07-Ghost - Name Meaning Megalist
07-Ghost features many eccentric names, but as weird as some of them may seem at first glance, they’re mostly quite meaningful! This is a list I’ve been trying to compile for a while now, but I can’t say it’s quite complete. Please do let me know if you have any ideas or catch any mistakes! I think 07′s naming conventions are really interesting, so I hope you enjoy this list!
Teito
Wahrheit (GR): Truth -> Referencing Teito’s main goal of “finding the truth behind the war”.
Tiashe: ?
Raggs: ?
Teito (JP - 帝都): Imperial capital -> If you combine the “Tei” part of Teito’s name with the “Ou” part of Ouka’s, you get Teiou (帝王), which means “sovereign”! Cute little easter egg.
Klein (GR): Small -> Referencing his small stature.
Frau
Frau (GR): Woman -> Weird choice for a name for sure. Regardless, it does sound a bit like “Faust”. According to legend, Faust sells his soul to the devil to use his powers, which is similar to what Frau did with Verloren’s scythe.
Sichel (GR): Scythe -> Yes, it’s not “Zehel”. Also, it’s written as 斬魂 in Japanese, which means “killing soul”, possibly referencing Sichel’s ability to cut people’s ties with misfortune.
Labrador
Ilyusha (RU - Ильюша): Elijah -> Diminutive form of the name Ilya (Илья). This one is pretty interesting. It’s most likely a direct reference to Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov, in which there is a sickly young child named Ilyusha. Labrador appears to be influenced by the protagonist of this novel, Alyosha. Believe me, I’m not making this up, there are so many similarities between this book and 07! Amemiya and Ichihara even directly reference the novel in Battle Rabbits. Also, Elijah is a prophet, like Lab.
Kraut (GR): Herb -> Referencing the Kraut house’s association with herbs and other plants. Also means “cabbage”. Unfortunately also a derogatory way to refer to Germans, but that’s most definitely not intentional.
Labrador (EN): A type of tea -> Yes, yes, dog. But this actually is a rather fitting name, seeing how labrador tea is often used to make medicine. Also, this name was likely chosen because when shortened as “Lab,” it’s “Rabu” in Japanese, which also means “love”. But you probably noticed that already.
Profe / Prophe (EN): From “prophet” -> Written as 預魂 in Japanese, meaning “soul of prophecies”.
Castor
Xínglù (CN - 行路): To travel -> Referencing his desire to travel with Lazette.
Hausen (GR): To dwell (negative connotation) -> He wasn’t very happy living in the Hausen House, was he? And yes, “Hausen House” is hilarious.
Castor (LA): Beaver -> From Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology, in which one twin dies and the other shares his life energy with him to keep him alive, referencing what Castor does with Lazette.
Fest (GR): Firm -> Referencing the firmness of the bonds they create. Written as 繋魂 in Japanese, meaning “connecting soul”.
I don’t want this post to cover even more of your dashboard, so you can find the rest of the names under the cut!
