Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20130929130231/@comment-67.67.8.132-20150103201718

I want to stick with Kachess, honestly. I really hate Curtess as a name, it doesn't sound right, and I think that the chess connections has far more ground than a name obviously derived from the word courteous (seriously, Curtess is only a few letters off an Kachess is not that courteous).

Mothy has used made-up names before in this series, especially in Venomania. Lukana, Mikulia, Yufina, Neruneru, Tette Cetera, Nylpho, Ilotte, even Venomania's name itself... Most of the names in the Venomania arc are made-up unless there's some solid connection to something else. (See: Maylis.)

It's a tough call, but honestly, Curtess is a name I despise for this character. And it's not just out of attachment to Kachess so much as the name just feels like it doesn't fit the character. And with no clear translation, IDK what to do on that front.