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Pokemon Name Meanings

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can someone make me a ghost/poison type pokemon sig with my user name in it please?
 
there is a construction company with a name highly similar to kabuto, given the rearrangement of a few vowels, id like to think zigzagoon refers to a tobacco product lol, alot of them also relate to arabic, cant think of the top of my head though :/
 
Um, Typhlosion is Typhus(means smoke in Latin I think) + Explosion.
 
I came across this on google, and it's great! ^_^

I'm reviving it if it's dead, but I also want to say this:

The 'dra's in 'seadra' and kingdra' are more likely to come from 'Hydra' than 'dragon'.

And Gyrarados might come from gyrate? It's all i can think of...
 
darkrai□dark+cry

this one is for fun
shaymin□CHI-CHI-CHA-CHIA
 
I think the Gardevoir line is missing

Garden(??) + Devoir(french for "must" or so I remember)

and...

Empoleon - Emperor + Napoleon(leader)
Torterra - Tortoise + Terra(meaning earth)
Infernape - Inferno + Ape
 
Or it can be Salamander + Commence.

Turtwig-Turtle+Twig
Piplup-Pip+plup ???
Chimchar-Chimp+Charcoal

Grotle-Grow/Ground+ Turtle
Prinplup- Prince+plup
Monferno-Monkey+Inferno
 
Gyarados - gy (as in gynormous) arados (as in the end of some dinosaur names)

well, that's just a guess :\ (yep, total noob :P)
 
OK here's the possible Gardevoir line

Gardevoir - Garden + Devoir(french for must
Kirlia - Curl - Lia???
Ralts - Rats? + Waltz
Gallade - Gal? + Blade

And the DP starters

Turtwig - Turtle + Twig
Piplup - Pip + plup
Chimchar - Chimp + Charcoal

Grotle - Growth + Ground + Turtle
Prinplup - Prince + Plup
Monferno - Monkey + Inferno

Torterra - Tortoise + Terra(meaning earth)
Empoleon - Emperor + Napoleon Bonaparte
Infernape - Inferno + Ape
 
For pikachu it means for Pika in terms of Japanese it is Pikapika which means to sparkle. And chu is a noise that a moise makes. And it is official Moltres=Molten+Tres(3)
Zapdos=Zap+dos(2)
Articuno=Artic+Uno(1)
 
Ahh... I'll do this cuz I'm bored.

Mismagius - Mischievous + Magic
Bidoof - Bide + Doofus ???
Bibarel - Bide + Barrel???
Frosslass - Frost + Lass
Gliscor - Glide + Scissor
Tangrowth - Tangle + Growth

Do ya think Swampert can be Swamp + Expert!?!?
 
First off whoever put in Darkrai's name in is wrong.
Turtwig=Turtle+Twig
Grotle=Ground+Turtle
Torterra=Tortoise+terra(Latin for earth)
Chimchar=Chimp+Charred
Monferno=Monkey+inferno
Infernape=Infernal+ape
Starly=Starling
Staravia=Starling+Avian
Staraptor=Starling+raptor
Budew=Bud+Dew
Shinx=Shine+Sphinx(or lynx)
Luxio=Lux(light)(and/or Luxor)+Leo(lion)
Luxray=Lux(light)(and or Luxor)+x-ray
Roserade=Rose+Masquerade
Cranidos=Cranium(Hence the moves are mostly head based like Zen Headbutt)
Rampardos=Ram(or Rampart)(Hence that it uses its head to ram enemies)
Shieldon=Shield+don(means tooth)
Bastiodon=Bastion+don(means tooth)
Burmy=Bur+Wormy
Wormadam=Worm+Madam
Mothim=Moth+him
Combee=Honeycomb+bee
Vespiquen=Vespa(meaning wasp)+Queen
Pachirisu=Pachipachi(meaning electric crackling)+risu(meaning squirrel)
Buizel=Buoy+Weasel
Floatzel=Float+Weasel
Cherubi=Cherry+Ruby
Cherrim=Cherry+Blossom
Ambipom=Ambidextrous+Aipom
Drifloon=Drift+Balloon
Drifblim=Drift+Blimp
Buneary=Bunny+ear(hence the usage of it's ears)
Mismagius=Michievous+Mage
Honchkrow=Honcho+Crow
Glameow=Glamour+Meow
Purugly=Pur+Ugly(lol)
Chingling=(Named after chimes of bells)
Stunky=Stink+Skunk
Skuntank=Stink+Skunk
Bronzor=Bronze+mirror
Bronzong=Bronze+Zhong(a zhou dynasty bell)
Bonsly=Bonzai
Chatot=Chat+Parrot
Spiritomb=Sprit+tomb
Gible=Giblets+Nibble
Gabite=GabuGabu(means guzzling down)+Bite
Garchomp=Gar(named after it's snout which is replicant of the fish)+Chomp
Munchlax=Munch+Relax
Riolu=(A pun that if you realize in Lucario it is the last 3 letters and the first 2 letters put together)
Lucario=Oracle+Lupus(Latin for Wolf)
Hippopotas=Hippo
Hippowdon=Hippo+don(meaning tooth)
Skorupi=Scorpion
Drapion=Dragon+Scorpion
Croagunk=Croak+Gunk
Toxicroak=Toxic+Croak
Carnivine=Carnivore+Vine
Finneon=Fin+Neon
Lumineon=Luminescence+neon
Mantyke=Manta+tyke(child)
Snover=Snow+Cover
Abomasnow+Abominable+snow
Magnezone=Magnet+zone
Electivire=Electric+volt+wire
Magmortar=Magma+mortar
Leafeon=Leaf
Glaceon=Glacier
Froslass=Frost+lass(hence it being a Female evo)
Rotom=(A pun of saying it backwards which would spell Motor)
Azelf=Aztec+Elf
Cresselia=Cresent
 
Hmmm... I always thought Shieldon was Shield+On as in the SHIELD is "ON" its head, or it could be a combination of the words SHIELD and MastodON(which is an ancient species of elephant which lived around the Ice Age). Or the name could be poking fun at those (in)famous HeadOn commercials they show during daytime TV and 24 hour news channels.

I also thought Bastiodon was a combination of the words BASTIlle(which was a French prison, and it's face plate looks like a castle) and MastODON.

I could be wrong though, since I just checked Wikipedia on this.

Stunky could be the words Skunk+Stinky or Stunk+Stinky put together. I believe Skuntank is a combination of the words Skunk+Tank.

I'm definately not sure about this, but I think Shaymin's name combines the two words Shy and Mini.
 
Well if you look above I got most of the Sinnoh name meanings.
 
Yeah Daisuke is right you didn't get Darkrai's name meaning right,

Darkrai's name comes from Dark+Kurai which is Dark (English) and Kurai (Japanese word for dark)
 
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