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* Astrid from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''. "Astrid" is an old Norse name meaning "Divine Beauty." Hiccup is clearly awestruck during her introduction in the movie, and Snotlout also tries to get her attention. Astrid is also partnered with a Deadly Nadder, the most beautiful dragon species. Her name may also be a reference to Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, whose fantasy tales are beloved in Scandinavia.
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* Astrid from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''.''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon''. "Astrid" is an old Norse name meaning "Divine Beauty." Hiccup is clearly awestruck during her introduction in the movie, [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010 first movie]], and Snotlout also tries to get her attention. Astrid is also partnered with a Deadly Nadder, the most beautiful dragon species. Her name may also be a reference to Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, whose fantasy tales are beloved in Scandinavia.
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* ''ChildOfKamiariMonth'': Kanna's name is derived from ''Kannazuki'' -- the Japanese name for October, with it being noted that in the Izuno province it's called ''Kamiarizuki'' in reference to an annual festival said to mark gathering of the gods and determine the fate of Japan for the following year. It turns out that Kanna must gather food offerings and deliver them to Izumo-taisha Shrine for said feast, and her mother named her with this destiny in mind.
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* ''ChildOfKamiariMonth'': ''Anime/ChildOfKamiariMonth'': Kanna's name is derived from ''Kannazuki'' -- the Japanese name for October, with it being noted that in the Izuno province it's called ''Kamiarizuki'' in reference to an annual festival said to mark gathering of the gods and determine the fate of Japan for the following year. It turns out that Kanna must gather food offerings and deliver them to Izumo-taisha Shrine for said feast, and her mother named her with this destiny in mind.
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* ''ChildOfKamiariMonth'': Kanna's name is derived from ''Kannazuki'' -- the Japanese name for October, with it being noted that in the Izuno province it's called ''Kamiarizuki'' in reference to an annual festival said to mark gathering of the gods and determine the fate of Japan for the following year. It turns out that Kanna must gather food offerings and deliver them to Izumo-taisha Shrine for said feast, and her mother named her with this destiny in mind.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'':
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** In the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 sequel]], Lord Shen's name means either "divinity" or "flame". The former relates to his quest for power. The latter, quite obviously, is a reference to his obsession with cannons.
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** In the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 sequel]], second film]], Lord Shen's name means either "divinity" or "flame". The former relates to his quest for power. The latter, quite obviously, is a reference to his obsession with cannons.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' has quite a few of these, starting with the title character whose name sounds like "Wally" (and is referred to as such throughout the shooting script). In British English, a "wally" is a foolish or naïve person. Also BURN-E, who sounds like Bernie, the put-upon teacher from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''. The female robot's name is '''''EVE''''', and her mission is to help the humans to recolonize the Earth by finding the signs of life. [[Literature/TheBible Does it ring any bells?]] In-universe, WALL•E stands for ''Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class'', and MO is the friendly neighbourhood ''Microbe Obliterator''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' has quite a few of these, starting with the title character whose name sounds like "Wally" (and is referred to as such throughout the shooting script). In British English, a "wally" is a foolish or naïve person. Also BURN-E, who sounds like Bernie, the put-upon teacher from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1''. The female robot's name is '''''EVE''''', and her mission is to help the humans to recolonize the Earth by finding the signs of life. [[Literature/TheBible Does it ring any bells?]] In-universe, WALL•E stands for ''Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class'', and MO is the friendly neighbourhood ''Microbe Obliterator''.
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** WordOfGod has it that before Scar received his scar and his subsequent name change, his name was Taka which means "trash". ''Anyone'' would be put off by this.
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** WordOfGod has it that before Scar received Subsequent noncanon books written after the first film had Scar's name prior to receiving his scar and his subsequent name change, his name was as Taka which means "trash". ''Anyone'' "trash" or "wanting" in Swahili, which ''anyone'' would be quite bitterly put off by this.by. ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard reveals Scar's real name to be Askari, after his [[NamedAfterSomeoneFamous ancestor and original leader]] of the renowned Lion Guard. WordOfGod Ford Riley on his Twitter says "Scar" refers to both his [[NamedAfterTheInjury infamous]] [[AppropriatedAppellation scar]] and as a shortened name from Askari.
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** Zira's sons are Nuka, which means "stink", and Kovu, which means "scar".
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** Zira's sons are Nuka, which means "stink", and Kovu, which means "scar"."scar" and whom Scar chose handpicked to be his heir. (Doubly meaningful when Scar wasn't Kovu's biological father).
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* In ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'' The native inhabitants of the planet Feebla-oot, which are afear of a large range of thing, are called the Cowards. [[ShapedLikeItSelf Which in there Lanague means coward]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'' The native inhabitants of the planet Feebla-oot, which are afear of a large range of thing, things, are called the Cowards. [[ShapedLikeItSelf Which in there Lanague Language means coward]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'': Maleficent. This one's straight forward.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'': ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'':
** Aurora is Latin for "dawn", which is stated in-universe.
** Maleficent. This one's straight forward.
** Maleficent's raven, unnamed on screen but [[AllThereInTheManual named in production material]] and subsequent Disney media, is named Diablo, meaning "devil" in Spanish.
** Aurora is Latin for "dawn", which is stated in-universe.
** Maleficent. This one's straight forward.
** Maleficent's raven, unnamed on screen but [[AllThereInTheManual named in production material]] and subsequent Disney media, is named Diablo, meaning "devil" in Spanish.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'':
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* Astrid from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''. "Astrid" is an old Norse name meaning "Divine Beauty." Hiccup is clearly awestruck during her introduction in the movie, and Snotlout also tries to get her attention. Astrid is also partnered with a Deadly Nadder, the most beautiful dragon species.
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* Astrid from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''. "Astrid" is an old Norse name meaning "Divine Beauty." Hiccup is clearly awestruck during her introduction in the movie, and Snotlout also tries to get her attention. Astrid is also partnered with a Deadly Nadder, the most beautiful dragon species. Her name may also be a reference to Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, whose fantasy tales are beloved in Scandinavia.
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** Edna Mode. "Mode" means 'fashion' in several languages. "Edna" also means "pleasure" in Hebrew — she does enjoy designing.
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** Edna Mode. "Mode" means 'fashion' in several languages. "Edna" also means "pleasure" in Hebrew — she does enjoy designing. Her name is also intentionally similar to legendary Hollywood costume designer Edith Head, of whom she is a direct caricature.
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** Cody, which comes from the Irish Gaelic ''cuidigh'' meaning to help or to guard (thus implying a knight or a squire, which he serves as to Marahute the Eagle).
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** Cody, which comes from the Irish Gaelic ''cuidigh'' meaning to help or to guard (thus implying a knight or a squire, which he serves as to Marahute the Eagle).guard.
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** Cody, which in Irish means "helper"
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** Cody, which in comes from the Irish means "helper"Gaelic ''cuidigh'' meaning to help or to guard (thus implying a knight or a squire, which he serves as to Marahute the Eagle).
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* ''Anime/PatlaborTheMovie'': The main villain, Eiichi Hoba, was named by the production team after "Jehovah", and the similarity is also noted InUniverse: in Hoba's vision of the film's plot, he has cast himself as God in the ''Literature/BookOfGenesis'' inflicting the CurseOfBabel on mankind--read as, using a ComputerVirus to make Labors run amok and [[SoiledCityOnAHill smash up an urban renewal project he feels is ruining Tokyo]]. The biblical symbolism in the film was inspired by director Creator/MamoruOshii noticing that Noa Izumi, one of the heroines, had a similar given name to Noah of the Ark.
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* The heroine of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' is Susan ''Murphy'', and at the start of the movie it seems like anything that can go wrong on her wedding day, does go wrong: she finds out her ambitious fiancee Derek wants to forgo their honeymoon in Paris for a trip to Fresno for a job interview, she gets ''hit by a meteorite'', exposure to ImportedAlienPhlebotinum turns her into [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever a 49-foot 11-and-a-half-inch giantess]], and she gets captured by a GovernmentConspiracy that eventually drafts her into fighting an alien invasion.
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* The heroine of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' is Susan ''Murphy'', and at the start of the movie it seems like [[WorstWeddingEver anything that can go wrong on her wedding day, does go wrong: wrong]]: she finds out her ambitious fiancee Derek wants to forgo their honeymoon in Paris for a trip to Fresno for a job interview, she gets ''hit by a meteorite'', exposure to ImportedAlienPhlebotinum turns her into [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever [[GiantWoman a 49-foot 11-and-a-half-inch giantess]], and she gets captured by a GovernmentConspiracy that eventually drafts her into fighting an alien invasion.
