Name Origins
ZION
His names are very literal. He’s not particularly fond of giving names (it’s a hassle). If he has to name something, he at least wants it to make sense to himself.
Donguri / Shiftry* (M)
Literally “acorn” in Japanese ( 団栗 ) because Kid!Zion met him as a Seedot. It was eventually shortened to Don (ドン) when Don evolved from into a Nuzleaf because Zion thought it would be silly otherwise.
Aoi / Riolu (M)
Literally the Japanese adjective for “blue” (碧). Aoi is the only name that is an actual name. Sometimes Zion angrily affectionately scolds him with aho ( アホ ) meaning “stupid”.
Nagasode / Mienfoo (NB)
Literally “long sleeves” in Japanese (長袖), which was what Zion referred to them as. It was later shortened to Naga (ナガ) for efficiency.
Ueki / Sudowoodo (M)
Literally “potted plant” in Japanese ( 植木) because Zion met him as a Bonsly.
Hagame / Turtwig (F)
A literal combination of the Japanese words for “leaf” and “turtle” (葉 + 亀)
Fuurin / Chimecho (F)
Literally “wind chime” in Japanese ( 風鈴)
NOLAN
Names them on a whim with whatever comes to mind, is reminded of or what he finds cool or befitting. Very spontaneous.
Sabre (Sabretooth) / Litten (M)
He has two uneven snaggleteeth protruding from his upper canines so Kid!Nolan thought it would make for a very cool name. Despite this, he promptly forgot about it because it was too troublesome to say the name in full so he shortened it to Sabre.
Princess / Skitty (F)
Nolan couldn’t decide what to call her after he got her and temporarily referred to her as his “little princess”. The pet name soon stuck when Princess decided she would only respond to it and nothing else. She certainly behaved like one.
Lee (Leroy) / Electabuzz (M)
“You look like a ‘Leroy’.” However, Nolan soon forgot about this and started referring him to Lee instead.
Boog / Beartic (M)
Pretty self-explanatory...“booger”.
Lazarus / Camerupt (M)
Named after the Biblical figure, Lazarus who rose from the dead after being buried for 4 days behind a tomb. Similarly, Nolan encouraged Laz to bust out of the cave he was trapped in for over 4 days. He’s the only one on the team who has a truly “meaningful” name.
Baz (Bazooka) / Blastoise (M)
Nolan got him as a Wartortle which he knew could eventually evolve into a Blastoise. Another self-explanatory one.
DAY
Day’s names are not the most...inspired. They are childlike and quite literal (though less than Zion). He tends to pick a most apparent feature and names the Pokemon after it with a ‘-y’ sound at the end because "it sounds cute".
Kirby / Sylveon (M)
Kid!Day named him after his favourite franchise: Kirby. As an Eevee, he was “fat, round and sucks up food”. He even grew up pink.
Mickey / Azumarill (M)
Kid!Day thought it was cute. Also *cough* Mickey mouse *cough*
Pinkie / Clefable (F)
“She’s pink!” — Kid!Day
Benny / Togetic (M)
Day received Benny when he was only an egg. He called the egg “Eggy Benny” after eggs Benedict, deciding to choose between the names after hatching. Eggy if it was a girl and Benny if it was a boy. He probably thought it was punny. He obviously didn’t think it through and is lucky the hatched Pokemon was a Togepi.
WENDIE
Her names reflect her inner self; they are less hardcore than how she tries to appear, feeling softer and sounding pretty and romantic. She names them after what she finds befitting or what inspires her. Spontaneous yet thoughtful (unlike her brother).
Matilda / Skuntank (F)
Kid!Wendie named her after her favourite childhood book/film and character, Matilda
Luna / Ninetales (Alola) (F)
Kid!Wendie thought it sounded very lovely and pretty.
Celestine / Emolga (F)
Named after the feisty, quick-witted mouse from the film Ernest et Celestine. Yet another favourite character and movie of Kid!Wendie’s.
Freya / Weavile (F)
Freya’s name meaning, “lady” is loosely linked to Lady Macbeth whom Wendie looks up to. Mostly, it’s because Wendie thought it sounded and felt right.
