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Help me name Nezumi's little sister!
By: Vox Date: May 13, 2014, 4:11 pm
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Long story short: I'm attempting to write a fanfic. Dear sweet
kittens. What have I gotten myself into.
Anyway, it's a Nezumi POV fic, and I talk about his sister a
lot. Therefore, she needs a name. If anyone who knows more
Japanese than me could help me out with that, I'd seriously
appreciate it. Even if you don't know Japanese but you're good
at naming stuff, I'd appreciate some input.
Also, if you've got any headcanon names for Nezumi, those would
be cool to hear. I probably won't use them in the fic. But I'm
curious!
Thanks, guys. =)
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Re: Help me name Nezumi's little sister!
By: Ahiku Date: May 13, 2014, 4:55 pm
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Hehe, in my AU "The Forest of Tranquility" Nezumi used to have
his little sister as well. But she died when she was seven (and
he was 9)
Her name is Risu (squirrel). (Come to think of it... I always
wanted to draw her... XD *notes it down for later* *can't
resist* ) Here's a rough sketch
HTML http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/Ahiku/risu_zpse7e180e7.jpg,<br
/>if someone wants to see her XD
Hm... when it comes to Japanese names I just can recommend you
this page here:
Behind the names...
HTML http://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/japanese
I found a pretty nice name there back then when I needed to name
NezuShi's baby
HTML http://ahikuboruchi.tumblr.com/post/76874056064/nezushis-baby-part-1-part-2-hello-there-im.<br
/>XD (Her name is Mao... and her Kanji's are 舞 (ma) "danc
e"
combined with 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom", because it fitted
both Shion and Nezumi so well.
Maybe you'll be able to find a nice name there. ^^
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Re: Help me name Nezumi's little sister!
By: listenforthelove Date: May 14, 2014, 2:08 am
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Wow, Ahiku, Risu looks super cute! I really hope you share if
you end up drawing her again!
As for naming, that's a good website you recommended, so Vox,
I'd check that one out for sure and see if you can find
something. If I may suggest - it seems like almost every
character from No. 6 is named after plants or flowers (the ones
we know the names of, anyway), so maybe you can work with that?
Sorry if this wasn't very helpful ^^;
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Re: Help me name Nezumi's little sister!
By: Vox Date: May 14, 2014, 12:21 pm
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@Ahiku aww Risu is such a cutie. And it's super clever that you
named her after another kind of rodent, haha. That makes it
tempting to name Nezumi's sister Usagi... but of course that's a
Sailor Moon reference, and mixing anime like that is just a
horrible, horrible idea. No one would take it seriously xD
Ah, thanks for the link though!
@listenforthelove Yeah, I've seen name analyses of the No. 6
characters... it would be nice to know what kind of trees grew
in the forest where Nezumi's people lived, instead of just
naming her after a random plant, though...
I found an interesting website about Japanese mythology, and
this couple called Izangi (female) and Izanami (male) who are
kinda like the Adam and Eve + Orpheus and Eurydice. (For anyone
who doesn't know the story of Orpheus:
HTML http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/eurydice/eurydicemyth.html).<br
/>Unfortunately, the names Izangi and Izanami don't really mean
anything to do with plants. But I kinda like the way they sound.
Here's the myth:
HTML http://www.ancient-mythology.com/japanese/izangi-izanami.php
.
What do you guys think of those names for Nezumi and his sister?
Should I try harder to find something to do with plants?
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Re: Help me name Nezumi's little sister!
By: lawlya Date: May 17, 2014, 3:28 pm
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I like the idea of naming them both after a Japanese myth.
Browsing through the website Ahiku recommended to you, I just
found a name that stood out to me: Momoka - as in peach tree
flower ^^ More plants hardly possible in one name x
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Re: Help me name Nezumi's little sister!
By: Vox Date: May 22, 2014, 4:01 pm
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@Lawlya Ahh, that is a great name!
I think I'm definitely going to go for either Momoka or Izangi.
Thank you all for your help! Y'all are the best. =)
If anyone else sees this thread and feels like putting in their
two cents, you should go for it, because even if I don't use
your suggestion in this fic, I may use it in a future one.
Besides, naming things is super fun.
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