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Houndoom may be a combination of ''{{wp|hound}}'' and ''doom'' (death or a terrible fate).
Houndoom may be a combination of ''{{wp|hound}}'' and ''doom'' (death or a terrible fate).


Hellgar may be a combination of ''{{wp|hell}}'' and ''gar'' (Old English for spear; referring to its tail).
Hellgar may be a combination of ''{{wp|hell}}'' and ''gar'' (Old English for spear; referring to its tail). It could also refer to {{wp|Garmr}}, a hellhound in {{wp|Norse mythology}}.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==