What if the Ponies Took Japanese Names?

[sunset_sprint 190]

I was reading on girls names on the interwebs and came across the meaning of the Japanese name "Asuka" (its my favorite anime name) and it really fits our favoritemulti colored mare.

 

http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-ASUKA.html

Edited September 30, 2013 by sunset_sprint

[Scootalove 10,689]

Wow, I never knew that until I saw this. That actually sounds like her name in Japanese, I should find some other names that can be translated in Japanese.

[Moonlight 7,286]

I do suppose it's actually quite similar to Rainbow Dash. And truth be told, it also has some qualities from Pinkie Pie, most noticeable by the uncontrollable laughter part. Also, personally, I think "Asuka" is a rather pretty name. 

[Rockymoo 2,137]

What's Trixie's Japanese name? Just curious.

And no, I don't mean just "Trixie" transliterated to Kanji. Like, a legitimately different name.

[sunset_sprint 190]

I do suppose it's actually quite similar to Rainbow Dash. And truth be told, it also has some qualities from Pinkie Pie, most noticeable by the uncontrollable laughter part. Also, personally, I think "Asuka" is a rather pretty name. 

 

I thought Pinkie Pie for a moment afterward but I think it suits Rainbow a bit more, most  of the anime characters that carry the name Asuka are of the heroic and athletic type.

[GhostPony750 959]

Wait, they're gonna change their names? :/

Rainbow Dash is Rainbow Dash in the french version, I don't know why they should change it just for the japanese version. And it sounds awful anyway.

[sunset_sprint 190]

What's Trixie's Japanese name? Just curious.

And no, I don't mean just "Trixie" transliterated to Kanji. Like, a legitimately different name.

 

You mean one that describes her personality? I'll have to ponder and think but I'm sure there is one out there that suits her. I was listening to Mandopony's Raindow Dash -Rock'n'Roll theme when I found it and was overcome with massive feels so I thought I'd share.

Wait, they're gonna change their names? :/

Rainbow Dash is Rainbow Dash in the french version, I don't know why they should change it just for the japanese version. And it sounds awful anyway.

 

They aren't changing names, I was alluding that if Rainbow Dash where to take a Japanese name then Asuka would suit her the best on the basis of the meaning of the name.

[DokiLoki 519]

That's pretty awesome. Right now I want to see all of the pony's Japanese names translated from their original English ones. 

[GhostPony750 959]

They aren't changing names, I was alluding that if Rainbow Dash where to take a Japanese name then Asuka would suit her the best on the basis of the meaning of the name.

Oh okaayy.... that's fine then.

Everything that sounds japanese is like scratching on a chalkboard for me, so I hate when I hear japanese names. Well, it's fine, since I readed it, but well...

[ReverseFaller 2,483]

The meaning fits her decent enough, and she does actually kind of look like an Asuka.

 

Asuka is a pretty cool name, which it totally fitting for a pretty cool pegasus 

[duidamasterXD 9,626]

@sunset_sprint, I kinda jumped the gun there, and as you suggested I've renamed your thread to make it more likely to garner discussion. I've also moved it to the Show Discussion section. Carry on

[sunset_sprint 190]

What's Trixie's Japanese name? Just curious.

And no, I don't mean just "Trixie" transliterated to Kanji. Like, a legitimately different name.

I found one for Trixie, I had to go through my mental anime character list and I came up with Fujiko. I think the description of the name suits Trixie as she is mostly a performance type unicorn.

 

http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-FUJIKO.html

@sunset_sprint, I kinda jumped the gun there, and as you suggested I've renamed your thread to make it more likely to garner discussion. I've also moved it to the Show Discussion section. Carry on

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind when I start threads. Thanks for revamping and unlocking this thread. I was a bit too hasty in naming it do to the feels.

Edited September 30, 2013 by sunset_sprint

[Rockymoo 2,137]

I found one for Trixie, I had to go through my mental anime character list and I came up with Fujiko. I think the description of the name suits Trixie as she is mostly a performance type unicorn.

 

http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-FUJIKO.html

I'm feelin' it. Really close to her personality, though I didn't see that much about arrogance, if any at all.

 

By the way, I looked up my name. It actually describes me strikingly well: http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-DIMITRI.html

It's weird how accurate it is.

[sunset_sprint 190]

 

I think Rei is a good one for Rarity, not sure if its totally a match for her of course but if you read the description of the name its pretty close.

 

http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-REI.html

I'm feelin' it. Really close to her personality, though I didn't see that much about arrogance, if any at all.

 

By the way, I looked up my name. It actually describes me strikingly well: http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-DIMITRI.html

It's weird how accurate it is.

 

The arrogance was one of the attributes that threw me off, but came pretty close don't you think? Anyways thats cool that you found your name on there.

I think this was an obvious choice for Fluttershy, but Hinata really does compliment her quiet yet caring demeanor and I think that most of you will agree that the Hinata I'm thinking about really does encompass our quiet but strong yellow pegasus.

 

http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-HINATA.html

To bring everyone up to speed my list is as follows:

 

Rainbow Dash - Asuka

Trixie - Fujiko

Rarity - Rei

Fluttershy - Hinata

 

Agree or disagree?

 

Make sure you read the descriptions on each name.

Edited September 30, 2013 by sunset_sprint

[Rockymoo 2,137]

 

The arrogance was one of the attributes that threw me off, but came pretty close don't you think? Anyways thats cool that you found your name on there.

Yeah. It's kind of a must, since that's her most prevalent personality trait. Keep looking, mate.

Also, now that I think about it, the results for my name come kind of close to her personality. O_o

 

 

I think this was an obvious choice for Fluttershy, but Hinata really does compliment her quiet yet caring demeanor

Lel Naruto.

[sunset_sprint 190]

Glad someone is thinking the same Hinata. I'm still stumped on the rest of the mane six, but give me a little bit longer, I really want to find Applejack's next as I like her a lot too.

Applejack is either going to be Sakura or Hitomi, this actually is a hard one to pinpoint. If anypony else has a thought, let me know.

 

http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-sakura.html

 

or

 

http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-HITOMI.html

I think I've found a good match for Pinkie Pie, Kimiko, description wise, sounds like out fun and loving burst-into-song earth pony.

 

http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-KIMIKO.html

[Anneal 2,196]

I did this before, in fact, when I had more experience with Japanese.

 

丸山 明- Maruyama Akira. Twilight Sparkle. Her name "Akira" implied brightness and intellect. Her last name, Maruyama, is a referenced to the roundish appearing mountains in Ponyville. 

 

南 詩織- Minami Shiori. This used to be Lyra's name; now I switched it to Octavia. Shiori literally means "weaved poem", and I like to compare poetry to music itself. Minami is just...south. 

 

世良 光- Sera Hikaru. Derpy Hooves. I gave her a more optimistic name to match her general personality. Hikaru is light, Sera is just a romanticized Japanese surname which means "great world".

 

長尾 真琴- Nagao Makoto. Lyra Heartstrings. Though her name is supposed to mean "honesty", I switched the meaning around so that it was two connected words, "truthful" and "lyre". 

 

細田 春- Hosoda Haru. Applebloom. Haru means spring, and her last name technically has to do with farmland. 

 

細田 秋- Hosoda Aki. Applejack. Aki means autumn; I intentionally made their names the season names because it was somewhat realistic for an agricultural family.

 

平井 和音- Hirai Kazune. Vinyl Scratch. Ironically, her name contradicts her occupation and fanon personality, since Kazune is "harmonic and understanding". Hirai is a typical Japanese surname meaning "calm well". 

 

葉鳥 佳代子- Hatori Kayoko. Rainbow Dash. Kayoko means "good, ideal child", while the surname, Hatori, is a "leaf" bird. (Metaphor.)

 

河下 美玲- Kawashimo Mirei. Rarity. Mirei is...fabulous and beauty. And the surname means "below the river", which can imply her inner beauty.

 

河下 絢花- Kawashimo Ayaka. Sweetie Belle. Ayaka is literally "flower design". 

 

大橋 蒼空- Ohashi Soku. Scootaloo. Soku has to do with the wind, while Ohashi means a notable or large bridge.

 

And of course, I made a new name for somepony everyone knows.

 

紺野 虚子- Konno Kyoshi. Button Mash. Kyoshi means "teacher" in the Japanese Martial Arts. Don't worry, it's WAY in front of Sensei. Konno means near the fields. 

 

BUTTON MASH STREET FIGHTER KARATE COLT GO!

[sunset_sprint 190]

I did this before, in fact, when I had more experience with Japanese.

 

丸山 明- Maruyama Akira. Twilight Sparkle. Her name "Akira" implied brightness and intellect. Her last name, Maruyama, is a referenced to the roundish appearing mountains in Ponyville. 

 

南 詩織- Minami Shiori. This used to be Lyra's name; now I switched it to Octavia. Shiori literally means "weaved poem", and I like to compare poetry to music itself. Minami is just...south. 

 

世良 光- Sera Hikaru. Derpy Hooves. I gave her a more optimistic name to match her general personality. Hikaru is light, Sera is just a romanticized Japanese surname which means "great world".

 

長尾 真琴- Nagao Makoto. Lyra Heartstrings. Though her name is supposed to mean "honesty", I switched the meaning around so that it was two connected words, "truthful" and "lyre". 

 

細田 春- Hosoda Haru. Applebloom. Haru means spring, and her last name technically has to do with farmland. 

 

細田 秋- Hosoda Aki. Applejack. Aki means autumn; I intentionally made their names the season names because it was somewhat realistic for an agricultural family.

 

平井 和音- Hirai Kazune. Vinyl Scratch. Ironically, her name contradicts her occupation and fanon personality, since Kazune is "harmonic and understanding". Hirai is a typical Japanese surname meaning "calm well". 

 

葉鳥 佳代子- Hatori Kayoko. Rainbow Dash. Kayoko means "good, ideal child", while the surname, Hatori, is a "leaf" bird. (Metaphor.)

 

河下 美玲- Kawashimo Mirei. Rarity. Mirei is...fabulous and beauty. And the surname means "below the river", which can imply her inner beauty.

 

河下 絢花- Kawashimo Ayaka. Sweetie Belle. Ayaka is literally "flower design". 

 

大橋 蒼空- Ohashi Soku. Scootaloo. Soku has to do with the wind, while Ohashi means a notable or large bridge.

 

And of course, I made a new name for somepony everyone knows.

 

紺野 虚子- Konno Kyoshi. Button Mash. Kyoshi means "teacher" in the Japanese Martial Arts. Don't worry, it's WAY in front of Sensei. Konno means near the fields. 

 

BUTTON MASH STREET FIGHTER KARATE COLT GO!

 

That's a lot of work, I'm just going for first names at the moment that have descriptions that sort of match the ponies we all know and love. I appreciate you posting all your hard work and interpretations.

[Galen 1,354]

I was reading on girls names on the interwebs and came across the meaning of the Japanese name "Asuka" (its my favorite anime name) and it really fits our favoritemulti colored mare.

 

http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-ASUKA.html

 

Asuka would definitely fit Rainbow Dash, tho I don't think our logic behind the reason we think it fits matches. Here's my reasoning:

 

 

 

 

Asuka Kazama and RD have REALLY similar personalities as fictional characters.

[Flow 1,624]

This is actually new to me, and I find this interesting. I could only come up with one name at the moment, and it's for Applejack: Ringo which means "Apple" lol.

[sunset_sprint 190]

Asuka would definitely fit Rainbow Dash, tho I don't think our logic behind the reason we think it fits matches. Here's my reasoning:

 

 

 

 

Asuka Kazama and RD have REALLY similar personalities as fictional characters.

 

Yes, that is awesome, great minds think alike, she was the Asuka I was alluding to when I first started this thread. She is Rainbow Dash Japanese personified.

[Frith is Magick 1,471]

@, You obviously put thought into this, I must say I'm impressed. It isn't easy to think of a name that sounds good and represents the character well. The only change I would suggest is adding  子 to Applejack's and Apple Bloom's names. Otherwise, the list is awesome, カートファイルさん。

[Anneal 2,196]

@, You obviously put thought into this, I must say I'm impressed. It isn't easy to think of a name that sounds good and represents the character well. The only change I would suggest is adding 子 to Applejack's and Apple Bloom's names. Otherwise, the list is awesome, カートファイルさん。

I didn't know my name was that long. XD

 

Surprisingly enough, all of them are commonplace names, yet they fit the characters very well. I didn't really go with an exotic one since I'm afraid it'll sound too much like an action anime than actual.

 

Lyra's name is actually my former 6th grade friend's name, but the surname isn't. She is a Japanese person from Sapporo who moved to Taiwan to learn Chinese. (She only watches Detective Conan .-. )