The characters names.
After talking about the names of the characters and such, I made some research and I think these are the origins of the names.
Lee- shelter
Clementine- merciful, mild, gentle
Kenny- fire, handsome, comely
Katjaa- pure, unsullied
Duck- eternal; virtue and prosperity
Lilly- white flower; purity
Larry- man from Laurentum
Carley- small champion, little and strong.
Doug- dark water.
Ben- son of the right hand, son of the south
Mark- dedicated, hammer, warring, polite, shining
Chuck- free man
Omid- hope
Christa- follower of Christ, gold
Molly- bitter, rebellious
Vince- to conquer
Russell- red haired, fox
Wyatt- war strenght
Nate- gift of God
Bonnie- attractive, pretty
Shel- sheltered town
Luke- light
Pete- rock
Nick- victory of the people
Rebecca- to tie
Alvin- noble friend
Carlos- strong
Sarah- lady, princess
Carver- one who carves wood, sculptor.
Comments
Wow. Most of them really fit to them. Especially chuck's and molly's
Nate= gift of god after killing innocent old people and getting Russell to rate a walker's attractiveness out of 10 :P
Well, this is what his name means, I din't make that up. Not my fault that Telltale choose this name for the character. But in a sense, Nate is a Gift of God to Russell because if he din't take Russell with him, Russell would of died on the side of the road, getting eaten by walkers. Plus, for all we know, he was a good man before the apocalypse but he changed. Plus, Eddie killing his friend might of affected Nate.
I'm not doubting the meanings but from what what we saw of Nate i found it a bit amusing.
Nate is a good survivor, He trusted Russell with his gun when he easily could have been shot, He got him to take initiative in a situation where it was needed, we also don't know his back story so there could be many reasons that he does things like that.
Most of the names do seem to fit the characters and Telltale do like foreshadowing so there could be a chance that most of them mean something, Nick could be more important that we think with with a meaning like victory of the people or Alvin being a noble friend, Its a interesting theory to keep an eye on.
Interesting, most of the names are not so random as it seems, even for secondary characters.
Yeah, it seems that Telltale din't give these characters these names out of random like "Hey, let's name this character Chuck because I feel like it!" It looks like they put a lot of effort in these names.
Any other thoughts?
Yeah, and Pete means rock meaning that he will be tough as a rock at the amputation maybe.
no, it means he will transform into a rock during his amputation so he doesnt feel it and lose blood duh :P
are there any on Glenn even if he was on for a short time.
Well, Glenn's name means "From the valley".
TTG Employee: Let's just call him Chuck so we can make Omid crack Chuck Norris jokes!
okay cool thanks I like them all @masterpsychic
What about Bonnie's name?
Eddie - Rich in friendship
I hope Wyatt finds him. Pretty unlikely, though, considering how a "separated friends" situation usually goes down in the ZA.
I only knew Omid because I'm Persian.
I love how accurate he looks to your average Persian in Iran.
They didn't make him look Arab or Indian like how people often inaccurately portray Persians.
He looks mostly Native, as most Persians do.
Besides his eyes, but even my cousin, uncle and aunt have dark eyes.
But a lot of us have Green. Like Raz Al-Gul and Talia in Arkham City.
I love Omid's personality and love for history.
He is kind hearted and good in spirit.
Omid is spelt:
اميد
I like that they took background into account.
Like Christa, someone whom looks Southern Italian, has an Italian name.
And Omid, someone whom looks Persian, has a Persian name.
Given, many Persians have foreign names like Arabic, Italian and Indian.
But we also use our own names that are strictly Persian.
And Omid is a specifically Persian name.
One non Persian never adopt.
In a sentence, it is used:
Shoma tanha omid man hastid.
(You are my only hope.)
Unlike other Persian names such as Cyrus and Darius which I see quite often.
Though, even if Omid was named Thomas, I would have said he looks Persian.
I love Omid!
He is so uplifting.
Christa isn't an italian name,Cristiana and Cristina are
I know it because I'm italian.
Thank you.
I am Persian.
So, forgive my generalization of Latin.
:P
Sorry.
I was made aware that Christa is a variant of Cristina.
Much like how, in Spanish, Senorita is a variant for Senora.
What about Trivia?
Tavia name means "Twin" and "Octavia".
Kenny was rather handsome, lol jk.
Source,OP?
I checked the internet and searched for the origin of the names and found some answers in wikipedia and some other sites.
Lee: "You're a small champion."
Carley: "Don't call me small."
Seems legit. Seems like Telltale's single-naming system is actually for a valid reason.
If ever they decide to use surnames, I think they should go for corresponding symbolism. It just makes sense.
Omid Fedakari
(Hope & Dedication).
My idea of the perfect surname for Omid.
Fedakari can also mean 'Willing to sacrifice self (Feda) for priority (Kari)'.
Which together we use to mean Dedication.
If this alternate meaning for Fedakari also fits, please don't spoil it.
I haven't yet played Season 2.
Because of my small PS3 hard drive, I am impatiently waiting for the retail disc for PS3.
I know. I've got a long wait.
I hope it will be worth it.
Ok, why did the comments from marioluigi344 disappear? What is going on?
Some more names:
Justin - "fair", "just"
Danny - "God is my judge"
Bonnie - "pretty, attractive"
Vernon - "springlike, flourishing, full of life"
Brie - "marshland", "cheese" (lol)
Roman - "of Rome, strong, powerful"
Shel (Michelle diminutive) - "Who is like God?"
Becca (Rebecca diminutive) - "to tie"
Bonnie's name is already in my list.
Oops. Didn't see that...
Carver- one who carves wood, sculptor. Get ready for some intensive wood carvings in episode 2.
More names:
Tess - Harvester
Elizabeth - God is my oath
Adam - Man of the earth
You know how in the game Adam gets lost in the woods? Well, there's something called Code Adam in the US and Canada. It's a "missing child" safety program. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Adam
TTG totally did that on purpose. :P
Bonnie - attractive, pretty? Not this Bonnie that's for sure!
GG TT.
Omid's surname being 'Fedakari' is now my headcanon.
Tavia and Rebecca are twins.