2010-09-06, 10:47 | Link #1201 |
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...look at the bright side, now you can imagine a lion with fake boobs when thinking about this character.
That's gotta put a smile on your face. See also: Sakutarou. A blond, vegetarian lion.
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2010-09-06, 10:54 | Link #1203 | ||
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Just kidding, but either way, other than Battler, I think R07 had nailed on all the names, but Lion, which is not a name. But well, I guess you can keep things regarding Lion/Yasu's sex up in the air this way.
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2010-09-06, 11:01 | Link #1204 | |
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...I wouldn't put it past Natsuhi and Krauss, at least. |
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2010-09-06, 11:15 | Link #1205 | |
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2010-09-06, 12:46 | Link #1206 | ||
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@Battler debate: I liked Battler because it made me think of Mr.Battle from Agatha Christie. |
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2010-09-06, 15:28 | Link #1207 |
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Battler isn't really a name no, but it is a word that means a "warrior" or someone who Battles. And like Will said it does have that Christie reference.
Battler isn't really a first name, but there are western names that have the meaning of "Battler" like the names Boris and Tracy. And there was a WWII ship in the royal navy called the HMS Battler
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2010-09-06, 15:46 | Link #1208 | |
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Urgh, I hope were reading too much into this. |
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2010-09-06, 16:11 | Link #1209 | |
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I'm thinking the name Battler came from those western flicks Rudolph adores so much. Not anything WWII-ish. Perhaps a coincidence?
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2010-09-06, 16:34 | Link #1211 |
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Just got it confirmed by my German friend - Lion is not a unique name in Germany, antiquated like Friedrich, August or Ferdinand, and not very common, but not unique. Was popular among Jewish families.
Which puts Lion in the Eva/Krauss/Rudolf/Rosa German names group, incidentally.
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2010-09-06, 16:41 | Link #1212 |
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Y'know, has anyone ever actually asked Ryukishi why he named Battler what he is because it's such a weird name?
I s'pose the reason could be obvious or totally unexpected, but it's still an interesting question.
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2010-09-06, 17:01 | Link #1213 | |
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Well Eva has the same pronounce in a plethora of different languages and derives from the hebrew Ḥawwāh Rosa is more frequent in spain, portugal and Italy I think, and derives from the latin "rosa" (rose).
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2010-09-06, 17:11 | Link #1214 | |
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They are all used throughout Europe, but I think Germany is the only country where all five (Krauss/Rudolf/Eva/Rosa/Lion) have seen widespread use.
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2010-09-06, 17:34 | Link #1216 |
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at any rate they are names from Latin origin (Eva is the latinisation of the hebrew name), so it's kinda odd to classify them as "german" names.
It's the same situation of "Gertrude" which is used in Italy, but it isn't really an italian name.
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2010-09-06, 20:24 | Link #1218 | |
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Eva's name is a lot more similar to the English version actually, having a voiced V instead of a voiceless one (like an F) as in the German version of the name. Rudolph is rather unspecified an used in many Germanic languages, though in Germany it would probably be spelled Rudolf. Krauss is probably really meant to imply Klauss and as someone already said is the German adaption of the name Nikolaus.
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2010-09-06, 20:45 | Link #1220 | |
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....According the my Spanish textbook, anyway.
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