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Name Origins
Here's a brief list of the Pokémon's name origins - it's not
complete yet, but will be when I have time to sit down with dictionaries
in several languages and work them out XD. Feel free to correct any of
my conjectures, I must have been half-asleep when I wrote some of them
(I originally wrote "metabolism" for Metapod) and it doesn't help that I've never seen some of these Pokémon XD. Thanks also to Gary - um, I mean CyberRaichu
XD - and HiKaizer. Oh yes, and my annoying younger brother who insisted
on helping XD. Props.
- Bulbasaur - bulb + dinosaur
- Ivysaur - ivy + dinosaur
- Venusaur - Venus fly trap (fly-eating plant) + dinosaur
- Charmander - to char is to burn + salamander (a lizard that,
according to legend, lives in fire)
- Charmeleon - to char is to burn + chameleon (a colour-changing
lizard)
- Charizard - to char is to burn + lizard
- Squirtle - squirt (eg. water) + turtle
- Wartortle - war (fighting) + tortoise + turtle
- Blastoise - blast + tortoise
- Caterpie - caterpillar + ?
- Metapod - metamorphosis + pod
- Butterfree - butterfly + free
- Weedle - weed + needle
- Kakuna - cocoon
- Beedrill - bee + drill
- Pidgey - pigeon
- Pidgeotto - pigeon
- Pidgeot - pigeon
- Rattata - rat
- Raticate - rat + eradicate
- Spearow - spear + sparrow
- Fearow - fear + sparrow
- Ekans - "snake" spelled backwards
- Arbok - "cobra" spelled backwards with a letter change
- Pikachu - "pikapika"=flashing (Japanese) + "chuuchuu"=noise
a mouse makes (Japanese)
- Raichu - "raiu"=thunderstorm (Japanese) + "chuuchuu"=noise a mouse makes (Japanese)
- Sandshrew - sand + shrew
- Sandslash - sand + slash
- Nidoran (f) - ?
- Nidorina - ? + -ina=feminine suffix
- Nidoqueen - ? + queen
- Nidoran (m) - ?
- Nidorino - ? + -ino=masculine suffix
- Nidoking - ? + king
- Clefairy - clef (symbol in music) + fairy
- Clefable - clef (symbol in music) + fable
- Vulpix - vulpes=fox (Latin)
- Ninetales - it has nine tails with spelling difference
- Jigglypuff - jiggly + puff (it puffs up)
- Wigglytuff - wiggly + tough
- Zubat - ? + bat
- Golbat - gold (?) + bat
- Oddish - odd + radish
- Gloom - it's gloomy
- Vileplume - vile (smell) + plume
- Paras - parasite
- Parasect - parasite + insect
- Venonat - venom + gnat
- Venomoth - venom + moth
- Diglett - dig + -let=small suffix
- Dugtrio - dug + trio
- Meowth - meow (sound a cat makes)
- Persian - type of cat
- Psyduck - psychic + duck
- Golduck - gold + duck
- Mankey - man + monkey
- Primeape - prime=first + ape
- Growlithe - growl + lithe
- Arcanine - arch (head/boss, like an archbishop) + canine
- Poliwag - poly=many + wag
- Poliwhirl - poly=many + whirl
- Poliwrath - poly=many + wrath
- Abra - from "abracadabra alakazam"
- Kadabra - from "abracadabra alakazam"
- Alakazam - from "abracadabra alakazam"
- Machop - macho + chop
- Machoke - macho + choke
- Machamp - macho + champion
- Bellsprout - bell + sprout
- Weepinbell - weeping (like a weeping willow) + bell
- Victreebel - victory + bell
- Tentacool - tentacle + cool
- Tentacruel - tentacle + cruel
- Geodude - geo=earth (Greek) + dude
- Graveler - gravel
- Golem - a golem is a man-shaped figure made out of clay
- Ponyta - pony + ?
- Rapidash - rapid + dash
- Slowpoke - the nickname given to someone who is very slow
- Slowbro - slow + "bro", a nickname
- Magnemite - magnet + "ite", a suffix
- Magneton - magnet + ton, a unit of mass
- Farfetch'd - from farfetched
- Doduo - dodo (extinct bird) + duo=two
- Dodrio - dodo (extinct bird) + trio=three
- Seel - seal
- Dewgong - dew + dugong (a type of sea animal)
- Grimer - grimy
- Muk - muck
- Shellder - shell + chowder
- Cloyster - cloister + oyster
- Gastly - ghastly
- Haunter - haunt
- Gengar - ?
- Onix - onyx (a type of stone)
- Drowzee - drowsy + "z" (like when you snooze: zzzZZZzzz)
- Hypno - hypnotism
- Krabby - crab + crabby
- Kingler - king + angler (?)
- Voltorb - volt (an electrical unit) + orb (a sphere)
- Electrode - electrode (helps complete an electric circuit in some
experiments)
- Exeggcute - execute + egg + cute
- Exeggutor - executor + egg
- Cubone - cute (?) + bone
- Marowak - marrow (inside your bones) + whack (?)
- Hitmonlee - hit + monster + Bruce Lee (a martial-arts movie star)
- Hitmonchan - hit + monster + Jackie Chan (a martial-arts movie
star)
- Lickitung - lick + tongue
- Koffing - coughing
- Weezing - wheezing
- Rhyhorn - rhino + horn
- Rhydon - rhino + don (in charge)
- Chansey - chancy
- Tangela - tangle
- Kangaskhan - kangaroo (Australian mammal) + Genghis Khan (ancient
barbarian)
- Horsea - horse + sea
- Seadra - sea dragon
- Goldeen - goldfish + queen
- Seaking - sea + king
- Staryu - star + you
- Starmie - star + me
- Mr. Mime - mime (acting without words)
- Scyther - scythe (a sharp farming implement)
- Jynx - jinx
- Electabuzz - electric + buzz
- Magmar - magma
- Pinsir - pincer + sir
- Tauros - Taurus (the bull star-sign)
- Magikarp - magic + carp
- Gyarados - gyara=sea serpent
- Lapras - ?
- Ditto - "ditto" means "me too"
- Eevee - evolution (EV)
- Vaporeon - vapour
- Jolteon - jolt
- Flareon - flare
- Porygon - polygon
- Omanyte - ammonite (ancient shelled sea creature)
- Omastar - ammonite + star
- Kabuto - "kabutomushi"=stag beetle (Japanese)
- Kabutops - "kabutomushi"=stag beetle (Japanese) + top
- Aerodactyl - aero + pterodactyl
- Snorlax - snore + relax
- Articuno - Arctic + "uno"="one" in Spanish
- Zapdos - zap + "dos"="two" in Spanish
- Moltres - molten + "tres"="three" in Spanish
- Dratini - dragon + tiny (?)
- Dragonair - dragon + air
- Dragonite - dragon + "ite"
- Mewtwo - mew + two for the clone
- Mew - looks like a small cat
- Chikorita - chicory (a kind of spice)
- Bayleef - a bay leaf (from a tree)
- Meganium - mega + geranium
- Cyndaquil - cinder + quill
- Quilava - quill + lava
- Typhlosion - ? + explosion
- Totodile - total (?) + crocodile
- Croconaw - crocodile + gnaw (?)
- Feraligatr - feral + alligator
- Sentret - sentry + ferret
- Furret - furry + ferret
- Hoothoot - sound an owl makes
- Noctowl - nocturnal + owl
- Ledyba - ladybird + ?
- Ledian - ladybird + Indian (?)
- Spinarak - spin + ?
- Ariados - arachne + ?
- Crobat - ? + bat
- Chinchou - ?
- Lanturn - lantern + turn (?)
- Pichu - "piipii"=whistling/piping (Japanese) (?) + "chuuchuu"=noise a mouse makes (Japanese)
- Cleffa - clef (symbol in music) + fa (note in music)
- Igglybuff - ? (Possibly a play on words to rhyme with its
evolutions)
- Togepi - ?
- Togetic - ?
- Natu - ?
- Xatu - ?
- Mareep - ? + sheep
- Flaaffy - fluffy + ?
- Ampharos - amphora (?)
- Bellossom - blossom + belle (beauty)
- Marill - ?
- Azumarill - azure (blue colour) + ?
- Sudowoodo - ? + wood
- Politoed - poly=many + toad + toe
- Hoppip - hop + up (?)
- Skiploom - skip + loom (for spinning cotton)
- Jumpluff - jump + fluff
- Aipom - ?
- Sunkern - sun + kernel
- Sunflora - sun + flora (plants/flowers)
- Yanma - ?
- Wooper - ?
- Quagsire - quagmire (swamp) + sire
- Espeon - ESP (extrasensory perception)
- Umbreon - umbra (shadow) (Latin)
- Murkrow - murky + crow
- Slowking - slow + king
- Misdreavus - mischievous + dreamer
- Unown - unknown
- Wobbuffet - wobbly + buffet
- Girafarig - giraffe spelt forwards (giraf) then backwards (farig)
- Pineco - pinecone
- Forretress - fortress + forest
- Dunsparce - dun=greyish-brown + sparse (lacking in detail) (?)
- Gligar - glide + ?
- Steelix - steel + onyx
- Snubbull - snub-nosed + bull terrier
- Granbull - grand + bull terrier
- Qwilfish - quill + fish
- Scizor - scissors + ?
- Shuckle - shuck=shell + turtle
- Heracross - Heracles (Hercules) + ?
- Sneasel - sneaky + weasel
- Teddiursa - teddy + ursa=bear (Latin)
- Ursaring - ursa=bear + ring
- Slugma - slug + magma
- Magcargo - magma + cargo
- Swinub - swine (pig) + nub (snout)
- Piloswine - pile/d (?) + swine
- Corsola - coral + ?
- Remoraid - remora (type of fish that suctions onto ships and other
fish) + raid
- Octillery - octopus + artillery
- Delibird - delight + bird
- Mantine - manta ray (type of fish) + tiny
- Skarmory - scar/scavenger (?) + armoury
- Houndour - hound + dour
- Houndoom - hound + doom
- Kingdra - king + dragon
- Phanpy - elephant + ?
- Donphan - don (in charge) + elephant
- Porygon2 - polygon
- Stantler - stag + antler
- Smeargle - smear + ?
- Tyrogue - tai chi + rogue
- Hitmontop - hit + monster + spinning top
- Smoochum - smooch (kiss) + ?
- Elekid - electric + kid
- Magby - magma + baby
- Miltank - milk + tank
- Blissey - bliss
- Raikou - "raiu"=thunderstorm (Japanese) + "kousen"=light
(Japanese) (?)
- Entei - "enten"=blazing sun/heat of the day (Japanese)
- Suicune - ?
- Larvitar - larva + ?
- Pupitar - pupa + ?
- Tyranitar - tyrant + ?
- Lugia - ?
- Ho-Oh - ?
- Celebi - ?
- Treecko - tree + gecko
- Grovyle - grove + ?
- Sceptile - sceptre (?) + reptile
- Torchic - torch + chick
- Combusken - combust + chicken
- Blaziken - blazing + chicken
- Mudkip - mud + kipper
- Marshtomp - marsh + stomp (?)
- Swampert - swamp + ?
- Poochyena - pooch + hyena
- Mightyena - mighty + hyena
- Zigzagoon - zigzag + raccoon
- Linoone - line + raccoon
- Wurmple - worm + crumple (?)
- Silcoon - silk + cocoon
- Beautifly - beautiful + butterfly
- Cascoon - ? + cocoon
- Dustox - dust + toxin
- Lotad - lotus + pad
- Lombre - ? + hombre
- Ludicolo - ludicrous + ?
- Seedot - seed + ?
- Nuzleaf - nuzzle (?) + leaf
- Shiftry - shifty + ?
- Taillow - tail + swallow
- Swellow - swell + swallow
- Wingull - wing + gull
- Pelipper - pelican + flipper
- Ralts - ?
- Kirlia - ?
- Gardevoir - guard + reservoir (?)
- Surskit - ?
- Masquerain - masquerade + rain
- Shroomish - mushroom
- Breloom - ? + mushroom
- Slakoth - slack + sloth
- Vigoroth - vigorous + sloth
- Slaking - slack + king
- Nincada - ninja + cicada
- Ninjask - ninja + mask
- Shedinja - shed (a cicada sheds its shell) + ninja
- Whismur - whisper + demur (?)
- Loudred - loud + ?
- Exploud - explode + loud
- Makuhita - ?
- Hariyama - ?
- Azurill - azure (blue colour) + ?
- Nosepass - nose + pass
- Skitty - skitty + kitty
- Delcatty - delicate + cat
- Sableye - sable (black) + eye
- Mawile - maw + crocodile
- Aron - ? + iron
- Lairon - lair + iron
- Aggron - aggression + iron
- Meditite - meditate + medicine
- Medicham - medicine + ?
- Electrike - electric + strike
- Manectric - ? + electric
- Plusle - plus
- Minun - minus
- Volbeat - ?
- Illumise - illuminate + ?
- Roselia - rose + ?
- Gulpin - gulping
- Swalut - swallow + lot
- Carvahna - carve + piranha
- Sharpedo - shark + torpedo
- Wailmer - whale + wail + ?
- Wailord - whale + wail + lord
- Numel - nubian (Nubia is a region in southern Egypt/northern
Sudan) + camel
- Camerupt - camel + erupt
- Torkoal - tortoise + coal
- Spoink - spring + boing + oink
- Grumpig - grumpy + pig
- Spinda - spot + spiral + panda
- Trapinch - trap + finch (?)
- Vibrava - vibration
- Flygon - fly + dragon
- Cacnea - cactus + ?
- Cacturne - cactus + ?
- Swablu - cotton swab + blue
- Altaria - altitude + ?
- Zangoose - zany + mongoose
- Seviper - sever + viper
- Lunatone - luna (moon) + ?
- Solrock - sol (sun) + rock
- Barboach - barb + roach (?)
- Whiscash - whisper (?) + cash (?)
- Corphish - corpse (?) + fish (?)
- Crawdaunt - crawl + daunt
- Baltoy - balance + toy
- Claydol - clay + doll
- Lileep - lily + sheep (?)
- Cradily - cradle (?) + lily
- Anorith - ?
- Armaldo - armour + ?
- Feebas - feeble + ?
- Milotic - ? + hypnotic
- Castform - cast + form
- Kecleon - ? + chameleon
- Shuppet - shifty + puppet
- Banette - bane + "ette" meaning "little" -
little bane
- Duskull - dusk + skull
- Dusclops - dusk + Cyclops (a race of one-eyed giants from Greek
legend)
- Tropius - tropical + ?
- Chimecho - chime (like a wind chime)+ ?
- Absol - absolute (?)
- Wynaut - ?
- Snorunt - snore + grunt (?)
- Glalie - glacier + ?
- Spheal - sphere + seal
- Sealeo - sea + leo=lion ==> sea lion
- Walrein - walrus + reign (?)
- Clamperl - clamp + pearl
- Huntail - hunter + tail
- Gorebyss - gore + abyss
- Relicanth - relic + coelacanth
- Luvdisc - love + disc
- Bagon - baby + dragon
- Shelgon - shell + dragon
- Salamence - salamander + ?
- Beldum - ?
- Metang - ?
- Metagross - ? + gross=big
- Regirock - regent + rock
- Regice - regent + ice
- Registeel - regent (?) + steel
- Latias - ?
- Latios - ?
- Kyogre - ? + ogre (?)
- Groudon - ground + don (in charge)
- Rayquaza - ?
- Jirachi - ?
- Deoxys - deoxyribonucleic acid (the full name of DNA)
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