I collected all of my nicknames because I was trying (and failing) to remember each of them recently. Having a single location with them should be handy when I try to remember them all again *next* year. But this time I'm going to SORT them.
The plan is to tag them with different categories of nickname types, insofar as it was possible to cluster them. Based on my nicknames, my categories are as follows;
Flavour: flavour reference, some link to a trait the Pokemon is known to have or be.
Metaphor: indirect reference, similar to Flavour
Name: An existing human name.
Coincidence: something only the catcher/breeder would know, specific to unique circumstances.
Injoke: an in-joke. Not coincidental.
Obscure: Crossword-esque chain of trivia required
Lang: An existing word in a different language to your own
GLatin: Popular subgroup of Language, Greek + Latin
CRef: Popculture references, general culture reference (broad, can be obscure)
Myth/History/Pun: these don't need explaining :/
Randumb: names which are admittedly stupid, seemed like a good idea at a time
Aesthetic: meaningless, chosen solely because they sound good... probably Randumb
Bastardised: a skew or variation on the original name or one of the other categories
Pkmn-style: Combination of words that could be an alt-universe name for the same Pokemon. May include puns and flavour by default.
Personal: May be named after someone or something that has a deep meaning to you.
these are initial ideas. There's gonna be quirks and overlap. Suggest other groupings if you want.
examples (not gonna explain other ones, it'd take too long):
The plan is to tag them with different categories of nickname types, insofar as it was possible to cluster them. Based on my nicknames, my categories are as follows;
Flavour: flavour reference, some link to a trait the Pokemon is known to have or be.
Metaphor: indirect reference, similar to Flavour
Name: An existing human name.
Coincidence: something only the catcher/breeder would know, specific to unique circumstances.
Injoke: an in-joke. Not coincidental.
Obscure: Crossword-esque chain of trivia required
Lang: An existing word in a different language to your own
GLatin: Popular subgroup of Language, Greek + Latin
CRef: Popculture references, general culture reference (broad, can be obscure)
Myth/History/Pun: these don't need explaining :/
Randumb: names which are admittedly stupid, seemed like a good idea at a time
Aesthetic: meaningless, chosen solely because they sound good... probably Randumb
Bastardised: a skew or variation on the original name or one of the other categories
Pkmn-style: Combination of words that could be an alt-universe name for the same Pokemon. May include puns and flavour by default.
Personal: May be named after someone or something that has a deep meaning to you.
these are initial ideas. There's gonna be quirks and overlap. Suggest other groupings if you want.
examples (not gonna explain other ones, it'd take too long):
Hatched/SRd pokemon:
Humphrey, Xurkitree [flavour, obscure, name - named after Humphry Davy, who invented a type of lamp]
Nova, Nihilego [coincidental - caught on New Year's]
Cabriole, Pheromosa [Metaphor, foreign - Ballet term, type of kick]
Allegro, Pheromosa [Metaphor, foreign - Ballet term among others, fast, lively]
COBOL, PorygonZ [CRef, flavour- a programming language]
Glacé, A-Ninetales [Metaphor/Flavour, Foreign - French for smooth/glossy]
Daisy, Dragonite [Randumb]
Sierrer, Absol [Aesthetic]
Random playthrough names:
Eddie, Spiritomb [Metaphor, Name, Pun - an eddy is a swirl in fluid dynamics]
Harley, Gogoat [CRef, Flavour - Harley Davidson is a brand of motorcycles, Gogoat is rideable and has handlebars]
Southpole, Magnezone [Randumb, flavour]
Strix, Decidueye [GLatin, Flavour - Strix is a genus for Owls, coicidentally also a greek mythological bird]
Stallone, Graveler [CRef, Pun, Obscure - Sylvester Stallone is an actor, known for his roles in the Rocky movies. Rocky.]
Arctide, Empoleon [Pkmn-style, Arctic + tide]
Nuttley, Ferrothorn [Bastardised, Flavour - Nattorei is Ferro's Japanese name, and he looks like a nut.]
Humphrey, Xurkitree [flavour, obscure, name - named after Humphry Davy, who invented a type of lamp]
Nova, Nihilego [coincidental - caught on New Year's]
Cabriole, Pheromosa [Metaphor, foreign - Ballet term, type of kick]
Allegro, Pheromosa [Metaphor, foreign - Ballet term among others, fast, lively]
COBOL, PorygonZ [CRef, flavour- a programming language]
Glacé, A-Ninetales [Metaphor/Flavour, Foreign - French for smooth/glossy]
Daisy, Dragonite [Randumb]
Sierrer, Absol [Aesthetic]
Random playthrough names:
Eddie, Spiritomb [Metaphor, Name, Pun - an eddy is a swirl in fluid dynamics]
Harley, Gogoat [CRef, Flavour - Harley Davidson is a brand of motorcycles, Gogoat is rideable and has handlebars]
Southpole, Magnezone [Randumb, flavour]
Strix, Decidueye [GLatin, Flavour - Strix is a genus for Owls, coicidentally also a greek mythological bird]
Stallone, Graveler [CRef, Pun, Obscure - Sylvester Stallone is an actor, known for his roles in the Rocky movies. Rocky.]
Arctide, Empoleon [Pkmn-style, Arctic + tide]
Nuttley, Ferrothorn [Bastardised, Flavour - Nattorei is Ferro's Japanese name, and he looks like a nut.]
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