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Oshawott may be a combination of ''ocean'', ''shell'', ''water'', ''wash'', and ''{{wp|otter}}''. | Oshawott may be a combination of ''ocean'', ''shell'', ''water'', ''wash'', and ''{{wp|otter}}''. | ||
It could also be a combination of just ''ocean'', ''water'', and '' otter''. For this possibility, the strange spelling of ''ocean'' may be to prevent incorrect pronunciations of ''Oceawott''. | |||
Mijumaru may be a combination of 水 ''mizu'' (water) or 未熟 ''mijuku'' (naive or immature) and 丸 ''maru'' (round). ''Maru'' is also a common suffix in male Japanese names. ''Miju'' may also refer to an otter named ''Mijbil'', the subject of an autobiographical novel and movie called ''{{wp|Ring of Bright Water}}''. | Mijumaru may be a combination of 水 ''mizu'' (water) or 未熟 ''mijuku'' (naive or immature) and 丸 ''maru'' (round). ''Maru'' is also a common suffix in male Japanese names. ''Miju'' may also refer to an otter named ''Mijbil'', the subject of an autobiographical novel and movie called ''{{wp|Ring of Bright Water}}''. | ||