illeana reyes | latin translations for her pokemon names (i just like latin, there's no ic explanation for this tbh)

faye samos | japanese translations for hers (i like to think she's attempting to learn japanese whoops)

@jubilee | shortened versions of her pokemon's names, usually with -ie at the end for cuteness

@damacia | types of metals n stones in different languages, she's just rly into metal i guess? idek

Ronan Calcifet | lil bean doesn't name his bbies ;u;

NAMING TRENDS

LMAO EVENTUALLY I BREAK MY OWN "RULES"

elijah gardner — neopets faeries
dahlia goode — dr. who companions
noah faber — bodyguards from media

NAMING TRENDS

LMAO EVENTUALLY I BREAK MY OWN "RULES"

kyle lopez — fire emblem characters + phonetic alphabet for poochy hoard
priam conrad — adds -y to their species name
wolfgang volkov — any name with the letter x

Naming Trends

Only applies to bugs, in Doug's case.

John Sullivan: Kaijus

Gwyar Wledig: Arthuriana

All Hide's mons are named after real-world historical figures. How does it work? Ultra-history-wormholes? Convenient analogues? Pannibal crossing the Walps on his Copperajah? The world may never know

10 month necro PB les go

Elisabeth Fiorelli - All plant-based. (Sometimes I cheat and go with genus names if nothing is working for me.)

Amber Lenoir - Underworld-themed.

Talia Celes - Celestial and heavenly themes.

Rita Garnet - Silly American references.

*kicks down door*
I'm necro'ing this thread because I've got a lot of ~feelings~ on this!!
I try to keep my names pretty consistent across my characters' rosters, because I feel like it's a fun little touch of characterization that can give a little insight into the trainer naming them!

Victor Haas - A mix of real-world names (Barnaby, Tegan, Serenity) and references to either mythical figures or cryptids/generally odd stuff. For example, his Beeheeyem is named Braxie for the Flatwoods monster of Braxton County, Virginia, and his Xatu is named after the Nazca lines (which, if Ancient Aliens is anything to go off of, are probably extraterrestrial in nature /j)

Honoka kinda-sorta fits the "real-world names" category, but is intentionally a little distinct because it was a Pokemon named by someone else!

Oh, and Notus + Erebos (a Starmie and Lunatone respectively), are a double reference to both Greek deities, and are named as an inversion of the Aesop fable of 'The North Wind and the Sun' (Notus is a representation of the southern winds and Erebos is the Greek personification of darkness. Also, uh, moon 🌚)

Jaakko is also technically a real world name but I named him after a side character in Alan Wake 2 because I can't help myself orz

Eduardo Hisakawa - A couple of real-world names (Delilah, Beau), but the rest are all specific media and historical references. Tsume and Batou are anime references (ultra-specifically, stuff that was airing on Adult Swim circa 2003-2008), Daisuke and Lynch are named after professional wrestlers, Nero + August + Caligula are named after ancient Roman emperors, and the rest are named after a playwright and characters from plays (Blanche and Stella from A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee for the playwright Tennessee Williams, Collins and Angel from Rent).

The dichotomy between what some might consider traditionally masculine interests (professional wrestling, the Roman empire) and a gay playwright + theater is both very intentional and kinda self-indulgent on my part 👌