User:Maxim/Dub Name Predictions

This is generally a ripoff of Kenji-Girl's idea, but since I also love to predict characters' dub names (it's the first thing I do when a new epi is coming to US). So, I thought that making a dub name prediction page would be a good idea. You can also visit Kenji-Girl's page to see how similar are our predictions. It's fun after all. If you have your own predictions, then put them on the talk page or make your own page, but do not edit mine. If you edit anything here, you'll be quickly reverted because I have this page on my watchlist.

Game Characters

Character	Game	U.S. name prediction	Why	Actual U.S. name	Final Comment
File:Ranger II - Characters - Boy 2.jpg Hajime	DP071 and Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Stanley (or Orlando)	A pun on Start/Origin.	N/A	None yet
File:Ranger II - Characters - Girl 2.jpg Hitomi	Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Ornella	A pun of origin, would sound well with Orlando. Sounds nice and was never used.	N/A	None yet
Barō	Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Barry	Well, we know practically nothing about this character. So, anything's possible...	N/A	None yet
Yamiyami-dan	Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Pitch-Black Squad	Just like the Go-Rock Squad...	Team Dim Sun	The DUMBEST villainous team name I've ever heard. Pure fail, NoA, pure fail! Firing Ogasawara was a really bad move. Now I'm afraid how will the characters' name sound like. Will they be equal bad?
Trio Of The Hell (Dezel, Keino and Ice)	Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	The Malicious Trio (Denzel, Flara and Frost)	Trio of the Hell won't be kept, of course, that's why I came with The Malicious Trio. The respective members' names are based on the type they use, except Denzel, which is an alike. However, I'm not sure about these names because game character names are much harder to predict.	N/A	None yet
Master Mirakado	Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	M'Lord Millard	Alike, pun-sounding.	N/A	None yet
File:Yukari.png Yukari	My Pokémon Ranch	Ramona	Derived from "Ranch". But Kenji girl's prediction is also nice (and makes more sense).	Hayley	Now I'm thinking that Randi would be a good name for her. "Hayley" simply sucks!
File:Police.JPG Codename "Handsome"	Pokémon Platinum	Agent Prettyboy	Similar meaning, the best I could come with. It can be something around this.	N/A	None yet
File:Pluto.PNG Pluto	Pokémon Platinum	Pluto	Well, if I was NoA, I would name him Uranus just for the hell of it. But I'm not NoA and I know they won't change the name... Well, I know about the translator change and all that stuff but it's still unlikely.	N/A	None yet
File:Nejiki.jpg Nejiki	Pokémon Platinum	Fabian or Fabrice	I know that Ogasawara got fired and the names are now harder to predict. But I think that NoA will at least try to keep consistent with Ogasawara's translations. Well, Hoenn Brains were named after their symbols. Now, the symbols are named after facilities. So, I wanted to think up a name which sounds similar to Factory. Fabian is first what come to mind. But my favourite here is Fabrice. It makes more sense because it is actually related to factory (fabrica - Factory in Latin). Makes sense, doesn't it?	N/A	None yet
File:Dahlia.jpg Dahlia	Pokémon Platinum	Rodette	A name most similar to Roulette. Sounds nice and fitting, doesn't it?	N/A	None yet
File:Kokuran Cattleya.jpg Kokuran and Cattleya	Pokémon Platinum	Cassius and Calliope	Cassius (for Kokuran) is similar to Castle. I like this name a lot. Calliope (for Cattleya) also begins similar to "castle" but it is also a name of a mythological Muse. Cattleya does look like one, doesn't she?	N/A	None yet
File:Kate.jpg Kate	Pokémon Platinum	Stacey	A name similar to Stage. Sounds fitting for a singer-like woman.	N/A	None yet

Movie Characters

Character	Game	U.S. name prediction	Why	Actual U.S. name	Final Comment
File:GiratinaZero.gif Zero	Movie 11	Zero	It's a codename, isn't it? If it is, then no need to change it.	N/A	None yet
File:Giratina Infi.gif Infi	Movie 11	Infi	She's a robot, so no need for a human name for her. If she was a human, I would call her Ethel.	N/A	None yet
File:GiratinaMugen.gif Mugen	Movie 11	Eternus	I'm sure they won't name him that, but I wish they would. Its a meaning-based name which fits him perfectly. Sounds old, mysterious, mythical. But PUSA is not that creative. I don't know what they would name him. I'm entirely sure they won't keep his Japanese name, so maybe they'll choose something random starting with M?	N/A	None yet
File:Leila.png Leila	Movie 11	Leila, Leyla or Layla	No need to change it, as it is a name used in America and it's well-fitting. But it can be respelt, as the spelling is ambiguous.	N/A	None yet
Moose	Movie 11	Marcus or Unnamed	Well, this guy is a perfect example of anime producers' fondness of using random English words as character names. We had Voyager, Kid, Ship. And now we have Moose. Having a character with such name in English version would be too over the top. So, I think it will be changed. Probably to something random starting with M, that's why I came up with Marcus. A random name for a random guy (as this guy's whole purpose is being voiced by some famous actor). Now I'm thinking that he can also be simply unnamed, as his purpose is the same as Starter Trainers, who were unnamed.	N/A	None yet

Anime Characters

Character	First appearance	Dub name prediction	Why	Actual dub name	Final Comment
File:Ishisu.jpg Ishisu	DP057	Isis	Nice, fitting and similar to orginal name	Isis	Knew it. No surprise, but I'm still happy.
File:Atsuo.png Atsuo	DP058	Blase	熱い Atsui is Japanese for "hot". Atsuo - Atsui and Blase - Blaze. Makes sense, doesn't it?	Alan	That prediction was too risky. I should know that PUSA would choose something unrelated starting with A.
File:Marble.jpg Marble	DP059	Mabel	That's how I refer to her (not only I for ya). Similar to Japanese name and perfectly fitting.	Marble	FUCK IT! They copy the habit of using random English words as names. Something I always hated in animes. MABEL IS BETTERU!
File:Matthew.jpg Matthew	DP059	Matthew (or Unnamed)	You know, same as Japanese. The only problem is that PUSA may not name him at all. Just like with Starter Trainers from Tenth Movie.	Matthew	No surprise.
File:Aki.jpg Aki	DP062	Autumn (or ???)	Fitting, Simple, and literal translation. I don't see any Fall month than can be a name. September? NO!	Autumn	No surprise.
File:Natsu.jpg Natsu	DP062	Summer (or June)	Literal translation, just like Aki/Autumn. Can also be June, a Summer month.	Summer	No surprise.
File:Haru.jpg Haru	DP062	Vera (or April)	Since "Spring" is not a name. I can see her as Vera from "Primavera". Another fitting name is April, after a Spring month.	Spring	So they decided to use Spring, a blind translation of Japanese name. It's just terrible as a name! I lost my faith in PUSA's creativity... We used to be getting such awesome names from them and now, they blatantly show how uncreative they are.
File:Yumomi.jpg Yumomi	DP063	Kendra	Similar to Kenny.	Leona	Sounds nicer than Kendra, but doesn't make much sense...
File:Reiji.jpg Reiji	DP066	Ringo	Paul McCartney and Ringo Star. Makes sense, doesn't it? If you don't know these guys, then GO AWAY!	Reggie	I still think it's too feminine. Ringo would make much more sense...
File:Connally.jpg Kuroda	DP066	"Judge"	Just another dull judge, who will be unnamed. Just like the poor Yōko.	Connally	WTF? An Irish Surname for a Karate Fighter? Sure, it's better than nothing but still, I don't get it.
File:Shizue.jpg Shizue	DP070	Maggie or Sharon	Maggie would be a simple pun on Magic. But more recently, I've got a strange feeling that her name in the dub will be Sharon. Sounds alike and fitting, doesn't it?	Francesca	Pretty nice. Much nicer than Sharon. But I don't get it. Well, maybe they thought that random Italian name for random magician child would be fitting...
File:Taiki.jpg Taiki	DP073	Tyler	Alike.	Austin	Reminds me of Austin Powers... Well, not bad but I don't get it. Did PUSA abandon their "let's choose similar-sounding name" manner? If yes, their names are now much harder to predict.
File:Shou.jpg Shō	DP074	Sean	Alike of his Japanese name.	Sho	What can I say about it? Didn't they have better idea? I'm disappointed, PUSA, really disappointed. I also don't see how the stereotypically Japanese name can fit a rapper guy. If they wanted to change him into a ghetto child, they should name him Jamal or Dillon.
File:Chiaki Chinatsu.jpg Chiaki	DP076	Charles	Alike of Japanese name.	Roman	WHAAAT? But he is actually NOT that Trainer who appears in the Restarant in the games. This will surely confuse fans. It is even more sad considering they could name him Charleton (it was probably the early planned name), which would be 1000 times cooler.
File:Chiaki Chinatsu.jpg Chinatsu	DP076	Charlyn	Sounds well with Charles. Both can be abbreviated to Charlie.	Kylie	Just like with Roman, she is NOT that Kylie who appears in the games. Well, it's good that dubbers play the games but such naming is going to confuse fans. It is even more sad considering they could name her Charlene (it was probably the early planned name), which would be 1000 times cooler.
File:Kaito.jpg Kaito	DP077	Cain	Similar.	Kyle	Screw it! Kenji-Girl's prediction come true again. Anyway, welcome to the world of overused names. I don't mind overusing names if they actually make sense. But it's... it's too much. Another Kyle. No... just no. It is also stupid to have Kylie and Kyle only one episode apart! Can't PUSA, for God's sake, use one of my predictions?
File:Taisei & Champy.jpg Taisei	DP080	Timon or Tyrese	Both alikes. The closest name would be Tyson but we don't want another Tyson, do we?	N/A	None yet
File:Hiroki Croagunk.jpg Hiroki	DP082	Hermann or Rocky	Both Alikes.	N/A	None yet
File:Monica.jpg Monica	DP084	Monica or Monique	Monica is likely to be left unchanged. Though it's also possible that her name will be changed to Monique, to make her fit with the "foreign maid" stereotype. Because all maids in American films are foreign.	N/A	None yet
File:Paris.jpg Paris	DP086	Paris	No need to change it, though I would like it to be changed, as I'm not a big fan of american celebrities...	N/A	None yet
File:Hoshino.jpg Hoshino	DP086	Hortense or Stella	The earlier one is alike, while the latter one is based on meaning (Stella means star in Latin, as does "hoshi" in Japanese).	N/A	None yet
File:Chouko.jpg Chōko	DP086	Chantal	Sounds elegant, French (which fits with that whole fashion thing) and alike to Japanese name.	N/A	None yet
File:Aoi.png Aoi	DP088	Ally or Vera	Ally is just alike of Japanese name. The explanation of Vera is more complicated. Aoi 青い means blue but can also refer to green, as in Japanese culture green is considered as a shade of blue and the character 青 is mainly used to describe green color in Chinese Language. Not to mention that Aoi's overalls are green. Due to those facts, I find Vera pretty fitting.	N/A	None yet
File:Yuzo.jpg Yūzō	DP088	Eugene	Alike, same amount of syllables. It should be noted that his first appearance was in DP001 but he was unnamed in the English dub of that episode. However, I am pretty sure he will be named in the dub version of DP088.	N/A	None yet
File:KensukeDawn.jpg Kensuke	DP090	Kenneth	Well, if PUSA abandoned their fondness towards similar sounding names for good, then they're now unpredictable. But if they didn't, then it's a very good guess...	N/A	None yet
Mitsuki	DP090	Mitchell	I would say "same as above".	N/A	None yet
File:Yuri.jpg Yuri	DP095	Lily	I know we already have enough of Lily's but... it is a perfect name for her! Lily is a literal translation of "Yuri" (百合, or more scientifically ユリ). I don't like overusing names but it's a best name for her. After we get another Kyle, I find this name even more likely...	N/A	None yet
File:Cynthia's grandmother.jpg Professor Karashina	DP096	Cybil or some unpredictable last name	First what came to my mind is that they could use a name similar to Cynthia's name. Cybil is what I could think up. However, since she has a scientific title of Professor, then it's possible they'll give her last name instead of a first name (because last names are usually said after the title. A professor named Paul Smith would be called "Prof. Smith", not "Prof. Paul"). This could also serve as a hypothetical last name for Cynthia. But that's all pure speculation. I have no single clue what will they name her... There is also an option they'll pull another Towa and she'll be known just as "Cynthia's Grandma". But that would suck.	N/A	None yet