Origins of New Pokemon names (with new add on from Corocoro)

[Coronis]

I know most will be concerned about the English names now. But I just got the list of official angelized names of the pkmns from the new Corocoro and made adjustments to their name origins

001: Kimori
Ki=tree + Mori=forest (or) + Imori=salamander

002: Juputoru (Juptile)
Ju=tree + -ptoru from raputoru (reptile)

003: Jukain
Ju=tree + Kai=sea, Jukai=jungle

004: Achamo
A- from aka-chan=baby + Shamo=fowl

005: Wakashamo (Wakasyamo)
Waka (young) + Shamo

006: Bashamo (Bursyamo)
Ba- from burst + Shamo

007: Mizugorou
Mizu = water + Gorou from mutsugorou = mudskipper

008: Numakuroh (Numacraw)
Numa = swamp + Craw from crawl

009: Raguraaji (Laglarge)
Ragu from raguun (lagune) + large

010: Pochiena
Pochi (says name of a famous dog in Japan, Pochacco?) + iena from hyena

011: Guraena (Graena)
Gura from grand/gray + ena (hyena)

012: Jiguzaguma
Jiguza from zigzag + guma=bear

013: Massuguma
Massu from massugu (straight) + guma

014: Kemusso
from Kemushi (caterpillar)

015: Karasalis
Kara=shell + salis from chrysalis

016: Agehunt
Ageha=type of buttefly + hunt

017: Mayurudo (Mayuld)
Mayu=cocoon silk + yurudo from yield

018: Dokukeiru (Dokucale)
Doku=poison + keiru from scale

019: Hassboh
Hasu=waterlily + boh, a term to describe how plants grow

020: Hasuburero (Hasubrero)
Hasu + burero from sombrero (spanish) meaning hat

021: Runpappa
Runpa from runba (lumber) + happa (leaf)

022: Taneboh
Tane=seed + boh

023: Konohana
Konoha (leaf) + hana (flower)
Konohanazakura is a plant name

024: Daatingu (Dirteng)
Daa- from Dirt +
Tengu, an imaginary beast that is said to eat the sun (in the past, people refer to solar eclipse as the sun eaten by tengu)

025: Subame
from tsubame (swallow)

026: Oosubame (Ohsubame)
Oo=big + tsubame

027: Kyamome (Camome)
from Kamome (seagull)

028: Pelipper
from pelican

029: Rarutosu (Ralts)
N/A

030: Kiruria (Kirlia)
Kirlian Photo is a capture of animal's auras

031: Saanite (Sirnight)
Saa- from Sir (I originally thuoght it would be from psy)
Night from knight

032: Ametama
Ame=rain + Tama(ball)

033: Amemosu (Amemoth)
Ame + Mosu (moth)

034: Kinokoko (Kinococo)
from Kinoko (mushroom)

035: Kinogassa
Kinoko + gassa(umbrella)

036: Namakero
from namakemono (sloth)

037: Yarukimono
Yaruki=active + namakemono

038: Kekkingu (Kekking)
Kekkin=lazy + king

042: Tsuchinin (Tutinin)
Tsuchi=ground + nin from ninja?

043: Tekkanin
Tekkamen=masked + nin from ninja?

044: Nukenin
from monuke (morph) + nin

045: Gonyonyo
Gonyo=sound of speaking

046: Dogoomu (Dogohmb)
dogom, imitation of a banging sound + bomb

047: Bakuong
Bakuon=deafening sound + king

048: Makunoshiita
Maku=band up (for fighting) + noshikakaru (slam)

049: Hariteyama
Harite=stretching hands + yama (mountain)

054: Ruriri
modified from mariru (marill) and the blue stone lapis lazuli

060: Nozupasu (Nosepass)
Nozu from nose + pasu from compass

061: Eneko
Koneko=kitten

062: Enekororo
koneko + kororo (term to describe how cats roll around)

068: Yamirami
Yamirami=darkness

069: Kuchiito (Kucheat)
Kuchi=mouth + chiito from cheat

070: Cokodora
Ko=little (koko=very little) + dora from dragon?

071: Kodora
Ko + dora

072: Bossgodora
Bosu (boss) + go + dora

076: Asanan
Asana=kind of yoga pose

077: Charem
Chare- from challenge + Harem

078: Rakurai
Raku=falldown + rai=thunder, rakurai=thunderstrike

079: Raiboruto (Livolt)
Rai from Live here + volt

080: Purasuru (Prasle)
from plus

081: Minan (Minun)
from minus

087: Barubiito (Barubeat)
Barubu (bulb) + biitoru (beatle)

088: Irumiize (Illumise)
from illumination

094: Rozeria (Roselia)
from rose

095: Gokurin (Gokulin)
Gokuri (sound of swallowing) + Goblin

096: Marunoom
Marunomi=gulp in the whole piece + Gnome

097: Kibania (Kibanha)
Kiba=fang + pirania (piranha)

098: Samehada (Samehader)
Samehada=tough shark skin

099: Hoeruko
Hoeru=whale + ko (child)

100: Hoeruoh (Whaloh)
Hoeru + ou (king)

101: Donmeru (Donmel)
Donkan=clumsy + meru from kyameru (camel)

102: Bakuuda
baku=eruption + rakuda (camel)

105: Kotasu (Kotoise)
Ko from kooru (coal) + Tortoise

110: Banebuu (Baneboo)
bane=spring + buu (pig noise)

111: Buupigu (Boopig)
buu + pig

114: Pachiiru (Pacheel)
Pachi (patch)

116: Nakuraa (Nuckrar)
N/A

117: Biburaba (Vibrava)
from vibrato(italian), meaning vibrating

118: Furaigon (Flygon)
Furai(fly) + dragon

119: Sabonea
Saboten=cactus

120: Nokutasu (Noctus)
Nocturnal + Cactus

121: Chirutto (Tyltto)
N/A

122: Chirutaris (Tyltalis)
N/A

123: Zanguusu (Zangoose)
zan=slash + guusu from mongoose

124: Habuneku (Habunake)
Habu(cut) + neku from snake

125: Lunatone
Luna + stone

126: Soruroku (Solrock)
Sol + rock

127: Dojoichi (Dojoach)
Dojou=mud shrimp

128: Namazun
Namazu=kind of fish with whiskers

129: Heigani
from zaragani(lobster)

130: Shizarigar (Shizariger)
from zaragani

131: Yajiron (Yajilon)
Yajirobee=clay figure

132: Nendoru (Nendoll)
Nendo=mud + doru(doll)

133: Ririira (Lilyla)
from Lily (sealily)

134: Yureidoru (Yuradle)
Yuri=sealily + reidoru from cradle

135: Anopusu (Anopth)
Anomarokaris (an extinct bug) + Triopusu (another name from kabuto like creatures)

136: Aamarudo (Armaldo)
from armoured

140: Hinbasu (Hinbass)
Hin=poor, pathetic + bass (kind of fish)

141: Mirokarosu (Milokaross)
Miroku=attractive, Milo (the painter) + kaross

142: Powarun (Powalen)
Powaan=sound of water drops

145: Kakureon
Kakureru=disappear + chameleon

146: Kagebouzu
Kage=shadow + bouzu=bald?

147: Juppeta
Puppet

148: Yomawaru
yomawaru=night wandering

149: Samayouru
Samayou=terrified

150: Tropiusu (Tropius)
Tropic + Fruits

151: Chiirin (Chirean)
sound windbells make

152: Abusoru (Absol)
Abunai=dangerous + ?

160: Sohnano
meaning "really?"

171: Yukiwarashi
Yuki=snow + warashi=child

172: Onigoori (Onogohri)
Oni=ghost + goori from kouri=ice

173: Tamazarashi
Tama=ball, azarashi=seal

174: Todogura (Todoggler)
N/A

175: Todozeruga (Todoseruga)
N/A

176: Paaruru (Pearlulu)
from pearl

177: Hanteru (Huntail)
hunt + tail

178: Sakurabisu (Sakurabyss)
Sakura (means cherry blossom, probably denotes the pink colour) + byss from byssus

179: Jiranth (Glanth)
from coelacanth

183: Rabukasu (Lovecus)
love + ?

187: Tatsubei (Tatsubay)
Tatsu=dragon + bei (baby)

188: Komoruu
Komoru=conceal, shut-in

189: Bomanda (Bohmander)
Bo-=fire + manda from salamander

190: Danbaru (Dumbber)
from dumbell

191: Metangu (Metang)
Metal + tank

192: Metagurosu (Metagross)
metal + cross

193: Rejirock (Rejirock)
Reji from rejistansu (resistance) + rock

194: Rejiice (Regiice)
Reji + ice

195: Rejisteel (Registeel)
Reji + steel

196: Latias
Latin + -as(female)

197: Latios
Latin + -os(male)

198: Groudon
ground + -don(term to describe massive creatures)

199: Kyogre
kai=sea + orca

200: Rekkuuza (Rayquaza)
Re from ray, Rekku=sky at high latitude + ouza(throne)

201: Jiraach
N/A

202: Deokisis
from deoxy-ribonucleic acid (DNA)

[Slowking86]

Nice Work! How long did it take you?

[Azura Stardust]

Ano, very very good *claps heartily*

I heard for Daatengu that "tengu" means some spirit or something like that. :x

*squiggles Mizugorou*

[Aureon]

I'd wait until the English names came out....

I have a completed list for every pokemon with an English name so far.

[Dave]

Some of these appear to be partly english, so I think:

Nokutasu - Pronounced like 'Noctus' (Noct (night) + Cactus)
Metangu - Pronounced like 'Metank' (Metal + Tank)

[Crystalmaster Mike]

LOL, notice the gag in the names of ol'Wobbo's prevo:

"Really?" "Wynaut!"

XD!!

[The Rusted One]

Originally posted by Aureon
I'd wait until the English names came out....

I have a completed list for every pokemon with an English name so far.

Not to be mean or anything, but under scrutiny a lot of those names don't stand up...I've already put a lot of effort into trying to help you, but to no avail, so I won't try again. But my main point in this is that some of the things on this list of Japanese names aren't 100% correct either...I'm just too sick of trying to help and being effectively ignored, so I'll just say that you might need to rethink a few of those names or go back and take a second look. For instance, if "Habuneeku" did indeed mean "Herb snake", it would be "Haabuneeku"; the "er" sound in English is a long sound, and is written as "aa" - much the same as if "nurse" was written in katakana, it would be "naasu" - think of Blissey's Japanese name - "Hapinasu". Many people have said the "nasu" refers to "nurse", but it isn't long enough in terms of sound, and actually transliterates as "ness". "Hapinasu", in other words, means AND says directly, "Happiness". Habuneeku follows the same principle; you might want to find an alternative from the meaning you've got already.

[Crystalmaster Mike]

Ah, but some words in English names are maybe pronounced the same, but with a whole other meaning. Take Bayleef for instance; we know that the "leef" refers to leaf, but it isn't written that way is it? Yes, yes, Japanese isn't English, but still...

[Rudoku]

111: Buupingu
buu + ping

I have a little problem with this one...Isn't its name Buupiggu? (I don't have one yet so I'm not sure) With Piggu meaning Pig?

EDIT: Oh and one more thing, does Kinoko mean mushroom?

[RyuukoAremi]

I'm 99% sure Kinoko means mushroom.

And maybe, with Sakurabisu, it could be Sakura + Fish? 'Bisu' could be to fish what 'naasu' is to nurse (you know... them using english words but it's pronounced/written differently).

And isn't it neat how Jiguzaguma and Massuguma mean 'Zig-Zag /Raccoon Dog/' and 'Straight /Raccoon Dog/'? It goes from being zig zaggy to being straight. (And I put raccoon dog in there as 'guma' doesn't mean bear, 'kuma' does. And 'guma' usually refers to small furry creatures like raccoon dogs and such.)

[The Rusted One]

Originally posted by Crystalmaster Mike
Ah, but some words in English names are maybe pronounced the same, but with a whole other meaning. Take Bayleef for instance; we know that the "leef" refers to leaf, but it isn't written that way is it? Yes, yes, Japanese isn't English, but still...

Ah, but here's the fault with that - "leef" has the same length of vowel as "leaf"; and the Japanese "riifu", adapted from "leaf", has the same long vowel.

Originally posted by RyuukoAremi
I'm 99% sure Kinoko means mushroom.

And maybe, with Sakurabisu, it could be Sakura + Fish? 'Bisu' could be to fish what 'naasu' is to nurse (you know... them using english words but it's pronounced/written differently).

And isn't it neat how Jiguzaguma and Massuguma mean 'Zig-Zag /Raccoon Dog/' and 'Straight /Raccoon Dog/'? It goes from being zig zaggy to being straight. (And I put raccoon dog in there as 'guma' doesn't mean bear, 'kuma' does. And 'guma' usually refers to small furry creatures like raccoon dogs and such.)

"Kinoko" is mushroom; and, if I am not wrong, it literally means, "Tree's child" - "ki" means "tree", "ko" means "child", and "no" denotes possession - in other words, it says "child of tree", and, if this is correct, would stem from the way many mushrooms grow at the base of trees.

I disagree with the whole "bisu" being "fish"; if they wanted to write "fish", they would have written it as "fishu" (using "fu", a small "i" to change the "fu" to "fi", "shi", and a small "u" to change "shi" to "shu". Perhaps a small "tsu" would be used between "i" and "shi" to make it "fisshu", which would sound closer to our "fish".

"Guma" can mean "bear"; "k" often changes to "g", and still means the same thing. If you don't belief me, look at "Ringuma" - Ring Bear.

[Azura Stardust]

The problem is, Sa-ku-ra-fu-i-ss-shu is far too many words for the system =P

It should be sakurabisu. 5 letters.

It can make sense.

[The Rusted One]

It can...but it would only take up on more kana space to put in "fu" + little "i". Is there a five-kana limit? I knew there was a 10 letter limit in the English versions, but I didn't know they could only have five kana...

I would have named it, in the case of such a limit, "Sakurakana" - "kana" from "sakana", Japanese for fish.

[RyuukoAremi]

Originally posted by The Rusted One
It can...but it would only take up on more kana space to put in "fu" + little "i". Is there a five-kana limit? I knew there was a 10 letter limit in the English versions, but I didn't know they could only have five kana...

I would have named it, in the case of such a limit, "Sakurakana" - "kana" from "sakana", Japanese for fish.

From all of the screens I've seen, there is a 5 kana limit.

And about how they should've used sakana if it was the case: why does the digimon dub stupidly shange the names into japanese words (KAZEmon and KORIKKAKUMON (koori ikkaku) for example)? Simply because the name doesn't sound plain anymore. Would YOU want Sakurabisu's US name to be 'Pinkfish'? I wouldn't. So why would the japanese do it?

[Scythemantis]

I've said it a few times and am probably getting on peoples nerves ( ) about it but anomalocaris wasn't actually a bug. Not even a crustacean, but a sea-dwelling relative of the modern day velvet-worm. Close enough to a bug though, since velvet worms are considered the ancestors of all insects.

[The Rusted One]

Originally posted by RyuukoAremi
From all of the screens I've seen, there is a 5 kana limit.

And about how they should've used sakana if it was the case: why does the digimon dub stupidly shange the names into japanese words (KAZEmon and KORIKKAKUMON (koori ikkaku) for example)? Simply because the name doesn't sound plain anymore. Would YOU want Sakurabisu's US name to be 'Pinkfish'? I wouldn't. So why would the japanese do it?

Hmmm, except for this - "sakura" doesn't mean "pink", does it? No, it actually means "cherry blossom." Sure, it's named for the colour, BUT a play on words has taken place, so why would it not in English? If the English name was to be "Pinkfish", then a similarly blatantly obvious and unimaginative name should be expected for the Japanese - "Momoirisu", or something similar - "momoiro" being the true Japanes for pink.
"Sakurakana" would be transliterated as "cherryblossomfish" - meaning, perhaps, a name such as "Cherrish" or "Blossish", perhaps "Cherreel" and "Blosseel".
Besides this, many of the Japanese names are less original than this - "Kinokoko" literally means "Mushroom child"; similarly, "Waninoko" means "Crocodile child". I'd say "Sakurakana" would be termed more original than those.

[Azura Stardust]

Sorry to dredge up such an old topic, but anyway..

I believe Ruriri/Mariru/Mariruri is partly a play on "Ruri" which is lapis lazuli / azure colours...

Donmeru is probably playing on Camel - so gueses of Donmel being its english name, maybe it could be (they just didn't register it yet?)...

And Bakuuda is not just a play on Eruption, it's also on "rakuda" which is the proper name for camel in Japanese.

So maybe Bakuuda's Engname might be Eruptel? Eramel? Sounds like Enamel o_o

BTW, has anyone ever wondered why Hiwamaki (treetoptown) sounds so similar to Hiwamari (sunflower)? Maybe it'll be Sunflower town? Nah, they used colours in Kanto, and they already had flowersi n Johto. Wonder what it'll be in Houen!

[Strider Azure]

Originally posted by Azura Stardust
Sorry to dredge up such an old topic, but anyway..

I believe Ruriri/Mariru/Mariruri is partly a play on "Ruri" which is lapis lazuli / azure colours...

Donmeru is probably playing on Camel - so gueses of Donmel being its english name, maybe it could be (they just didn't register it yet?)...

And Bakuuda is not just a play on Eruption, it's also on "rakuda" which is the proper name for camel in Japanese.

So maybe Bakuuda's Engname might be Eruptel? Eramel? Sounds like Enamel o_o

BTW, has anyone ever wondered why Hiwamaki (treetoptown) sounds so similar to Hiwamari (sunflower)? Maybe it'll be Sunflower town? Nah, they used colours in Kanto, and they already had flowersi n Johto. Wonder what it'll be in Houen!

Actualy Johto cities name are based on trees/wood. Supposedly Mishiro town is going to be named Buttercup town (flower)

[NeoGligarGuy]

I've been doing research to help find the new names and I'll post any findings here.

The "habu" in habuneeku means pit viper

[Azura Stardust]

Not all of them - Azalea and Goldenrod are flowers...

[The Rusted One]

Originally posted by Azura Stardust
I believe Ruriri/Mariru/Mariruri is partly a play on "Ruri" which is lapis lazuli / azure colours...

A play on "maru" which means "ball"..."Mariruri" is made from Lapis Lazuli and "Maru", true, but the family is more named after "ball" that anything.