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Dialga:
The Dia in its name is derived from the word diamond, even though the Japanese word for diamond is ダイヤモンド daiyamondo. The "ga" part in its name may be a corruption of "gon", referring to its origin and type (dragon). Its name could also be a reference to a sun dial, which is used to tell the time, or a dial found on a clock. However, the Greek root "dia" can be translated to the word through, and one can refer to Dialga as going "through" time.
Palkia:
The Pal (Paru) in its name is derived from the Japanese word for pearl, パール pāru.
Giratina:
Giratina's name may be derived from platinum (written as puratina in katakana) and either guillotine, girasol, giraffe or girare (meaning to wander).
Arceus:
Arceus's name may come from the words arch (highest) and deus, which is Latin and Greek for god. It may also have a root in the Latin word arcanus, which means secret; sacred mystery.
Arceus's name may also come from the word archaic (ancient), which comes from the Greek arkhaios, and is derived from the ancient Greek word for "beginning", arkhē. It could have also come from the Latin word archetypus (original). Alternatively, Arceus's name can be seen as a portmanteau of Zeus, the most powerful of Greek gods and arch (highest).
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