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* [[Belial]]: A common name for demons; more specifically, Belial Aensland of the ''Darkstalkers'' series.
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* [[Blitzwing]]: Based on the Triple Changer Decepticon from the ''Transformers: Animated'' continuity of the franchise.
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* [[Caliburn]]: The talking sword from ''Sonic and the Black Knight''
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* [[Carbuncle]]: A Light elemental summon from the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise. Also a type of gemstone.
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* [[Carlotta]]: Named after the vain soprano in ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (and several woks inspired by it).
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* [[Carrie]]: The main character of the Stephen King book ''Carrie''.
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* [[Champloo]]: Secondary character and Home Ec. Teacher of ''Disgaea 3''.
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* [[Chandler]]: Chandler Bing, one of the friends from ''Friends''.
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* [[Chirin]]: The main character of ''Chirin no Suzu''.
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* [[Chessur]]: Named for the Chesshire Cat in Tim Burton's ''Alice in Wonderland''.
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* [[Christine (Ren)|Christine]]: The main female protagonist of ''The Phantom of the Opera''.
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* [[Craig]]: The snake deuteroganist of the cartoon series ''Sanjay and Craig''.
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* [[Crush]]: Named after one of the turtles from ''Finding Nemo''.
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* [[Chun-Li]]: A fighter from ''Street Fighter''.
 
* [[Cirno]]: An ice fairy from ''Touhou''.
 
* [[Cirno]]: An ice fairy from ''Touhou''.
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* [[Crystallux]]: A summon from ''Golden Sun''.
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* [[Claudus]]: Lion'O's father in ''Thundercats'' (2011).
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* [[Coldsteel]]: An [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/coldsteel-the-hedgeheg internet meme] making fun of ''Sonic'' fan characters.
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* [[Crystallux]] and [[Iris]]: Summons from ''Golden Sun''.
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* [[Deathscyther Mantisk]], [[Polar Kamrotic]] and others: From the bosses of similar names from the ''Mega Man Zero'' series.
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* [[Detritus]]: A troll from ''Discworld''.
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* [[Din]]: One of the three Golden Goddesses of ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.
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* [[Dixie]]: Named from a member of the Kong Family from ''Donkey Kong''
 
* [[Dood]]: Catch phrase of Prinnies from ''Disgaea''.
 
* [[Dood]]: Catch phrase of Prinnies from ''Disgaea''.
 
* [[Doopliss]]: A Duplighost from ''Paper Mario''.
 
* [[Doopliss]]: A Duplighost from ''Paper Mario''.
 
* [[Dorfl]]: A golem from ''Discworld''.
 
* [[Dorfl]]: A golem from ''Discworld''.
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* [[Elsa]]: An ice princess from ''Frozen''.
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* [[El Santo]]: An iconic masked luchador character in popular Mexican culture.
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* [[Ellie]]: A character from ''Up'', and to an extent her author's late dog.
 
* [[Eowyn]]: A knight from ''The Lord of the Rings''.
 
* [[Eowyn]]: A knight from ''The Lord of the Rings''.
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* [[Erik]]: The titular character of ''The Phantom Of the Opera''
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* [[Feist]]: A panda from ''Sonic'' (the comic series).
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* [[Felicia]]: Felicia Hardy/Black Cat, a Marvel Comics villain and anti-heroine.
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* [[Forte (Yukari)|Forte]]: Named after one of the bachelorettes from ''Rune Factory 4''.
 
* [[Foudre]]: A set of knives from ''Kingdom Hearts''.
 
* [[Foudre]]: A set of knives from ''Kingdom Hearts''.
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* [[Glenn]]: A frog from ''Chrono Trigger''.
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* [[Flo]]: The imaginary sister of the character Deb from "Finding Nemo".
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* [[Frightful]]: Named after the peregrine falcon in the novel ''My Side of the Mountain'' (and it sequels)
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* [[Glenn]]: A frog from ''Chrono Trigger''. Also known as Frog.
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* [[Grandleon]]: A sword from ''Chrono Trigger''. Known as Masamune in the English version.
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* [[Grayson]]: Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Robin from the ''Batman'' franchise.
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* [[Hashmal]]: An Earth elemental summon from the ''Final Fantasy'' series.
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* [[Hecate (Ren)|Hecate]]: Named for the character from ''Macbeth''.
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* [[Helmsman]]: After the character from ''Homestuck''.
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* [[Henry (Crewe)]]: For a character from ''Once Upon A Time''.
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* [[Hildegarde]]: An airship from ''Final Fantasy IX''.
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* [[Hsien-Ko]]: A jiang-shi from the ''Darkstalkers'' series.
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* [[Hyp]]: A character from ''Land Before Time III''.
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* [[Ignacio]]: Named after the protagonist of the Jack Black movie ''Nacho Libre''.
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* [[Igor Stravinski | Igor]]: A stock character referring to hunchbacked assistants in gothic horror movies
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* [[Infinity]]: A reference to Infinity Edge, a sword from ''League of Legends''.
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* [[Jack (Pi)|Jack]] the Chandelure: Jack Skellington from ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''.
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* [[Jack (Fortis)|Jack]] the Spearow: Captain Jack Sparrow from ''Pirates of the Carribean''.
 
* [[Jadis]]: An ice queen from ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.
 
* [[Jadis]]: An ice queen from ''The Chronicles of Narnia''.
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* [[Jamie (Gail)|Jamie]]: Named after the protagonist of the ''Dear Dumb Diary'' series of children's books.
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* [[Jaune]]: Jaune Arc, a hunter from ''RWBY''. Also French for "yellow".
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* [[Joker]]: Named from the protagonist's codename in ''Persona 5''.
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* [[Jonathan (Rotom) | Jon]]: After Johnny 5, the robot main protagonist from the 80s film series ''Short Circuit''
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* [[Kaiju]]: Named for the giant monsters that appear in Japanese media.
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* [[Kamella]]: The Magikoopa boss from ''Super Mario Galaxy''.
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* [[Kamui]]: A character from ''Arcana Heart''.
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* [[Katsuragi | Katsuragi Suzaku]]: After Misato Katsuragi from ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' and Suzaku Kururugi from ''Code Geass''.
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* [[Kiel]]: Named after one of the bachelors from ''Rune Factory 4''.
 
* [[Kirk]]: A captain from ''Star Trek''.
 
* [[Kirk]]: A captain from ''Star Trek''.
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* [[Kokichi]]: A character from ''Danganronpa'' series.
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* [[Kokonoe]]: A character from ''Blazblue''.
 
* [[Kong]]: Named after the Kong family from ''Donkey Kong''.
 
* [[Kong]]: Named after the Kong family from ''Donkey Kong''.
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* [[Koyasa]]: A somewhat esoteric reference from an alternate reading of the anime character ''Inuyasha''s name if the first kanji was substituted with the kanji for "fox".
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* [[Kurotabo]]: A youkai from ''Nuraryhion no Mago''.
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* [[Lakitu]]: An enemy from the ''Mario'' series.
 
* [[Leia]]: A princess from ''Star Wars''.
 
* [[Leia]]: A princess from ''Star Wars''.
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* [[Lilac]]: The protagonist of ''Freedom Planet''.
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* [[LSP]]: Named after Lumpy Space Princess from ''Adventure Time''
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* [[Luciano]]: Luciano Pavarotti, a famous tenor.
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* [[Lulu]]: A black mage from ''Final Fantasy X''.
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* [[Luthia]]: An incoruptus knight in ''White Knight Chronicles II''.
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* [[M. Bush]]: An enemy from ''Paper Mario''.
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* [[Magnavox]]: The technology company of the same name.
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* [[Mae]]: The player character from ''Night in the Woods''.
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* [[Makoto]]: Makoto Kino (aka Sailor Jupiter) of ''Sailor Moon''.
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* [[Marceline]]: Named after the Vampire Princess from ''Adventure Time''
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* [[Margaret (Joseph)|Margaret]]: Boss from ''No More Heroes 2''.
 
* [[Maul]], [[Sidious]], and [[Revan]]: Sith Lords from ''Star Wars''.
 
* [[Maul]], [[Sidious]], and [[Revan]]: Sith Lords from ''Star Wars''.
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* [[Mayonaka]], [[Taisho]] and several Nidoran characters in Johto are named after characters in ''Black Albino''.
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* [[Merasmus]]: A sorcerer from ''Team Fortress 2''.
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* [[Minerva (Colton)]]: A teacher from ''Harry Potter''.
 
* [[Moogle]] and [[Tonberry]]: Recurring species from ''Final Fantasy''.
 
* [[Moogle]] and [[Tonberry]]: Recurring species from ''Final Fantasy''.
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* [[Molly]]: A character from ''Pact''.
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* [[Morgana]]: After the anatagonist in ''The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea''.
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* [[Morrigan (Joseph)|Morrigan]]: A succubus from the ''Darkstalkers'' series of fighting games.
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* [[Mothra]]: After a divine moth kaiju from the ''Godzilla'' series of movies.
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* [[Mr. Fish]]: A Gyarados in ''Manly Guys Doing Manly Things''.
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* [[Mufasa]]: Named after the character in ''The Lion King'' franchise.
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* [[Muhammad]]: Named after the famous Boxer Muhammad Ali, and the Prophet Muhammad of Islam lore.
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* [[Murphy]]: After Alex Murphy, civilian identity of ''RoboCop''
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* [[Nadia (Tracer)|Nadia]]: A princess from ''Chrono Trigger''. Also known as Marle.
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* [[Nora]]: Nora Valkyrie, a hunter from ''RWBY''.
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* [[Oersted]]: A knight from ''Live a Live''.
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* [[Odette]]: Named after the princess who is transformed into a swan from ''The Swan Princess''.
 
* [[Omega (Golurk)|Omega]]: A robot from ''Sonic''.
 
* [[Omega (Golurk)|Omega]]: A robot from ''Sonic''.
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* [[Pandora]]: Named after both the music app, and the mythological box.
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* [[Phoenix (Joseph)|Phoenix]]: Character from ''X-Men''.
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* [[Pierre]]: The son of Christine and Erik that appears in ''The Phantom Of the Manhattan''
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* [[Piglet]]: Named after a Piglet from ''Winnie the Pooh''.
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* [[Pokéteco]]: From ''Pokéteca'', the Spanish-language Bulbapedia sister site.
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* [[Ponzi]]: After the model for pyramidal scams of the same name.
 
* [[Prinny]]: A species of penguin from ''Disgaea''.
 
* [[Prinny]]: A species of penguin from ''Disgaea''.
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* [[Ridley]]: A recurring boss from ''Metroid''.
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* [[Rain]]: The title character of the webcomic ''Rain''.
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* [[Rouge]]: A bat from ''Sonic''.
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* [[Rascal]]: The Rascal Flame Keyblade from ''Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep''.
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* [[Ridley]] and [[Kraid]]: Recurring bosses from ''Metroid''.
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* [[Rikuo]]: A youkai from ''Nuraryhion no Mago''.
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* [[Rouge (Fortis)|Rouge]]: A bat from ''Sonic''.
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* [[Rook Bartley]]: The character of the same name from ''Robotech''.
 
* [[Ruto]]: A Zora from ''The Legend of Zelda''.
 
* [[Ruto]]: A Zora from ''The Legend of Zelda''.
 
* [[Samus]]: A bounty hunter from ''Metroid''.
 
* [[Samus]]: A bounty hunter from ''Metroid''.
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* [[Shiva]]: A summon from ''Final Fantasy''.
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* [[Sasorina]]: One of the villains from ''HeartCatch Pretty Cure''.
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* [[Scarlett]]: A Southern Belle from ''Gone With The Wind''.
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* [[Shiva]]: An Ice elemental summon from the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise.
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* [[Shinobu]]: A character from ''No More Heroes'' and ''No More Heroes 2''.
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* [[Silver]]: A psychic hedgehog from ''Sonic''.
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* [[Silvermist]]: One of the fairies from the ''Tinkerbell'' movies.
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* [[Shantotto]]: A black mage from ''Final Fantasy XI''.
 
* [[Sho]]: A Reaper from ''The World Ends With You''.
 
* [[Sho]]: A Reaper from ''The World Ends With You''.
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* [[Terry]]: Batman's identity from ''Batman Beyond''.
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* [[Slightly]]: One of the Lost Boys from ''Disney's Peter Pan''.
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* [[Snow]]: Snow Villiers, a fist fighter from ''Final Fantasy XIII''.
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* [[Spike (Neil)|Spike]]: The bounty hunter from ''Cowboy Bebop''.
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* [[Squall]]: The male protagonist of ''Final Fantasy Ⅷ''.
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* Stoatine Officer [[Stokes]]: After investigator Nick Stokes from ''C.S.I''.
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* [[Strahl]]: An airship from ''Final Fantasy XII''.
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* [[Straybow]]: A mage from ''Live a Live''
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* [[Sunstrider]]: Kael'thas Sunstrider, a Blood Elf prince from ''Warcraft''.
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* [[Sunny (Colton)]]: After the titular character from ''Sonny with a Chance''.
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* [[Suzuki]]: The titular protagonist of the Japanese-only PlayStation game ''Suzuki Bakuhatsu''.
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* [[Sylph]] and other "elementals": Summon spirits from the ''Tales of'' series of games.
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* [[Terry]]: Terry McGinnis, a.k.a. Batman from ''Batman Beyond''.
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* [[Thoreau]]: Named after one of the Pixls from ''Super Paper Mario''.
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* [[Tifa]]: Tifa Lockhart, a fist fighter from ''Final Fantasy VII''.
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* [[Titan (Matthew)|Titan]]: An Earth elemental summon from the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise. Also a reference to the Titans of Greek myth.
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* [[Tinny Tim]]: Named after a Robot from ''Futurama'' who is designed after Tiny Tim from ''A Christmas Carol''.
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* [[Tricky]]: A dinosaur prince from ''Star Fox Adventures''.
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* [[Tsurara]]: A yuki-onna from ''Nuraryhion no Mago''.
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* [[Vanamonde]]: Named after the coffee-loving character from the webcomic ''Girl Genius''.
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* [[Vatista]]: Named after a character from the video game ''Under Night In-Birth''.
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* [[Vayne]]: Vayne Solidor, a prince from ''Final Fantasy XII''.
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* [[Vega]]: Spanish ninja and secondary villain in the Street Fighter series.
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* [[Vivi (Eridanus)|Vivi]]: A black mage from ''Final Fantasy IX''.
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* [[Warner]]: The surname of the main characters of ''Animaniacs''.
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* [[Whitebeard |WHITEBEARD]]: The pirate of the same name from ''One Piece''.
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* [[Wilbur]]: The main pig character from ''Charlotte's Web''
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* [[Willard]]: Willard Stiles, the titular character from the movie ''Willard''.
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* [[Wolvie]]: A diminutive form of Wolverine of the ''X-Men''.
 
* [[Wrex]]: A Krogan from ''Mass Effect''.
 
* [[Wrex]]: A Krogan from ''Mass Effect''.
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* [[Xel'lotath]]: An eldritch abomination from ''Eternal Darkness''.
 
* [[Yomi]]: A schoolgirl from ''Azumanga Daioh''.
 
* [[Yomi]]: A schoolgirl from ''Azumanga Daioh''.
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* [[Yukikaze]] and [[Kagero]]: Weapon skills from ''Final Fantasy XI''.
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* [[Yuna]]: A summoner from ''Final Fantasy X''.
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* [[Zell]]: Zell Dincht, a fist fighter from ''Final Fantasy VIII''.
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* [[Zorro]]: The titular character of the 1919 comic ''Zorro'' (and all the other media it inspired).
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* [[9]]: Named after the Tim Burton produced movie.
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== References to Mythology ==
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* [[Ajax]]: Greek hero of the Trojan War.
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* [[Arthur]]: The English king of legend.
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* [[Ammy]]: Short for Amaterasu, Japanese goddess of the sun. (Also a reference to a video game character, see above)
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* [[Ao]]: Maori light deity.
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* [[Anhur]]: Egyptian god of war.
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* [[Aquarius]]: The constellation depicting a water bearer in the Greek zodiac.
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* [[Astarte]]: Canaanite goddess of war and hunting.
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* [[Baal]]: Generic title for Semitic tutelary deities, though usually refers to the Canaanite fertility god Hadad.
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* [[Barsamin]]: Armenian sky god.
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* [[Boreas]]: God of the north wind from Greek myth.
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* [[Caitsidhe]]: A fairy cat from Celtic myth.
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* [[Caliburn (Straw)|Caliburn]]: Sword from Arthurian legend.
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* [[Cassandra]]: A prophet from Greek myth.
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* [[Cerberus]]: Three-headed hound from Greek myth.
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* [[Cetus]]: Sea monster from Greek myth.
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* [[Charybdis]]: Sea monster from Greek myth.
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* [[Cun Annwn]]: Spectral hounds of the Wild Hunt from Welsh myth.
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* [[Dagon]]: Syriac god of prosperity
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* [[Dolos]]: Greek trickster spirit.
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* [[Fafnir]]: A dragon from Norse mythology.
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* [[Fenrir]]: The chained wolf from Norse mythology.
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* [[Florea]]: A portmanteau of "flora" and "Rea", the latter being a greek goddess who would grant flowers as a blessing.
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* [[Fortuna]]: After the Roman goddess of fortune and luck.
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* [[Galahad]]: Named after one of the Knights of the Round Table.
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* [[Garuda]]: Divine bird from Hindu myth.
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* [[Gaia (Tagg)|Gaia]]: Named after the Greek titan.
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* [[Gnowee]]: Australian solar goddess.
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* [[Goblin]]: European monster.
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* [[Hadur]]: Hungarian god of fire and war.
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* [[Hecate (the Zoroark)]]: Named for the Greek goddess of magic.
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* [[Hel]]: The Norse goddess of one of the Underworlds.
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* [[Helios]]: Named after the sun god of Greek myth. 
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* [[Hercules]]: Hero from Greek myth.
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* [[Hermes]]: Messenger of the gods from Greek myth.
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* [[Hildr]]: One of the Valkyries of Norse myth. Lit. "Strength".
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* [[Hitodama]]: After the Japanese variant of the will o' wisp.
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* [[Hysmine]]: Greek personification of battle.
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* [[Julius]]: Named after Julius Caesar.
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* [[Kitsune]]: Named for the common English way of referring to the Kyūbi no Kitsune
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* [[Khione]]: Named for the Goddess of Snow in Greek Mythology.
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* [[Ku]]: Hawaiian god of war.
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* [[Lern]]: The ''Lern''ian Hydra.
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* [[Lethe]]: Named after the Underworld river of oblivion in Greek Mythology.
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* [[Ma'at]]: Egyptian concept of cosmic order and also the name of the goddess of justice.
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* [[Mercury]]: Messenger of the gods from Roman myth.
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* [[Merlin]]: Wizard of Arthurian legend.
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* [[Moloch]]: Canaanite deity attested in the Hebrew Bible, possibly referring to Melqart, patron god of the city of Tyre.
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* [[Mordred]]: Infamous knight of Arthurian legend.
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* [[Noah]]: The man who built an ark to survive the great flood in the Christian Bible.
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* [[Neptune]]: God of the sea from Roman myth.
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* [[Nimue]]: The Lady of the Lake of Arthurian legend.
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* [[Pankaja]]: "Born of mud," also a name of the Hindu deity Brahma.
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* [[Peng]]: Giant birds from Chinese mythology.
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* [[Phlegethon]]: Named after the Underworld river of fire in Greek Mythology.
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* [[Psychopomp]]: A guide to the afterlife.
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* [[Roc]]: The giant birds from Persian and Arabic Mythology
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* [[Sandy]]: A Reference to the Mythical Sandman.
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* [[Selene|Selene (all of them)]]: Named for the Titan of the Moon in Greek Mythology.
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* [[Serket]]: Goddess of scorpions from Egyptian myth.
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* [[Tanit]]: Carthaginian goddess of rain and patron deity of Carthage.
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* [[Thesan]]: Etruscan goddess of dawn.
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* [[Vahagn]]: Armenian god of war and victory.
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* [[Wendi]]: A foreshortening of wendigo, a man-eating, yeti-like monster.
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* [[Zeus]]: God of thunder from Greek myth.
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== References to Science ==
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* [[Allia]]: Named for the scientific name for onions.
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* [[Ana]]: Short for anaphase.
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* [[Anguis]]: The scientific genus for a group of limbless lizards.
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* [[Anthracite]]: The highest quality of coal.
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* [[Atlas (Ren)|Atlas]]: Named after David Atlas, a pioneer of radar forecasting.
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* [[Arbor]]: Latin for tree
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* [[Artemia]]: The scientific genus for brine shrimp, aka sea monkeys.
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* [[Bohr]]: After the famous chemist, Niels Bohr.
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* [[Chrome]]: The metal and the internet browser. 
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* [[Cobalt]]: After the metal of the same name.
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* [[Conifer]]: Named after the division of woody plants that are known for producing cones and is mostly comprised of evergreens.
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* [[Corvus]]: After the genus for most crows and ravens.
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* [[Coulomb]]: After the SI unit for electric charge.
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* [[Dactyl]]: After the smaller asteroid that orbits the minor planet Ida.
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* [[Doppler]]: After Doppler radar.
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* [[Felis]]: After the scientific name for domestic cats, ''Felis catus''.
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* [[Galvani]]: Named for Luigi Galvani, Italian inventor and physicist.
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* [[Gamma (Ren)|Gamma]]: Named for gamma correction.
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* [[Lepi]]: Short for ''Lepidoptera'', the order that contains butterflies and moths.
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* [[Limna]]: Short for ''Limnophila'', a genus of aquatic plants with a spicy aroma.
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* [[Lucani]]: Named after the stag beetle family, ''Lucanidae''.
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* [[Mastio]]: Short for ''mastiodon''.
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* [[Nudi]]: After nudibranch.
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* [[Ovis]]: After the scientific name for domestic sheep, ''Ovis aries''.
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* [[Pallad]]: Short for the element Palladium.
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* [[Pica]]: A disease whose sufferers are known to eat rocks.
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* [[Pici]]: Named after the scientific order ''Piciformes'', which includes toucans and woodpeckers.
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* [[Röntgen]]: Named after Wilhelm Röntgen, the German physicist who first produced and detected X-rays.
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* [[Tyto]]: After the scientific name of the common barn owl, ''Tyto alba''.
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== Other ==
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* [[Akiko]]: Named after the Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer Akiko Yosano.
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* [[Ali]]: After the boxer Muhammad Ali.
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* [[Aliroz]]: After a troper.
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* [[Aya]]: Hebrew for falcon.
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* [[Baleno]]: Italian for spark or flash.
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* [[Butterscotch (Mezzo)|Butterscotch]], [[Minty (Braviary)|Minty]], [[Cinnamon (Pianis)|Cinnamon]], [[Vanilla]], and [[Bubblegum]]: All named after flavors of candy.
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* [[Brun]]: French for brown.
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* [[Cam]]: After "camouflage".
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* [[Canis]]: After the scientific name for domestic dogs, ''Canis lupus domesticus''.
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* [[Copperfield]]: Named after the illusionist David Copperfield.
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* [[Daguerre]]: Named for Louis Daguerre, inventor of the Daguerrotype photographic cameras.
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* [[Dirus]]: Latin for dread.
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* [[Eastman]]: From the Eastman Kodak camera company
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* [[Florence (Joseph)|Florence]]: The lead singer of Florence and the Machine.
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* [[Gimbal]]: A pivoted support mechanism that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbal#Photography_and_imagin usually employed in camera stabilizers].
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* [[Glossa]]: Means language in Greek.
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* [[Fulmen]]: Latin for lightning.
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* [[Habakkuk]]: After Project Habakkuk, which had the goal of making an aircraft carrier out of pykrete.
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* [[Hendrix]]: After guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
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* [[Hoarfrost]]: After the type of frost.
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* [[Joan]]: Named after Joan of Arc.
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* [[Kaminari]]: Means thunder in Japanese.
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* [[Keys]]: Named after the troper, Keys2tkingdom.
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* [[Kodak]]: From the Eastman Kodak camera company
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* [[Lua]] and [[Python]]: Named after programming languages.
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* [[Monochrome]]: Named for the fact that he has a black and white color scheme.
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* [[Musashi]]: After the famous samurai Miyamoto Musashi.
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* [[Nix]]: The Latin word for ice.
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* [[PC]]: Personal computers (often used to denote desktops that run Microsoft Windows)
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* [[Pugh]]: After the actress Florence Pugh; also a pun on "pugilist", a boxer
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* [[Pyra]]: Latin for bonfire.
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* [[Rei]]: Japanese for "zero", as in "Absolute Zero".
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* [[Rey Veneno]]: Means "Poison King" in Spainish.
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* [[Rio]] Spanish for river or stream (in regards to the fact the Riolu line learns many "flowing" attacks - particular beam type moves.)
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* [[Seamstress]]: A lady who earns her living by sewing.
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* [[Sage|Sage Lee]]: Name based on an incorrect naming of a troper in a newspaper.
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* [[Sierra (Jamie)|Sierra]]: Named after the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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* [[Solus]]: Double meaning. Latin for "solitary" and Old Irish for "shining light".
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* [[Tobi]]: After Tobey Maguire, who played Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Raimi film trilogy.
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* [[Una]]: Icelandic for "happiness".
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* [[Xerox]]: After a brand of photocopier machines
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* [[Yew]]: After the plant; a pun on "ewe", referring to a female sheep.
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* [[Zanna]]: Italian for fang.
  
 
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A non-exhaustive list of Pokémon whose names are references to other things.

References to Other Media

  • The Pokémon Organization XIII: All are named after the fourteen members of Organization XIII, from Kingdom Hearts.
  • Aeropolis: A track from F-Zero.
  • Akatsuki: Named after the main character from Akatsuki Blitzkampf.
  • Angelica, Chariot, Hookwolf, Sundancer, Teacher, and Trainwreck: Characters from Worm.
  • Airy: A fairy from Bravely Default.
  • Alduin: A dragon from The Elder Scrolls.
  • Amarant: Amarant Coral, a monk from Final Fantasy IX.
  • Ammy: The protagonist of Okami. (As well as the goddess Amaterasu, see the Mythology section.)
  • Andy and Miranda: From Andy Bear.
  • Aotabo: A youkai from Nuraryhion no Mago.
  • Ares: A bat from The Underland Chronicles.
  • Ayla: A cavewoman from Chrono Trigger.
  • Bahamut: Named after the reoccurring summon/ enemy in the Final Fantasy series.
  • Banjo: A bear from Banjo-Kazooie.
  • Banquo: A character from Macbeth.
  • Belial: A common name for demons; more specifically, Belial Aensland of the Darkstalkers series.
  • Blitzwing: Based on the Triple Changer Decepticon from the Transformers: Animated continuity of the franchise.
  • Caliburn: The talking sword from Sonic and the Black Knight
  • Carbuncle: A Light elemental summon from the Final Fantasy franchise. Also a type of gemstone.
  • Carlotta: Named after the vain soprano in The Phantom of the Opera (and several woks inspired by it).
  • Carrie: The main character of the Stephen King book Carrie.
  • Champloo: Secondary character and Home Ec. Teacher of Disgaea 3.
  • Chandler: Chandler Bing, one of the friends from Friends.
  • Chirin: The main character of Chirin no Suzu.
  • Chessur: Named for the Chesshire Cat in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
  • Christine: The main female protagonist of The Phantom of the Opera.
  • Craig: The snake deuteroganist of the cartoon series Sanjay and Craig.
  • Crush: Named after one of the turtles from Finding Nemo.
  • Chun-Li: A fighter from Street Fighter.
  • Cirno: An ice fairy from Touhou.
  • Claudus: Lion'O's father in Thundercats (2011).
  • Coldsteel: An internet meme making fun of Sonic fan characters.
  • Crystallux and Iris: Summons from Golden Sun.
  • Deathscyther Mantisk, Polar Kamrotic and others: From the bosses of similar names from the Mega Man Zero series.
  • Detritus: A troll from Discworld.
  • Din: One of the three Golden Goddesses of The Legend of Zelda series.
  • Dixie: Named from a member of the Kong Family from Donkey Kong
  • Dood: Catch phrase of Prinnies from Disgaea.
  • Doopliss: A Duplighost from Paper Mario.
  • Dorfl: A golem from Discworld.
  • Elsa: An ice princess from Frozen.
  • El Santo: An iconic masked luchador character in popular Mexican culture.
  • Ellie: A character from Up, and to an extent her author's late dog.
  • Eowyn: A knight from The Lord of the Rings.
  • Erik: The titular character of The Phantom Of the Opera
  • Feist: A panda from Sonic (the comic series).
  • Felicia: Felicia Hardy/Black Cat, a Marvel Comics villain and anti-heroine.
  • Forte: Named after one of the bachelorettes from Rune Factory 4.
  • Foudre: A set of knives from Kingdom Hearts.
  • Flo: The imaginary sister of the character Deb from "Finding Nemo".
  • Frightful: Named after the peregrine falcon in the novel My Side of the Mountain (and it sequels)
  • Glenn: A frog from Chrono Trigger. Also known as Frog.
  • Grandleon: A sword from Chrono Trigger. Known as Masamune in the English version.
  • Grayson: Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Robin from the Batman franchise.
  • Hashmal: An Earth elemental summon from the Final Fantasy series.
  • Hecate: Named for the character from Macbeth.
  • Helmsman: After the character from Homestuck.
  • Henry (Crewe): For a character from Once Upon A Time.
  • Hildegarde: An airship from Final Fantasy IX.
  • Hsien-Ko: A jiang-shi from the Darkstalkers series.
  • Hyp: A character from Land Before Time III.
  • Ignacio: Named after the protagonist of the Jack Black movie Nacho Libre.
  • Igor: A stock character referring to hunchbacked assistants in gothic horror movies
  • Infinity: A reference to Infinity Edge, a sword from League of Legends.
  • Jack the Chandelure: Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
  • Jack the Spearow: Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean.
  • Jadis: An ice queen from The Chronicles of Narnia.
  • Jamie: Named after the protagonist of the Dear Dumb Diary series of children's books.
  • Jaune: Jaune Arc, a hunter from RWBY. Also French for "yellow".
  • Joker: Named from the protagonist's codename in Persona 5.
  • Jon: After Johnny 5, the robot main protagonist from the 80s film series Short Circuit
  • Kaiju: Named for the giant monsters that appear in Japanese media.
  • Kamella: The Magikoopa boss from Super Mario Galaxy.
  • Kamui: A character from Arcana Heart.
  • Katsuragi Suzaku: After Misato Katsuragi from Neon Genesis Evangelion and Suzaku Kururugi from Code Geass.
  • Kiel: Named after one of the bachelors from Rune Factory 4.
  • Kirk: A captain from Star Trek.
  • Kokichi: A character from Danganronpa series.
  • Kokonoe: A character from Blazblue.
  • Kong: Named after the Kong family from Donkey Kong.
  • Koyasa: A somewhat esoteric reference from an alternate reading of the anime character Inuyashas name if the first kanji was substituted with the kanji for "fox".
  • Kurotabo: A youkai from Nuraryhion no Mago.
  • Lakitu: An enemy from the Mario series.
  • Leia: A princess from Star Wars.
  • Lilac: The protagonist of Freedom Planet.
  • LSP: Named after Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time
  • Luciano: Luciano Pavarotti, a famous tenor.
  • Lulu: A black mage from Final Fantasy X.
  • Luthia: An incoruptus knight in White Knight Chronicles II.
  • M. Bush: An enemy from Paper Mario.
  • Magnavox: The technology company of the same name.
  • Mae: The player character from Night in the Woods.
  • Makoto: Makoto Kino (aka Sailor Jupiter) of Sailor Moon.
  • Marceline: Named after the Vampire Princess from Adventure Time
  • Margaret: Boss from No More Heroes 2.
  • Maul, Sidious, and Revan: Sith Lords from Star Wars.
  • Mayonaka, Taisho and several Nidoran characters in Johto are named after characters in Black Albino.
  • Merasmus: A sorcerer from Team Fortress 2.
  • Minerva (Colton): A teacher from Harry Potter.
  • Moogle and Tonberry: Recurring species from Final Fantasy.
  • Molly: A character from Pact.
  • Morgana: After the anatagonist in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.
  • Morrigan: A succubus from the Darkstalkers series of fighting games.
  • Mothra: After a divine moth kaiju from the Godzilla series of movies.
  • Mr. Fish: A Gyarados in Manly Guys Doing Manly Things.
  • Mufasa: Named after the character in The Lion King franchise.
  • Muhammad: Named after the famous Boxer Muhammad Ali, and the Prophet Muhammad of Islam lore.
  • Murphy: After Alex Murphy, civilian identity of RoboCop
  • Nadia: A princess from Chrono Trigger. Also known as Marle.
  • Nora: Nora Valkyrie, a hunter from RWBY.
  • Oersted: A knight from Live a Live.
  • Odette: Named after the princess who is transformed into a swan from The Swan Princess.
  • Omega: A robot from Sonic.
  • Pandora: Named after both the music app, and the mythological box.
  • Phoenix: Character from X-Men.
  • Pierre: The son of Christine and Erik that appears in The Phantom Of the Manhattan
  • Piglet: Named after a Piglet from Winnie the Pooh.
  • Pokéteco: From Pokéteca, the Spanish-language Bulbapedia sister site.
  • Ponzi: After the model for pyramidal scams of the same name.
  • Prinny: A species of penguin from Disgaea.
  • Rain: The title character of the webcomic Rain.
  • Rascal: The Rascal Flame Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.
  • Ridley and Kraid: Recurring bosses from Metroid.
  • Rikuo: A youkai from Nuraryhion no Mago.
  • Rouge: A bat from Sonic.
  • Rook Bartley: The character of the same name from Robotech.
  • Ruto: A Zora from The Legend of Zelda.
  • Samus: A bounty hunter from Metroid.
  • Sasorina: One of the villains from HeartCatch Pretty Cure.
  • Scarlett: A Southern Belle from Gone With The Wind.
  • Shiva: An Ice elemental summon from the Final Fantasy franchise.
  • Shinobu: A character from No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2.
  • Silver: A psychic hedgehog from Sonic.
  • Silvermist: One of the fairies from the Tinkerbell movies.
  • Shantotto: A black mage from Final Fantasy XI.
  • Sho: A Reaper from The World Ends With You.
  • Slightly: One of the Lost Boys from Disney's Peter Pan.
  • Snow: Snow Villiers, a fist fighter from Final Fantasy XIII.
  • Spike: The bounty hunter from Cowboy Bebop.
  • Squall: The male protagonist of Final Fantasy Ⅷ.
  • Stoatine Officer Stokes: After investigator Nick Stokes from C.S.I.
  • Strahl: An airship from Final Fantasy XII.
  • Straybow: A mage from Live a Live
  • Sunstrider: Kael'thas Sunstrider, a Blood Elf prince from Warcraft.
  • Sunny (Colton): After the titular character from Sonny with a Chance.
  • Suzuki: The titular protagonist of the Japanese-only PlayStation game Suzuki Bakuhatsu.
  • Sylph and other "elementals": Summon spirits from the Tales of series of games.
  • Terry: Terry McGinnis, a.k.a. Batman from Batman Beyond.
  • Thoreau: Named after one of the Pixls from Super Paper Mario.
  • Tifa: Tifa Lockhart, a fist fighter from Final Fantasy VII.
  • Titan: An Earth elemental summon from the Final Fantasy franchise. Also a reference to the Titans of Greek myth.
  • Tinny Tim: Named after a Robot from Futurama who is designed after Tiny Tim from A Christmas Carol.
  • Tricky: A dinosaur prince from Star Fox Adventures.
  • Tsurara: A yuki-onna from Nuraryhion no Mago.
  • Vanamonde: Named after the coffee-loving character from the webcomic Girl Genius.
  • Vatista: Named after a character from the video game Under Night In-Birth.
  • Vayne: Vayne Solidor, a prince from Final Fantasy XII.
  • Vega: Spanish ninja and secondary villain in the Street Fighter series.
  • Vivi: A black mage from Final Fantasy IX.
  • Warner: The surname of the main characters of Animaniacs.
  • WHITEBEARD: The pirate of the same name from One Piece.
  • Wilbur: The main pig character from Charlotte's Web
  • Willard: Willard Stiles, the titular character from the movie Willard.
  • Wolvie: A diminutive form of Wolverine of the X-Men.
  • Wrex: A Krogan from Mass Effect.
  • Xel'lotath: An eldritch abomination from Eternal Darkness.
  • Yomi: A schoolgirl from Azumanga Daioh.
  • Yukikaze and Kagero: Weapon skills from Final Fantasy XI.
  • Yuna: A summoner from Final Fantasy X.
  • Zell: Zell Dincht, a fist fighter from Final Fantasy VIII.
  • Zorro: The titular character of the 1919 comic Zorro (and all the other media it inspired).
  • 9: Named after the Tim Burton produced movie.

References to Mythology

  • Ajax: Greek hero of the Trojan War.
  • Arthur: The English king of legend.
  • Ammy: Short for Amaterasu, Japanese goddess of the sun. (Also a reference to a video game character, see above)
  • Ao: Maori light deity.
  • Anhur: Egyptian god of war.
  • Aquarius: The constellation depicting a water bearer in the Greek zodiac.
  • Astarte: Canaanite goddess of war and hunting.
  • Baal: Generic title for Semitic tutelary deities, though usually refers to the Canaanite fertility god Hadad.
  • Barsamin: Armenian sky god.
  • Boreas: God of the north wind from Greek myth.
  • Caitsidhe: A fairy cat from Celtic myth.
  • Caliburn: Sword from Arthurian legend.
  • Cassandra: A prophet from Greek myth.
  • Cerberus: Three-headed hound from Greek myth.
  • Cetus: Sea monster from Greek myth.
  • Charybdis: Sea monster from Greek myth.
  • Cun Annwn: Spectral hounds of the Wild Hunt from Welsh myth.
  • Dagon: Syriac god of prosperity
  • Dolos: Greek trickster spirit.
  • Fafnir: A dragon from Norse mythology.
  • Fenrir: The chained wolf from Norse mythology.
  • Florea: A portmanteau of "flora" and "Rea", the latter being a greek goddess who would grant flowers as a blessing.
  • Fortuna: After the Roman goddess of fortune and luck.
  • Galahad: Named after one of the Knights of the Round Table.
  • Garuda: Divine bird from Hindu myth.
  • Gaia: Named after the Greek titan.
  • Gnowee: Australian solar goddess.
  • Goblin: European monster.
  • Hadur: Hungarian god of fire and war.
  • Hecate (the Zoroark): Named for the Greek goddess of magic.
  • Hel: The Norse goddess of one of the Underworlds.
  • Helios: Named after the sun god of Greek myth.
  • Hercules: Hero from Greek myth.
  • Hermes: Messenger of the gods from Greek myth.
  • Hildr: One of the Valkyries of Norse myth. Lit. "Strength".
  • Hitodama: After the Japanese variant of the will o' wisp.
  • Hysmine: Greek personification of battle.
  • Julius: Named after Julius Caesar.
  • Kitsune: Named for the common English way of referring to the Kyūbi no Kitsune
  • Khione: Named for the Goddess of Snow in Greek Mythology.
  • Ku: Hawaiian god of war.
  • Lern: The Lernian Hydra.
  • Lethe: Named after the Underworld river of oblivion in Greek Mythology.
  • Ma'at: Egyptian concept of cosmic order and also the name of the goddess of justice.
  • Mercury: Messenger of the gods from Roman myth.
  • Merlin: Wizard of Arthurian legend.
  • Moloch: Canaanite deity attested in the Hebrew Bible, possibly referring to Melqart, patron god of the city of Tyre.
  • Mordred: Infamous knight of Arthurian legend.
  • Noah: The man who built an ark to survive the great flood in the Christian Bible.
  • Neptune: God of the sea from Roman myth.
  • Nimue: The Lady of the Lake of Arthurian legend.
  • Pankaja: "Born of mud," also a name of the Hindu deity Brahma.
  • Peng: Giant birds from Chinese mythology.
  • Phlegethon: Named after the Underworld river of fire in Greek Mythology.
  • Psychopomp: A guide to the afterlife.
  • Roc: The giant birds from Persian and Arabic Mythology
  • Sandy: A Reference to the Mythical Sandman.
  • Selene (all of them): Named for the Titan of the Moon in Greek Mythology.
  • Serket: Goddess of scorpions from Egyptian myth.
  • Tanit: Carthaginian goddess of rain and patron deity of Carthage.
  • Thesan: Etruscan goddess of dawn.
  • Vahagn: Armenian god of war and victory.
  • Wendi: A foreshortening of wendigo, a man-eating, yeti-like monster.
  • Zeus: God of thunder from Greek myth.

References to Science

  • Allia: Named for the scientific name for onions.
  • Ana: Short for anaphase.
  • Anguis: The scientific genus for a group of limbless lizards.
  • Anthracite: The highest quality of coal.
  • Atlas: Named after David Atlas, a pioneer of radar forecasting.
  • Arbor: Latin for tree
  • Artemia: The scientific genus for brine shrimp, aka sea monkeys.
  • Bohr: After the famous chemist, Niels Bohr.
  • Chrome: The metal and the internet browser.
  • Cobalt: After the metal of the same name.
  • Conifer: Named after the division of woody plants that are known for producing cones and is mostly comprised of evergreens.
  • Corvus: After the genus for most crows and ravens.
  • Coulomb: After the SI unit for electric charge.
  • Dactyl: After the smaller asteroid that orbits the minor planet Ida.
  • Doppler: After Doppler radar.
  • Felis: After the scientific name for domestic cats, Felis catus.
  • Galvani: Named for Luigi Galvani, Italian inventor and physicist.
  • Gamma: Named for gamma correction.
  • Lepi: Short for Lepidoptera, the order that contains butterflies and moths.
  • Limna: Short for Limnophila, a genus of aquatic plants with a spicy aroma.
  • Lucani: Named after the stag beetle family, Lucanidae.
  • Mastio: Short for mastiodon.
  • Nudi: After nudibranch.
  • Ovis: After the scientific name for domestic sheep, Ovis aries.
  • Pallad: Short for the element Palladium.
  • Pica: A disease whose sufferers are known to eat rocks.
  • Pici: Named after the scientific order Piciformes, which includes toucans and woodpeckers.
  • Röntgen: Named after Wilhelm Röntgen, the German physicist who first produced and detected X-rays.
  • Tyto: After the scientific name of the common barn owl, Tyto alba.

Other

  • Akiko: Named after the Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer Akiko Yosano.
  • Ali: After the boxer Muhammad Ali.
  • Aliroz: After a troper.
  • Aya: Hebrew for falcon.
  • Baleno: Italian for spark or flash.
  • Butterscotch, Minty, Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Bubblegum: All named after flavors of candy.
  • Brun: French for brown.
  • Cam: After "camouflage".
  • Canis: After the scientific name for domestic dogs, Canis lupus domesticus.
  • Copperfield: Named after the illusionist David Copperfield.
  • Daguerre: Named for Louis Daguerre, inventor of the Daguerrotype photographic cameras.
  • Dirus: Latin for dread.
  • Eastman: From the Eastman Kodak camera company
  • Florence: The lead singer of Florence and the Machine.
  • Gimbal: A pivoted support mechanism that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis, usually employed in camera stabilizers.
  • Glossa: Means language in Greek.
  • Fulmen: Latin for lightning.
  • Habakkuk: After Project Habakkuk, which had the goal of making an aircraft carrier out of pykrete.
  • Hendrix: After guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
  • Hoarfrost: After the type of frost.
  • Joan: Named after Joan of Arc.
  • Kaminari: Means thunder in Japanese.
  • Keys: Named after the troper, Keys2tkingdom.
  • Kodak: From the Eastman Kodak camera company
  • Lua and Python: Named after programming languages.
  • Monochrome: Named for the fact that he has a black and white color scheme.
  • Musashi: After the famous samurai Miyamoto Musashi.
  • Nix: The Latin word for ice.
  • PC: Personal computers (often used to denote desktops that run Microsoft Windows)
  • Pugh: After the actress Florence Pugh; also a pun on "pugilist", a boxer
  • Pyra: Latin for bonfire.
  • Rei: Japanese for "zero", as in "Absolute Zero".
  • Rey Veneno: Means "Poison King" in Spainish.
  • Rio Spanish for river or stream (in regards to the fact the Riolu line learns many "flowing" attacks - particular beam type moves.)
  • Seamstress: A lady who earns her living by sewing.
  • Sage Lee: Name based on an incorrect naming of a troper in a newspaper.
  • Sierra: Named after the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
  • Solus: Double meaning. Latin for "solitary" and Old Irish for "shining light".
  • Tobi: After Tobey Maguire, who played Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Raimi film trilogy.
  • Una: Icelandic for "happiness".
  • Xerox: After a brand of photocopier machines
  • Yew: After the plant; a pun on "ewe", referring to a female sheep.
  • Zanna: Italian for fang.
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