Sasuke is an actual name. Just throwing it out there.
Naruto, I don't believe is. Iirc it means fishcake
Unpopular opinion: I can't say I'd name any kid I have after a Naruto character, but I'm not completely opposed to naming them after a character from some other series if I like the name enough
Apparently in Japanese Haku can mean either "white" or "older brother," and in Hawaiian it means "supervisor/overseer."
Not that that matters, I just find the meanings behind names interesting
Itachi means weasel. A lot of nartuo names are more words than names iirc. Not that there's anything wrong with that
Sasori means scorpion, Kisame means Shark, Iruka means dolphin, Kakashi means Scarecrow, Temari means a type of hand ball, Sakura is the cherry blossom trees, Minato means harbour, Ino means wild boar, Kiba means fang
Gaara's name is one of the one's that's actually original, though it apparently means "a demon who loves itself." Which is pretty hard to bounce back from.
I know most of the names are for something else liks Naruto means fishcakes or spiral, Neji and Boruto means screw, Hatake means Field so Kakashi Hatake means Scarecrow in the field.
Naruto means fishcake, uzumaki is the part of his name that means spiral. and Boruto means bolt iirc. All of the names are for something else pretty much, except Sasuke, which is just a very very old name, but a lot of the names are literal words as opposed to ones like Hinata which is a name that means a sunny place, is what I was saying.
Was just adding to the conversation.
I could name a child Sakura as well. I never looked up what the names mean, it's pretty interesting to see how there characters align with the meaning of their name. I love that Sakura called Ino Ino-pig it makes so much sense lol
Name etymology can be quite interesting haha :) I usually like to look up the meanings of the characters' names in things just to see if the creators put any rhyme or reason into naming them.
Some are more obvious than others, like Sirius Black being named after the dog-star and turning into a black dog, Lupin being a shortened form of Lupine which comes from the word Lupus which means wolf, and Remus deriving from the story of the twins "Remus and Romulus," who were supposedly raised by a female wolf after being abandoned in the forest). Some are a bit more obscure (I've yet to find anyone who can agree on the full meaning of the name Sesshoumaru, other than it has something to do with killing)
Most series' seem to be a mix of names the creator picked at random/liked, and ones that have a set meaning
There's lots I could add haha. But in regards to Harry Potter or Naruto, there's still:
-Hermes (Percy's owl). The name meaning isn't that relevant of itself (it just means boundary marker), but the Hermes of Greek mythology did serve Zeus by delivering messages between him and the other gods.
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-Nagini (Voldemort's snake) - The female variant of a Naga, which are a type of deity that shift from human to serpent form (usually cobras). Occasionally they land on a form somewhere between the two (think: lamia).
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-Dumbledore - this just means Bumblebee, but supposedly the reason Rowling wanted to name him that was because she envisioned him to be humming a lot of the time
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Then there's somewhat more self-explanatory meanings:
-Ginny - "of the ginger flower"
-Draco - This technically could refer to Draconic Law, but I think it's more likely it's using the other, simpler meaning: serpent, or dragon. He IS Slytherin, after all.
-Narcissus - "Daffodil" is the official meaning of this, but it's more than likely a reference to the myth of Narcissus, a man who became obsessed/fell in love with his own appearance, and drowned as a result. Daffodils were somehow involved in this. From that, we can assume this has more to do with self-love and vanity than it does with daffodils.
-Crookshanks - bow-legged
-Fawkes - Falcon
Not that that's all of them, but will give Naruto some love, too:
-Kurenai - means Crimson. Which is probably not a coincidence given the color of her eyes..
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- Kabuto means "helmet." Pretty straightforward. His last name, Yakushi, is a bit less clear, but it has something to do with Buddhism and healing.
-Anko Mitarashi - Spiral Fishcake isn't the only one that got stuck with a food-related name. Anko has two potential meanings: anglerfish, or red bean paste. Most likely the meaning in this case IS red bean paste, however, since her last name is apparently a type of Dango (skewered dumplings), and it's not uncommon for them to be served with red bean paste
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-I've heard a couple possibilities for Shikamaru, but the one that makes the most sense in relation to his last name seems to be "as a deer." Nara isn't so much a name as a place. It's a city, as well as a park, in which deer roam about. I'm not sure what this has to do with the character, but after the red bean paste I'm not going to think too hard about it
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-Hyuuga apparently means "toward the sun." Given Hinata's name means "a light/sunny place," I can only assume he was picturing her to be a character full of light and optimism the entire time. I'll leave you to figure out what to do with "Screw toward the sun."
I'm not sure very many of the Naruto names actually have much to do with the characters themselves for the most part, as they seem somewhat random/unrelated/something-he-picked-while-he-was-hungry. There's a lot of Japanese folklore I haven't even begun to touch on regarding some of the animal names (weasels in particular seem to have quite a bit of superstition), so it's possible there was further inspiration among that
My mother fully intended to name me Dorcas but thankfully my sister (who was 15 at the time) refused to allow her to commit that level of child abuse. To this day she insists it's a perfectly lovely name.
If it's pronounced how I think it is, then your sister is truly a hero. I'm sure it's possible to survive being named something like that, but the playground years would be brutal
It is pronounced exactly as you think. My mother, bless her heart, is just to kind hearted to see the problem. Her justification is the name is in the Bible. Well so is Beelzebub, but you don't see parents lining up to name their kid that.
Haha sounds not unlike my mom. My dad on the other hand was even nervous about any initials that could result in teasing.
Sadly, I guarantee some people have named their kids Beelzebub
I mean, technically there's nothing wrong with the name Gaylord either. It's a legitimate name, but it fell into disrepair after gay became associated with homosexuality, which became associated as being a bad thing.
You can name your kid anything you want, but you always have to remember people are cruel, playgrounds are vicious, cyber bullying escalates quickly, and 18 years is a long time to sentence someone to a name that is quite likely to result in grief. People can find ways to taunt each other about the most inconsequential things, having a bone to chew on that's right in their faces can feel a bit like throwing a lamb to the wolves
Genetics are fun.
I mean, you have this couple, who had two different sets of twins, and in both one baby was black, one was white:
https://newzmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/68026-large-216017.jpg
Then you have women giving birth to twins that have different genetic fathers (because why not)
Then you have recessive genes like the MC1R gene (redhead gene) that skips generations, just lying in wait like a ninja to surprise the fuck out of two parents who didn't even realize they were carriers
Naruto, I don't believe is. Iirc it means fishcake
Unpopular opinion: I can't say I'd name any kid I have after a Naruto character, but I'm not completely opposed to naming them after a character from some other series if I like the name enough
Not that that matters, I just find the meanings behind names interesting
Sasori means scorpion, Kisame means Shark, Iruka means dolphin, Kakashi means Scarecrow, Temari means a type of hand ball, Sakura is the cherry blossom trees, Minato means harbour, Ino means wild boar, Kiba means fang
Gaara's name is one of the one's that's actually original, though it apparently means "a demon who loves itself." Which is pretty hard to bounce back from.
Was just adding to the conversation.
Some are more obvious than others, like Sirius Black being named after the dog-star and turning into a black dog, Lupin being a shortened form of Lupine which comes from the word Lupus which means wolf, and Remus deriving from the story of the twins "Remus and Romulus," who were supposedly raised by a female wolf after being abandoned in the forest). Some are a bit more obscure (I've yet to find anyone who can agree on the full meaning of the name Sesshoumaru, other than it has something to do with killing)
Most series' seem to be a mix of names the creator picked at random/liked, and ones that have a set meaning
-Hermes (Percy's owl). The name meaning isn't that relevant of itself (it just means boundary marker), but the Hermes of Greek mythology did serve Zeus by delivering messages between him and the other gods.
-
-Nagini (Voldemort's snake) - The female variant of a Naga, which are a type of deity that shift from human to serpent form (usually cobras). Occasionally they land on a form somewhere between the two (think: lamia).
-
-Dumbledore - this just means Bumblebee, but supposedly the reason Rowling wanted to name him that was because she envisioned him to be humming a lot of the time
-
Then there's somewhat more self-explanatory meanings:
-Ginny - "of the ginger flower"
-Draco - This technically could refer to Draconic Law, but I think it's more likely it's using the other, simpler meaning: serpent, or dragon. He IS Slytherin, after all.
-Crookshanks - bow-legged
-Fawkes - Falcon
Not that that's all of them, but will give Naruto some love, too:
-Kurenai - means Crimson. Which is probably not a coincidence given the color of her eyes..
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- Kabuto means "helmet." Pretty straightforward. His last name, Yakushi, is a bit less clear, but it has something to do with Buddhism and healing.
-
-I've heard a couple possibilities for Shikamaru, but the one that makes the most sense in relation to his last name seems to be "as a deer." Nara isn't so much a name as a place. It's a city, as well as a park, in which deer roam about. I'm not sure what this has to do with the character, but after the red bean paste I'm not going to think too hard about it
-
-Hyuuga apparently means "toward the sun." Given Hinata's name means "a light/sunny place," I can only assume he was picturing her to be a character full of light and optimism the entire time. I'll leave you to figure out what to do with "Screw toward the sun."
Sadly, I guarantee some people have named their kids Beelzebub
Like otherwise it'd be a nice old English sounding name
You can name your kid anything you want, but you always have to remember people are cruel, playgrounds are vicious, cyber bullying escalates quickly, and 18 years is a long time to sentence someone to a name that is quite likely to result in grief. People can find ways to taunt each other about the most inconsequential things, having a bone to chew on that's right in their faces can feel a bit like throwing a lamb to the wolves
I mean, you have this couple, who had two different sets of twins, and in both one baby was black, one was white:
https://newzmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/68026-large-216017.jpg
Then you have women giving birth to twins that have different genetic fathers (because why not)
Then you have recessive genes like the MC1R gene (redhead gene) that skips generations, just lying in wait like a ninja to surprise the fuck out of two parents who didn't even realize they were carriers
I actually don't mind the name Ryuk tbh