Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20130929130231/@comment-6192846-20131011013948

Alright, now that I have some time to write this out fully, here's an argument for name spellings:

As you see above, I used Martius as the spelling for the character we are calling Maruchiusu. I already explained my reasoning so I won't be too in-depth. I was going to suggest naming him "Martias" based on my own research before this lovely source cropped up.

Anyhow, here is where I got the idea that the "chi" would be a "ti" spelling. Well, it struck me as odd that we translated Fureejisu as Freesis while Sateriajisu as Sateriajis. The reasoning I was told was that it depended on how you pronounce the j, but in this case they should be pronounced the same.

Looked at the name's origin (satyriasis) and took it's Japanese spelling and romaji (サチリアジス; Sachiriajisu) and compared it to Venomania's (サテリアジス; Sateriajisu). In this case, the names only difference is the second character, with "jisu" translated as "sis". The "chir" would be the "tyr"sound, hence why the same should apply for Martius.

With this in mind, I believe the proper english spelling for the Duke is Sateriasis Venomania, not Sateriajis.

On that same note, I think Meilis should be spelled Maylis, a real name derived from the word "May" that is pronounced the same as the current spelling. While I dislike this spelling, I think it's the most appropriate.

Then we have Lilien Tarner. I checked the romaji and text (ターナ; taana) and compared it to the japanese and romaji for the english word "turn" (ターン taan), the similarities are uncanny. Because of this, I feel her surname is actually the real surname "Turner", not "Tarner".

Then there is Rajih. Looking at his spelling and romaji (ラージフ Raajifu), the pronunciation of the f is indicated to be soft: After discussing this with another translator, the valid names he could have could be Rajih, Rajif, Rajiv, etc. All real names. What would be everyone's personal preference for this?

Simple one next: Lazli Blue. the romaji spells out Razurii and I believe it to be a direct reference to the lapis lazuli, the blue stone, and should be spelled the same (Lazuli).

And finally Mikina Olpria. The romaji gives me, Oruriba. While the p is a possibility, the r after it is not. The closest name I could find was Oliba, although knowing if "ru" acting as a stress for the O is beyond me. Otherwise, I feel we should either use the romaji or the name "Oruliba/Oluliba".

Here's what I brought. ^