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Since we seem to be hashing out name origins here, anyone else think that "nero" in the japanese name is from the italian word for "black"? [[User:Yamiidenryuu|Yamiidenryuu]] ([[User talk:Yamiidenryuu|talk]]) 19:14, 17 July 2013 (UTC) | Since we seem to be hashing out name origins here, anyone else think that "nero" in the japanese name is from the italian word for "black"? [[User:Yamiidenryuu|Yamiidenryuu]] ([[User talk:Yamiidenryuu|talk]]) 19:14, 17 July 2013 (UTC) | ||
== Korean name for Malamar, possible Japanese name meaning == | |||
Its Korean name is 칼라마네로 ''Kallamanero''. | |||
* Transliteration of its Japanese name. | |||
* From 칼라마리 ''kallamari'', "calamari" | |||
* 네로 ''nero'' could be from Nero, Roman Emperor | |||
:: Seeing as its the same name in Japanese and Korean, and there's really no Korean word "네로", I greatly suspect it's supposed to be from Nero, Roman Emperor... akin to Empoleon/エンペルト being based on Napoleon Bonaparte. -- [[User:Nick15|Nick15]] ([[User talk:Nick15|talk]]) 19:09, 20 July 2013 (UTC) |
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