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I find things like that really interesting and sometimes it means a lot about the character. I know the FE wiki does have some etymologies but not for all the characters.

For the researches I mainly used several websites about baby names and Wikipedia.

There's also some potential spoilers so if you really want to avoid spoilers, don't click on the spoilers tag. It has nothing to do with the leaks. Just some... interesting things about the name which can be a spoiler. If you want to discuss about spoilers, don't forget the spoiler tag.

Also if there's things you want to add about an etymology, tell it and I'll add it in the post! (after verifying, obviously)

"Von" means "from" in German so see that like a "of" (like Edelgard of Hræsvelgr for exemple)

 

Byleth :
Name of a demon from Goetia => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beleth

Rhea :
Name of the mother of the Greek gods Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter and Hera => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_(mythology)

Also a part of the name of the mother of Remus and Romulus => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Silvia

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The Greek Rhea also had Adrasteia/Adrestia as an epithet => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrasteia

Jeralt :
Apparently a derivative of the Germanic name Gerald. "Ger" means "spear" and "ald" means "rule". So "spear to rule" I guess.

Catherine :
French name from the Greek "katharos" which means "pure". 
It can also be from the name of the goddess Hecate => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate

Seteth :
No idea about the etymology. It just reminds me of Seth actually.

Alois :
German name from the Germanic "Alwis" which means "all wise".

Gilbert :
English, German and French name from the Germanic "Gisilbert". "Gisil" means "pledge" and "berht" means "bright". So "bright pledge".

Manuela Casagranda :
Manuela: Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, German, English (...) name from Hebrew which means "God is with us".
Casagranda: "Casagrande" is literally "big house" or "mansion" in Italian. "Casagranda" is a derivative.

Hanneman von Esser :
Hanneman: Usually a surname. German. Apparently a compound noun but I didn't find the meaning.
Esser: From the Germanic "asse" which means "axle" and the "er" suffix. Usually means the family was a cartmaker family.

Rodrigue :
The French version of "Roderick". From the Germanic "hruod" which means "fame" and "ric" which means "powerful". So "famously powerful".

Shamir :
From the Hebrew verb "shamar" which means "to guard".

Flayn :
No idea. The closest thing I found was the Irish "Flynn" which mean "reddish"...

Cyril :
Czech, German, English (...) name from the Greek "Kyrillos" which means "of the lord" (with "kyrios" meaning "lord"). Name of an alphabet (Cyrillic). Name of a lot of holy men (bishops, saints, patriarchs).

Solon :
Name of a Greek statesman, lawmaker and poet => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solon

Thales :
Name of a Greek philosopher, mathematician and astronomer => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales_of_Miletus

Kronia :
Name of an Athenian festival held in honour of the Greek Titans Cronus (y'know this guy who ate his children, Rhea's lover) => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus

Sothis :
Greek version of the name of the Egyptian Sopdet, who is Sirius (the brightest star) personalized as a goddess => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopdet

Seiros :
Seiros is the name of a Portuguese town but I think the right etymology is Seirios, which means "glowing" in Greek. 

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It also means "Sirius" (again this star)... 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius
Coincidence..?

Nemesis :
Name of the Greek goddess of retribution => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis

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Also called Adrestia, meaning "the inescapable"...

 

BLACK EAGLES

Edelgard von Hræsvelgr : 
Edelgard: From the Germanic "adal" which means "noble" and "gard" which means "protection". So "noble protection".
Hræsvelgr: Means "corpse swallower" in old Norse. It's the name of a giant who takes the form of an eagle => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hræsvelgr

Hubert von Bestla :
Hubert: English, German, Polish, Czech, French (...) name from the Germanic "Hugbert". "Hugu" means "spirit" and "berht" means "bright". So "bright spirit".
Bestla: Name of the mother of Odin in Norse mythology => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestla

Dorothea Arnold :
Dorothea: English, German and Scandinavian name from the Greek "doron" which means "gift" and "theos" which means "god". So "gift of god".
Arnold: English and German name from the Germanic "arn" which means "eagle" and "ald"which means "rule". So "eagle ruler".

Caspar von Bergliez :
Caspar: English and German name from the Persian "ghaz" which means "treasure" and "bar" which means "manage". So "keeper of the treasure".
Bergliez: I'm pretty sure it's German. "Berg" means "mountain" but I don't know about "liez".

Bernadetta von Varley :
Bernadetta: Italian name from the Germanic "ber" which means "bear" and "hart" which means "brave". "Etta" is the feminine suffix. So "brave as a bear". Well, I don't know if this name suits her.
Varley: English surname from the French "de Verley". It appeared during the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

Petra McNairy :
Petra: English, Spanish, German, Hungarian, Polish (...) name from the Greek "petros" which means "rock". Feminine form of "Peter".
McNairy: Scottish surname from Gaelic. Apparently derived from the name "John". I don't really know.

Ferdinand von Aegir :
Ferdinand: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish (...) name from the Gothic "Fridunanth". "Frith" means "peace" and "nanth" means "brave". So "peace through bravery".
Aegir: Giant from the Norse mythology representing the sea => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ægir

Linhardt von Hevring :
Linhardt: German version of Leonard. From the Germanic "leon" which means "lion" and "hart" which means "brave". So "brave as a lion".
Hevring: Name of one of the nine daughters of Rán and Ægir => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Daughters_of_Ægir_and_Rán

 

BLUE LIONS

Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd :
Dimitri: French, Russian and English name from the Greek "Demetrios" meaning "follower of Demeter" => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demeter
Alexandre: French, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese (...) name from the Greek "Alexandros". "Alexien" means "to defend" and "aner" means "man". So "defender of men".
Blaiddyd: Legendary king of the Britons => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bladud

Dedue Molinaro :
Dedue: May be "Dudu" from the Portuguese and Spanish name "Eduardo" which is from the old English "Edward". "Ead" means "wealth" and "weard" means "guard". So "guardian of riches".
Molinaro: From the Italian "molino" meaning "mill". Usually means the family worked in/owned a mill.

Felix Hugo Fraldarius :
Felix: English, German, Polish, Romanian, Russian (...) name from Latin origins. Means "lucky".
Hugo: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish (...) name from the Germanic "hugu" which means "spirit".
Fraldarius: Looks like the Portuguese "fraldário". But no.

Sylvain Jose Gautier :
Sylvain: French version of "Silas". From the Latin "Sylvanus" which means "of the woods". Sylvanus is also the name of a Roman deity => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvanus_(mythology)
Jose: Portuguese and Spanish version of "Joseph". From the Herbrew "yacaph" which means "to add".
Gautier: Common French surname and French version of "Walter". From the Germanic name "Waldhar". "Ald" means "rule" and "heri" means "warrior". So "army ruler".

Annette Fantine Dominique :
Annette: French diminutive of "Ann/Anne/Anna". From the Hebrew "channah" which means "grace". So "little grace".
Fantine: The name of a character from "Les misérables" by Victor Hugo. From the French word "Enfantine" which means "childlike". Sad name => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantine
Dominique: French version of Dominic from the Latin "dominicus" which means "of the lord".

Mercedes von Martlitz :
Mercedes: Spanish name. From the word "merced" which means "mercy".
Martlitz: No idea. Maybe German?

Ashe Duran :
Ashe: From the English name "Ashton". Means "ash tree in town".
Duran: English surname from the French "Durant/Durand" which means "enduring". It appeared during the Norman conquest of England in 1066. 

Ingrid Brandol Galatea :
Ingrid: German and Scandinavian name from the Old Norse god "Yngvi" followed by "rida" which means "ride". So "Ing's ride". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngvi
Brandol: South-East French surname. Derivated from "brandolar" which means "to wag".
Galatea: Means "she who is milk white". Name of the ivory statue which came to life thanks to Aphrodite from the Greek mythos of Pygmalion => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galatea_(mythology)

 

GOLDEN DEERS

Claude von Riegan :
Claude: French name from the Latin "claudus" which means "lame".
Riegan: Probably from the surname "Regan/Reagan" which means "little king" in Gaelic. Regan is the name of a character in Shakespear's King Lear (one of the three daughters) => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regan_(King_Lear)

Hilda Valentin Goneril :
Hilda: English, German, and Scandinavian name and short form of "Hildegard". "Hild" means "battle" and "gard" means "protection". So "comrade in arms".
Valentin: Czech, French, German, Russian (...) name from the Latin "valens" which means "healthy". "Valentine" in English.
Goneril: Name of a character in Shakespear's King Lear (one of the three daughters) => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goneril

Lysithea von Cordelia :
Lysithea: Name of an Oceanid from Greek mythology. Sadly there isn't a lot of informations about her. It also seems to be another name for Semele => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semele
Cordelia: English and German name and diminutive of the Latin "cordis" which means "heart". So "little heart". Name of a character in Shakespear's King Lear (one of the three daughters) => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordelia_(King_Lear)

Lorenz Hermann Gloucester :
Lorenz: German, Polish, and Scandinavian version of "Laurence". From the Latin "laurus" which means "laurel".
Hermann: German and Scandinavian name. From the Germanic "heri" which means "warrior" and "man".
Gloucester: Name of an English city. Also the name of a cheese. Also the name of a character in Shakespeare's King Lear.

Ignatz Victor :
Ignatz: English and German name from the Latin "ignis" which means "fire".
Victor: German, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish name from the Latin "victoris" which means "victory".

Raphael Kirsten :
Raphael: English, French, German (...) name from the Hebrew "raphal" which means "heal" and "el" which means "god". So "god has healed".
Kirsten: Danish and Norwegian name from the Latin "christiana" which means "Christian woman".

Marianne von Edmund :
Marianne: French, English and German name. Combination of "Maria/Marie" and "Anne". The Hebrew "mirjam" means "sea of sorrow" and "channah" which means "grace". So "gracious sea of sorrow". Symbol of the French Republic, so of freedom.
Edmund: English, German, and Polish name from the old English "ead" which means "wealth" and "mund" which means "protector". So "protector of wealth". Name of a character in Shakespeare's King Lear => https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_(King_Lear)

Leonie Pinelli:
Leonie: French, English and German name from the Latin "leo" which means "lion".
Pinelli: Italian surname from the word "pino" which means "pine tree". Also the name of an old (14th century) atlas.

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23 minutes ago, Jayvee94 said:

Dedue May be a surname, a French one.

Possibly a variant of Dudu, which is a diminutive of Eduardo. 

Search in "Behind the Name" for reference.

Dudu from Eduardo is the closest one, thanks. The pronunciation of ドゥドゥー (Dedue's Japanese name) is pretty similar.

I don't think it's from the French surname (if it exist), the pronunciation would not be similar I think.

Thanks for the website for references! It'll help.

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I think it's worth mentioning that Gloucester(The duke of Gloucester) and Edmund are also characters in King lear. There seems to be a lot of references to that play in the Leicester alliance so i'm surprised Ignatz and Raphael don't have a reference.

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2 minutes ago, SpiceMan said:

I think it's worth mentioning that Gloucester(The duke of Gloucester) and Edmund are also characters in King lear. There seems to be a lot of references to that play in the Leicester alliance so i'm surprised Ignatz and Raphael don't have a reference.

Probably because they aren't nobility of Leicester.

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31 minutes ago, Alexios Blake said:

The Seiros and Nemesis one. I bet even more theories and fantasies will come from that.

Ahah yeah maybe!

28 minutes ago, SpiceMan said:

I think it's worth mentioning that Gloucester(The duke of Gloucester) and Edmund are also characters in King lear. There seems to be a lot of references to that play in the Leicester alliance so i'm surprised Ignatz and Raphael don't have a reference.

Yeah, thanks for pointing it out! Let's wait for Leonie to see if she also have a reference.

2 minutes ago, BastienSoul said:
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Maybe Sothis and Seiros both being named after the star Sirius will relate to the Fell Star mentioned in the trailer.

 

Yes that is really possible... 

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Also I was thinking they could be the same character.

Or maybe Sothis is Seiros and Nemesis's child? That would explain the crest.

 

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8 minutes ago, Mysterique Sign said:

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Adrestia was also an epithet of Rhea

 

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And more importantly, one focused on injustice. 

"She whom none can escape". Properly an epithet of Rhea Cybele in her attribute of the Mother who punishes human injustice, which is a transgression of the natural right order of things. The Greeks and Romans identified her with Nemesis.

— Micha F. Lindemans

 

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26 minutes ago, Mysterique Sign said:

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Adrestia was also an epithet of Rhea

 

Thanks for the info! It seems really interesting... I'll make more researches about that.

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Just for the sake of completeness, Rhea could also come from Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus. Romulus would go on to be the first king of Rome. As the archbishop presiding over the Monastery, Rhea could be perceived as a "mother" to the students including the future kingdom leaders. Furthermore, Romulus and Remus end up fighting each other to the death as adults despite being raised together as children. And even though Rhea was their mother (the archbishop), they were actually raised (taught) by a she-wolf and a shepherd (the teachers at the academy).

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13 minutes ago, aphelionn said:

In Germany, cities that end with -itz are usually located in the east, since it's of slavic origin. I can only provide a german Wikipedia article though.

Oh thanks! I had really hard time with German names so it helps!

9 minutes ago, Ressueah said:

Just for the sake of completeness, Rhea could also come from Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus. Romulus would go on to be the first king of Rome. As the archbishop presiding over the Monastery, Rhea could be perceived as a "mother" to the students including the future kingdom leaders. Furthermore, Romulus and Remus end up fighting each other to the death as adults despite being raised together as children. And even though Rhea was their mother (the archbishop), they were actually raised (taught) by a she-wolf and a shepherd (the teachers at the academy).

Clever comparison!

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"Carsten Niebuhr proposed that the name Rhea Silvia came from Rea, meaning guilty, and Silvia meaning of the forest and so assumed that Rhea Silvia was a generic name for the guilty woman of the forest, i.e. the woman who had been seduced there."

Only Rhea interest us and it can mean "guilty". Interesting.

Also, in this story, there's a wolf and in the sky, there's a certain star linked to the wolf/dog (Sirius).

 

 

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Hey! Love this post, I've been doing my own research on name meaning/etymology for this game, I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one interested in this stuff! 😊

If you don't mind me jumping in...

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Flayn - I was stuck on this name too until I realized it may be a respelling of the Celtic name Falyn, which is a variant of the name Fallon, which means "descendant of the leader."

Given her strong resemblance to Rhea, Flayn could be Rhea's daughter...

 

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Both Thales and Solon were from ancient Greece, with Thales being considered by many to be the first western philosopher. I'm pretty sure that Solon was some kind of statesman,

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Thales is known for theorising that water was the original substance, or arche.  He's also known for his work in geometry, in particular Thales' Theorem, which has to do with circles. Perhaps magic circles. Arche might also have something to do with a certain Creator/Sword of the Creator, seeing as the arche is supposed to pretty much be the origin of all substance

 

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Hello, some additions from my notes that you might find interesting! (Sorry to be a bother haha.)

Ashe - could be derived from the ash tree: "The tree's common English name, "ash", traces back to the Old English æsc which relates to the Proto-Indo-European for the tree, while the generic name originated in Latin from a Proto-Indo-European word for birch. Both words are also used to mean "spear" in their respective languages as the wood is good for shafts." (Faerghus warriors are well known for their prowess with spears!)

I also think it might be worth noting just how many of these names are connected to religion, especially the Roman Catholic Church. (I find this especially fascinating because I did some reading on heraldry, and eagles are a symbol of the Roman empire; they are featured on the flag for the "King of the Romans"/"King of Germany." And only one of our lords has a German name... and is also the leader of the Black Eagles. Coincidence?)

  • Byleth, of course, is the name of the king of Hell.
  • Petra is the feminine form of Peter, who was an apostle as well as a saint.
  • Dorothea, Caspar, Bernadetta, and Hubert all share their names with saints. (Interestingly enough, all of these characters also happen to be in the Black Eagles/from the Adrestian Empire. That means 5/8 of Black Eagle characters have names connected to saints!)
  • Dmitri, derived from the Greek name Demetrius/Demetrios, shares his name with a Saint Demetrius who was run through with spears in 306 AD. (D:)
  • Felix, Hilda, and Catherine also share their names with saints.
  • Mercedes is a name referencing the Virgin Mary.
  • Raphael was an archangel responsible for healing in Abrahamic religions (or in Christianity, he's associated with an unnamed angel in the Gospel of John).
  • Marianne is the French version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam, sister of Moses and a prophetess who first appears in the Book of Exodus.
  • Manuela is the feminine form of the Spanish and Portuguese given name "Manuel", which is in turn derived from the Hebrew name "Emanuel," meaning "God is with us."
  • Ronato is derived from Renato, which in turn is derived from the Latin name Renatus which means "born again." This is meant in the spiritual sense, as in "to be born again with baptism."
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This is especially interesting since he's the one apparently leading a rebellion against the Church of Seiros...

I also find it interesting that three important figures in the story so far (Rhea, Sothis, and Nemesis) are named after goddesses from Greek and Egyptian mythos (or in the case of Rhea, possibly also Roman mythos) while Seiros is a name with Greek origins- cultures that were ultimately conquered by the Romans.

Sylvain (Roman) and Lysithea (Greek) are the only students named after mythological figures/deities (depending on the source) who, as far as we've seen, aren't connected to Rhea, Sothis, or Nemesis, the only ones in the story who also have mythological names.

Also also! There are two names relating to lions (Linhardt and Leonie) that aren't in the Blue Lions house... they may somehow have a connection with the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus? (Since Jeralt's name has a reference to a spear and Leonie was one of his top students, maybe she was originally from Faerghus?)

This is becoming more speculation than etymology but still! I think it's all really fascinating, haha.

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And I really do believe that they put a lot of thought into these characters' names, if the Sirius connection between Seiros and Sothis is anything to go by!

 

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14 hours ago, ilovedogs said:

Hey! Love this post, I've been doing my own research on name meaning/etymology for this game, I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one interested in this stuff! 😊

If you don't mind me jumping in...

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Flayn - I was stuck on this name too until I realized it may be a respelling of the Celtic name Falyn, which is a variant of the name Fallon, which means "descendant of the leader."

Given her strong resemblance to Rhea, Flayn could be Rhea's daughter...

 

I'm glad too! 😄

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About Flayn I don't know at all since I can't find the exact name so I'll let the "no idea". But thanks for sharing this hypothesis it make sense!

I think that Flayn is Rhea's little sister. But it's only because of the church woman = virgin thing from our History. Since FE is not real, Rhea can be mother I think. But still, the age gap between Rhea and Flayn doesn't seems very big.

 

13 hours ago, Camisado said:

Both Thales and Solon were from ancient Greece, with Thales being considered by many to be the first western philosopher. I'm pretty sure that Solon was some kind of statesman,

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Thales is known for theorising that water was the original substance, or arche.  He's also known for his work in geometry, in particular Thales' Theorem, which has to do with circles. Perhaps magic circles. Arche might also have something to do with a certain Creator/Sword of the Creator, seeing as the arche is supposed to pretty much be the origin of all substance

 

Thanks for the info!! Haha Thales reminds me of middle school X) I'll add this week's new names Sunday anyway!

10 hours ago, ilovedogs said:

Hello, some additions from my notes that you might find interesting! (Sorry to be a bother haha.)

Ashe - could be derived from the ash tree: "The tree's common English name, "ash", traces back to the Old English æsc which relates to the Proto-Indo-European for the tree, while the generic name originated in Latin from a Proto-Indo-European word for birch. Both words are also used to mean "spear" in their respective languages as the wood is good for shafts." (Faerghus warriors are well known for their prowess with spears!)

I also think it might be worth noting just how many of these names are connected to religion, especially the Roman Catholic Church. (I find this especially fascinating because I did some reading on heraldry, and eagles are a symbol of the Roman empire; they are featured on the flag for the "King of the Romans"/"King of Germany." And only one of our lords has a German name... and is also the leader of the Black Eagles. Coincidence?)

  • Byleth, of course, is the name of the king of Hell.
  • Petra is the feminine form of Peter, who was an apostle as well as a saint.
  • Dorothea, Caspar, Bernadetta, and Hubert all share their names with saints. (Interestingly enough, all of these characters also happen to be in the Black Eagles/from the Adrestian Empire. That means 5/8 of Black Eagle characters have names connected to saints!)
  • Dmitri, derived from the Greek name Demetrius/Demetrios, shares his name with a Saint Demetrius who was run through with spears in 306 AD. (D:)
  • Felix, Hilda, and Catherine also share their names with saints.
  • Mercedes is a name referencing the Virgin Mary.
  • Raphael was an archangel responsible for healing in Abrahamic religions (or in Christianity, he's associated with an unnamed angel in the Gospel of John).
  • Marianne is the French version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam, sister of Moses and a prophetess who first appears in the Book of Exodus.
  • Manuela is the feminine form of the Spanish and Portuguese given name "Manuel", which is in turn derived from the Hebrew name "Emanuel," meaning "God is with us."
  • Ronato is derived from Renato, which in turn is derived from the Latin name Renatus which means "born again." This is meant in the spiritual sense, as in "to be born again with baptism."
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This is especially interesting since he's the one apparently leading a rebellion against the Church of Seiros...

I also find it interesting that three important figures in the story so far (Rhea, Sothis, and Nemesis) are named after goddesses from Greek and Egyptian mythos (or in the case of Rhea, possibly also Roman mythos) while Seiros is a name with Greek origins- cultures that were ultimately conquered by the Romans.

Sylvain (Roman) and Lysithea (Greek) are the only students named after mythological figures/deities (depending on the source) who, as far as we've seen, aren't connected to Rhea, Sothis, or Nemesis, the only ones in the story who also have mythological names.

Also also! There are two names relating to lions (Linhardt and Leonie) that aren't in the Blue Lions house... they may somehow have a connection with the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus? (Since Jeralt's name has a reference to a spear and Leonie was one of his top students, maybe she was originally from Faerghus?)

This is becoming more speculation than etymology but still! I think it's all really fascinating, haha.

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And I really do believe that they put a lot of thought into these characters' names, if the Sirius connection between Seiros and Sothis is anything to go by!

 

So first at all, THANK YOU!! You don't bother at all, I love to see others researches!

About Ashe, I knew it was from the ash tree but didn't knew about the spear thing! So yep, it may be a Faerghus reference. Ashe better have a strenght in spears with that name!

Yeah the eagle was used a lot to assert dominance. Like Holy Roman Empire, Prussia, Napoleon, etc. I think Edelgard have a German name because Adestria may be based on Germany (so many German names and this eagle), Faerghus on France (lot of French names) and Leicester on England (because Shakespear).

The Christian names are normal since it's mainly western names. There are almost a saint for each name. So it don't really amaze me but maybe it can be interesting, yes! I personally think that mythical names are more relevant.

Yeah it's very interesting! Also don't forget that Sothis is the Greek version of the name of the Egyptian goddess so all 3 names are Greek (4 with Seiros).

Yes I don't know for Sylvain since it's also a normal name but Lysithea is litterally a mythological name so I think it means something.

Maybe, it's a good mini theory! It's pretty funny that the two characters with "lion" in their names are not from Faerghus tho.

Ahah yes, but interpretation is analysis's friend so it's normal to have speculation!

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Yes I really think the Sothis/Seiros thing is important. IS likes to make mythological references (like Ishtar from Genealogy for example). 

 

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UPDATE: Cyril, Solon, Thales and Kronia added + Linhardt's, Ingrid's and Leonie's names "completed" (I have no clue about Linhardt's surname)

On 6/20/2019 at 9:41 PM, Siskan said:

Nice work putting this together, etymology is really interesting.

Thanks!! I'm really glad I'm not the only one who find this kind of stuff interesting!

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In regards to McNairy. The 'Mc' prefix means 'son of' ('Mac' is the same, Ó is a gender neutral 'descendant of'). It's a proper Gaelic surname in Scotland and Ireland, which doesn't really translate specifically in this case. It does suggest Petra's being foreign as she doesn't use von (of) which is the more common naming convention used for the Adrestia characters.

How it translated from John is that Gaelic was an unwritten language for a long time and writing based off pronunciation mangled it over several centuries.

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For Linhardt’s surname, Hevring could potentially be related to the German-descent surname Hewring? I’m not very good with this stuff, so I don’t know how much of a stretch that is.

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Some consideration on Lysithea and the meaning of her name.

Lysi come from the greek word for "unbind, free" for example Lysistrata, the protagonist of a comedy of Aristophanes is "She who unbind the armies", because she stop a war in her story. So is Lysithea "she who unbind the gods"? 

Then i asked my brothee, that is much better than me at greek. According to him, "she who break free from the gods" wich whould have a completely different meaning innthe contezt of the story. But with such a meaningful play she is  bound(pun unintended) to play a significant part.

 

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