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Gundam SEED/DESTINY name origins...

Posted: Sep 25, 2006 12:33am
by Black Plague
There are quite a few unique names in the series. I would like to know where a few originated and what they mean.

If possible, could someone point me towards a site that lists the meanings?

Thanks.

Re: Gundam SEED/DESTINY name origins...

Posted: Sep 27, 2006 4:02pm
by Lenfa
I've heard Asuka meant destiny. That's what I've heard. ^_^

Re: Gundam SEED/DESTINY name origins...

Posted: Sep 30, 2006 9:00pm
by orochi-kun majidani
I know one of them is named for a nickname that the voice actor had.
Takanori Nishikawa (TM Revolution) did Miguel in the first season and for destiny he was Heine. Heres what wikipedia says:

The name "Westenfluss" is a pun of Nishikawa's name: both Westenfluss and Nishikawa mean "west river"; "Heine" was a play on his nickname Haine (灰猫, Haine?)

Re: Gundam SEED/DESTINY name origins...

Posted: Sep 30, 2006 10:02pm
by orochi-kun majidani
heres some more i found out:
ama-gian ancient Sumerian cuneiform word meaning "freedom".
Cagalii kagaribi (a watch fire or a bonfire)
Kira= killer, Yamato= the era of japanese history

Lunamaria Hawkemay have derived from or was a corruption of Lunar maria (singular "Lunar mare") which are basaltic plains on the moon, mistakened by early astronomers to be seas, since maria is Latin for seas.

Theres some i found on Wikipedia.org

Re: Gundam SEED/DESTINY name origins...

Posted: Oct 04, 2006 10:55pm
by Black Plague
Is Yzak a Hebrew name?

Re: Gundam SEED/DESTINY name origins...

Posted: May 02, 2007 6:04pm
by Articficial Life Creator
The Nazca-class of ZAFT is named (or just a coincidence) by a plate I believe off the coast of South America that kinda looks like a Nazca...