User:Ramei Arashi/How I Came Up With The Character Names

The Shadowlands:

Josra: from Josh Randall, bounty hunter in "Wanted: Dead or Alive" TV series which starred Steve McQueen. McQueen's character actually tried to take wanted men in alive. My character does not.

Rojavon: from Roj Blake and Kerr Avon, lead characters in "Blakes 7". I had no idea when I created him that Paul Darrow (Kerr Avon) actually voiced a character in the game (the Sith Warrior overseer).

Archanathena: combination of Arachnid (spider) and the greek goddess Athena

Dreanan a misspelling of Draenen (already taken apparently) which is Welsh for thorn. One of my Guild Wars 2 characters is Draén, another spelling of the same word.

Nashebo: I lifted this name from an episode of "Kung Fu". In that episode Nashebo was an American Indian

Xoanan: I borrowed this name from an episode of the original "Doctor Who" series, the Tom Baker era, as far as I am concerned he is still THE Doctor.

Silvary: I wanted Silvari but it was unavailable. I had to buy the Legacy unlock to get her species for Sith Warrior.

Qazari: A lot of pushing of the random name generator button since I had ran out of ideas for names

Aolani: its Hawaiian for "heavenly cloud", it was as close as I could get to "sky" as all the Hawaiian names for sky were unavailable

Casami: Again, a lot of pushing of the random name generator button since I had ran out of ideas for names

Misuteri: Japanese rendering of "mystery"

Nekokei: combined Japanese for "cat" (neko) and "lord" (kei)

Miyau: Hebrew version of the sound a cat makes when it talks

Pysco: she's pyscho

Yulyadya: from game's random name generator, nothing special

Sectine: character number sixteen. At the time I figured she was my last character. (Silly me)

Yosomono: from the Japanese for "stranger", closest I could come to Outlander

Kasei: from the Japanese for "force of flames", she's a red-head

Tai'kou: from the Japanese for "light pink" (Dark vs. Light)

Egreess: misspelling of "egress" meaning "exit" because she's a temporary character (Dark vs. Light)

The Harbinger:

Ramei: Japanese for lightning, a name I always use at some point in a online game

Adla: another random name

Sie'nna: from the color

Jadnizha: another random name

Unowen: "unknown", I was having trouble coming up with a name that wasn't taken

Saburo: Japanese for third son, this character is my third male on The Harbinger server. Saburo was a character in the Japanese TV series "Jinzo Ningen Kikaida"

Cayuse: western slang for a wild horse

Cacao: plant from which coco beans come

Useikage: from the Japanese for "star" and "shadow" and since Japanese names are in the reverse order of American/European his name is Shadow Star

Koroshi: Japanese for "to kill".

Hakai: Japanese for "to destroy"

Purple Passion: he's purple (Dark vs. Light)

Blindman's Bluff: he's blind (sees through the force) (Dark vs. Light)

 Jedi Covenant:

Saefron: variant of "Saffron" (which was unavailable)

Vénjanss: how to pronounce the word "vengeance" (which was unavailable)

Bijinda: Japanese for "beautiful woman" (also the name of a character in "Jinzo Ningen Kikaida")

Cactaceae: fancy word for cactus

Antohn: varriant of Anton (which was not avaialble)

Tokusatsu: Japanese for "special photography" its used to refer to Japanese science fiction TV series and movies

Dot'ty: my cat's name is Dotty (which was already taken)

Shiroshishi: shiro is Japanese for "white" and shishi Japanese for "lion", so his name is "White Lion"

Heliantheae: fancy word for "sun flower"

Raikô: borrowed the name from a character in "Hikari no Senshi Daiyamondo Ai" (Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light)

Kaiketsu: old Japanese for "swift hero" the word was used in the title of two televsion series, "Kaiketsu Lion Maru" and "Kaiketsu Zubat". Lion Maru was a magical ninja.

Usiku: Swahili for "night"

Kurisumasutsuri: Japanese for "Christmas Tree"

Violanthe: a purple flower (violet)

Kuaka: my real first name translated into Hawaiian

Iohunukonu: my real last name translated into Hawaiian

Kuane: my real middle name translated into Hawaiian

Keisotsu: Japanese for "excellent soldier"

Jager Oscuro: Jager is Dutch for "hunter", Oscuro is Spanish for "dark"

Loveis'a'rose: "Love is a rose but you better not pick it, only grows when its on the vine..." (Dark vs. Light)

Corn Silk: she's blonde (Dark vs. Light)