User:Maxim/BW English Name Predictions

After much hesitation, I decided to predict the names of Pokémon Black and White characters. I was asked for that by different people. So, if people like my predictions, I feel obliged to carry on. While I may not like BW Pokémon (even though they don't annoy me that much, I still think this is the worst generation), I'm fine with most characters. However, I'm bored of predicting every single CoTD name. I think I'll predict only game characters and the most major anime characters. I also decided to predict the town/city names.

I decided to start from scratch, along with the new era. For older predictions, please see User: Maxim/Dub Name Predictions.

Characters

Japanese Name	U.S. name prediction	Reason	Actual name	Comment
Tōya	Clark	From "clear" (if Japanese name is indeed based on 透 tō, transparent).
Tōko	Clarice	Same as Tōya.
Cheren	Cheren or Nigel	I love the name Cheren, as it comes from Slavic languages (and I'm Polish). But it probably still sounds "too Japanese" for whiny NoA translators. So, I've got an alternate prediction - Nigel, which of course comes from Latin niger.	Cheren	Good. But I think it should have either been kept along with Bell(e) or changed along with Bianca. Cheren and Bianca don't make a good mixture.
Bel	Bell or Alba	Again, keep the Slavic-derived name (in my favoured spelling) or use a Latin-derived one.	Bianca	I've thought about this name but I found it a little too obvious. Well, the name itself is okay but doesn't play well with Cheren. It should be either two Slavic or two Romance names, IMHO.
Professor Araragi	Prof. Cedar	Because "Prof. Yew" sounds unacceptably ugly to me.	Professor Juniper	At least it's not Yew, at everyone was telling me. Very unexpected but I like it.
Makomo	Dorothy	From the root dorm- for "dream".	Fennel	I know it makes sense but I don't like the name. Doesn't sound feminine at all, not even humanoid. Not really a name I'd call my daughter.
Shōro	Ramona	She's Unova's Box System operator, so her name shuld derive from a computer technical abbreviation. Ramona comes from RAM, obviously.
N	N	Do I have to explain?	N	... ... ... ... ... ...
Goetis? Getis? Gaytis? Dennis?	Arcus	Latin for rainbow, a mysterious and ancient-sounding name.
Vio Ryokushi Giallo Rot Sumura Asura	Ingvar Virgil Flavian Ruben Auron Carlisle	From indigo From viridis (Latin for green) From flavus (Latin for yellow) From ruber (Latin for red) From aurantia (Latin for orange) or aureus (golden) From caeruleus (blue). Why just Latin? It's the ancient language, so I find it the most fitting. Also, Latin always gives best puns for normal-sounding Eastern names.
Nobori	Aston or Upton	From the word "ascend" (which is 上り nobori in Japanese. 上り下り noborikudari means "going up and down"). Upton is an obvious choice for him but I can't find any down-based counterpart.
Kudari	Desmond	From the word "descend", counterpart to Nobori.
Gaidō	Guido	From "guide", obviously.
Bourgeoir Family Drake Susan Quadona Zillion Trish Mile	Duefeller Family: Draco Susan Donna Gilles Trish Miles	I'm sure that their surname will be Something-feller. Probably something battle-related, so I came up with Duefeller. The names are alikes, but they'll most likely end up being something completely random (Drake shouldn't be kept because of Elite Four Drake).
Dent	Verry or Woody	Verry from the word "green" (Verde in Spanish and Italian), Woody is obviously from wood, as he's the Grass Leader. I don't believe that they'll keep Dent, as they'd have to keep all three, as they make the pun together. And I'm sure that NoA wouldn't want a character named "Corn".	Cilan	I've got mixed feelings. Not at all a name I'd give him. I just hope they won't give plant-based names to all Gym Leaders and Elite members. Really, when NoA tries to imitate Japanese naming, the results are really, really ugly. Think your own mind, NoA!
Pod	Ross or Burt	Ross from Italian rosso, red. Burt from burning.	Chili	Chili? It's just as bad as having a character named Corn. So, it seems that they're mimicking the Japanese plant pattern after all. That's not good, the names will be strange and will lack originality.
Corn	Hyde	Couldn't find any good Blue-derived name. Hyde is from hydro-, prefix for water. Also, a very badass name.	Cress	Oh! A real name finally! It's short for Crescentius, which happens to be my Confirmation name! EPIC!
Aloe	Regina or Reggie	From the word "regular". I don't see a reason that Aloe should be left out, it's not a nice name and the translator aren't that fond of plant names.
Kidachi	Carter	After Howard Carter, a famous archaeologist. Also, together with Regina, it gives the name of Regina Carter, a jazz musician (this is similar to his Japanese name, which gives Kidachi Aloe combined with his wife's name).
Arty	Colbert or Arty/Arthur	Colbert is from coleopter. But they could keep Arty as well (or Arthur, as this is the full version of the name), as it refers to arachnids and to the fact that he's an artist.
Kamitsure	Amber	The word "electricity" itself derives from Greek word electron, meaning "amber" (because it was first discovered while experimenting with an amber). Also, Amber sounds very similar to ampere and can refer to a yellowish color, representing electricity. Hence, I think this is just a perfect name for a female Electric-type leader. Also, I don't think that NoA will be THAT uncreative to call her "Electra", as almost everyone else thinks.
Yacon	Diego or Clayton	Diego from "digging" (in the ground), Clayton from clay.
Fūro	Avia or Raven	Avia from aviation, Raven is a bird.
Hachiku	Frederic	From freeze.
Iris	Iris or Dracia	One of the candidates to be kept. Dracia is in the case they wanted something more draconic.	Iris	I expected some creativity from NoA. While I did consider that they could leave the name be, I'd really rather them to change it. The more Japanese-based the name translations are, the worse they are. It's too early to judge yet but I really hope that NoA's naming doesn't lose its originality.
Shaga	Conrad	Anagram of "dracon", the word for dragon in many languages.
Shikimi	Polly, Alma or Esther	Polly from poltergeist. Alma is a Spanish word for soul. Esther is from esoterical.
Gīma	Malcolm or Dwight	From the prefix mal- meaning bad (malevolent = bad-willed). Dwight is from twilight.
Renbu	Tyson or Faust	Tyson is obvious. Faust is the German word for fist.
Adeku	Roderick	I really don't know why.
Shooty	Sherman	He's an anime-only character. And PUSA, as we know, is much less creative than NoA. So, I just thought of a similar name. But it's possible that they'll pull another Paul and he'll get an unpredictable name.	Trip
Don George	Don Jorge	"Don" is a honorific used in Romance-speaking country (such as Italy or Spain) so I guess "Don George" sounds awkward to an American person (Don + an English name). I think changing it to Don Jorge will do well. Also, it begins with J (like Joy and Jenny), while in Japanese all three begin with Katakana "ji" (Joi/Junsa/Jooji). Can you notice the pattern?
TRFlint ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]])	Flynn or Jasper	There are already two very important characters by the name Flint. So, I hope that they won't use the name once again. It'd be too much. Flynn is a sound-alike and it does just okay as Flint's English name. Jasper in the case they wanted to call him after a stone (his supervisor is named Prof. Seger. Seger is a stone).
Professor Seger	Prof. Seger	No reason to change, I guess.

Towns and Cities

They are all based on cloud names, this seems to be the pattern this Generation. There is no much explanation to my choices - I'm mostly guessing. I'm not fine with all names, some are strange. These names are really hard to predict, hopefully NoA will come up with some nicer names.

Japanese Name	U.S. name prediction	Actual name	Comment
Kanoko Town	Lacuntra Town
Karakusa Town	Cumulant Town
Sanyou City	Trislucia City	Striaton City	I don't mind...
Shippou City	Vertegate City	Nacrene City	Nacreous clouds, eh? Not fond of this one.
Hodomoe City	Humisol City
Fukiyose City	Cirravia City
Sekka City	Altaniva City
Souryuu City	Duplivern City
Kagome Town	Opacure Town
Sazanami Town	Lentimar Town
Kanawa Town	Incustrail Town