Character Name meanings?, Ideas/research on what they might mean Options

[Mizukithepanda]

After playing this game for a while I started wondering, "Just what do these names mean? Why were they named the way they were?" And so I started researching to see what I could find on each of their names. Obviously, some aren't as common as others and on some you can't be sure whether it was derived from a European/"Western" language or from Japanese and just butchered to make a western sounding name. And then there's characters like Chen whose names are obviously Chinese or some other non-Japanese Asian language. I've made a list with every character that I know of in the game and a possible name meaning, but I'd like to hear if y'all know other meanings or can clear up some areas where I'm not certain.



Bachelorettes:

Freyja: lady, mistress (the name of the Norse Goddess of Love and Beauty)

Anemone: wind (the name of a nymph who was turned into a wind-flower)

Enju: If related to the western name "Ange" then "angel", if derived from Japanese Enju then it could mean "flame gem", "flame tree", "princess gem", or "angel" (using the kanji for tenshi). In this case, angel seems most likely.

Kagetsu: bright moon, sweet moon, summer moon, flower moon, etc. most often seen with "月" as one of the kanji

Shelfer: since there's no one really named this... I derived it from the literal word "shelf" which is something upon which you place an object. Shelfer could be a misspelling of "shelver" which means one who makes shelving or it could mean something along the lines of "one to sit things upon" and thus "one to place others' burdens upon" or "one who will take on others' burdens" (please keep in mind that I'm being quite liberal here - this is nothing but conjecture)



Bachelors:

Juris: depending on whether you go "JuRis" or "JuLis" it could mean either "farmer" or "descended from Jupiter" - personally, I think both of these are wrong.

Lloyd: gray-haired

Agi: if western, from Agnes - good, honorable, pure; if from Japanese - throne/crown, Asia-ceremony, a Catalpa tree

Dirka: if from Dirk - king of nations. "Dirka dirka" is also a nonsense word from a movie to simulate "Islamic" speech.

Schmidt: blacksmith, worker - a very unusual name to give to an obviously non-European boy



Townspeople:

Clare (alternatively Claire, Clair, or Crea): clear, bright

Wilbur: wild boar

Kevin: little comely one

Erich: ever-ruler

Merini: a tough name to place... if from Melanie - black, dark. Otherwise, I have no idea.

Mina: short form of Wilhelmina meaning "will-helmet" or an unusual name meaning "mine", also has many prettier meanings in Japanese

Felix: happy, lucky

Isaac: he will laugh

Nerine: if European - sea sprite or water; if Japanese - no known meaning, used for phonetics only

Sigyn: possibly from Norse root sigr meaning "victory"

Laramie: tears of love

Sania: splendid

Stewart: house guard, steward

Pierre: rock, stone

Chen: true, real

Goran: mountain man (can also be a form of George, meaning farmer)

Mucho, Hucho, and Lucho: I am of the honest opinion that they were named this purely based on the fact that they are "Mexican" and the names rhyme, not because the names have any particular meaning. However, "mucho" means "more, very much" in Spanish while "lucho" reminds me of "lucha" which is wrestling. Hucho, strangely enough, is a genus of fish. Who the heck knows what they were thinking when they named these guys...

[Harvest Sprite]

I'm amazed I skipped over this topic, its a really interesting read. There is an Anju in Zelda Majora's Mask, which may be similar to Enju. I like when they keep the romanized japanese names in games.