Talk:Irina Clockworker/@comment-186.52.46.128-20130729022526/@comment-6192846-20130729023149

This is with most Japanese names. From my limited understanding of the langauge, there are no spaces like there are in Western languages. To indicate names, the "=" appearing symbol is used to connect the surname and given name.

Usually, Japanese names are written as surname first, given name last (ie, "John Doe" would be "Doe John" if literally translated. In the case of Elluka, Irina, and other characters, there is a tendency for their name to be written in the Western fashion of given name followed by surname, mostly because Evillious itself is based heavily on European geography and culture.