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CAP 8 CAP 8 - Part 10a - Name Discussion
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Fidgit doesn't reference Ground or Poison.
Kitsunoh doesn't reference Ghost or Steel.
CAP doesn't always pick type-referencing names.
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These are cool, too :)
I like Amplifrai, (get it?) :P. Teslacoatl is too... you know, not-roll-off-the-tongue-y enough for me. Sure it's pretty clever, but cleverness only goes so far, honestly. I can't think of a single Pokemon with a name that hard to say.
You do realize that the "idiot" in "idiot savant" is just the word idiot, right? As in, the deragotory word for a stupid person. Of course, it wasn't derogatory back when the term was coined, but regardless, the "t" is most certainly not silent.
Not in French, honey. :3
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idiot savant
Granted, if you pronounce in that way, there's no t, either. But I really thought that it was "Idio Savan(t)" before I looked it up, and honestly, I think it's close enough.
Boltorm = You know~ Bolt + Storm~
Boring yeah...sounds a lot like Rotom/Voltorb too...perhaps I should add _ _ _
or _ _ _ _ or something _ _ _ but only one name is allowed...
ps: I do not read through 50% of the posts.
ps2: Uh-oh, thanks for tipping me that. Bold-ed~ Thanks ray2020, really. Oh I like this edit screen!
Boring yeah...sounds a lot like Rotom/Voltorb too...perhaps I should add _ _ _
or _ _ _ _ or something _ _ _ but only one name is allowed...
ps: I do not read through 50% of the posts.
ps2: Uh-oh, thanks for tipping me that. Bold-ed~ Thanks ray2020, really. Oh I like this edit screen!
Not sure about you but I believe it's about time to have some actual discussion on all the given names so far. Eliminate the not-so suitable ones with the suitable ones, talk about variation of given names, etc... I like to mention that one shouldn't put all their eggs into one basket. I mostly referring to people who create a name with the sole idea that a certain artwork will win the poll. They're always a chance it might not make it.
Oh, so it IS French origin. I was under the impression that idiote was French for "idiot", but apparently I was mistaken. Anyways, I do rather like the name. It's not my favorite, but it's certainly much better than the hordes of "word for dragon+common SI unit of electricity" we've been getting.
Also, I just noticed how similar Diosavant is to my earlier submission of Ryo-Savart. Which is quite surprising considering their wildly different etymologies (Dios+Idiot Savant vs Ryo+Biot-Savart).
What about spelling it Photowyrm?
I think I have a good name: Oblhivio (pronounced: ob-liv-ee-oh)
This is based around the word oblivion. Knock off the 'n' and you've already got the Latin variant. The 'h' is between the 'l' and the first 'i' to get the 'hiv' bit, which is a Danish word for dragon (trust me, I looked it up on InterTran.)
Plus it rolls off the tongue more easily than you might expect, as the 'h' is not pronounced, just like it isn't in words like whip, while and whisk (basically all the words that start with wh)
This is based around the word oblivion. Knock off the 'n' and you've already got the Latin variant. The 'h' is between the 'l' and the first 'i' to get the 'hiv' bit, which is a Danish word for dragon (trust me, I looked it up on InterTran.)
Plus it rolls off the tongue more easily than you might expect, as the 'h' is not pronounced, just like it isn't in words like whip, while and whisk (basically all the words that start with wh)
Photowyrm sounds like some pornographic fish bait, not to mention could be referred to as a portmanteau of Photo and Wyrm, the former of which has absolutely fuck all to do with electricity. Photons, however, do. Thanks for the opinion, though, which will be filed into this bin.
Another thing is that Photowyrm is pronounced Phoh-TOH-wurm, while Photyrm is pronounced (or should be) PHOH-turm, which is highly similar to Photon (Phoh-TOHN). It's all in aesthetics.
Point of correction-
Photon is an electrically neutral particle of light. It does, however, mediate the electromagnetic fundamental force according to Quantum Electrodynamics.
Just for information.
Oh Sorry...
I guess next time I'll do a google search before posting.
I like Wyvolt and Mjolnir, currently.
My submission will be Raios. Just the Portuguese (i think) word for lightning, with an s at the end. It's simple and cool sounding, yet fitting I think.
Well, since my previous suggestion of Styrm seems to be rather obsolete now, as the two leading designs, Cartoons! and Cyzir's aren't wyrmlike in the least, I guess it's time to tweak it a bit.
Since both designs carry a strong element of storms and clouds, I believe we can still keep the Storm suffix.
Maybe something like Styvern or Stimbus might be good discussion starters.
Since both designs carry a strong element of storms and clouds, I believe we can still keep the Storm suffix.
Maybe something like Styvern or Stimbus might be good discussion starters.
Really like this one, has a nice referance to typing without being obvious
Thanks. It's a damn good thing I found the word hiv
Aty throws out names and hopes you like them
Tarragloom: A mixture of tarragon (dragon) and gloom (cloud)
Basilight: Basilisk (dragon... type... thing) and light (electricity kinda)
Lizer: Lizard and Laser >>
Billowyrm: Billow (cloud) and Wyrm
Tarragloom: A mixture of tarragon (dragon) and gloom (cloud)
Basilight: Basilisk (dragon... type... thing) and light (electricity kinda)
Lizer: Lizard and Laser >>
Billowyrm: Billow (cloud) and Wyrm
If Cyzir's wins, a good name might be Tripere, triple + ampere
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