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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
* [[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese (Taiwan)]]: 傑尼龜 ''Jíe Ní Guī'' - An onomatopoeic reference to Squirtle's Japanese name, Zenigame. The last character in the name means turtle.
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* [[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese (Hong Kong)]]: 車厘龜 ''Chē Lí Guī'' - Possibly {{wp|cherry}} turtle as 車厘子 "Chē Lí Zi" is cherry in Cantonese.
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* [[List of French Pokémon names|French]]: Carapuce - From ''Carapace'' (shell) and ''puce'' ({{wp|flea}}, in reference to its height). ''Puce'' can also be a term of affection, maybe because of its cute look.
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* [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Schiggy - From ''Schildkröte'' (turtle or tortoise).
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* [[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]: 꼬부기 ''Kkobugi'' - Portmanteau of ''kid'' and ''turtle''.
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| [[List of French Pokémon names|French]]
| Carapuce
| From ''Carapace'' (shell) and ''puce'' ({{wp|flea}}, in reference to its height). ''Puce'' can also be a term of affection, maybe because of its cute look.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of German Pokémon names|German]]
| Schiggy
| From ''Schildkröte'' (turtle or tortoise).
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| [[List of Korean Pokémon names|Korean]]
| 꼬부기 ''Kkobugi''
| Portmanteau of ''kid'' and ''turtle''.
 
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| [[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese]] ({{tt|Chinese|Taiwan}})
| 傑尼龜 ''Jíe Ní Guī''
| An onomatopoeic reference to Squirtle's Japanese name, Zenigame. The last character in the name means turtle.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| [[List of Chinese Pokémon names|Chinese]] ({{tt|Chinese|Hong Kong}})
| 車厘龜 ''Chē Lí Guī''
| Possibly {{wp|cherry}} turtle as 車厘子 "Chē Lí Zi" is cherry in Cantonese.
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