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"Sylveon" is probably based on the air elemental "Sylph", so "Nymph" would make even more sense as the name origin of Ninfia. --[[User:Perlgia|Perlgia]] ([[User talk:Perlgia|talk]]) 13:58, 14 February 2013 (UTC) | "Sylveon" is probably based on the air elemental "Sylph", so "Nymph" would make even more sense as the name origin of Ninfia. --[[User:Perlgia|Perlgia]] ([[User talk:Perlgia|talk]]) 13:58, 14 February 2013 (UTC) | ||
:"Sylveon" could just as easily be a reference to Sylvan, which relates to the woods more than to air | |||
:To also add to that, its French name is Nymphali, so I guess 'nymph' as the name origin for its Japanese name seems that more likely. [[User:Rai Marshall|Rai Marshall]] ([[User talk:Rai Marshall|talk]]) 21:38, 14 February 2013 (UTC) | :To also add to that, its French name is Nymphali, so I guess 'nymph' as the name origin for its Japanese name seems that more likely. [[User:Rai Marshall|Rai Marshall]] ([[User talk:Rai Marshall|talk]]) 21:38, 14 February 2013 (UTC) | ||