Bakugan & Name Meanings | GI
Fabia & Serena Sheen: "Sheen" is from the English word meaning "radiance, shininess". "Serena" means, well, "serene". In the Japanese dub, the name is for some reason changed to Celine, which is ultimately from a Latin word meaning "heaven". Fabia, on the other hand, comes from a Latin word meaning "bean", specifically the fava bean. Yyyeah, I guess we all know who was the favorite daughter. Fabia is also the name of a Byzantine empress, Fabia Eudokia.
Jin: from a Japanese word meaning "compassion, benevolence". Adorbs.
Elright: probably from "elf" and "bright".
Linus Claude: "Linus" is from an Ancient Greek word meaning "flax", while "Claude" comes from a Latin word meaning "lame" or "crippled".
Ren Krawler: "Ren" can mean either "love" (as in, specifically romantic love), "lotus", or "clean, honest" depending on the kanji. Unfortunately, it's written all in katakana so I have no idea which one it is. I think it's probably one of the latter two, since the first one is more commonly a girls' name. If you're keeping track, this means both his and Fabia's names have something to do with plants. His last name was most likely chosen for the term "web crawler" in reference to his programming skills, as well as the fact that in katakana it's spelled out "Kurora" and "kuro" in Japanese means "black", referencing his Darkus attribute.
Mason Brown: self-explanatory. In the Japanese version he's named Bruce Brown for some odd reason. Yeah, I think I like Mason better. Anyway, "Bruce" comes from the name of the town of Brix in northern France.
Jesse Glenn: "Jesse" ultimately comes from a Hebrew name meaning either "gift" or "existence", while "Glenn" is a Scottish name meaning "valley". In the Japanese version his first name is Ethan, which is Hebrew in origin and means "solid, enduring", and would've honestly been a better name for a Subterra brawler.
Zenet Surrow: I have no idea where "Zenet" comes from. It could be from Hungarian "zene", meaning "music". Alternatively, it could also be either the Greek name "Zenaida", which is in turn derived from "Zeus", or the Turkish name Ziynet, which is in turn from a Persian name meaning "ornament". As for Surrow, it's probably from the Slavic surname Surov, which is of unknown meaning. In various Slavic languages, "surov" is also a word meaning "raw, undercooked", which is hilarious. In the Japanese version it's changed to Sirone, which is one letter off from the Finnish surname Sironen, which is derived from either a word meaning "delicate" or the Germanic name Sigfrid, meaning "peaceful victory".
Sid Arkale: "Sid" is a short form of "Sydney", which means "wide island". As for Arkale, no idea. It's similar to Italian "arcale", meaning the arch of a door or a window. It's also vaguely similar to the name of Italian film director Franco Arcalli, who collaborated with the Italian resistance movement during WW2. Make of that what you will, I s'pose.
Lena Isis: "Isis" is definitely from the name of the goddess, which itself probably comes from an Ancient Egyptian word meaning "throne". As for Lena, it's a short form of various names that end with that letter sequence, like Magdalena or Helena.
