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UPDATE: I have added meanings to over twenty names, and I have also added spaces for races and places (geez, those words all rhyme, don't they?). Warning: This is A LOT bigger and more complete than the previous edition. I hope you find this piece interesting, and if you have any naming sites, dictionary sites, etc. please send me the links so that I may one day finish this list!NOTE: Please help me find the meanings behind these names and help this piece become complete!
If I'm missing any names, please let me know! I think I've covered most of them, but there are tons of Zelda characters, so I might have missed a few here or there.
This, for some reason or other, did not work out as a text file. Which is why I hate posting any kind of literature or text on Deviant. It's so damn difficult. I'm sticking to ff.net for this kind of stuff.
Anyways, as promised, here are the names of most of the Zelda characters, and the meanings behind those names.
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The one about Link meaning blade in Irish made me go ooooooooh
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((I've got Vaati's. //nerd
Vaatam (See (Represented by an eye))
Vaatia (Insist (Changes forms, several times))
Venti (Vent (Represented by winds))
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oh! how interesting! i figured out very interesting meanings for vaati, zant & midna today
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There's this Hylian name generator online, you type your name and it makes it Hylian. xD (Mine's Zelda 
And this is very helpful! Good job at working on it!
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Eldin and Lanayru are plays off of Din and Nayru's names. Faron and Ordona are both a play off of Farore. (So so I read in an interview)
Volvagia is missing. I'd help give the meaning for the name, but unfortunately I can't find one other than "Vol" being french for "Flying". But it's Japanese name is Varujia. So... P:
Anyways this is neat and good luck!
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I feel proud that Link's name is Irish for "blade", 'cause my name is Irish, too, and I'm Irish. -pride- ^_^
This is cool! You must've worked hard to get these meanings. Good job!
(BTW, my name means "great sorrow" or "melancholy" in Irish. Figure it out if you want to. >D)
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Awesome. I think that's really cool that Hyrule is "to enter"! I lot of those really make sense.
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Woah, that's so cool! I always could pick out a few puns.. like Midna and what not, but this was extremely helpful and fun to read.
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Thank you!
I actually adore the Pun-names, especially Tatl and Tael. It gives the series a sort of light-heartedness that is beginning to slowly slip away from the Zelda franchise.
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Link's name is thanks to the Irish? Awesome XD even more reason to like him!
That was a very interesting read, thanks for posting it up here mate!
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Link, Zelda and Gannon names all makes sence.
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i am crackin' up at ganondorf's meaning. woo! what a strange meaning for the evil dude. XD
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if u think of it the name makes sence a male is only born every 100 years so it mast be some thing special...
i guess.
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oh yeah that's right. i forgot. it makes more sense now. thank you!
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Hena is Jewish! And LOL at Grog and Impa.
However, Link, Ralph, Laruto and especially Marin all fit really well.
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I'm pretty sure Kafei is just a play on words for "Cafe" which means coffee in French. XDXD;;;
I'm not sure, though.
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Haha! 
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Ahah!
Kafei is a French man, Oui Oui Oui?> XDXDXD
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You missed some characters. Niko,the "bottom rung" of the Tetra's pirate crew. Dark Link. Biggoron. Great deku tree. And Venus, queen of fairies. Hope that will add to the list!
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Thanks! That's really a big help!
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Your welcome! Yeah, the title thing got me thinking," should I add it? I'll see what happens." I'm glad I helped out!
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Agitha is also an English romanization of her Japanese name 'Ageha' which means swallowtail butterfly.
Cool little project you have going on here.
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Thanks for the info!
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Thank you!
I like it because I think it's unique. I don't think anyone's ever thought of doing this kind of thing before.
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It is.
I'm so mad though - because I had a bunch of meanings for you...
and the stupid computer froze. T____T
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Aw, that stinks! I would have really enjoyed seeing those.
Let me know if you happen to find them again! That's such a shame. I hate when technology does that to us.
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Shiek actually is a word in the English vocabulary, I just don't remember what it means.
I think it was something like: "fashionable."
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Hmh, I'm Polish and I never ever heard "Barnes", "Ruto", "Laruto" or "Rutela" used. o__O I and my bro laughed while reading it, sorry for that *but I still think it's somehow funny...*
But in Polish mythology is "The Morning Star" called Zora X'D
Hmmh, some meaning are very interesting, like... Link. Or Ganondorf. Good work with it, sorry I'm no help. I hope You'll find all the meanings on the list one day. ^_^
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cool, i like the one about link, being irish for blade, im part irish
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Yeah, I always thought that Link fit him perfectly since he was the one chosen to wield the legendary Blade of Evil's Bane (Master Sword). Irish is awesome! I'm not Irish myself, but I love Irish music and names and the like. It's so interesting to me, same with Japanese culture.
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yeah, it's really cool, what irish music do you like ?
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Um...I really like Celtic Woman and Enya...and a bunch of other stuff that I can't really remember the name of. I really, really like the fiddle and when it's used in music and...I just really enjoy the Irish style.
Dunno if Celtic and Irish are the same, I just always assumed they were...call me ignorant if I'm wrong.
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celtic is irish, but it is also part of wales and part of scotland
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Okay, so I wasn't entirely wrong, right? Thank you for letting me know 
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i know that christy moore is a good irish musician, im not sure if it is all irish songs but he is irish
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woo hoo! Thank you! Now I can go look up some of his stuff.
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'ride on' is my favourite by him
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i know that christy moore is a good irish musician, not really irish songs but he is irish and sings and plays instruments
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Yay! Thanks for offering to help!
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Woot, awesome idea! It's really nice to know the meanings. ^^ And that's very interesting, I'm Finnish and didn't know that about Impa. Must be a word that's very rarely used. XD
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