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The Elden Ring Etymology Document

Disclaimer: I am not a professional linguist. There is room for addition, improvement, and
reassessment in this document and I am likely to continue to work on it in future.

English and Japanese names are listed for clarity and convenience. As some of the names
come from George R. R. Martin (i.e. the demigods), it can occasionally be ambiguous which
language a name is meant to be taken in foremostly. When transliterating Japanese
katakana to romaji, “R” and “L”, as well as “B” and “V”, are generally interchangeable. For
example, ローレッタ can be read as both ‘Lōretta’ and ‘Rōletta’, and セルブス can be read as
‘Serubusu’ and ‘Seluvusu.’ ス (su) is also often rendered as “th.” Due to George R. R. Martin
creating the primary demigod characters, I will favour the localisation for certain names.

Characters and areas with two names have been broken down into individual entries in
order to mitigate confusion and keep entries shorter, e.g. ‘Kenneth’ and ‘Haight’ are
individual entries.

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See the doc outline for alphabetical table of contents.

Categories are:

● Retail Release

● Cut Content

● DLC

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Names Catalogued: 223/223

Cut Names Catalogued: 21/21

DLC Names Catalogued: 66/66

Total Catalogued: 310/310

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Elathe, Gaul, Ashley!, Bellamina, Knight-Kettle, Kefir Ur, Not, Ividyon.

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Retail Release

Adan (アダン, Adan)

● Possibly from the English name ‘Adan’, variant of ‘Aidan’, Anglicised form of the
Irish ‘Aodhán’, from the Old Irish ‘Áedán’ meaning ‘little fire’, a diminutive of ‘Áed’
meaning ‘fire.’

● Also possibly from ‘Adán’, Spanish form of ‘Adam’, borrowed from Hebrew ‫ָאדָ ם‬‎
(adám) meaning ‘person, human, human being’, ‘mankind, humankind’, or ‘man.’

○ Adam was the first man in Christian mythology and committed the original
sin by eating the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of
Eden against the instructions of God.

Adula (アデューラ, Adeyūra)

● Likely from Italian ‘adula’, an inflection of ‘adulare’ meaning ‘to flatter, to adulate, to
soft-soap’, borrowed from Latin ‘adūlārī’ meaning ‘to fawn upon’, ‘to flatter or court’,
or ‘to make obeisance to’, from ‘ad’ combined with ‘ūlos’ meaning ‘tail’, from
Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- meaning ‘hair; wool.’

○ The Adula Alps are a western alpine mountain group lying mostly in
Switzerland. ‘Adularia’ is a kind of gemstone also referred to as ‘moonstone’,
named for this region where it was mined.

Aeonia (エオニア, Eonia)

● From English ‘aeonian’, alternative spelling of ‘eonian’, from ‘eon’, borrowed from
Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn) meaning ‘age.’ Generally used in English to refer to that
which pertains to an eon (an immeasurably long or indefinite period of time) or, by
extension, to mean ‘everlasting.’

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Agheel (アギール, Agīru)

● Possibly from Northern Kurdish ‘agir’ meaning ‘fire’, from Proto-Iranian HáHtr̥š,
from Proto-Indo-Iranian HáHtr̥š, derived from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₁ter-, all
meaning ‘fire.’

● Also possibly from Latin ‘aquila’ meaning ‘eagle’, of unclear origin but likely related
to ‘aquilis’ meaning ‘dark-coloured, swarthy.’

Ainsel (エインセル, Einseru)

● Likely comes from Scots ‘ainsell’ meaning ‘self’, from Scots ‘ain’ meaning ‘own’, and
‘sell’ from Old English ‘sellan’ meaning ‘to give’, ‘to give up for money; betray’ and
‘to sell.’

○ Likely relates to the Northumbrian fairy tale ‘My Own Self’ also known as
‘Me Aan Sel’ and ‘Ainsel.’ In the fairy tale, which has many versions, a child
meets a fairy, and introduces themselves as ‘mi ainsel’, ‘misen’, ‘mi-fhín’ or
some equivalent (meaning ‘myself’), some dispute occurs between them and
the fairy flees, complaining to its parents or companions but receiving no
sympathy, as the fairy must tell them that ‘myself’ inflicted the harm.

● Also possibly from Irish ‘ainseal’ meaning ‘chronicity’, ‘the state of being chronic’,
meaning something continuing or occurring again and again, also used to refer to
one suffering from a chronic disease, of unclear etymology.

Alberich (アルベリッヒ, Aruberihhi)

● A German name from Germanic ‘Alberic’, from proto-Germanic ‘Albirīks’, from

‘albiz’ (elf, fairy) and rīks (king, ruler.) ‘Albirīks’ may be further derived from Gaulish
‘Albiorīx’, literally meaning ‘ruler of the world’, from ‘albios’ (world), from
proto-Celtic ‘albiyos’ or ‘albiyū’, and ‘rīx (king.)

○ Alberich is a dwarf in Germanic heroic legend and is the guardian of the

treasure of the Nibelung (dwarves.) In Wagner’s opera cycle ‘Der Ring des
Nibelungen’, Alberich is the chief of the Nibelung, who steals the gold of the
river Rhein to forge a ring which will allow him to rule the world, at the cost
of renouncing love.

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Albinauric (しろがね, Shirogane)

● Combination of Latin ‘Albus’ from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European

h₂elbʰós, all meaning ‘white’ and ‘Aurum’ meaning ‘gold’, from Old Latin ‘ausum’,
from Proto-Italic ‘auzom’, from Proto-Indo-European h₂é-h₂us-o- meaning ‘glow’,
from h₂ews- meaning ‘to become light’ or ‘to dawn.’

● Japanese しろがね (Shirogane) simply means “Silver” spelt with hiragana, rather than
the typical kanji 銀.

Albus (アルバス, Arubasu)

● Latin word meaning ‘white’, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European

h₂elbʰós, all meaning ‘white’

Alecto (アレクトー, Arekutō)

● From Ancient Greek Ἀληκτώ (Alēktṓ), literally meaning ‘unceasing anger.’

○ The name of one of the Erinyes (also known as the Furies), the Chthonic
goddesses of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology.

Alexander (アレキサンダー, Arekisandā)

● Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), meaning ‘defending

men’, from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning ‘to defend, help’ and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning
‘man.’

Altus (アルター, Arutā, also occasionally アルタス, Arutasu)

● Latin noun meaning ‘high, tall’, ‘deep’, ‘profound’, and ‘deep-rooted’, derived from
‘altum’, supine of ‘alō’ meaning ‘grow, nourish.’

● Potentially alternatively from English ‘alter’, from Old French ‘alterer’, from
Medieval Latin ‘alterare’ meaning ‘to make other’, from Latin ‘alter’ meaning ‘the
other.’

Amon (アモン, Amon)

● Likely from Ἄμμων (Ammon), the Greek form of the Egyptian ‘jmn’, reconstructed as
‘Yamanu’, meaning ‘the hidden one.’

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○ In Egyptian mythology, Amun was the god of air, creativity, and fertility.

Amy (エイミー, Eimī)

● An English name from the Old French name ‘Amée’ meaning ‘beloved’, a vernacular
form of Latin ‘Amata.’

Anastasia (アナスタシア, Anasutashia)

● Feminine form of ‘Anastasius’, Latinized form of the Ancient Greek Ἀναστάσιος

(Anastasios) meaning ‘resurrection’, from ἀνίστημι (anístēmi) meaning ‘rise up’
combined with‎-σῐς (-sis)

Anix (アニス, Anisu)

● From English ‘anise’, from Middle English ‘anys’, borrowed from Old French ‘anis’,
from Latin ‘anīsum’, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (ánison), from ‘Egyptian ‘jnst’
referring to an edible plant, possibly anise, used medicinally.

○ Refers to the anise plant, also known as aniseed and only rarely as anix.
Likely also refers to the Japanese star anise, a highly toxic tree, the fruit of
which can cause inflammation of the kidneys, urinary tract, and digestive
organs, as well as neurological effects such as seizures. The dried and
powdered leaves of the star anise are burned as incense in Japan, its branches
and leaves are considered sacred by Japanese Buddhists due to averting
insects, and because they remain fresh after pruning.

Arghanthy (アーガンティ, Āganti)

● Possibly from from Proto-Celtic ‘argantom’ meaning ‘silver’, from

Proto-Indo-European ‘h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm’ meaning ‘silver’, from ‘h₂erǵ-’ meaning ‘white,
brilliant.’ Could also come from its Latin cognate ‘argentum.’

○ May be in reference to Argante, a female giant in Edmund Spenser’s ‘The

Faerie Queene’, who, along with her brother Ollyphant, kidnaps knights to
satisfy their insatiable lust. Alternatively may be a reference to Argante, the
Silver Queen of the Isle of Avalon in Arthurian legend.

● Also possibly from Ancient Greek Ἀργανθώνιος (Arganthónios) or Ἀργανθών (Arganthón)

of unclear etymology, though historians have noted its similarity to Celtic names,

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speculating that it may be based on the Indo-European word for ‘silver’

reconstructed as Proto-Celtic ‘arganto’ and proto-Italic ‘argentom.’

○ The name of a king of ancient Tartessos (in Andalusia, southern Spain.) It is

also the name of a mountain range in ancient Bithynia (present-day Turkey)
that divided the gulfs of Cius and Astacus. The name is connected with the
myths of Hylas and the Argonautic expedition.

Astel (アステール, Asutēru)

● From Latin ‘astēr’, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) meaning ‘star’, from
Proto-Hellenic ‘astḗr’, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr.

○ May also refer to one of several plants in the genus Aster, named for its
star-shaped flowers, or to a star-shaped structure formed during the mitosis
of a cell.

Aurelia (クララ, Kurara)

● From Italian ‘aurelia’ meaning ‘chrysalis’ from Latin ‘aureus’ meaning ‘golden.’

○ Likely a reference to the Aurelia jellyfish genus, commonly called ‘moon

jellies.’

● In Japanese her name is ‘Clara’, the feminine form of the Late Latin ‘Clarus’ meaning
‘clear, bright, famous.’

Aureliette (クラリス, Kurarisu)

● Likely from Italian ‘aurelia’ meaning ‘chrysalis’ from Latin ‘aureus’ meaning ‘golden.’

○ Likely a reference to the Aurelia jellyfish genus, commonly called ‘moon

jellies.’

● In Japanese her name is ‘Clarice’, the medieval vernacular form of the Late Latin
name ‘Clarita’, a derivative of ‘Clara’, the feminine form of the Late Latin ‘Clarus’
meaning ‘clear, bright, famous.’

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Auriza (アウレーザ, Aurēza)

● Likely a portmanteau derived from Latin ‘aurum’ meaning ‘gold’ and Greek ῥίζα
(ríza) meaning ‘root.’

Azula (アズラ, Azura)

● Likely from English ‘azure’, referring to the blue colour of the clear sky and to the
heraldic colour blue, from Middle English ‘asure’, from Old French ‘azur’, derived
from Arabic ‫اَل َز َورْ د‬‎ (lāzaward) meaning ‘lapis lazuli’ or ‘azure’, borrowed from
Classical Persian ‫( اَل َج َورْ د‬lājaward) of the same meaning, usually considered to be from
the place name ‫( الژورد‬Lāžvard) in Badakhshan where the stone was mined, the
component ‫ الژ‬is from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- meaning ‘to flourish’ or ‘green,
yellow.’

Azur (アズール, Azūru)

● Likely from English ‘azure’, referring to the blue colour of the clear sky and to the
heraldic colour blue, from Middle English ‘asure’, from Old French ‘azur’, derived
from Arabic ‫اَل َز َورْ د‬‎ (lāzaward) meaning ‘lapis lazuli’ or ‘azure’, borrowed from
Classical Persian ‫( اَل َج َورْ د‬lājaward) of the same meaning, usually considered to be from
the place name ‫( الژورد‬Lāžvard) in Badakhshan where the stone was mined, the
component ‫ الژ‬is from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- meaning ‘to flourish’ or ‘green,
yellow.’

○ Possibly also chosen to refer to Azur, also known as GRS-A, West Germany’s
first scientific satellite.

Bellum (べイルム, Beirumu)

● Latin word meaning ‘war.’

Bernahl (ベルナール, Berunāru)

● Likely derived from ‘Bernal’, the Aragonese, Galican, and Medieval Spanish form of
the English, Slavic, and Germanic name ‘Bernard’, from the elements ‘bern’
meaning ‘bear’, and ‘hard’ meaning ‘hard, firm, brave, hardy.’

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Birac (ビラク, Biraku)

● Possibly from the Hungarian ‘bírák’, the normative plural of ‘biró’ meaning ‘judge.’

Blaidd (ブライヴ, Buraivu)

● Welsh word for ‘wolf’, from Middle Welsh ‘bleidd’, from Proto-Brythonic blėð, from
Proto-Celtic bledyos meaning ‘wolf, large predator’ of unknown etymology.

Boc (ボック, Bokku)

● Possibly from the Old Irish ‘boc’ meaning ‘he-goat’

● Could also be from Middle English ‘bok’ meaning ‘book.’

Boggart (ボギ, Bogi)

● Likely from English ‘boggart’, alternative spelling ‘boggard’, of uncertain origin, but
likely from Lancashire, Yorkshire, etc dialectical variants of ‘bug’ meaning ‘goblin;
terrifying thing.’

● The Japanese version of his name is likely derived the English ‘bogey’ meaning ‘a
ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature’, akin to or from the Middle
English ‘bugge’ meaning ‘frightening spectre, scarecrow’, possibly from obsolete
Welsh ‘bwg’ meaning ‘ghost, hobgoblin’, or Proto-Germanic ‘bugja’ meaning
‘swollen up, thick.’

○ Likely meant in reference to the creatures of English folklore. Boggarts or

Bogeys were known either as mischievous household spirits stealing
household objects or causing milk to sour, or as malevolent spirits inhabiting
fields or marshes thought to abduct children, among other sinister acts.

Bols (ボルス, Borusu)

● Possibly from the English name ‘Bors’, from the French ‘Bohort’, likely from Old
French ‘behort’ or ‘bohort’ meaning ‘jousting’ or ‘jousting lance.’

○ Possibly in reference to Bors the Elder or Bors the Younger, two knights from
Arthurian legend, Bors the Elder being the king of Gaunnes, while Bors the
Younger becomes one of the best Knights of the Roundtable and participates
in the achievement of the Holy Grail.

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● Could also be from the Old Norse ‘bǫl’, from the Proto-Germanic ‘balwą’, meaning
‘bale, misfortune.’

Borealis (ボレアリス, Borearisu)

● From Latin ‘boreālis’ meaning ‘northern’, from ‘boreās’, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς
(Boréās) meaning ‘the north wind’ or ‘the North.’

○ The north wind was personified as the god Boreas in Greek mythology.

Caelem (キレム, Kiremu)

● Possibly from the Latin ‘caelum’, meaning ‘sky’ or ‘atmosphere, climate, weather’, a
word of uncertain origin but might derive from Proto-Italic ‘kailom’, from
Proto-Indo-European ‘kóh₂i-lom’ meaning ‘whole.’

Caelid (ケイリッド, Keiriddo)

● Possibly from the Latin ‘caeli’, the nominative plural of ‘caelum’, meaning ‘sky’ or
‘atmosphere, climate, weather’, a word of uncertain origin but might derive from
Proto-Italic ‘kailom’, from Proto-Indo-European ‘kóh₂i-lom’ meaning ‘whole.’

● Could also be from Scottish Gaelic ‘cèilidh’ meaning ‘gossiping, visiting’, ‘sojourning’,
or ‘pilgrimage’, from Old Irish ‘cèilide’ meaning ‘visit, visiting’, from ‘cèle’
(companion.)

● Also possibly from Welsh ‘cae’ meaning ‘field’, and ‘lid’, the soft mutation of ‘llid’
meaning ‘anger, wrath, ire’ or ‘irritation, inflammation.’

Callu (カル, Karu)

● Possibly from Finnish ‘karu’ meaning ‘infertile, barren, bare’, ‘barren, stark’, or
‘austere, harsh.’

● Also possibly from English ‘callus’ from Latin ‘callum’ meaning ‘hard skin.’

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Caria (カーリア, Kāria)

● Possibly from Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā), from Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́r), referring to Car or Kar,
the legendary founder of Caria, a historical region in the southwest of Asia Minor,
and -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā.)

Carmaan (カルマーン, Karumān)

● Likely from the Spanish, English, Italian, French, Romanian, and German name
‘Carmen’, the medieval Spanish form of ‘Carmel’, from the title of the Virgin Mary
‘Our Lady of Mount Carmel’, from Hebrew ‫ַּכרמֶל‬
ְ (Karmel) meaning ‘garden.’

○ Mount Carmel is a mountain in Israel, and was the site of several early
Christian monasteries. In the Book of Kings in the Old Testament it is the
scene of Elijah’s confrontation with the 450 pagan prophets of Baal to
determine whose deity was really in control of Israel.

Celes (セリス, Serisu)

● Likely from Latin cēlēs, second-person singular present active subjunctive of cēlō,
cognate with Latin ‘clam’ meaning ‘to hide.’

○ Contrary to popular belief, ‘Celes’ is not the correct way to say ‘Celestial’ or
‘Heavenly’ in Latin.

Chelona (ヒエロナ, Hierona)

● From Ancient Greek χελώνα (chelóna) meaning ‘turtle, tortoise.’

Corhyn (コリン, Korin)

● Possibly from the English and Scottish name ‘Colin’, the anglicised form of ‘Cailean’
meaning ‘whelp, young dog.’

● Also possibly from ‘Corin’, the French form of Late Roman ‘Quirinus’, from ‘quirīs’
meaning ‘citizen’, but falsely derived from ‘curīs’ meaning ‘spear’ or ‘cūria’ meaning
‘court.’

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Crepus (クレプス, Kurepusu)

● Likely derived from the Latin ‘crepusculum’, meaning ‘twilight, dusk’ or ‘darkness’,
from ‘creper’ meaning ‘dusky, dark.’

Daedicar (デーディカ, Dēdika)

● Possibly from Ancient Greek δέδοικα (dédoika), the first-person singular perfect active
indicative of δείδω (deído), meaning ‘to fear, to dread’, from Proto-Indo-European
‘dedwóye’, from ‘dwey-’ meaning ‘to fear.’

● Also possibly from Latin ‘dedico’ meaning ‘ I dedicate, consecrate’, ‘I proclaim’, or ‘I

commit to’, from 'dē-' (of, from) and 'dicō' (‘I say.’)

Darian (ダリアン, Darian)

● 20th century English name, possibly based on ‘Darius’, borrowed from Latin Dārīus,
from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos), borrowed from Old Persian ‘𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁’
(d-a-r-y-u-š /⁠Dārayauš⁠/), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š
/⁠Dārayavaʰuš⁠/), literally meaning ‘holding firm what is good’, from ‘dar-’ (to hold
firmly) and ‘vahu’ (good.)

● Also possibly based on ‘Dorian’ from the Latin root ‘Dōres’ and ‘ian.’

○ This may be in reference to the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians, or the
titular protagonist of Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, who
remains eternally young while a portrait of himself ages.

Darriwil (ダリウィル, Dariuiru)

● Possibly derived from English ‘Dharawal’, an alternative spelling of ‘Tharawal’, the

name of the extinct Pama-Nyungan Australian Australian Aboriginal suffixing
language, within the Yuin-Kuric group, formerly spoken in the coastal region south
of Sydney, New South Wales.

○ ‘Darriwil’ is the name of a parish in County of Grant, Victoria (Australia)

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geologic period in the upper stage of the Middle Ordovician period, about
467 to 458 million years ago.

Dectus (デクタス, Dekutasu)

● Possibly from the Latin ‘ductus’ meaning ‘leadership, leading, conducting’, in

Medieval Latin ‘ductus’ can also refer to ‘the conveyance of water; a channel’, which
might relate to the nearby waterfall and the structure built around it.

● Also possibly from the Latin ‘dictus’, the perfect passive participle of ‘dīcō’ meaning
‘I say.’

Deenh (ディーネ, Dīne)

● Possibly from the English name ‘Dean’, of two possible origins, first from the Middle
English ‘dene’ meaning ‘valley’, or second from Middle English ‘deen’ from
Medieval Latin ‘decanum’ meaning ‘group of ten’ from ‘decānus’ meaning ‘chief of
ten people.’

● Also possibly from the Hebrew ‫( ִּד ין‬din) meaning ‘judgement; law’ or ‘logical
argument.’

● Could also be from the Arabic ‫( دين‬dīn) meaning ‘to be religious’, ‘religion’,
‘conformism, fealty, obedience’, or ‘law, obligations, duty.’

Devin (デヴィン, Devuin)

● Possibly from the English surname ‘Devin’, from Old French ‘devin’ meaning
‘divine’ or ‘seer, fortune teller’, ultimately from Latin ‘divinus’ (divine.)

● Also possibly from the Irish surname ‘Devin’, an anglicised form of the Irish
surname ‘Ó Damháin’, meaning ‘descendant of Damhán’ from Old Irish ‘Damán’
meaning "calf, fawn", or ‘Ó Dubháin’, meaning "descendant of Dubhán" from Old
Irish ‘Dubán’ meaning "little dark one."

Diallos (ディアロス, Diarosu)

● Possibly from the Irish ‘diallas’ meaning ‘deviation’, from ‘diall’ meaning ‘incline’ or
‘decline, deviate’, from Old Irish ‘díallaid’ meaning ‘turns (to or from), bends,
reaches, stoops to, submits to; resembles, imitates, joins with, cleaves to.’

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Dolores (ドローレス, Dolōresu)

● Spanish word meaning ‘sorrows’, the nominative, accusative, and vocative plural of
Spanish ‘dolor’, from Latin ‘dolōrem’ meaning ‘pain; grief’, from Proto-Italic ‘dolōs’
from Proto-Indo-European dolh₁ōs, derived from the root delh₁- meaning ‘to split,
divide.’ The name ‘Dolores’ is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
‘Nuestra Señora de los Dolores’, meaning ‘Our Lady of Sorrows.’

Dominula (ドミヌラ, Dominura)

● Latin word meaning ‘little mistress’, diminutive of ‘domina’ meaning ‘mistress’, the
feminine form ‘dominus’ meaning ‘master.’

Edgar (エドガー, Edogā)

● An English, French, Portuguese, and German name derived from the Old English
elements ‘ead’ (wealth, fortune) and ‘gar’ (spear.)

Eiglay (エーグレー, Ēgurē)

● Possibly Lithuanian ‘Eglė’ meaning ‘spruce’, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ‘edlis’ from

Proto-Indo-European ‘h₁edʰ-’ meaning ‘pointy, sharp.’

○ Eglė is the name of a Queen of Serpents in Lithuanian mythology.

● Also possibly a mutation of English ‘Egg’ and ‘Lay.’

Ekzykes (エグズキス, Eguzukisu)

● Possibly from Latin ‘excessus’ meaning ‘departure’, ‘demise, death’, ‘digression’, or

‘deviation, aberration.’

● Also possibly from English ‘eczema’ from Latin ‘eczema’, borrowed from Ancient
Greek ἔκζεμᾰ (ékzema) referring to a cutaneous eruption.

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Elden (エルデン, Eruden, sometimes written エルデ, Erude)

● Possibly from the English ‘eld’, from Middle English ‘elde’, from Old English ‘ieldu,
eldo, ieldo’ meaning ‘age, period of time, period; time of life, years; mature or old
age, eld; an age of the world, era, epoch.’

● Also possibly from English ‘erd’, a variant of ‘earth’ reinforced by Middle English
‘erd’ meaning ‘country, home, nature.’

○ The Erdtree likely gets its English name from one of the above etymologies,
however, in Japanese the Erdtree is simply referred to as “The Golden Tree”
(黄金樹). While it's possible that the name could have come through GRRM in
English, Miyazaki credits himself with the conception of the Erdtree in the
Edge magazine interview.

Elemer (エレメール, Eremēru)

● Possibly derived from English ‘Elmer’, from a surname derived from the Old
English ‘Æðelmær’, from Old English ‘æðele’ meaning ‘noble’ and ‘mære’ meaning
‘famous.’

● Also possibly from Hungarian ‘Elemér’ of unknown meaning.

Eleonora (エレオノーラ, Ereonōra)

● Variant of English ‘Eleanor’, from Old French ‘Aliénor’ of uncertain meaning. One
theory is ‘other Aenor’, a combination of Latin ‘alia’ (other) and ‘Aenor’, due to
Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the earliest bearers of the name, being named ‘Aenor’
after her mother. However, there seem to be other bearers of the name prior to her.
Another posited theory is that it derives from Arabic ‫نُور‬‎(nūr) meaning ‘light.’

○ ‘Eleonora’ is also a short story by Edgar Allan Poe that revolves around a man
who lives a happy life with his lover and cousin Eleonora in an idyllic
paradise. When she dies of sickness, he vows to never leave or love another
person but eventually travels to a ‘strange city’ and marries a woman named
Ermengarde. Elenora visits from beyond the grave and tells him he has been
absolved for reasons that shall be revealed in heaven.

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Elleh (エレ, Ere)

● Possibly from Hebrew ‫( אלה‬elá) meaning ‘a goddess’, or in reference to a tree of the

Pistacia genus, comparable to ‫אֵֹלון‬‎(elōn) meaning ‘great tree.’

Elphael (エブレフェール, Eburefēru)

● Possibly from the Latin ‘ebur’ or ‘eboris’, meaning ‘ivory’ or referring to something
made of ivory, and ‘-fer’ related to ‘ferō’ meaning ‘to bear, to carry.’

● Could also come from Latin ‘ebur’ and Latin ‘pharus’ from Ancient Greek Φάρος
(Pháros) meaning ‘lighthouse’, in reference to the Lighthouse of Alexandria, on the
island of Pharos off the western edge of the Nile Delta.

● Also possibly derived from the Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphās) meaning ‘ivory’ or
‘elephant.’

Engvall (イングヴァル, Inguvuaru)

● Likely from Norwegian ‘Engvald’, variant of Norwegian, Swedish, and Finland

Swedish ‘Ingvald’, a combination of Germanic ‘Ing’, from the Germanic ‘Ingwaz’
possibly meaning ‘ancestor’, and the Old Norse ‘valdr’ meaning ‘power, might, ruler.’

○ Ingwaz was the name of an obscure Germanic fertility god thought to be the
ancestor of the Ingaevones tribe, and it is possible he was an earlier
incarnation of the god Freyr.

Enia (エンヤ, Enya)

● Likely from Irish ‘Enya’, the anglicised form of ‘Eithne’, possibly from Old Irish
‘etne’ meaning ‘kernel, grain.’

○ In Irish mythology, Eithne or Ethniu was a Fomorian and the mother of

Lugh Lámfada.

Ensha (エンシャ, Ensha)

● Seems to derive from Sumerian 𒂗𒊮𒊨𒀭𒈾 (Enshakushanna), theorised to be derived

from the Sumerian elements ‘en’ meaning ‘dignitary; lord; high priest’, ‘ur-saĝ’
meaning ‘hero; warrior’, and ‘an’ meaning ‘sky; heaven; the god An.’

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○ This is the name of a king of the city-state of Uruk c. 2350 BCE, named on
the Sumerian King List and reported to have ruled for 60 years. In Japanese
the katakana of Ensha name is shared with Enshakushanna (エンシャクシュアンナ,
Enshakushuanna.)

Eochaid (エオヒド, Eohido)

● Old Irish name meaning ‘horseman’, derived from ‘ech’ meaning ‘horse.’

○ This name was used by many historical and legendary Irish kings.

Esgar (エスガー, Esugā)

● Possibly from Danish ‘Asger’, from the Old Norse ‘Ásgeirr’, derived from the
elements ‘áss’ meaning ‘god’ and ‘geirr’ meaning ‘spear.’

● Could also relate to Portuguese ‘esgar’ meaning ‘grimace’ or ‘smirk’, from Old
French ‘esgart’ meaning ‘look.’

Faroth (ファロス, Farosu)

● Possibly from ‘Pharos’, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros), in reference to the
Lighthouse of Alexandria, meaning ‘lighthouse’ on the island of Pharos off the
western edge of the Nile Delta.

● Could also come from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Sindarin ‘faroth’ meaning ‘hunting’, or

‘hunter’ in older sources.

○ Could be a reference to Pharros, a mentioned character whose name in

Japanese was spelt with the same katakana as ‘Faroth’, and who was a creator
of the various lockstone mechanisms in Dark Souls II, much like the Dectus
Medallion is found in the fort.

Farum (ファルム, Farumu)

● Possibly from Latin ‘farum’ or ‘pharum’, the accusative singular of ‘pharus’ meaning
‘lighthouse’, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros), meaning ‘lighthouse’ in reference to

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the Lighthouse of Alexandria, on the island of Pharos off the western edge of the
Nile Delta.

Fevor (ファリス, Faris)

● Possibly from Arabic and Bosnian ‘Faris’ meaning ‘horseman, knight.’

○ Seems to be a reference to Pharis from Dark Souls, whose name was spelt
with the same katakana. Elden Ring’s Pharis equivalent is Dolores, who uses
St. Trina Arrows, perhaps explaining why this cookbook was named as such.
May be ultimately inspired by the manga ‘Record of Lodoss War: The Lady
of Pharis.’

Fia (フィア, Fia)

● Possibly a diminutive of ‘Sofia’, a form of ‘Sophia’ from Greek Σοφία meaning

‘wisdom.’

Finlay (フィンレイ, Finrei)

● Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic masculine name ‘Fionnlagh’, meaning ‘white
warrior’, from the Old Irish ‘finn’ meaning ‘white, blessed’, and ‘láech’ meaning
‘warrior’, or from its older form, the Old Irish Findláech, from ‘fionn’ meaning
‘white’ or ‘fair-haired’, and ‘laoch’ meaning hero, champion.’

Floh (フロー, Furō)

● Possibly derived from Norwegian Bokmål ‘flo’ meaning ‘high tide’, from Old Norse
flóð meaning ‘flood, deluge, inundation’ or ‘high tide.’

● Also possibly derived from Norwegian Nynorsk ‘flo’ meaning ‘a horizontal layer’
from Old Norse ‘fló’ meaning ‘surface, layer.’

● Possibly from the English feminine name ‘Flo’, short form of both ‘Florence’ from
the Latin ‘Florentius’ or ‘Florentia’, derived from ‘florens’ meaning ‘prosperous,
flourishing’, and ‘Flora’ from the Latin ‘flos’ meaning ‘flower.’

● Could also be from German ‘Floh’ meaning ‘flea.’

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○ Flo is the name of a historic parish in the Swedish province of Västergötland,

and is the origin of the name of the Floian Period, a geologic period in the
second stage of the Ordovician Period, about 477 to 470 million years ago.

Fortissax (フォルサクス, Forusakusu)

● From Latin ‘fortis’ meaning ‘strong, powerful’, ‘firm, resolute, steadfast, stout’, or
‘courageous, brave’, and ‘saxum’ meaning ‘stone, rock.’

Fulgur- (雷, Kaminari)

● Latin word meaning ‘lightning, a flash of lightning’, ‘thunderbolt’, ‘brightness,

splendour’, from Proto-Italic ‘folgos’ meaning ‘brightness, from
Proto-Indo-European bʰel-g-e-, from bʰel- meaning ‘shiny, white.’

● In Japanese the word 雷 (Kaminari) simply means ‘lightning; thunder; thunderbolt.’

Gael (ゲール, Gēru)

● Likely from the English name, borrowed from Irish ‘Gael’, from Old Irish ‘Goídel’,
from Old Welsh ‘Guoidel’ meaning ‘wild man, warrior.’

Garris (ガレス, Garesu)

● Possibly from Welsh and English ‘Gareth’ of uncertain meaning, speculated to be

from the name ‘Gwrhyd’ meaning ‘valour’ or ‘Gwairydd’ meaning ‘hay lord.’

● May also be ‘Garris’ as a variant or shortened form of ‘Garrison’, patronymic from

‘Garrett’, derived from either ‘Gerard’, from the Old German elements ‘ger’ meaning
‘spear’ and ‘hart’ meaning ‘hard, firm, brave, hardy’, or ‘Gerald’ from a Germanic
name meaning ‘power of the spear’, from the elements ‘ger’ meaning ‘spear’ and
‘walt’ meaning ‘power, authority.’

Gelmir (ゲルミア, Gerumia)

● Likely from Old Norse ‘gelmir’, itself likely derived from Old Saxon or Old High
German ‘galm’ meaning ‘echo, noise, voice’, or Old Norse ‘gjalla’ meaning ‘to yell, to
scream’, ‘to resound’, or ‘to cry, to shriek’, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic

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‘galmaz’ meaning ‘echo’, from ‘gellaną’ meaning ‘to yell, shout’, from
Proto-Indo-European gʰel-meaning ‘to call’, ‘to chant’, or ‘to shout.’

○ Possibly meant in reference to Hvergelmir, from Old Norse ‘hverr’ meaning

‘cauldron, boiler’ or ‘hot spring’ from Proto-Germanic ‘hweraz’ whence Old
English ‘hwer’ and Old High German ‘wer’, ultimately from the same root as
Irish ‘coire’ meaning ‘kettle, cauldron.’ It is a major spring ‘whence all waters
rise’ that is the source of numerous rivers in Norse mythology. It is found in
Niflheim, the land of ice. Incidentally, one of the world tree Yggdrasil’s roots
is in Niflheim over Hvergelmir, where it is gnawed constantly by Nidhoggr
and a plethora of snakes.

○ The ‘gelmir’ suffix is also used in the names of Örgelmir, þrúðgelmir, and
Bergelmir, giants in Norse mythology. Aurgelmir is another name for Ymir,
the father of the giants. Also in the name of the river Vaðgelmir.

Ghiza (ギーザ, Gīza)

● Possibly derived from Japanese ギザギザ (Gizagiza), an onomatopoeic or mimetic

word meaning ‘notched, serrated, jagged, corrugated, milled.’

● Could also be from ‘Gisa’, the German short form of French and modern English
‘Giselle’, derived from Old German element ‘gisal’ meaning ‘hostage, pledge.’

Gideon (ギデオン, Gideon)

● From the Hebrew name ‫( גדעון‬gid’on) meaning ‘feller, hewer.’

○ Gideon was the name of a military leader, judge, and prophet of Israel whose
calling and victory over the Midianites is mentioned in the Book of Judges in
the Hebrew Bible.

Gilika (ギリカ, Girika)

● Possibly from Girika, which might be from the Sanskrit गिरि (giri) meaning
‘mountain, hill, rock, elevation’ from Proto-Indo-European ‘gwerH-’, and का (ka), a
possessive participle like English ‘of.’

○ Girika is a character in the Ashokavadana, an Indian-Sanskrit text describing

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historical narratives. He is a young man appointed to be royal executioner by

King Ashoka due to his cruelty, being so vicious that he murdered his parents
because they did not want him to become Ashoka’s executioner. Together
they designed a torture chamber disguised as a lavish mansion, full of the
cruelest torture methods such as pouring boiling metal on the prisoners, and
agreed anyone who set foot in the chamber should be executed. After
converting to Buddhism, Ashoka tricks Girika into admitting he set foot in
the chamber and is burned alive, then the chamber is destroyed.

Godefroy (ゴドフロア, Godofuroa)

● French name from Latin ‘Godefridus’ meaning ‘peace of god’ from Proto-West
Germanic Gautafriþu, from gaut, from gautaz meaning ‘Geat’ or a name of Odin
likely derived from geutaną meaning ‘to pour’, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- of
the same meaning, combined with friþu meaning ‘peace’, from friþuz meaning ‘love,
friendship’, ‘peace, tranquility’, or ‘sanctuary, refuge’, from ‘frijaz’ meaning ‘free’,
from Proto-Indo-European priHós meaning ‘pleased’ or ‘loved’, from preyH-,
combined with -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European ‘-tus.’

Godfrey (ゴッドフレイ, Goddofurei)

● English name from Old French ‘Godefrei’, from Old High German ‘Godafrid’
meaning ‘peace of god’, from Proto-Germanic Gudafriþuz, derived from ‘gudą’ from
Proto-Indo-European ǵʰutós 'meaning ‘invoked (one); libated, poured as part of a
liquid offering’, combined with friþuz meaning ‘love, friendship’, ‘peace, tranquility’,
or ‘sanctuary, refuge’, from ‘frijaz’ meaning ‘free’, from Proto-Indo-European priHós
meaning ‘pleased’ or ‘loved’, from preyH-, combined with -þuz, from
Proto-Indo-European ‘-tus.’

Godrick (ゴドリック, Godoriku)

● From Old English ‘Godric’ meaning ‘god’s ruler’ from Old English ‘god’ meaning
‘god; a deity’, inherited from Proto-West Germanic ‘god’ from Proto-Germanic
‘gudą’ from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰutós 'meaning ‘invoked (one); libated, poured as
part of a liquid offering’, combined with ‘rīc’ meaning ‘kingdom, empire’, ‘reign’, or
‘authority, dominion’, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkiją,

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from Proto-Celtic rīgyom, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs meaning ‘king, ruler’,

from h₃reǵ- meaning ‘to straighten, to righten.’

Godwyn (ゴッドウィン, Goddouin)

● Likely derived from English ‘Goodwin’ or ‘Godwin’, derived from Old English
‘Godwine’ meaning ‘friend of god’, from Old English ‘god’ meaning ‘god; a deity’,
inherited from Proto-West Germanic ‘god’ from Proto-Germanic ‘gudą’ from
Proto-Indo-European ǵʰutós 'meaning ‘invoked (one); libated, poured as part of a
liquid offering’, combined with ‘wine’ meaning ‘friend’, from Old English ‘wini’, from
Proto-West Germanic ‘wini’, from Proto-Germanic ‘winiz’ meaning ‘loved one,
friend’, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁-meaning ‘to love.’

Gostoc (ゴストーク, Gosutōku)

● Could be a mutation of ‘God’s Stock’, as Gostoc was, or claimed to be, the son of
Godrick in his cut dialogue.

● Alternatively, the ‘gos’ element may be from the Cumbric ‘gos’ meaning ‘servant,
servant of-’, from Proto-Celtic ‘wastos’ (servant), or perhaps from the Irish ‘gas’
meaning ‘stalk, stem’, ‘sprig, shoot, frond’ or figuratively ‘stripling, scion.’ The ‘toc’
element could come from the Welsh ‘toc’ meaning ‘piece’ or ‘slice’, or the Scottish
Gaelic ‘stoc’ meaning ‘stock, trunk (of a tree), stump)’ or ‘family, race progenitors’
(among other meanings.)

Gowry (ゴーリー, Gōrī)

● Possibly derived from English ‘gory’, from the English word ‘gore’ meaning ‘blood’
or ‘murder, bloodshed, violence’, from Middle English ‘gore’, ‘gor’, or ‘gorre’
meaning ‘mud, muck’, from the Old English ‘gor’ meaning ‘dirt, dung, filth, muck.’

○ Possibly meant in reference to the name of the American writer, costume

designer, and artist Edward St. John Gorey, whose surname is spelt in
Japanese using the same katakana as Gowry’s name. Edward Gorey published
a poem in 1963 called ‘The Insect God’ wherein a young girl (‘not yet five’)
named Millicent Frastley is kidnapped from the park and sacrificed to the
titular Insect God.

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Gransax (グランサクス, Guransakusu)

● From the Latin ‘grandis’ meaning ‘full-grown, grown-up’ or ‘large, great, grand,
lofty, big’, and ‘saxum’ meaning ‘stone, rock.’

Greyll (グレイル, Gureiru)

● Possibly from English ‘gravel’ or English ‘grey.’

Greyoll (グレイオール, Gureiōru)

● Possibly from English ‘gravel’ or English ‘grey.’

Gurranq (グラング, Gurangu)

● Possibly from the Hindi गर्रा

ु ना (gurrānā) meaning ‘growl, howl, snap, snarl.’

● Perhaps also from Sanskrit गौराङ्ग (gaurāṅga) meaning ‘having white, yellowish, or
golden complexion’, from गौर ‘gaura’ meaning ‘fair’, ‘gold’, ‘yellow’, and ‘saffron’ (in
complexion) and अङ्ग ‘anga’ meaning ‘limb’, ‘constituent’, ‘component part’ (of
Krishna.)

Haight (ハイト, Haito)

● An English surname used to refer to someone who lives at the top of a hill, derived
from Old English ‘heahþu’ meaning ‘height, summit.’

Haima (ハイマ, Haima)

● Likely from the Greek αἷμα (aíma) meaning ‘blood.’

Halig- (聖, Sei)

● From Old English ‘hāliġ’ meaning ‘holy, sacred.’

● The Japanese 聖 (Sei) is simply a word for ‘holy’, so ‘Halig’ is very likely a harmless
localisation flair added by FrogNation.

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Helphen (ヘルフェン, Herufen),

● Likely from German ‘helfen’ meaning ‘to help (someone); to assist; to aid’, from
Middle High German ‘hëlfen’, inherited from Old High German ‘helfan’, from
Proto-West Germanic ‘helpan’, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from
Proto-Indo-European ḱelb-, ḱelp- meaning ‘help.’

Henricus (ヘンリクス, Henrikusu)

● A Latinized form of German ‘Heinrich’, originally spelled ‘Heimirich’ meaning

‘home ruler’, from the elements ‘heim’ (home) and ‘rih’ (ruler.)

Herba (ヘルバ, Heruba)

● Latin word meaning ‘grass, herbage’, ‘herb’, ‘weeds’, or ‘plant’, traditionally derived
from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-dʰ from gʰreh₁- meaning ‘to grow, to become green.’

Hewg (ヒューグ, Hyūgu)

● Possibly from the Germanic name ‘Hugo’, the Old German form of ‘Hugh’, derived
from the Old Frankish element ‘hugi’, or Old High German both meaning ‘hugu’
meaning ‘mind, thought, spirit.’

Hierodas (ヤロダス, Yarodasu)

● Possibly derived from English ‘hiero-’ from the Ancient Greek prefix ἱερο- (hiero-)
from ἱερός (hierós) meaning ‘sacred, holy.’

○ Potentially meant in reference to Herodotus, the travelling Greek historian

and geographer.

Hoarah (ホーラ, Hōra)

● Possibly derived from English ‘hoar’ meaning ‘a white or greyish-white colour’ or

‘hoariness, antiquity’, from Middle English ‘hor, hore’, from Old English ‘hār’ from
Proto-Germanic ‘hairaz’ meaning ‘grey.’

● Could also be derived from Ancient Greek Ὧρα (Hôrai) meaning ‘hours; seasons’, in
Greek mythology the Horae were the goddesses of the seasons, the times of the year,
and the laws and orders of time.

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○ The katakana used to refer to the Horae in Japanese, ホーラー (Hōrā) is notably
similar to the katakana for “Hoarah.”

Hoslow (ホスロー, Hosurō)

● Likely from the New Persian ‫( خسرو‬Khosrow), from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭥𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭧‎
(‘Husrōy’⁠or ‘Husraw’), from Old Median ‘Husrava’ from Proto-Iranian ‘Hhucráwah’
meaning ‘renowned, famous.’

○ Likely meant in reference to Khosrow I or II, whose name is spelt in Japanese

using the same katakana as ‘Hoslow.’ Khosrow is the name used by modern
scholars, but his original name was Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭥𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭧‎(‘Husrōy’⁠or
‘Husraw.’)

● Could also be partly derived from Old English ‘hōs’ meaning ‘bramble, thorn’, from
Proto-Germanic ‘hansō.’

Hugues (ユーグ, Yūgu)

● French form of English ‘Hugh’, from the Germanic name ‘Hugo’, derived from the
Old Frankish element ‘hugi’, Old High German ‘hugu’ meaning ‘mind, thought,
spirit.’

Hyetta (ハイータ, Haīta)

● Possibly in reference to Hypophytala hyetta, a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae,

found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic,
Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda and Tanzania.

● Could also be a pun on 吐いた (Haita) meaning ‘spit’ or ‘vomit’, as Hyetta vomits
during the quest.

○ Likely a reference to Haïta the Shepherd from Ambrose Bierce’s short story
of the same name. In the story, Haïta worships Hastur, the God of Shepherds,
but grows disenchanted with him and pursues his own path. Afterwards, a
beautiful woman begins to appear to him, but disappears when he tries to ask
her questions. An old blind man he later assists explains to him that the
woman is happiness and that she is elusive, will only come when not sought,
and will not be questioned.

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■ Hastur appears in Robert W. Chambers’s infamous story collection,

The King in Yellow, as a supernatural character and a place. H.P.
Lovecraft would take inspiration from this and reference Hastur in a
similar fashion.

Iji (イジー, Ijī)

● Possibly derived from ‘Izzy’, a diminutive of various names such as English, French,
Georgian, and Jewish ‘Isidore’ from Greek Ἰσίδωρος (Isidoros) meaning ‘gift of Isis’,
and the Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German, and Dutch name ‘Isabel’,
medieval Occitan form of ‘Elizabeth’, from the Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet), the Greek
form of the Hebrew name ‫'( ֱאלִיֶׁש בַע‬Elisheva') meaning ‘my God is an oath.’

○ FrogNation have translated the イジー katakana as ‘’Izzy’ for the Bloodborne
localisation, for the character Irreverant Izzy.

Inaba (イナバ, Inaba)

● May relate to the Japanese surname 稲葉 (Inaba) from 稲 (ina) meaning ‘rice plant’
and 葉 meaning ‘leaf’, but could theoretically be made up of any kanji making the
“Ina” and “ba” sounds.

○ Inaba is the name of a province in Japan, which has been written with a
variety of different kanji through history and location. The Inaba clan were a
samurai kin group that rose to prominence in the Sengoku and Edo periods,
and were hereditary vassals to the Tokugawa clan under the Tokugawa
shogunate.

Irina (イレーナ, Irēna)

● Slavic, Finnish, Estonian form of ‘Irene’, a European and Mediterranean name from
the Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirene) meaning ‘peace’, possibly from εἴρω (eírō) meaning
“to fasten together” or from εἴρω (eírō) meaning “to speak, say.”

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Irith (イリス, Irisu)

● Possibly from Middle English ‘Iris’, borrowed from Latin ‘īris’ from Ancient Greek
ἶρις (îris) meaning ‘rainbow.’

○ In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow and served as a
messenger to the gods.

● May also refer to the flower known as ‘iris’, named for the goddess, or the coloured
part of the eye.

● Also possibly from the Hebrew name ‘Irith’, a variant of ‘Irit’ meaning ‘asphodel’ in
reference to the flower.

● Could also come from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Sindarin ‘ithil’, meaning ‘moon.’

Istvan (イシュトバーン, Ishutobān)

● Likely from ‘István’, the Hungarian form of ‘Stephen’, an English name from the
Greek Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning ‘crown, wreath’, or more specifically ‘that which
surrounds.’

Jerren (ジェーレン, Jēren)

● Possibly derived from the Hebrew name ‫ ( י ָרֹון‬Jaron), also transcribed ‘Yaron’,
meaning ‘to sing, to shout.’

Juno (ユーノ, Yūno)

● Possibly from the Middle English ‘Juno’, from Latin ‘Iūnō’ of uncertain origin. It is
theorised to be derived from Proto-Indo-European ‘ dyúh₃onh₂’ meaning ‘she of
heavenly authority’, from ‘dyew-’ meaning ‘sky, heaven’ and ‘Hō meaning ‘burden,
authority.’ Another theory is that it derives from Proto-Indo-European ‘h₂yúh₃onh₂-’
meaning ‘the young goddess’ from ‘h₂eyu-’ meaning ‘long time, lifetime’ and ‘Hō.’
Juno was the name of the Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth, equivalent to
the Greek Hera, and Queen of the Gods and wife to Jupiter.

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Kaiden (カイデン, Kaiden)

● Possibly from the modern English name ‘Kaiden’, a variant of ‘Caden’, theorised to
be derived from Old English meaning ‘strength’, ‘round’, or ‘gentle’, or from Welsh
‘Cadell’ meaning ‘loyalty’, ‘resilience’, ‘warring’, or ‘spirit of battle’, ‘Cad’ meaning
‘war’ or ‘battle’ in Welsh.

○ This name’s rise to popularity coincided with the similar-sounding popular

names ‘Aiden’, ‘Braden’, ‘Hayden’, and ‘Jaden.’

Kalé (カーレ, Kāre)

● Possibly from Sanskrit खरे (khare), either an inflection of खर (khara) meaning ‘hard’,
or the locative singular of खर (khara) meaning ‘donkey.’

○ Likely taken from ‘Kharé’, a city port in the Fighting Fantasy books, an
inspiration for the Souls series professed by game director Hidetaka
Miyazaki. Kharé is inhabited by Red-Eyes, a race of humanoids who can
produce ‘deadly beams of searing heat’ from their eyes.

Karolos (カロロス, Karorosu)

● ‘Karolos’ is the Latinized Greek form of the name ‘Carolus’, the Latin form of
‘Charles’, from the Germanic name ‘Karl’, meaning ‘man’ or ‘free man’ from the
Germanic element ‘karlaz.’ It has also been postulated that ‘Karl’ derives from
‘harjaz’ meaning ‘army.’

● May also derive from the English ‘cerulean’, from the Latin ‘caeruleus’ meaning
‘blue’, from ‘caelum’ meaning ‘sky, heaven.’

● May additionally refer to Greek κάρα (kára) meaning ‘head’, perhaps in reference to
the stone crowns.

Kenneth (ケネス, Kenesu)

● An anglicised form of both ‘Coinneach’, Scottish Gaelic form of Old Irish ‘Cainnech’
from ‘caín’ (handsome, beautiful good.) and Cináed from Old Irish ‘cin’ (respect,
esteem affection) or ‘cinid’ (be born, come into being), combined with ‘ áed’ (fire.)

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Kristoff (クリストフ, Kurisutofu)

● A variant of ‘Christoph’, the German form of ‘Christopher’, from the Late Greek
Χριστόφορος (Christophoros) meaning ‘bearing Christ’, derived from Χριστός (Christos)
and φέρω (phero) meaning "to bear, to carry"

Lacrima (ラクリマ, Rakurima)

● Latin word meaning ‘tear’, from Old Latin ‘dacrima, dacruma’, from
Proto-Indo-European dáḱru meaning ‘tear’, linked to h₂éḱru but of unclear
derivation, possibly from dh₂éḱru, from compound dr̥ḱ-h₂éḱru meaning ‘eye-bitter.’

Laiedd (ライード, Raīdo)

● Possibly from Italian ‘laido’ meaning ‘filthy, foul’ or ‘obscene’, borrowed from Old
French ‘lait, leit’ meaning ‘unpleasant, horrible, odious’, of Germanic origin.

Lansseax (ランサクス, Ransakusu)

● Likely from Latin ‘lancea’ meaning ‘javelin, spear, lance’, and ‘saxum’ meaning
‘stone, rock.’

Lanya (ラニア, Rania)

● Possibly from Greek Ράνια (Ránia), the diminutive of Ancient Greek Οὐρανίᾱ (Ouraníā)
a feminine given name meaning ‘heavenly, celestial’, from οὐρᾰνός (ouranós) meaning
‘sky; heaven’, or Οὐρᾰνός (Ouranós) meaning ‘Uranus’, and‎-ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

○ Οὐρανία (Ouranía), anglicised as ‘Urania’, is the Muse of astronomy and

astrology in Greek mythology, and one of the epithets of Aphrodite. In
astronomy it can refer to 30 Urania, a main belt asteroid.

● Also possibly from the Hungarian ‘lánya’, the third-person singular-possession

possessive of ‘lány’, meaning ‘one’s daughter’, from ‘lány’ meaning ‘girl, daughter’
and ‘-a’ (possessive suffix.)

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Laskyar (ラスカ, Rasuka)

● Likely referring to Pantoporia hordonia, the common lascar species of butterfly

found in Cambodia, tropical and subtropical Asia.

Latenna (ラティナ, Ratina)

● Possibly from the Latin ‘latina’, an inflection (nominative/vocative feminine singular,

nomanative/accusative neuter plural) of ‘latīnus’, an alternative letter-case form of
‘Latīnus’ meaning ‘Latin; of or pertaining to the Latin language, people or culture’, in
turn deriving from ‘Latium’ a region of Italy upon which Rome was founded,
speculated to be a loanword from an ancient non-Indo-European language, and has
been linked to ‘lātus’ meaning ‘wide’ or ‘latus’ meaning ‘side.’

● Could also come from the English ‘Latina’, in reference to a woman from Latin
America, or of Latin American descent.

● Could possibly be some kind of derivative of the katakana for ‘platinum’ (プラチナ,
purchina), becoming ラチナ (rachina), which could be transliterated the same as
“Latina.”

Lazuli (ラズリ, Razuri)

● English word, ellipsis of ‘lapis lazuli’, from Medieval Latin ‘lapis’ meaning ‘stone’
combined with ‘lazulī’, the genitive singular of ‘lazulum’ meaning ‘heaven, sky’,
borrowed from Arabic ‫( اََل ُز َورْ د‬laāzuward) meaning ‘lapis lazuli’ or ‘azure’, borrowed
from Classical Persian ‫( اَل َج َورْ د‬lājaward) of the same meaning, usually considered to be
from the place name ‫( الژورد‬Lāžvard) in Badakhshan where the stone was mined, the
component ‫ الژ‬is from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- meaning ‘to flourish’ or ‘green,
yellow.’

Lenne (レン, Ren)

● Possibly from the German feminine ‘Lenne’, diminutive of ‘Magdalene’ from

Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ) meaning ‘woman from Magdala’, derived from
Hebrew ‫מגדל‬‎(migdál) meaning tower’, or Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helene) meaning
‘torch’ or ‘corposant’, or potentially related to σελήνη (selene) meaning ‘moon.’

● Also possibly from Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning ‘lotus, or 恋 (ren) meaning ‘love.’

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Leonard ( JP Unavailable)

● English, Dutch, German, Polish, Romanian, and Germanic name meaning ‘brave
lion’, from Old French ‘Leonard’, derived from the Old German elements ‘lewo’
meaning ‘lion’, and ‘hart’ meaning ‘hard, firm, brave, hardy.’

○ Ambiguously canon name for Radahn’s horse, from Radahn’s internal AI

name ‘RadahnAndLeonard.’

Leyndell (ローデイル, Rōdeiru)

● Possibly from the English given name ‘Lyndell’, a variant of ‘Lindell’, a surname
turned forename derived from various places in England with Old Norse ‘lind’
meaning ‘lime tree’ (known also as linden trees) and ‘dalr’ meaning ‘valley.’

Lhutel (ルーテル, Rūteru)

● Possibly derived from the English name ‘Luther’, from a German surname itself
derived from the Old German given name ‘Leuthar’, composed of the elements ‘liut’
meaning ‘people’ and ‘heri’ meaning ‘army.’

Limgrave (リムグレイブ, Rimugureibu)

● Likely from English ‘limb’ and ‘grave.’

● Possibly derived from English ‘limno-’, a prefix meaning ‘lake’, and ‘grave.’

Lionel (ライオネル, Raioneru)

● French diminutive of ‘Léon’, the French form of ‘Leon’ from Greek λέων (leon)
meaning ‘Lion.’

Liurnia (リエーニエ, Riēnie)

● Possibly from ‘René’, the French form of Late Roman ‘Renatus’, meaning ‘born
again.’

Lobo (ロボ, Robo)

● Spanish word for ‘wolf’, from Latin ‘lupus’, from Proto-Italic lukʷos, from
Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos meaning ‘wolf.’

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Loretta (ローレッタ, Rōretta)

● Feminine English and Italian name of unknown origin. Speculated to be a variant of

‘Lauretta’, the Italian diminutive of ‘Laura’, the feminine form of late Latin ‘Laurus’
meaning ‘laurel’, or of Loreto, a unisex Spanish and Italian name of a town in Italy
originally called ‘Lauretum’ meaning ‘laurel grove.’

Loux (ルー, Rū)

● Possibly from Irish ‘Lugh’, from Old Irish ‘Lug’, from Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌ (lug), from
Proto-Celtic ‘Lugus’ from an unknown Proto-Indo-European root, speculated to
derive from one of the Indo-European roots ‘lewk’ meaning ‘light, brightness’, ‘lewg’
meaning ‘dark’, or ‘lewgh’ meaning ‘oath.’

○ Lugh Lámfada was a pre-Christian Irish deity, a warrior, king, master

craftsman, and saviour who led the Tuatha Dé Danann against Balor and the
Fomorians. His name in Japanese is spelt using the same katakana as “Loux.”
‘Lugh’ is thought to be an Irish form of ‘Lugus’, a name from Gaulish
mythology. Lugus was a Gaulish god of commerce and craftsmanship that
the Romans equated with Mercury and is speculated to form the basis for
Lugh.

● Could also be derived from Latin ‘lux’ meaning ‘light’, from Proto-Italic ‘louks’, from
Proto-Indo-European léwks meaning ‘light’, from lewk- meaning ‘bright’,’ to shine’
or ‘to see, combined with ‘-s.’

Lusat (ルーサット, Rūsatto)

● Likely from Armenian լուսատ (lusat) meaning ‘light’, derived from Old Armenian լոյս
(loys) meaning ‘light’, ‘brightness, splendour; fire; illumination; day; sun; sky; eye’, or
figuratively ‘consolation, relief, balm, balsam’, from Proto-Indo-European ‘lewkos’ or
‘lowkos’, from ‘lewk-’ meaning ‘bright’, ‘to shine’, or ‘to see.’

○ Possibly meant to refer to the Argentinian satellite OSCAR 19 (LUSAT).

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Lux (ルクス, Rukusu)

● From Latin ‘lux’ meaning ‘light’, from Proto-Italic ‘louks’, from

Proto-Indo-European léwks meaning ‘light’, from lewk- meaning ‘bright’,’ to shine’
or ‘to see, combined with ‘-s.’

Maggie (マギ, Magi)

● Diminutive of English ‘Margaret’, traceable back to Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης

(margarítēs) meaning ‘pearl.’

Magnus (マグナス, Magunasu)

● Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Late Roman masculine name from Latin ‘Magnus’
meaning ‘great’, from Proto-Italic ‘magnos’ from Proto-Indo European m̥ǵh₂nós,
from méǵh₂s, meaning’ great.’

Makar (マカール, Makāru)

● Russian form of the Latin ‘Macarius’, from the Greek Μακάριος (Makarios), from
μάκαρ (makar) meaning ‘blessed, happy.’

○ Possibly meant in reference to the Magic the Gathering card, King Macar the
Gold-Cursed.

Maleigh (マレー, Marē)

● Possibly from Irish ‘mallaigh’, from Middle Irish ‘mallaigid’ of Old Irish
‘maldachaid’ from Latin ‘maledīcō’ (to slander, curse.)

● Also possibly from French ‘malaise’ meaning ‘a feeling of general bodily discomfort,
fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness’, from ‘mal’ (bad, badly) and
‘aise’ (ease.)

● The Japanese マレー may be intended to be read “Murray'', a Scottish surname

derived from ‘Moray’, from Medieval Latin Moravia, Moravia, from Scottish Gaelic
‘Moireibh, Moireabh, Moreb’, ultimately from Proto-Celtic ‘mori’ (sea) and ‘trebā’
(settlement.)

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Malenia (マレニア, Malenia)

● Likely from Latin ‘Melania’, from the Greek μέλαινα (melaina) meaning ‘black, dark.’

● Possibly also from Melaina, one of the various romanizations of Ancient Greek
Μέλαινα, from μέλᾱς meaning ‘black, dark.’ Melaina was a Corycian nymph in Greek
mythology, a member of the prophetic Thriae, of the springs of Delphi in Phocis.

Maliketh (マリケス, Marikesu)

● The etymology of this name is uncertain (and may not meaningfully exist), but it
may derive from Latin ‘malus’ meaning ‘bad, evil, wicked’, and English ‘kith’ from
Middle English ‘kith’ meaning ‘kinsmen, relations.’

● It could also come from the name ‘Malachi’ from Hebrew ‫( ַמלְָאכִי‬Mal'akhi) meaning
‘my messenger’ or ‘my angel.’

○ However it is much more likely sourced from Malekith, a Dark Elf in Marvel
Comics who comes into conflict with Thor, or from Malekith, the king of the
Dark Elves. from the Warhammer Fantasy tabletop setting.

● Has its own in-universe etymology ‘Death of the Demigods’, according to Stone of
Gurranq and Gurranq’s Beast Claw incantations.

Manus (マヌス, Manusu)

● From Latin ‘manus’ meaning ‘hand.’

Marais (マレー, Marē)

● Marais is a French surname meaning ‘marsh, swamp.’

● マレー may be intended to be read “Murray”, a Scottish surname derived from

‘Moray’, from Medieval Latin Moravia, Moravia, from Scottish Gaelic ‘Moireibh,
Moireabh, Moreb’, ultimately from Proto-Celtic ‘mori’ (sea) and ‘trebā’ (settlement.)

Margit (マルギット, Marugitto)

● Possibly from ‘Margit’, the Hungarian and ピディScandinavian form of ‘Margaret’,

traceable back to Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs) meaning ‘pearl.’

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Margot (マーゴ, Māgo)

● French short form of English ‘Margaret’, traceable back to Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης
(margarítēs) meaning ‘pearl.’

Marika (マリカ, Marika)

● Diminutive of ‘Maria’, the Latin form of the New Testament Greek Μαριάμ (Mariam)
and Μαρία (Maria), of uncertain meaning. Theories include ‘sea of bitterness’,
‘rebelliousness’, ‘wished for child’, and ‘beloved.’

Mary (メアリー, Mearī)

● English form of ‘Maria’, the Latin form of the New Testament Greek Μαριάμ
(Mariam) and Μαρία (Maria), of uncertain meaning. Theories include ‘sea of
bitterness’, ‘rebelliousness’, ‘wished for child’, and ‘beloved.’

Maureen (モーリーン, Mōrīn)

● Anglicised form of the Irish name ‘Máirín’, the Irish diminutive of ‘Mary’, English
form of ‘Maria’, the Latin form of the New Testament Greek Μαριάμ (Mariam) and
Μαρία (Maria), of uncertain meaning. Theories include ‘sea of bitterness’,
‘rebelliousness’, ‘wished for child’, and ‘beloved.’

Melina (メリナ, Merina)

● A Greek name derived from μέλι (meli) meaning ‘honey.’

Millicent (ミリセント, Mirisento)

● English name from the Gothic ‘Amalaswinþa’, composed of ‘amals’ (unceasing,

vigorous, brave), and ‘swinþs’ (strong.)

Milos (ミエロス, Mierosu)

● Possibly from Slavic Miloš, from the Slavic element ‘milu’ meaning ‘gracious, dear.’

Miquella (ミケラ, Mikera)

● Likely from Hebrew ‫מיכאל‬‎(mikhael) meaning ‘who is like God?’, equivalent to English
‘Michael.’

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Miranda (ミランダ, Miranda)

● An English and Dutch name derived from the Latin ‘mirandus’ meaning ‘admirable,
wonderful.’

○ The name was coined by Shakespeare for the heroine of his play ‘The
Tempest’ in which Miranda and her father are stranded on an island. One of
the moons of Uranus is named for this Shakespearean character.

Miriam (ミリアム, Miriamu)

● Hebrew form of ‘Mary’, English form of ‘Maria’, the Latin form of the New
Testament Greek Μαριάμ (Mariam) and Μαρία (Maria), of uncertain meaning.
Theories include ‘sea of bitterness’, ‘rebelliousness’, ‘wished for child’, and ‘beloved.’

Miriel (ミリエル, Mirieru)

● Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of the feminine given name ‘Muriel’, an anglicised

form of the Irish ‘Muirgel’ and its Scottish Gaelic form ‘Muirgel’, meaning ‘bright
sea’, from Old Irish ‘muir’ meaning ‘sea’ and ‘gel’ meaning ‘bright’, and Scottish
‘Muireall.’

Mohg (モーグ, Mōgu)

● Possibly derived from Old Norse ‘mǫgr’ meaning ‘son, boy, youth’, from
Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚷᚢ from the Proto-Germanic ‘maguz’ meaning ‘boy, relative’, which is
suggested to be related to Proto-Germanic ‘mēgaz’ meaning ‘son-in-law’, or more
generally, ‘a relative through marriage.’

● Also possibly from Irish ‘mogh’ meaning ‘bondman, slave’, from Old Irish ‘mug’
meaning ‘slave, servant; serf, bondman’, from Proto-Celtic ‘mogus’ from
Proto-Indo-European ‘mogʰus’ meaning ‘young person.’

Mohgwyn (モーグウィン, Mōguuin)

● Possibly derived from Old Norse ‘mǫgr’ meaning ‘son, boy, youth’, from
Proto-Norse ᛗᚨᚷᚢ from the Proto-Germanic ‘maguz’ meaning ‘boy, relative’, which is
suggested to be related to Proto-Germanic ‘mēgaz’ meaning ‘son-in-law’, or more
generally, ‘a relative through marriage’, combined with Old English ‘wine’ meaning
‘friend.’

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● Also possibly from Irish ‘mogh’ meaning ‘bondman, slave’, from Old Irish ‘mug’
meaning ‘slave, servant; serf, bondman’, from Proto-Celtuc ‘mogus’ from
Proto-Indo-European ‘mogʰus’ meaning ‘young person’, combined with Old English
‘wine’ meaning ‘friend.’

Moongrum (ムーングラム, Mūnguramu)

● Likely English ‘Moon’ and ‘Glum’

○ Likely a reference to Moonglum of Elwher, an incarnation of the Eternal

Champion in Michael Moorcock’s ‘The Eternal Champion’ book series. Game
director Hidetaka Miyazaki mentioned ‘The Eternal Champion’ directly as an
inspiration for Elden Ring in an interview with Edge magazine.

Morgott (モーゴット, Mōgotto)

● Possibly from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Sindarin ‘Morgoth’, meaning ‘dark enemy’, from

Sindarin ‘morn’ (black, dark) and ‘coth’ (enemy, foe.)

Morne (モーン, Mōn)

● Likely from French ‘morne’, meaning ‘gloomy, glum, dismal, dreary.’

Nagakiba (長牙, Nagakiba)

● Japanese for ‘long fang.’

Neidhardt (ナイトハルト, Naitoharuto)

● Masculine German name meaning ‘Envious’, from the elements ‘neid’ (necessity,
need, envy, jealousy) and ‘hart (hard.)

○ Neidhart von Reuental was an important and prolific 13th century Germanic
lyrical poet, who was mythologised into the peasant-hating Neidhart Fuchs in
late 15th century comical stories. Neidhartspiel is named after Neidhart, the
oldest verifiable example of secular drama in the German-speaking world.

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Nepheli (ネフェリ, Neferi)

● Likely derived from the Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos) meaning ‘cloud’, from
Proto-Hellenic népʰos, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos meaning ‘cloud’ or ‘mist,
moisture’, from nebʰ- meaning ‘to become damp, cloudy’, combined with -os.

Nerijus (ネリウス, Neriusu)

● An Oscan prenomen meaning ‘strong, vigorous’, related to the Latin prenomen

‘Nero’ meaning ‘black.’

Niall (ニアール, Niāru)

● Irish, Scottish, and English name of disputed origin, it has been theorised to relate to
the Celtic root ‘nītu-’ meaning ‘fury, passion’, or the (possibly related) Old Irish word
‘nia’ meaning ‘hero’, or be derived from Old Irish ‘nél’, meaning ‘cloud.’

○ Niall was the name of a few early Irish kings, including Niall of the Nine
Hostages, a semi-legendary high king of the 4th or 5th century. The origin of
his epithet has numerous versions, such as receiving a hostage from each of
the five provinces of Ireland, and one each from Scotland, the Saxons, the
Britons, and the Franks.

Nokron (ノクローン, Nokurōn)

● Possibly from Latin ‘nox’ meaning ‘night, darkness’ and a derivative from ‘Kronos’,
borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos), possibly from κραίνω (kraínō)
meaning ‘to rule’ or ‘command.’

● Also possibly from the Latin ‘nox’ and a derivative of Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē),
of several meanings, but notably, the root of Latin referring to a garland or a crown.

● Could also come from Latin ‘nox’ and a derivative from Ancient Greek Χρόνος
(khrónos) meaning ‘time.’

● May also come from the Latin ‘nox’ combined with English ‘-ern’, a suffix from
Middle English relatable to Middle English ærn meaning ‘place.’

Nokstella (ノクステラ, Nokusutera)

● Likely from Latin ‘nox’ meaning ‘night, darkness’, and Latin ‘stēlla’ meaning ‘a star.’

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Nox (ノクス, Nokusu)

● From Latin ‘nox’ meaning ‘night; darkness.’

Numen (稀人, Marebito)

● From English ‘numen’ meaning a divinity, especially a local or presiding god, or an

influence of phenomenon at once mystical and transcendent, from Latin ‘nūmen’
meaning ‘a nod of the head’, ‘divine sway, ‘the divine will’, ‘the will or power of the
gods’ ‘divine power or right’, ‘divinity’, or, by extension, ‘fairy’, speculated to come
from either an action noun of ‘nuō’ for ‘nuimen’ from ‘nuō’ and ‘-men’, or from the
Ancient Greek word νοούμενον (nooúmenon) meaning ‘an influence perceptible by
mind but not by senses’, from νοέω (noéō), itself from νόος (nóos) meaning ‘mind’ and
-έω (-éō.)

● The Japanese name, 稀人(Marebito), literally translating to ‘rare person’ or ‘rare

spirit’, is an ancient word meaning ‘guest’, ‘visitor from afar’ or ‘joy-bringing spirit
from the divine realms.’

○ The concept of Marebito was introduced to modern scholars by the 20th

century folklorist Shinobu Orikuchi, who taught that in Japanese folk
religions, Marebito were originally synonymous with kami (divine beings in
the Shinto religion), and that they were held to be visitors from Tokoyo no
Kuni (the ‘otherworld’ in Japanese folklore, ‘tokoyo’ meaning ‘eternalness,
forever unchanging’ or ‘distant land over the sea; world of the dead’) that
would bring gifts of wisdom, spiritual knowledge, and happiness.

Ofnir (オーフニール, Ōfunīru)

● Likely from ‘Ófnir’, meaning ‘inciter’, one of the numerous names of the Germanic
god Odin.

Ogha (オウガ, Ouga)

● Likely derived from English ‘ogre’, from the French ‘ogre’, from Latin ‘Orcus’’ from
the Ancient Greek Ὄρκος (Órkos) meaning ‘oath’, from Ancient Greek ὅρκος (hórkos),
referring to an oath or the object by which one swears or the witness of an oath.

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○ Orcus was a god of the underworld in Roman and Etruscan mythology, and a
punisher of broken oaths, and is likely to have been transliterated from the
Greek demon Horkos, the personification of the curse inflicted on any person
who swears a false oath.

Okina (翁, Okina)

● Uses the kanji 翁 (Okina) meaning ‘old man.’

○ Okina is one of the oldest masks in Noh, a classical Japanese dance-drama

dating to the 14th century. The mask depicting an old man with a long white
beard is considered particularly sacred and has been treated as the
embodiment of god, bringing longevity and prosperity to families. Donning
the Okina mask has been interpreted in more modern times as a ritual act of
apotheosis or shamanistic possession.

Oleg (オレグ, Oregu)

● Russian form of the Old Norse name ‘Helgi’, derived from ‘heilagr’ meaning ‘holy,
blessed.’

Olivinus (オリヴィニス, Orivuinisu)

● Derived from the English ‘olivine’, referring to an olive-green, grey-green, or brown

mineral.

Ordina (オルディナ, Orudina)

● Possibly from Latin ‘ōrdinā’, the second-person singular present active imperative of
‘ōrdinō’ meaning ‘I order’ or ‘I rule’, from the noun ‘ōrdō’ meaning ‘order’

● Also possibly from English ‘Ordinal’, borrowed from Latin ‘ōrdinālis’, also from the
Latin ‘ōrdō’ meaning ‘order.’

Ordovis (オルドビス, Orudobisu)

● From the English ‘Ordovician’’, from the Proto-Celtic ‘ordos’ meaning ‘hammer’ and
‘wiketi’ meaning ‘to fight.’

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○ Refers to either (or both) the Ordovices, an ancient tribe of pre-Roman

Britain situated opposite the island of Anglesey, or to the Ordovician Period,
a geologic period within the Paleozoic era of about 488 to 443 million years
ago. The Ordovician Period constituted the evolution of diverse marine
invertebrates, as well as a mass extinction wiping out 85% of marine species.

Oridys (オリティス, Oriteisu)

● Possibly from Latin ‘oritis’, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρῖτις (orîtis) meaning ‘an
unknown precious stone.’

O’Neil (オニール, Onīru)

● From the Irish surname ‘O’neil’, a variant of ‘O’Neal’, from the Irish ‘Ó Néill’
meaning ‘descendant of Neil’, ‘Neil’ itself coming from the Irish name ‘Niall.’

Patches (パッチ, Patchi)

● From the English ‘patch’ referring to a piece of material used to mend or cover a
hole or weak spot, a small piece of something, or a part of an area distinct from that
about it.

Phillia (フィリア, Firia)

● Likely from English ‘Philia’, borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía) meaning
‘friendship, love, affection, fondness.’

Pidia (ピディ, Pidi)

● Possibly derived from Ancient Greek παιδίον (paidíon) meaning ‘little child’ or ‘small
child’, which appears to be the root of ‘pedio’ meaning ‘doll’, as in ‘pediophobia’, a
fear of dolls.

● Also possibly derived from Ancient Greek παιδιά (paidiá), meaning ‘childish play,
amusement.’

● Perhaps derived from ‘Pythia’, from Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía), the name of the
high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, also known as the Oracle of Delphi.

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Placidusax (プラキドサクス, Purakidosakusu)

● From Latin ‘placidus’ meaning ‘placid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful,
tranquil’, and ‘saxum’ meaning ‘stone, rock.’

Polyanna (ポリアンナ, Porianna)

● Combination of the name ‘Polly’, a variant of ‘Molly’, medieval diminutive of ‘Mary’,

English form of ‘Maria’, the Latin form of the New Testament Greek Μαριάμ
(Mariam) and Μαρία (Maria), of uncertain meaning. Theories include ‘sea of
bitterness’, ‘rebelliousness’, ‘wished for child’, and ‘beloved.’ Combined with ‘Anna’, a
form of ‘Channah’, from the Hebrew ‫( חַָּנה‬Channah) meaning "favour, grace."

Radagon (ラダゴン, Radagon)

● Likely derived from the anglicised Irish ‘Ratigan’, shortened from Irish ‘Reachtagán’,
a diminutive of ‘reachtaire’ meaning ‘administrator, steward’ or ‘reacht’ meaning
‘law.’

Radahn (ラダーン, Radān)

● Possibly from Irish Ruadhán meaning ‘red’, from Old Irish ‘Rúadán’, derived from
‘ruadh’ (red, auburn) or ‘rúad’ (red, reddish) and ‘án.’

● Could also derive from Welsh ‘Rhudd’ meaning ‘red’ or ‘crimson.’

○ May in turn be meant to refer to the Rhuddanian Period, the first age of the
Silurian Period in the Paleozoic Era, named after the Cefn-Rhaddan Farm
near Llandovery, Powys, Wales.

Ranni (ラニ, Rani)

● Possibly from Hindi रानी (rānī) meaning ‘queen, princess’ or ‘magenta’, from Sanskrit
राज्ञी (rā́jñī) meaning meaning ‘Queen’ or ‘Princess’, from Proto-Indo-European
h₃rḗǵnih₂ meaning ‘queen’, from h₃rḗǵs meaning ‘king, ruler’, from h₃reǵ- meaning ‘to
straighten’ or ‘to righten’, combined with the feminising suffix -nih₂.

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● Also possibly derived from Hebrew ‫( ַרן‬ran) meaning ‘to sing.’

● Another possibility is being derived from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Neo-Quenya ‘ránë’

meaning ‘straying, wandering’, which in turn may relate to Quenya ‘Rána’, another
name for the Moon (usually referred to in Quenya as ‘Isil’) literally meaning
‘wayward.’

Raya Lucaria (レアルカリア, Rearukaria)

● In Japanese it is possibly meant to be read ‘Real Caria”, perhaps deriving from the
Spanish ‘real’ meaning ‘royal, regal’ and ‘Caria’, possibly from Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ
(Kāríā), from Κᾱ́ρ (Kā́r), referring to Car or Kar, the legendary founder of Caria, a
historical region in the southwest of Asia Minor, and -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā.) This reading may be
contentious as the academy predates the Carians being instated as royalty.

● Alternatively, it might be read as English ‘rare’ and either ‘Caria’, or ‘Lucaria’, the
name of a festival of the grove in ancient Roman religion, from Latin ‘lucus’
referring to a grove sacred to a deity, or poetically to a wood.

● It could also be derived from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhea), of unknown meaning,
possibly from ῥέω ‘rheo’ meaning ‘to flow’ or ‘ ἔρα ‘ meaning ‘ground.’ in reference to
the titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia and wife of Cronus, combined with either
‘Caria’ or ‘Lucaria.’

● In the case that ‘Raya’ is correct, it might derive from Spanish ‘raya’, possibly from
Vulgar Latin ‘radia’, in turn possibly from Latin ‘radius’ meaning ‘a ray of light.’

○ I listed “Raya Lucaria” as a single name because the Japanese text writes it as
one word. It is unclear if it is meant to be read as two words like in English, as
レアル・カリア (Rearu Karia) or レア・ルカリア (Rea Rukaria.) Ultimately the
etymology of this name is quite unclear.

Reduvia (レドゥビア, Redoubia)

● Latin word meaning ‘hangnail’, or figuratively ‘remnant, remainder.’

Renna (レナ, Rena)

● Possibly from ‘Rena’, the Latinate feminine form of ‘René’, the French form of Late
Roman ‘Renatus’, meaning ‘born again.’

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● Also possibly from Old Norse ‘renna’, an alteration of earlier ‘rinna’, from
Proto-Germanic ‘rannijaną’ and cognate with Old Saxon ‘rennian’ and Old High
German ‘rennen’, meaning ‘(transitive) to cause (a liquid) to flow; to pour’, or
‘(transitive) to melt (something.)’

Rennala (レナラ, Renala)

● Likely derived from ‘Rena’, the Latinate feminine form of ‘René’, the French form of
Late Roman ‘Renatus’, meaning ‘born again.’

Rileigh (ライリー, Rairī)

● Likely from the name ‘Riley’, which has two distinct sources. As an English surname
it derives from ‘Ryley’, a northwestern English county, meaning ‘rye clearing’ from
Old English ‘ryge’ (rye) and ‘leah’ (clearing, meadow.) As an Irish surname, it is a
variant of ‘Reilly’, an anglicised form of Irish ‘Ó Raghailligh’ derived from
‘Raghailleach’ of unknown meaning.

Roderika (ローデリカ, Rōderika)

● Derived from English ‘Roderick’ meaning ‘famous ruler’, from Old German ‘hroud’
(fame) and ‘rih’ (ruler, king.)

Rogier (ロジェール, Rojēru)

● Dutch form of ‘Roger’, from the Germanic name ‘Hrodger’ meaning ‘famous spear’,
derived from ‘hruod’ (fame) and ‘ger’ (spear.)

Rold (ロルド, Rorudo)

● Possibly from Galican ‘roldo’ the first-person singular present of ‘roldar’ meaning ‘to
patrol; to do sentry duty.’

● Could also come from the English ‘lord’, or the surname ‘Lorde.’

Rollo (ロロ, Roro)

● Likely from the English name ‘Rollo’, Latinized form of ‘Roul’, the Old French form
of ‘Rolf’, from the Old German name ‘Hrolf’, a contracted form of ‘Hrodulf’, from
the elements ‘hruod’ meaning ‘fame’ and ‘wolf’ meaning ‘wolf.’

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Rosus (ローゼス, Rōzesu)

● Likely derived from Latin ‘rosus’, the perfect passive participle of ‘rōdō’, meaning
‘gnaw, eat away.’

Rowa (ロア, Roa)

● Possibly derived from English ‘rowan’ referring to the taxonomic genus Sorbus,
including the European rowan tree, from Middle English ‘ron, rone’ referring to a
rowan-tree berry, possibly from Old Norse ‘reynir’ meaning ‘rowan tree’, ultimately
from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- meaning ‘red.’

● Also possibly from the English name ‘Rowan’, the anglicised form of Irish ‘Ruadhán’
meaning ‘red’, from Old Irish ‘Rúadán’, derived from ‘ruadh’ (red, auburn) or ‘rúad’
(red, reddish) and ‘án.’

Rya (ラーヤ, Rāya)

● May derive from the Persian, Spanish, French, and Portuguese ‘Soraya’, the Persian
form of ‘Thurayya’ meaning ‘the Pleiades’ in Arabic.

○ The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, are a star cluster,
mythologically held to be the children of the Oceanid Pleione and
companions of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt.

○ In-universe it is likely to be a diminutive of Rya’s true name ‘Zorayas’, so I

have associated it with the same etymology.

Rykard (ライカード, Raikādo)

● Likely derived from Frankish ‘Rīkahard’, from which English ‘Richard’ is descended,
from Proto-Germanic ‘Rīkaharduz’, from the elements ‘rīks’ meaning ‘king, ruler’
and ‘harduz’ meaning ‘hard, brave.’

Sellen (セレン, Seren)

● Likely derived from ‘Selene’, the Latinate form of Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē), the
name of the Moon goddess in Greek mythology and religion.

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● May also come from Welsh ‘Seren’, from ‘sêr’ meaning ‘stars’ and ‘-en.’

Sellia (サリア, Saria)

● Possibly from the English and Spanish name ‘Celia’, borrowed from the Latin
‘Caelia’, the feminine form of the Roman family name ‘Caelius’, derived from Latin
‘caelum’ meaning ‘sky’ or ‘atmosphere, climate, weather.’

Seluvis (セルブス, Serubusu)

● Possibly derived from the Latin “servus” meaning ‘servant, serf, slave.’

Serosh (セローシュ, Serōshu)

● Possibly derived from ‘Soroush’, the modern Persian form of Avestan ‘Sraosha’
meaning ‘obedience’ or ‘conscience.’

○ In Zoroastrianism Soroush is a Yazata (a holy being worthy of being

worshipped) later equated to the angel Gabriel from the Hebrew tradition.

Shabriri (シャブリリ, Shaburiri)

● From Hebrew ‫ירי‬

ִ ‫( ַׁש ב ְִר‬shavrirí), meaning ‘frail.’

○ Used euphemistically to refer to night blindness or nyctalopia.

○ It is the name of a demon in Jewish mythology that causes blindness in those

who drink from bodies of water at night. The demon can be dispelled by
repeating its name and dropping the foremost syllable with each repetition.

Siluria (シルリア, Shiruria)

● From the English ‘Silurian’, from the Latin ‘Silurēs, borrowed from Ancient Greek
Σίλυρες (Sílures), of Celtic origin, possibly from Proto-Celtic ‘sīlom’ meaning “seed;
stock’, and ‘ian.’

○ Refers to either (or both) the Silures, a powerful and warlike tribe of
pre-Roman Britain that occupied what is now southeast Wales, or the Silurian
Period, a geologic period within the Palaeozoic era about 439 to 409 million
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a dramatic rise in sea level as the glaciers of the late Ordovician ice age
melted, and the wild diversification of fish.

Siofra (シーフラ, Shīfura)

● From Irish ‘síofra’ meaning ‘elf, changeling, sprite.’

Smarag (スマラグ, Sumaragu)

● From Latin ‘smaragdus’, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos) meaning

‘emerald.’

Sol (ソール, Sōru)

● From Latin ‘sōl’ meaning ‘sun.’

Tanith (タニス, Tanisu)

● A name of Semitic origin, from Punic 𐤕𐤍𐤕‎(tnt), found also in Ancient Greek Θινιθ
(Thinith), Θεννειθ (Thenneith), but of unknown meaning.

○ Tanith was the name of the Phoenician goddess of love, fertility, the moon
and the stars. She was associated with the city of Carthage, and consort of
Ba’al Hammon, a weather god responsible for the fertility of vegetation and
King of the Gods.

○ Likely inspired by the author Tanith Lee, who wrote a fantasy novel called
‘Night’s Master.’ In the novel, Azhrarn, the Prince of Demons, overthrows a
vainglorious king. Zorayas, one of the king’s daughters, survives, but is
disfigured by injuries. After suffering humiliation and sexual assault and
learning of her parentage, Zorayas ruthlessly regains her father’s kingdom.

Testu (テス, Tesu)

● Possibly from Latin ‘testū’ referring to a vessel of earthenware.

● Also possibly from Latin ‘testūdō’ meaning ‘tortoise, turtle.’

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Theodorix (テオドリックス, Teodorikkusu)

● Likely from the anglicised Gothic ‘Theodoric’, from the Proto-Germanic name
‘Þiudareiks’ meaning ‘ruler of the people’, derived from the elements
‘þeudō’meaning ‘people’ and ‘rīks’ meaning ‘ruler, king.’

Therolina (サロリナ, Sarorina)

● Possibly a mutation of ‘Carolina’, the Latinate feminine form of ‘Carolus’, the Latin
form of the Germanic ‘Karl’ from Old High German ‘karal’, from Proto-Germanic
‘karlaz’ meaning ‘man’ or ‘free man.’

● Also possibly derived from the Ancient Greek θάλλω (thállo) meaning ‘to bloom,
sprout’, ‘to grow, flourish, thrive’, or ‘to swell, abound.’ Could also be from the Italian
‘serale’ meaning ‘evening, night.’

Thops (トープス, Tōpusu)

● Possibly from English ‘taupe’ referring to a dark-browning grey colour; the colour of
moleskin, from the French ‘taupe’ meaning ‘mole’ or ‘tunneler’, though this
figuratively can refer to an undercover agent like in English, ultimately from Latin
‘talpa.’

● Perhaps from Galibi Carib ‘topu’ meaning ‘stone.’

● Also possibly from the English word ‘top.’

● Potentially from Italian ‘tope’, the plural of ‘topa’, the feminine equivalent of ‘topo’
meaning ‘mouse.’

Tiche (ティシー, Tishī)

● Likely from Italian ‘Tiche’ from Ancient Greek Τύχη (Túkhē), from τύχη (túkhē)
meaning ‘fortune.’

○ Tyche is the goddess of luck or fortune in Greek mythology.

Torrent (トレント, Torento)

● From the English word ‘torrent’ meaning a violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.

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Tragoth (トラゴス, Toragosu)

● From Greek τρᾰ́γος (trágos) meaning ‘billy-goat’, from τρᾰ́γω (trágō) meaning ‘to gnaw,
nibble’ and -ος (-os.)

Tricia (トリシャ, Torisha)

● From English ‘Tricia’ or ‘Trisha’, short of the English, Spanish, German, and Late
Roman name ‘Patricia’, the feminine form of Latin ‘Patricius’, meaning ‘nobleman.’
Despite ‘Patricius’ appearing in medieval England in Latin documents, it is unlikely
to have been used as a name until the 18th century in Scotland.

Trina (トリーナ, Torīna)

● Likely from Latin ‘Trina’, an inflection of ‘trinus’ meaning ‘triple.’

● Possibly from the English feminine name ‘Trina’, the short form of ‘Katrina’, the
anglicized form of ‘Caitrìona’, the Scottish Gaelic form of ‘Katherine’, from the
Greek name Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine) of debated etymology. Suggested origins include:
From the earlier Greek name Ἑκατερινη (Hekaterine), itself from ἑκάτερος (hekateros)
meaning ‘each of the two.’ It could also derive from the name of the goddess
‘Hecate’, or be related to Greek αἰκία (aikia) meaning ’torture.’ From a Coptic name
meaning ‘my consecration of your name.’ In the early Christian era, it became
associated with the Greek καθαρός (katharos) meaning ‘pure’, and the Latin spelling
was changed from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this.

Uhl (ウル, Uru)

● Possibly from the English prefix ‘ur-’, indicating ‘proto-, primitive, original.’

● May also refer to Ur, which is spelt in Japanese using the same katakana, an
important Sumerian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia.

○ Uhl’s proximity to the Ainsel and Siofra rivers may be an allusion to ancient
Mesopotamia being between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.

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Uld (ウルド, Urudo)

● Possibly from Old Norse ‘Urðr’, often written ‘Urd’ or ‘Urth’, meaning ‘fate’, referring
to the eldest of the Norns who weave people’s fates in Norse mythology. Of the
three, Urðr is associated the most with the past.

○ The Japanese wikipedia entry for Urðr uses the same katakana as “Uld” to
demonstrate how her name is commonly written in English.

● Also possibly from the English prefix ‘ur-’, indicating ‘proto-, primitive, original.’
May also refer to Ur, an important Sumerian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia.

● Could also come from the Turkish ‘ordu’, from the Ottoman Turkish ‫اردو‬‎(ordu),
from Proto-Turkic ‘or-’ meaning ‘army, place of staying of the army, ruler, etc.’

Vargram (バルグラム, Baruguramu)

● Likely derived from Old Norse ‘vargr’ meaning ‘wolf’, ‘evildoer’ or ‘destroyer’, from
proto-Germanic ‘wargaz’ meaning ‘outlaw, criminal’ or ‘wolf.’

Varré (ヴァレー, Vuarē)

● Possibly from Albanian ‘varrë’ meaning ‘wound, tearing’, from Proto-Albanian

‘uar(e)nā’ from Proto-Indo-European ‘wer(H)’ meaning ‘to cut (off), tear.’

● Also possibly from Latin ‘verrō’ meaning ‘I scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour,
clean out’, from Proto-Italic ‘wors-o-’ ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ‘wers-’
meaning ‘to drag on the ground.’

● Could also come from Old Norse ‘verri’ meaning ‘worse’, from Proto-Germanic
‘wirsizô’, a comparative of ‘ubilaz’ meaning ‘bad, evil.’

Vyke (ヴァイク, Vuaiku)

● Possibly from the Estonian name ‘Vaike’ from Estonian ‘vaikus’ meaning ‘silence,
calm.’

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○ Potentially meant in reference to the Fire Emblem character of the same

name, whose name in Japanese is spelt with the same katakana. The name
was coined by Andres Saal for a character in his story ‘Vambola’ (1889.)

● Could also have been derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ‘weyk’, meaning
‘to curve, bend’ or ‘to exchange.’

Wilhelm (ヴィルヘルム, Vuiruherumu)

● German cognate of English ‘William’, from the Germanic name ‘Willehelm’

meaning ‘will helmet’, composed of the elements ‘willo’ (will, desire) and ‘helm’
(helmet, protection.)

Wyndham (ウィンダム, Uindamu)

● From English ‘wind’, from Middle English ‘wynde’, likely derived from ‘wynden’
meaning ‘to wind, proceed, go’, and the English suffix ‘-ham’ from Old English ‘hām’
meaning ‘home, farm, estate’, or ‘hamm’ meaning ‘enclosure’, often specifically ‘land
enclosed by a river.’

○ Named in reference to Wyndham, the capital city of Midland in Kentaro

Miura’s manga ‘Berserk’, an often-cited inspiration of game director Hidetaka
Miyazaki.

Yelough (イエロ, Iero)

● Derived from English ‘yellow’, perhaps specifically from the middle English ‘yelou.’

Yura (ユラ, Yura)

● Possibly from the Russian and Ukrainian name ‘Yura’, a diminutive of ‘Yuriy’, the
Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian form of ‘George’ from the Greek name Γεώργιος
(Georgios), derived from γεωργός (georgos) meaning ‘farmer, earthworker’, in turn
from the elements γῆ (ge) (earth) and ἔργον (ergon) (work.)

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○ Retired Hunter Djura, from Bloodborne, whose name uses similar katakana
(デュラ, Deyura) has a name of the same origin.

● An alternative possibility is that he is named in reference to the Yura River (由良川) in

Kyoto Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan, from the kanji 由 (yu) meaning
‘reason’, and 良 (ra) meaning ‘good.’ Other kanji combinations with the “Yu” and “Ra”
sounds are possible.

Zamor (ザミェル, Zamyeru)

● Likely derived from the Russian заморозить (razmorózitʹ), a transitive verb meaning
‘to freeze.’

● Also possibly derived from Russian заморский (zamorskiy), a dated, poetic term
meaning ‘overseas, foreign.’

Zorayas (ゾラーヤス, Zorāyasu)

● Possibly from Persian, Spanish, French, and Portuguese ‘Soraya’, Persian form of
‘Thurayya’ meaning ‘the Pleiades’ in Arabic.

○ The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, are a star cluster,
mythologically held to be the children of the Oceanid Pleione and
companions of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt.

○ Likely inspired by Zorayas from Tanith Lee’s ‘Night’s Master’ fantasy novel.
In the novel, Azhrarn, the Prince of Demons, overthrows a vainglorious king.
Zorayas, one of the king’s daughters, survives, but is disfigured by injuries.
After suffering humiliation and sexual assault and learning of her parentage,
Zorayas ruthlessly regains her father’s kingdom.

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Cut Content Names

Due to the Japanese 1.0 version of the text already being updated to the release version,
certain names must be scavenged from the 1.0 versions of other languages, thus the
katakana used for some names is unavailable.

I have provided context for these names for those less knowledgeable on Elden Ring’s cut
texts.

Amalga (アマルガ, Amaruga)

● From English ‘amalgam’ meaning ‘(metallurgy) an alloy containing mercury’, ‘a

combination of different things’, or one of the ingredients in an alloy, from Medieval
Latin ‘amalgama’ meaning ‘mercury alloy’, from Arabic ‫( اَ ْل َم ْلغَم‬al-malḡam) meaning
‘emollient poultice or unguent for sores’, from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma)
meaning ‘emollient; malleable material’, from μαλάσσω (malássō) meaning ‘to soften’,
from μαλακός (malakós) meaning ‘soft.’

○ Cut name for Phillia, Towering Little Sister.

Angue ( JP unavailable)

● An Italian word meaning ‘snake, serpent’, from Latin ‘anguem’, the accusatory form
of ‘anguis’ meaning ‘snake, serpent, dragon’ or the constellation Hydra, from
Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis meaning ‘snake.’

○ Cut name for Mt. Gelmir left over in Ash of War: Eruption in 1.0.

Asimi (アスィミ, Asuimi)

● From Greek ασήμι (asími) meaning ‘silver’ or ‘silverware’, from Ancient Greek ἄσημον
(ásēmon), the neuter form of ἄσημος (ásēmos) meaning ‘uncoined, without marks’,
ostensibly from ἀ- (a-) meaning ‘not’ combined with ‎σῆμα (sêma) meaning ‘mark,
sign, token’, from Proto-Indo-European dʰyéh₂mn̥, from dʰyeh₂- meaning ‘to notice.’

○ Cut name for the Silver Tears and the cut Silver Tear NPC.

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Colletus ( JP unavailable)

● Possibly from the Italian ‘Colletta’ from Latin ‘collecta’ meaning ‘contribution’ or
‘collection’ in the sense of money.

● Also possibly from the English surname ‘Collette’, a variant of ‘Colette’, the short
form of ‘Nicolette’, diminutive of ‘Nicole’, the French feminine form of ‘Nicholas’,
from the Greek Νικόλαος (Nikolaos) meaning ‘victory of the people’, derived from
Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and λαός (laos) meaning ‘people.’

● Could also be from the French ‘collettes’, second-person singular present

indicative/subjunctive of ‘colleter’, meaning ‘to wrap round the collar’ or ‘to collar’,
from ‘collet’, French for ‘collar.’

○ Cut mentioned character, a nomadic merchant who wrote Note: Flask of

Wondrous Physick in 1.0.

○ Likely a reference to Colletus, a holy man in the Fighting Fantasy series of

books, an inspiration for the Souls series professed by game director
Hidetaka Miyazaki.

Eburion (エルビオン, Erubion)

● Possibly derived from the Latin ‘ebur’ or ‘eboris’ referring to ‘ivory’ or to a thing
made of ivory.

● Also possibly from ‘Albiōn’, the Ancient Gallo-Latin name for Britain, which may
derive from Proto-Celtic ‘Albiū’, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ‘albʰós’
meaning ‘white’, whence Latin ‘albus’ (white), and Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós)
meaning ‘whiteness, white leprosy.’ The primary meaning of the Common Celtic
word is ‘upper world’ (in contrast to the underworld.)

○ Cut name for Elphael, referenced by Old Albus in his cut dialogue.

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Estelle ( JP unavailable)

● From Old French meaning ‘star’, from Latin ‘stella’ of the same meaning.

○ Cut character mentioned in the Ruptured Crystal Tear in the Portuguese

Closed Network Test, a young girl who was enchanted by the dangerous new
school of thought represented by the Ruptured Crystal Tear.

Eulalya (エーラリア, Ēraria)

● Spanish, Italian, English, Polish, and Ancient Greek name derived from the Greek
εὔλαλος (eulalos) meaning "sweetly-speaking", from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and λαλέω
(laleo) meaning "to talk."

○ Cut name for Perfumer Tricia.

Eveligne (エヴリーン, Evurīn)

● Likely from ‘Evelyn’, an English and German surname derived from ‘Aveline’, from
the Norman French form of the Germanic ‘Avila’, derived from the Old German
element ‘awi’ of unknown meaning.

○ A character mentioned in the cut Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy cutscene

dialogue. Possibly the name of the Serpent that devoured him.

Glaiis ( JP unavailable)

● Likely from English 'glacier.’

○ Name for Zamor Ruins in 1.0.

Gnarrl (ナールド, Nārudo)

● The katakana reading of the English word ‘gnarled’, referring to a knot found in
wood, as an adjective (‘gnarly’) referring to something knotty or twisted.

○ Cut character mentioned in the 1.0 Malformed Dragon set, the name of one
of the Draconic Tree Sentinels encountered at Leyndell or Farum Azula.

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Grana (グラーナ, Gurāna)

● Likely from the Latin ‘grana’, the plural of ‘grānum’, meaning ‘grain, seed, small
kernel.’

○ 1.0 name used for the Witch’s Glintstone Crown. Strikingly similar to the
name used in the Japanese guide for Dark Souls 1 to refer to the Chaos Witch
in front of the Bed of Chaos: グラナ (Gurana.)

Guilbert (ジルベール, Jirubēru)

● Possibly from ‘Guilbert’, the rare French form of the Dutch name ‘Wilbert’, meaning
‘bright will’ derived from Old German ‘willo’ meaning ‘will, desire’ and ‘beraht’
meaning ‘bright.’

● Also possibly from ‘Gilbert’, an English, French, Dutch, and Germanic name
meaning ‘bright pledge’, from the Old German elements ‘gisal’ meaning ‘pledge,
hostage, and ‘beraht’ meaning ‘bridge.

○ Cut NPC encountered in Limgrave who used Witchhunter Jerren’s

equipment, voiced by Bloody Finger Hunter Yura’s voice actor, a Redeemer
of vengeance who served General Radahn and would assist the player against
Crucible Knight Ordovis as a summon.

Jiko (ジコ, Jiko)

● Possibly derived from Japanese 事故 (じこ, Jiko) meaning ‘accident; incident; trouble’
or ‘circumstances; reasons.’

● Also possibly derived from Japanese 自己 (じこ, Jiko) meaning ‘self; oneself’ or in
reference to the psychology of the self.

● Could also be derived from Japanese 耳語 (じご, Jigo) meaning ‘whispering.’

○ Likely meant in reference to Jigo / Jiko from Studio Ghibli’s ‘Princess

Mononoke’ a travelling monk who acts as the protagonist’s Prince Ashitaka’s
friend before being revealed as an antagonist trying to kill the Forest Spirit.

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○ ‘Monk Jiko’ is an older name for the NPC Reeling Rico left over in the files.
Cut NPC related to the cut Dreambrew mechanic and a worshipper of St.
Trina and Miquella.

Ondrej ( JP unavailable)

● The Slovak form of ‘Andrew’, an English form of the Greek name Ἀνδρέας (Andreas),
derived from ἀνδρεῖος (andreios) meaning ‘manly, masculine’, a derivative of ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning ‘man.’

○ Cut character mentioned in 1.0 who owned the Drake Knight set.

Oud (ウード, Ūdo)

● Likely from ‘oud’, a doublet of ‘lute’, from Arabic ‫( عُود‬ʕūd) meaning ‘wood, timber’,
‘stick, rod, pole’, ‘branch, twig’, ‘stem, stalk’, ‘cane, reed’, ‘aloe, agarwood, any plant
with high moisture content’, ‘thin strip of wood, veneer’, ‘oud, lute’, ‘body, build,
strength, physique’, or ‘strength, specifically tensile strength, force, intensity.’

○ An oud is a short-necked, fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute

family, of Arab and Turkish origin, or a perfume made from agarwood.

○ Cut name for Battlemage Hugues.

Rennen, Rene ( JP unavailable)

● Likely from René’, the French form of Late Roman ‘Renatus’, meaning ‘born again.’

○ Cut name in the Chinese (雷涅) and Korean (레넨) 1.0 versions for Castle Sol,
‘Rennen, the northernmost castle’, or ‘City of the North, Rene’

Rhico, Rico (リコ, Riko)

● Likely from Spanish ‘rico’ meaning ‘rich’, ‘luxurious’, or ‘tasty, yummy’, from Old

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Spanish ‘rico’, borrowed from Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks) meaning ‘mighty, powerful’, from
Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, ultimately from
Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs meaning ‘king, ruler.’

○ Cut NPC related to the cut Dreambrew mechanic and a worshipper of St.
Trina and Miquella.

Sceiron ( JP unavailable)

● Sceiron is one of the many anglicizations of the Ancient Greek Σκίρων, alongside
Sciron, Skeirôn, and Scyron, meaning ‘mistral, northwest Mediterranean wind.’

○ It is the name of a famous Corinthian bandit who stalked the frontier

between Attica and Megaris, and was killed by Theseus on the way from
Troezen to Athens.

○ Cut mentioned character known as the ‘grave robbing lord’ who wrote the 1.0
versions of Note: Walking Mausoleum and Note: Imp Shades.

Shanehaight (シェーンハイト, Shēnhaito)

● Possibly from German Schönheit, from ‘schön’ meaning ‘beautiful’ and ‘heit’
meaning ‘-ness.’

● Also possibly from the Irish and English ‘Shane’, the anglicised form of Seán, the
Irish form of ‘John’, the English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name
Ἰωάννης (Ioannes), derived from the Hebrew name ‫( יֹו ָחנָן‬Yochanan) meaning ‘Yahweh
is gracious’, from the roots ‘‫( יֹו‬yo), referring to the Hebrew God, and ‫( ָחנַן‬chanan)
meaning ‘to be gracious’, and ‘Haight’, an English surname used to refer to someone
who lives at the top of a hill, derived from Old English ‘heahþu’ meaning ‘height,
summit.’

○ Cut NPC encountered in Leyndell, who would have ordered the player to kill
Omen in the Subterranean Shunning-Grounds, before discovering King
Morgott is himself an Omen and being killed.

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Tenebrae (テネブレ, Tenebure)

● Latin word meaning ‘darkness’, ‘dungeon, prison’ or poetically ‘shadow of death.’

○ It is also the name of a type of Christian religious service held during the
three days preceding Easter Sunday, characterised by the gradual
extinguishing of candles, and a loud noise (called a strepitus) taking place in
the total darkness at the end of the service.

○ The Tenebrae Demesne is a cut name for Limgrave, mentioned in the 1.0
description for Map: Limgrave, East.

Yuliya (ユリア, Yuria)

● Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Bulgarian form of ‘Julia’, the feminine form of
the Roman family name ‘Julius’, thought to be derived from the Greek ἴουλος (ioulos)
meaning ‘downy-bearded’, referring to the first growth of the whiskers and beard,
and thus to youthfulness.

● Could alternatively derive from the Japanese 百合 (Yuri) meaning ‘lily’, and 愛 (a)
meaning ‘love.’

○ Cut name for Fia, Deathbed Companion in a cut version of the intro
cutscene.

○ The same name is often used by FromSoftware, such as for Yuria the Witch
from Demon’s Souls, Yulia from Dark Souls, Yuria of Londor from Dark
Souls III, and Yuliya from Déraciné. It may also serve as the basis for “Yurie”,
the Last Scholar, from Bloodborne, who uses a slightly different katakana: ユリ
エ (Yurie.) This would mean that a “Yuliya” character has appeared in every
game Hidetaka Miyazaki has directed since Demon’s Souls, with the
exception of Sekiro.

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DLC Names

Andreas (アンドレアス, Andoreasu)

● From Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andreas), derived from ἀνδρεῖος (andreios) meaning ‘manly,
masculine’, a derivative of ἀνήρ (aner) meaning ‘man.’

Anna (アンナ, Anna)

● A form of ‘Channah’, from the Hebrew ‫( חַָּנה‬Channah) meaning "favour, grace."

Ansbach (アンスバッハ, Ansubahha)

● From German ‘Ansbach’ from Middle High German ‘Onelsbach’, from Old High
German ‘Onoltespah’ literally meaning ‘Onold’s creek.’ ‘Onold’ itself is a Medieval
Polish variant of ‘Hunold’, formed from the Germanic elements ‘hun’ meaning ‘bear
cub’ and ‘walt’ meaning ‘to rule.’

Bayle (ベール, Bēru)

● Possibly from English ‘bale’ meaning ‘evil, especially considered as an active force
for destruction or death’, or ‘suffering, woe, torment’, from Middle English ‘bale’
meaning ‘evil’, from Old English ‘bealu’, from Proto-West Germanic ‘balu’, from
Proto-Germanic ‘babalwą’ meaning ‘evil, misfortune.’

○ Likely a reference to Balerion, also known as ‘the Black Dread’, a dragon of

House Targaryen in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. He was
ridden by Aegon I Targaryen, whose name in Japanese is spelled with the
same katakana as Drake Warrior Igon.

Belurat (ベルラート, Berurāto)

● Possibly a portmanteau derived from Akkadian 𒁁𒇻 ((belu) meaning ‘lord’, from

Proto-Semitic baʕl- meaning ‘husband, master, lord’, and ‘ziggurat’, from the verb
‘zaqārum’ meaning ‘to build high’, a Calque of Sumerian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (u₆-nir /⁠unir⁠/)

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meaning ‘temple tower, ziggurat.’

○ 𒅆𒂍𒉪 refers to a ziggurat, massive structures built in ancient Mesopotamia, the

tops of which were believed by the Sumerians to be inhabited by gods.

Bonny (ボニ, Boni)

● Likely from English ‘bonny’, the Geordie alternative spelling of ‘bonnie’ meaning
‘merry; happy’, (Scotland, Geordie) ‘beautiful; pretty; attractive; handsome’ or ‘fine,
good (often ironically)’, from Middle English ‘bonie’, probably from Old French ‘bon’
meaning ‘good’, from Latin ‘bonus’ meaning ‘good.’

Charo (カロ, Karo)

● Likely derived from ‘Charon’, from Ancient Greek Χάρων (Khárōn), a poetic form of
χαρωπός (charopós) meaning ‘of keen gaze’, used to refer either to fierce, flashing, or
feverish eyes, or to eyes of a bluish-gray colour, but can also mean ‘joy’, from
Ancient Greek χαρά (khará) meaning ‘joy, exultation’ combined with ὤψ (ṓps)
meaning ‘eye’, ‘to the eye’ or possibly ‘in the face’, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from
Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs meaning ‘eye’, from h₃ekʷ- meaning ‘to see’ or ‘eye’
combined with -s. ,χαρά (khará) itself being from from χαίρω (khaírō) meaning ‘to be
full of cheer’, ‘to enjoy’, ‘to be very glad’, or ‘be well; farewell, be glad’ combined with
-η (-ē), from Proto-Hellenic kʰəřřō meaning ‘to rejoice’, from Proto-Indo-European
ǵʰer- meaning to yearn for.’

○ Charon is the ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology, who rowed the shades
of the dead across the river Styx.

○ In astronomy, Charon is the largest of the five moons of Pluto.

Dane (ダン, Dan)

● Likely from ‘Dan’, short form of ‘Daniel’, from the Hebrew name ‫( ָּד נִֵּיאל‬Daniyyel)
meaning ‘God is my judge’, from the roots ‫( ִּד ין‬din) meaning ‘to judge’ and ‫'( אֵל‬el)
meaning ‘God.’

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● Also possibly from the English name ‘Dean’, of two possible origins, first from the
Middle English ‘dene’ meaning ‘valley’, or second from Middle English ‘deen’ from
Medieval Latin ‘decanum’ meaning ‘group of ten’ from ‘decānus’ meaning ‘chief of
ten people.’

● Also possibly from the Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian name ‘Dan’, from the Old
Norse byname ‘Danr’ meaning ‘a Dane; a person from Denmark.’

Devonia (デボニア, Debonia)

● From English ‘Devonian’ from ‘Devon’ and ‘ian’, ‘Devon’ from Old English ‘Defenas’
meaning both ‘Devonians’ and ‘Devon’, derived from an early medieval Celtic name
for the ‘Dumnonii’, a British tribe that once lived in the area, probably sharing the
first element of the Gaulish prince name ‘Dumnorix’ from Proto-Celtic ‘dubnos’
meaning ‘deep’ or ‘world’, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰnós meaning ‘deep,
hollow.’

○ The Devonian Period is a geologic period within the Paleozoic era

comprising lower, middle, and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million
years ago. The first significant evolutionary radiation of life on land occurred
during the Devonian period in the form of free-sporing land plants; several
groups of vascular plants had evolved leaves and true roots by the middle of
the devonian, and by the end the first seed-bearing plants emerged. It is also
known for the substantial diversity of fish, and the earliest land mammals
becoming well established.

Dheo (デオ, Deo)

● Possibly from Latin 'deō', the dative/ablative singular of 'deus' meaning 'god, deity',
from Old Latin 'deivos', from Proto-Italic 'deiwos', from Proto-Indo-European
'deywós' meaning '(sky) god', derivative of zero-grade 'dyew-' meaning 'sky, heaven'
and '-ós.'

● Also possibly from Old High German 'deo' meaning 'servant', from Proto-West
Germanic 'þeu', from Proto-Germanic 'þewaz' meaning 'servant, slave' or 'servile,
slavish', of uncertain origin, possibly from 'þegwaz', from Proto-Indo-European
'tekʷ-' meaning 'to run', or from 'tew(h₂)-' meaning 'to swell, grow.'

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● Also possibly from Irish 'deo' from Old Irish 'dead' meaning 'end', from Proto-Celtic
'dīwedom', verbal noun of 'dīwedeti' meaning 'to stop.'

Edredd (エドレッド, Edoreddo)

● The Latinised form of ‘Eadræd’ meaning ‘rich counsel’, from the Old English
elements ‘ead’ meaning ‘wealth, prosperity, happiness’, and ‘ræd’ meaning ‘advice,
counsel, wisdom.’

Ellac (エラク, Eraku)

● Possibly from ‘Ellac’, which several scholars derive from a word akin to Old Turkic
‘älik’, ‘ilik’, or ‘ilig’ meaning ‘prince, ruler, king’, derived from ‘el’ meaning ‘realm’
and ‘lä-g’ meaning ‘to rule, the rule.’

○ Ellac was the eldest son of Attila the Hun, and the name appears more likely
to be a title than a personal name.

● Also possibly from Armenian երակ (erak) meaning ‘vein’, ‘blood vessel, artery, or vein’,
‘ancestry, bloodline, lineage’, ‘branch, branching, ramification’, ‘(geology) vein, lode,
seam’, ‘(geology) vein (natural underground watercourse)’, or ‘shower, rain shower’,
from Old Armenian երակ (erak) meaning ‘vein’ or ‘(figuratively) string, filament, fibre;
slender thread; nerve; arm of a river; vein, streak (of a mineral or metal)’, from
Middle Iranian ‘rak’ with a prothetic ե- (e-.)

● Also possibly from Swedish ‘elak’ meaning ‘mean, cruel, malicious’, from Old
Swedish ‘elaker’, from ‘e-’ meaning ‘always’ and ‘laker’, from Old Norse ‘lakr’
meaning ‘lacking in quality’ or ‘deficient.’

Enir-Ilim (エニル・イリム, Eniru Irimu)

● Likely derived from Akkadian 𒅆𒂍𒉪 (u₆-nir /⁠unir⁠/), borrowed from Sumerian 𒅆𒂍𒉪
meaning ‘temple tower, ziggurat’, combined with Akkadian 𒀭(ilum) meaning ‘god’,
from Proto-Semitic ʔil- meaning ‘deity, god.’

○ 𒅆𒂍𒉪 refers to a ziggurat, massive structures built in ancient Mesopotamia, the

tops of which were believed by the Sumerians to be inhabited by gods.

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Ensis (エンシス, Enshisu)

● Possibly from Latin ‘ēnsis’ meaning ‘(chiefly poetic) sword’, ‘(figuratively) war’,
‘(figuratively) defender)’, ‘(figuratively) royal sway’, ‘(metonymically) the constellation
Orion’, from Proto-Italic ‘ensis’ meaning ‘sword’, perhaps from
Proto-Indo-European ‘h₁ensi-’ meaning ‘sword, large knife.’

● Also possibly from English ‘ensis’, plural of ‘ensi’, from Sumerian 𒉺𒋼𒋛 (ensi₂ /⁠ensik⁠/)
meaning ‘ruler.’

Euporia (エウポリア, Euporia)

● From Ancient Greek εὐπορῐ́ᾱ (euporíā) meaning ‘ease (of doing something), easy
means of providing or satisfying (something)’ or ‘plenty, abundance (of something),
wealth’, from εὔπορος (eúporos) meaning ‘easy to get or do, wealthy’, from εὐ- (eu-)
meaning ‘good’ and πόρος (póros) meaning ‘passage’, and -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā)

Falx (ファルクス, Farukusu)

● English word referring to a short Dacian sword resembling a sickle, or any

sickle-shaped part or process, for example a snake’s poison fang or the rotula of a
sea urchin, borrowed from Latin ‘falx’ meaning ‘sickle, scythe’ or ‘(military) a hook
used to pull down walls’, usually derived from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- meaning
‘to sting; needle.’

Florissax (フローサクス, Furōsakusu)

● From Latin ‘floris’, the genitive singular of ‘flōs’ meaning ‘flower, blossom’,
‘(figuratively) the best kind or part of something’, ‘(figuratively) the prime; best state
of things’, or ‘(figuratively) an ornament or embellishment’, from Proto-Italic ‘flōs’
meaning ‘flower, blossom’, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s meaning ‘flower,
blossom’ from bʰleh₃- meaning ‘bloom, flower’, and ‘saxum’ meaning ‘stone, rock.’

Freyja (フレイヤ, Fureiya)

● Old Norse name from ‘freyja’ meaning ‘lady’, from Proto-Germanic ‘frawjǭ’, the
feminine form of ‘lord.’

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○ Freyja, or Freya, is a goddess in Norse mythology, the sister to Freyr, and

daughter of Njord. She is one of the Vanir, and is associated with love, beauty,
sex, magic, war, and death. She claims half of the heroes slain in battle and
brings them to Fólkvangr. Scholars have sometimes connected her to the
goddess Frigg, the wife of Odin.

Gaea (ガイア, Gaia)

● Alternative spelling of ‘Gaia’, the anglicised form of Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa), from
γαῖα (gaîa) meaning ‘(poetically) land, country’, ‘earth (material)’, ‘earth (element)’, ‘the
Earth’, likely related to γῆ (gê) meaning ‘land, earth’, ‘country’, or ‘soil.’

○ In Greek mythology, Gaia (or Gaea) is the personification of the Earth as a

goddess. She is the wife and mother of Ouranos and the mother of the
Titans.

Gaius (ガイウス, Gaiusu)

● Latin masculine praenomen from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- meaning ‘to rejoice.’

Garrew (ガルー, Garū)

● Possibly derived from Japanese ゲロゲロ (gerogero), an onomatopoeic description of

the sound of a frog croaking, similar to English ‘ribbit ribbit.’

Grandam (老婆, Rōba)

● English word meaning ‘grandmother’ or ‘older lady, elderly woman’, from Middle
English ‘graundame’ from Old French ‘grant dame’ from ‘grant’ meaning ‘big, large’,
and ‘dame’ meaning ‘lady, woman.’

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Hilde (ヒルド, Hirudo)

● A feminine given name, the German, Dutch, and Norwegian variant of ‘Hilda’ from
the Proto-West Germanic ‘hildi’ meaning ‘battle, fight’, from Proto-Germanic ‘hildiz’
of the same meaning, from Pre-Germanic kelh₂tís from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂-
meaning ‘to hit, strike.’

Huw (ヒュー, Hyū)

● Likely derived from ‘Hugh’, from Old German ‘Hugo’, derived from the Old
Frankish element ‘hugi’, or Old High German both meaning ‘hugu’ meaning ‘mind,
thought, spirit.’

Igon (エーゴン, Ēgon)

● Likely from ‘Aegon’, derived from the Germanic element ‘agjō’ meaning ‘edge,
blade’ and the Greek word αγώνας (agónas) meaning ‘struggle.’

○ Likely a reference to Aegon I Targaryen from George R. R. Martin’s A Song

of Ice and Fire, whose name is spelled in Japanese with the same katakana as
Igon’s name. Known also as Aegon the Conqueror or Aegon the Dragon, he is
known for riding his dragon Balerion, whose name in turn may be the
inspiration for Bayle the Dread.

● Possibly from the Basque name ‘Igon’, masculine form of ‘Igone’ meaning
‘ascension.’

Jolán (ヨラーン, Yorān)

● Hungarian feminine name, the short form of ‘Jolánka’, possibly based on Hungarian
‘jóleán’ meaning ‘good girl’ or on the Spanish name ‘Yolanda’, a medieval royal name
of obscure but likely Germanic origin, identified with Latin ‘Violante’, from
‘Violantes’, from ‘viola’, meaning ‘violet’ from Ancient Greek ἴον (íon) meaning

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‘violet’, any flower, or with Ancient Greek ἴον (íon) combined with ἄνθος (ánthos)
meaning ‘flower, blossom, bloom’, ‘froth, scum’, ‘bloom, peak’, or ‘brightness,
brilliance’, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos
meaning ‘bloom’, from h₂endʰ- meaning ‘to bloom’ and -os.

○ The name ‘Jolánka’ was created by the Hungarian writer András Dugonics for
the main character of his novel ‘Jólánka, Etelkának Leánya’

Jori (イオリ, Iori)

● Possibly from Japanese 庵 (Iori) meaning ‘hermitage, retreat.’

● Also possibly from Japanese 伊織 (Iori), a combination of 伊 (i) meaning ‘that one’,
and 織 meaning ‘weave, fabric.’

○ 伊織 (Iori) is one of the names known as 東百官 (Azuma Hyakkan), which is a

title given by samurai to their retainers without the direct approval of the
Shogunate, who would give titles according to the Imperial Court’s orders.

Kood (クード, Kūdo)

● Possibly from the Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos) meaning ‘renown, glory’, assumed to
be from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- meaning ‘to perceive’ or ‘to observe.’

● Also possibly from Japanese 竈 (kudo) meaning ‘smokehole on hearth’ or ‘hearth;

(kitchen) furnace.’

● Also possibly from Japanese 苦土 (kudo) meaning ‘magnesia; magnesium oxide.’

Labirith (ラビリス, Rabirisu)

● Possibly from Ancient Greek λάβρυς (lábrus), the Lydian word for ‘axe’, from Lydian
𐤳𐤧𐤭𐤡𐤠𐤩 (lapryš) meaning ‘double-edged axe’ borrowed from a pre-Indo-European
substrate. Possibly related to λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos) meaning ‘a labyrinth, maze, a
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passages’, ‘something obscure or inscrutable’, ‘any wreathed or coiled up body’, of

unknown etymology.

Lamina (ラーミナ, Rāmina)

● English word meaning ‘a thin layer, plate, or scale of material’, borrowed from Latin
‘lāmina’ meaning ‘a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer’ of
uncertain origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European stelh₃- meaning ‘broad, to
broaden.’

Leda (レダ, Reda)

● Possibly from Ancient Greek Λήδα (Lída), which 20th century sources traditionally
derive from Lucian ‘lada’ meaning ‘wife.’

○ In Greek mythology, Leda was the wife of Tyndareus and mother of Helen,
Clytemnestra, Castor, and Pollux hatched from eggs as a result of seduction
by Zeus in the form of a swan.

○ In astronomy, ‘Leda’ is the name of one of the moons of Jupiter, and ‘38
Leda’ is the name of a main belt asteroid.

Logur (ロガ, Roga)

● Likely derived from the English name ‘Logan’, originally a Scottish habitational
surname, from Scottish Gaelic ‘lag’ meaning ‘little hollow’, from Old Irish ‘lac’
meaning ‘weak, feeble’ or ‘(hair) soft, smooth’, from Proto-Celtic ‘laggos’, from
Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- meaning ‘to tire out, slacken.’

Marigga (マルガ, Maruga)

● Likely from the German or Dutch name ‘Marga’, diminutive of ‘Margarete’ a

German form of ‘Margaret’, or ‘Margaretha’, a German, Dutch, or Swedish form of
‘Margaret’, traceable back to Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs) meaning ‘pearl.’

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Meera (ミラ, Mira)

● Possibly from the Sanskrit feminine name मीरा (mīrā) meaning ‘the sea, ocean’, it can
also mean ‘a particular part of a mountain; a limit, a boundary; a drink, beverage.’

● Also possibly from Hindi मीरा (mīrā) meaning ‘murva’, a kind of silky fibre of a
monocot from India which was used to make fabric, or ‘alcohol, intoxication’,
borrowed from Sanskrit मीरा (mīrā.)

● Also possibly from ‘Mira’, the short form of ‘Miroslava’, the feminine form of
‘Miroslav’, derived from the Slavic elements ‘mirŭ’ meaning ‘peace, world’ and ‘slava’
meaning ‘glory.’

○ May be a reference to Meera Reed from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice

and Fire.

Messmer (メスメル, Mesumeru)

● Possibly from German ‘Messmer’, a variant of ‘Messner’, from German ‘Mesner’

meaning ‘sacristan’ referring to someone who maintains the sacred objects in the
sacristy of a church, or ‘sexton’ referring to a church official who looks after a church
and its graveyard, sometimes doubling as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.

○ The German doctor Franz Mesmer was known for his theory of ‘animal
magnetism’, also known as ‘mesmerism’ that became a part of the field of
hypnosis. It posits the existence of an invisible natural force possessed by all
living things that can be manipulated in order to induce effects such as
healing. Mesmer’s name is the origin for the word ‘mesmerise’ meaning ‘to
enthral; to spellbind’, or ‘to exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person,
such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

Metyr (メーテール, Mētēru)

● Likely derived from either Proto-Indo-European ‘méh₂tēr’ meaning ‘mother’, or one

of its descendants, e.g. Proto-Albanian ‘māter’, Proto-Hellenic ‘mā́tēr’, or Proto-Italic
‘mātēr’, all of the same meaning.

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Midra (ミドラー, Midorā)

● Possibly derived from ‘midrash’ meaning ‘a Rabbinic commentary on a text from

the Hebrew Scripture’ or ‘the Rabbinic technique or tradition of such exegesis’, the
anglicization of Hebrew ‫( מִדְ ָרׁש‬midrásh) from Aramaic ‫ דרש‬meaning ‘to study’, ‘to
argue’, ‘to dispute’, ‘to converse, to discuss’, ‘to exercise, to train.’

● Also possibly derived from ‘Mithra’, an English transliteration from Avestan (miθra)
meaning ‘contract’, ‘agreement’, ‘pact’, ‘covenant’, from Proto-Iranian (miθráh), from
Proto-Indo-Iranian ‘mitrás’ meaning ‘(that which) causes binding’, from
Proto-Indo-European mey- meaning ‘to bind.’

○ Mithra is an ancient Iranian deity of covenants, light, oath, justice, the sun,
contracts, and friendship, serving also as a judicial figure, an all-seeing
protector of truth, and the guardian of cattle, the harvest, and the waters.

● Perhaps also derived from ‘mudra’ referring to any of the several formal symbolic
hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist
iconography’ or any of the formal body positions and postures used in yoga and
meditation, from the Sanskrit मद्र
ु ा (mudrā) meaning ‘seal’, possibly from
Proto-Iranian ‘mudrā’, possibly ultimately from Akkadian 𒈬𒊬 (mušarû) meaning
‘object bearing a royal inscription’, from Sumerian 𒈬𒊬 (mu-sar /⁠musar⁠/) from 𒈬 (mu)
meaning ‘name, fame’ and 𒊬 (sar) meaning ‘to write. Alternatively from मद्र
ु (mudrá)
meaning ‘joyous, glad’ from मद्
ु (mud) meaning ‘to be happy, rejoice’ and‎-र (-ra.)

Miyr (ミア, Mia)

● Possibly from Irish ‘méar’ meaning ‘digit; finger, toe’, ‘(nautical) belaying pin’, or ‘leg
(of crustaceans, mollusks, etc)’, from Old Irish ‘mér’ meaning ‘finger’, possibly from
Proto-Indo-European ‘mh₂ḱrós’ meaning ‘lean, meagre’, from ‘meh₂ḱ-’ meaning
‘long’ and‎‘-rós.’

● Also possibly from the feminine name ‘Mia’, diminutive of ‘Maria’, the Latin form of
the New Testament Greek Μαριάμ (Mariam) and Μαρία (Maria), of uncertain meaning.
Theories include ‘sea of bitterness’, ‘rebelliousness’, ‘wished for child’, and ‘beloved.’

● Perhaps also from Middle Persian mtr' (mihr) meaning ‘bond, contract’, from Old
Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (mithra), borrowed from Avestan (miθra) or Old Median ‘miθrah’,

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meaning ‘contract’, ‘agreement’, ‘pact’, ‘covenant’, from Proto-Iranian (miθráh), from

Proto-Indo-Iranian ‘mitrás’ meaning ‘(that which) causes binding’, from
Proto-Indo-European mey- meaning ‘to bind.’

○ Mithra is an ancient Iranian deity of covenants, light, oath, justice, the sun,
contracts, and friendship, serving also as a judicial figure, an all-seeing
protector of truth, and the guardian of cattle, the harvest, and the waters.

● The localised English ‘Miyr’ is an anagram of ‘Ymir’, though there is no indication

that this is intentional in Japanese.

Moonrithyll (ムーンリデル, Mūnrideru)

● Possibly from English ‘moon’ combined with German ‘Ritter’ meaning ‘knight’,
from Middle High German ‘ritter’, from Middle Dutch ‘ridder’, from Old Dutch
‘rīdere’, from ‘rīdan’ meaning to ‘ride’ combined with ‘-ere’, ‘rīdan’ itself from
Proto-West Germanic ‘rīdan’, from Proto-Germanic ‘rīdaną’, from
Proto-Indo-European Hreydʰ- meaning ‘to set in motion, ride’, likely a suffixed form
of h₃reyH- meaning ‘to move, stir.’

● Possibly from English ‘moon’ combined with English ‘rider’

● Possibly from English ‘moon’ combined with German ‘Riedel’ meaning ‘ridge’ as in
a length of high ground,

● The localised English version of this name appears to be a portmanteau of English

‘moon’ combined with ‘Irithyll’ (イルシール, Irushīru), the fabled city of
moon-worshipping nobles from Dark Souls III, which seems to derive from J. R. R.
Tolkien’s Quenya ‘isil’ or ‘ithil’ meaning ‘moon.’ The Japanese bears little
resemblance to this, however.

Moore (ムーア, Mūa)

● Likely from English ‘Moore’, indicating a person who lived on a moor, from Middle
English ‘mor’ meaning ‘open land, bog.’

● Japanese ムーア (Mūa) refers to moorlands.

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Moorth (モース, Mōsu)

● Possibly from Old Danish ‘morth’ meaning ‘murder’, from Old Norse ‘morð’, from
Proto-Germanic ‘murþą’, from Proto-Indo-European ‘mr̥tós’ meaning ‘dead, from
‘mer-’ meaning ‘to die.’

● Also possibly from Old Dutch ‘morth’ meaning ‘murder’, from Proto-West
Germanic ‘murþą’, from Proto-Indo-European ‘mr̥tós’ meaning ‘dead, from ‘mer-’
meaning ‘to die.’

Nanaya (ナナヤ, Nanaya)

● Ancient Mesomopotamian feminine name of unknown etymology.

○ Nanaya is a goddess of love in Mesopotamian mythology, associated closely

with Inanna, the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility.

Nataan (ナタン, Natan)

● From ‘Natan’, the Hebrew and Polish form of ‘Nathan’, from the Hebrew ‫( נָתָ ן‬Natan)
meaning ‘to give’, ‘to allow, permit, let’, (archaic) ‘to put, place’, (archaic, Biblical
Hebrew) ‘to turn into.’

Onze (オンジ, Onji)

● Likely from the Japanese 遠志 (enji, or onji) meaning ‘long standing ambition;
aspiration.’

○ It is also the name of the Polygala root, which is used in traditional Chinese
medicine to calm the mind, promote sleep, and treat boils, sores, and breast
tumours.

Ornis (オルニス, Ornisu)

● English word meaning ‘bird’, or ‘the birds collectively of a region; avifauna’, from
German ‘Ornis’, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis) meaning ‘bird.’

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Queelign (クウィライン, Kuuirain)

● Possibly derived from English ‘quill’ combined with the suffix ‘-ain’, ‘Quill’ being of
numerous meanings, but relevantly ‘the lower shaft of a feather, specifically the
region lacking barbs’ or ‘a sharp, pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like
structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defence against
predators’, from late Middle English ‘quyl’, likely from Low or Middle Low German
‘quiele’, and likely ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- meaning ‘to throw,
reach, pierce, stick; to hit by throwing.’

● Also possibly derived from Latin ‘Quirinus’, from ‘quirīs’ meaning ‘citizen’, but
falsely derived from ‘curīs’ meaning ‘spear’ or ‘cūria’ meaning ‘court.’

○ While the English name is similar to the English localisation of ‘Quelaag’

from Dark Souls, the katakana for ‘Quelaag’ is クラーグ (Kuragu) which would
more accurately be rendered ‘Crag’ (or ‘Krag’) in English, while the クウィ in
Queelign more clearly produces a “Kwee” sound to justify the “Que” or “Qui”
transliteration.

Rabbath (ラバス, Rabasu)

● Possibly from English ‘rabat’ of two possible meanings and origins. First, as a noun,
‘a polishing material made of potter’s clay that has failed in baking’, ‘a piece of fabric
fitted to the collar covering the shirt-front worn by Catholic and Anglican clergy’, or
‘the clerical linen collar itself’, from French ‘rabat’ meaning ‘flap (of a bag, pocket,
etc.)’ Alternatively, as a verb, meaning ‘to rotate a plane of projection’, apparently
from French ‘rabattre’ meaning ‘to lower’, often denoting a folding or swinging
motion downwards.

● Also possibly from English ‘Rabbath’, from Hebrew ‫( ַרַּבת‬Rabbaṯ), from Ammonite
𐤕𐤁𐤓 (Rabat) meaning ‘Capital’ or ‘King’s Quarters.’

○ Rabbat Ammon is a former name of the city of Amman, the capital of Jordan.

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Rada (ラダ, Rada)

● Possibly from Middle English ‘rad’ meaning ‘quick, fast, speedy’, ‘rash, hasty, angry’,
or ‘eager’, inherited from Old English hræd meaning ‘fast, quick’ or ‘early’, from
Proto-West Germanic ‘hrad’ meaning ‘quick, hasty’, inherited from Proto-Germanic
‘hradaz’ of the same meaning, possibly from Proto-Indo-European kret-meaning ‘to
shake, move suddenly.’

● Also possibly from Old English ‘rad’ meaning ‘journey, ride’, ‘raid, expedition’, or
‘the runic character ᚱ (/r/)’, from Proto-West Germanic ‘raidu’ meaning ‘riding, ride’,
from Proto-Germanic ‘raidō’ meaning ‘ride, journey’, from o-grade of
Proto-Indo-European Hreydʰ-.

● Also possibly from Danish ‘rad’ meaning ‘row’, ‘line’, ‘string’, ‘tier’, from Old Norse
‘rǫð’, from Proto-Germanic ‘radō’ meaning ‘row, line, series’, from
Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥h₁dʰ-éh₂, from h₂reh₁dʰ- meaning ‘to think’, ‘to arrange’, ‘to
succeed, accomplish’, possibly the reanalysed root of h₂reh₁- meaning ‘to think,
reason’ or ‘to arrange’ combined with -dʰh₁eti, from dʰeh₁- meaning ‘to do’ or ‘to put,
place’, h₂reh₁- being the reanalyzed root of h₂er- meaning ‘to fit, to fix, to put
together, to slot’ combined with -éh₁ti.

● Also possibly from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Neo-Sindarin ‘rada-’ meaning ‘to make a way,
find a way.’

Rakshasa (羅刹, Rasetsu)

● From English ‘Rakshasa’ meaning ‘a member of a race of mythical fanged demons

that eat human flesh and blood’, transliterated from Hindi राक्षस (rākṣas) referring to
‘(Hinduism) a demon, a malignant deity at war with the gods in Hindu mythology’,
borrowed from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa) meaning ‘pertaining to, characteristic of, or
produced by a demon’ or ‘a demon in general, an evil or malignant demon’, the
Vrddhi derivative of रक्षस ् (rakṣas) meaning ‘harm, injury, damage’ or ‘an evil being; a
demon, fiend, monster’, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)ráćšas, from
Proto-Indo-European h₂rétḱ-os meaning ‘destruction.’

● The Japanese 羅刹 (rasetsu) also refers to the Hindu demon Rakshasa.

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Ralva (ラルバ, Raruba)

● Possibly from Portuguese ‘relva’ meaning ‘grass, turf’ or ‘herbage, hay’, a deverbal
from ‘relvar’ meaning ‘to turf (to plant a lawn)’ from Latin ‘relevāre’ meaning ‘to
raise, to lift up’, ‘to lighten’, ‘to relieve’, or ‘to alleviate, mitigate, lessen, diminish,
assuage’, from ‘re-’ and ‘levō’, from ‘levis’ meaning ‘light, not heavy’ and ‘ō’, ‘levis’
from Proto-Italic leɣʷis meaning ‘light’, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʰwih₂-,,
from h₁léngʰus meaning ‘lightweight’, from h₁lengʷʰ- meaning ‘light, not heavy’, or
‘swift; brief.’

● Also possibly from Portuguese ‘ralava’, the first/third-person singular imperfect

indicative of ‘ralar’ meaning ‘to grate, scrape’, or informally ‘to concern, worry’, ‘to
work a lot and excessively’, or ‘to leave, to go away, to beat it’, from ‘ralo’ combined
with ‘-ar’, ‘ralo’ meaning ‘drain’ or ‘grater’, from Old Galician-Portuguese ‘ralo’, from
Latin ‘rallum’ meaning ‘scraper’, from ‘rādō meaning ‘to scrape, shave, scratch’, ‘to
rub, smooth’, or ‘to touch (upon), brush along, graze’, from Proto-Italic razdō, from
Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from reh₁d- meaning ‘to scrape, scratch, gnaw.’

Ranah (ラーナ, Rāna)

● Possibly from Sanskrit रण (ráṇa or raṇa) of two possible etymologies, first as ‘delight,
pleasure, gladness, joy’, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ‘ran-’ meaning ‘pleasure, joy’, or
alternatively as ‘battle (as an object of delight), war, combat, fight, conflict’, inherited
from Proto-Indo-Iranian ‘ránam’ derived from the aforementioned meaning ‘joy.’

Rauh (ラウフ, Raufu)

● Possibly from Old Norse ‘rauf’ meaning ‘a gap, a rift, a hole’, from Proto-Germanic
‘raubō’ meaning ‘rift, gap’ or ‘plunder, booty’, from ‘reufaną’ meaning ‘to tear’, from
Proto-Indo-European ‘Hréwpt’ meaning ‘to break’, from ‘Hrewp’ meaning ‘to break,
tear (up.)’

Rellana (レラーナ, Rerāna)

● Possibly, like ‘Rennala’, derived from ‘Rena’, the Latinate feminine form of ‘René’,
the French form of Late Roman ‘Renatus’, meaning ‘born again.’

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Rhia (リア, Ria)

● Possibly from English 'ria' meaning 'a narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded
unglaciated river valley', from German 'Ria', from Spanish 'ría' meaning 'inlet,
estuary', borrowed from Galican 'ría' meaning 'a geographical coastal landform
where a river valley is partially subducted under the sea level; similar to a firth,
although usually translated into English cartography as 'bay'', doublet of 'río'
meaning 'river' from Vulgar Latin 'rius', from Latin 'rīvus' meaning 'brook, small
stream', from Proto-Indo-European h₃rih₂wós, from h₃reyh₂- meaning 'to flow; to
move, set in motion', and -wós.

● Also possibly derived from English 'Rhea', anglicized from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa)
of disputed origin, though no theories are widely accepted, suggestions include
from ἔρα (éra) meaning 'ground' and ῥέω (rhéō) meaning 'flow.'

○ In Greek mythology, Rhea is a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and
the mother of the Olympian Gods: Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon,
and Zeus. She was also sometimes identified as the Great Mother, and was
served by the Dactyls (or Daktyloi), from Ancient Greek Δάκτυλοι (Dáktuloi)
meaning 'Fingers', who were both ancient smiths and healing magicians.
Certain myths show the Dactyls in the service of Hephaestus, and teaching
metalworking, mathematics, and the alphabet to humans.

○ In astronomy, ‘Rhea’ can refer to Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn, or the
asteroid ‘577 Rhea.’

Romina (ロミナ, Romina)

● Possibly from the Italian feminine name ‘Romina’, possibly a variant of ‘Romana’,
the feminine form of the Latin name ‘Romanus’ meaning ‘Roman’, derived from
‘Rōma’ meaning ‘Rome’ and the adjectival derivational suffix ‘-ānus’

Rugalea (ルガリア, Rugaria)

● Possibly from Romanian ‘Rugăria’, the definite form of ‘rugărie’ meaning ‘bramble
shrub’, from ‘rug’ meaning ‘bramble’, ‘dog rose’, ‘blackberry, and ‘-ărie’, ‘rug’ being
inherited from Latin ‘rubus’ meaning ‘bramble, briar’, from Proto-Italic wruðos
meaning ‘bramble, blackberry bush’, ‘blackberry, raspberry’, from

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Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo- meaning ‘sweetbriar.’

Salza (ザルツァ, Zarutsua)

● Possibly derived from the Basque and Spanish surname ‘Salazar’, from Spanish ‘sala’
meaning ‘room’, ‘large hall’, ‘ward (section of a hospital)’, ‘courtroom’, from
Proto-Germanic ‘saliz’ meaning ‘house; dwelling’ or ‘hall; room’, from
Proto-Indo-European sol- or sel- meaning ‘human settlement, village, dwelling’,
combined with Basque ‘zahar’ meaning ‘old’, from Proto-Basque ‘za(h)ar’ meaning
‘old.’

Scadu- (影, Kage)

● Likely from Old English ‘sceadu’ meaning ‘shadow’ or ‘shade’, from Proto-West
Germanic ‘skadu’ meaning ‘shadow’, from Proto-Germanic ‘skaduz’ of the same
meaning, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱh₃-tús, from *(s)ḱeh₃- meaning ‘dark.’

● Japanese 影 (Kage) simply means ‘shadow.’

Senessax (セネサクス, Senesakusu)

● Likely from Latin ‘senex’ meaning ‘old man’, ‘old person’, or uncommonly ‘old
woman’, from Proto-Italic ‘seneks’ from the Proto-Indo-European ‘sénos’ meaning
‘old’, and ‘saxum’ meaning ‘stone, rock.’

Taylew (テウル, Teuru)

● Possibly derived from Polish ‘Tarłów’, itself derived from ‘Tarło’, perhaps in turn
derived from the Polish word ‘tarło’ meaning ‘(ichthyology) spawning’ or ‘an ancient
percussion instrument.’

○ Tarłów is a village in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in

south-central Poland. Rabbi Yehudah Yudel Rosenberg was a rabbi in Tarłów
from 1885 to 1889 or 1890, and the stories told about the Golem of Prague are
believed by scholars to have been first authored by him.

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● Also possibly from Korean 틀 (teul) meaning ‘frame, framework’, ‘model, pattern’,
‘mould, die’, ‘device, machine’, ‘formalism, formality’, or ‘pattern (in taekwon-do.)’

Thiollier (ティエリエ, Tierie)

● Possibly from the French name ‘Thierry’, the French form of ‘Theodoric’, from the
Proto-Germanic name ‘Þiudareiks’ meaning ‘ruler of the people’, derived from the
elements ‘þeudō’meaning ‘people’ and ‘rīks’ meaning ‘ruler, king.’

● Also possibly derived from ‘Tullier’, a French occupational surname meaning ‘tiler’
or ‘tile maker’, from Old French ‘tieulier’, derived from ‘tuile’ meaning ‘tile’, ‘plaque’,
or colloquially ‘bad luck, misfortune’, a Metathesis of Old French ‘tiule’ meaning
‘tile’, from Latin ‘tēgula’, from Proto-Italic ‘tegō’, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-
meaning ‘to cover (with a roof.)’

Unte (アンテ, Ante)

● Likely from Italian ‘unte’, the feminine plural of ‘unto’, of two related etymologies,
one inherited from Latin ‘ūnctus’ as an adjective meaning ‘greasy’, or as the past
participle of ‘ungere’ meaning ‘to oil, lubricate’, ‘to anoint’, or ‘to flatter’, from earlier
‘unguō’, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from the Proto-Indo-European root h₃engʷ-
meaning ‘to smear’, ‘to anoint.’ Alternatively, as a noun meaning ‘fat, grease’, ‘flattery’,
or ‘the anointed’, inherited from Latin ‘ūnctum’ meaning ‘a rich banquet; rich,
savoury dish’, or ‘ointment’, inflection of ‘ūnctus’ meaning ‘anointed’ or ‘greasy’ oily’,
the perfect passive participle of ‘ungō’ meaning ‘to anoint, smear with oil, oil,
grease,’ from earlier ‘unguō’, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from the Proto-Indo-European
root h₃engʷ- meaning ‘to smear’, ‘to anoint.’

○ One of the Furnace Golems at Unte Ruins drops the Oil-Soaked Tear.

● Also possibly from Latin ‘ante’, meaning (of space) ‘in front, before, forwards’, (of
time) ‘before’, (of importance) ‘before, more than’, from Proto-Italic ‘anti’, from
‘Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, locative singular of the root noun h₂ent- meaning
‘front, front side.’

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Wego (ワゴ, Wago)

● Possibly from Spanish ‘huego’, a rare alternative form of ‘fuego’ meaning ‘fire’, from
Latin ‘focus’ meaning ‘fireplace, hearth’, ‘firepan, coal pan, brazier’, ‘(figuratively)
house, family’, or ‘(Late Latin) fire’, of uncertain origin, but usually connected with
Old Armenian բոց (bocʻ) meaning ‘flame’ or ‘(figuratively) energy, fire of love,
spiritual light’, of uncertain origin but speculated to derive from
Proto-Indo-European bʰo-sk- from bʰeh₂- meaning ‘to shine, glow light’ or ‘to
appear, be visible.’

● Also possibly derived from the Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish name ‘Viggo’, the
short form of names containing the Germanic element ‘vig’ or ‘wig’ meaning ‘war,
battle’, from Proto-Germanic ‘wīgą’ meaning ‘fight, battle’, from ‘wiganą’ meaning ‘to
fight, to battle’, from Proto-Indo-European weyk- meaning ‘to fight.’

Ymir (ユミル, Yumiru)

● Old Norse name from Proto-Germanic ‘jumjaz’ from Proto-Indo-European

‘ym̥H-yo-’ from ‘yemH-,’ meaning ‘twin’ in its original sense. Related to Latin
‘Remus’ and Sanskrit यम (yáma) meaning ‘twin, first man to die.’

○ In Norse mythology, Ymir is the first creature to come into being, and is the
ancestor of the jötnar (giants.) He was slain by his grandsons, Odin, Vili, and
Ve, and the world was fashioned from his dismembered corpse.

○ Ymir is also the name of one of the moons of Saturn.

Yosh (ヨシ, Yoshi)

● Possibly from Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning ‘good luck.’

● Possibly from Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning ‘righteous.’

● Possibly from Japanese 良 (yoshi) meaning ‘good, virtuous, respectable.’

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Yuri (ユーリ, Yuri)

● Possibly from the Japanese 百合 (yuri) meaning ‘lily.’

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