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Behind the Names
In the world of CLAMP, a character's name is often not coincidental; it is usually reflective of a character's personality or holds some significant meaning relevant to the plot of the series.Below you can the meaning behind the character's names! "Sakura Kinomoto" Sakura means Cherry Blossom or Cherry Tree in Japanese; Sakura's favourite flower is her namesake. "Touya Kinomoto" Tou means Peach in Japanese. "Fujitaka Kinomoto" Fujitaka is the name for Japanese Wisteria. "Nadeshiko Kinomoto" In Japan, there are flowers known as pink Nadeshiko flowers. "Tomoyo Daidouji" Tomo means to have the ability to see the essence of things while yo means human society or the world; combine the meanings and it is somewhat reflective of Tomoyo's personality. "Sonomi Daidouji" Sono is Japanese for Garden and Mi means Beautiful. "Syaoran Li" Syao is Japanese for little while ran is Japanese for wolf, hence the nickname "Little Wolf." Li also means plum. "Meiling Li" Mei is Japanese for strawberry while ling can also mean bell. "Yukito Tsukishiro" Yuki is Japanese for snow while to is Japanese for rabbit; Kero-chan often refers to Yukito as the "Snow Rabbit." Tsuki is also Japanese for moon, which is only fitting, while Shiro is Japanese for White or Castle. "Yue" Yue is Moon in Chinese. "Kerberos" Kerberos is derived from Cerberus, the three-headed guardian beast of the underworld in Greek Mythology; Kerberos is the guardian beast of the seal. "Spinel Sun" Spinel is a mineral which occurs in almost every gemstone colour. The most valuable form of spinel is bright red spinel or ruby spinel! "Nakuru Akizuki" Akizuki is from Akitsuki: Aki is Japanese for Autumn while Tsuki is Japanese for Moon. The autumn moon is said to be red (ruby). "Ruby Moon" Ruby is a gemstone. "Chiharu Mihara" Chi is Japanese for Growing/Blood, Haru is Japanese for Spring while Mi is Japanese for Beautiful. "Takashi Yamazaki" Yama means Mountain and Zaki means Flower. "Naoko Yanagisawa" Naoko means obedient child. "Tomoeda" Tomoe means to sprout from the earth while Da is Japanese for Meadow. "Tsukimine Shrine" Tsuki means Moon; Mine means Hill. |