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Genshin Impact Name Meanings and Musings

Spoilers for Genshin Impact ahead! These are just my thoughts, so they may not be completely right. Also, I'll reblog this with new character names as they come out.

MONDSTADT

Amber — Arabic; "jewel" (from the word "ambar"). Also Old French; "amber-colored".

Her grandfather was from Liyue, which has a lot of amber, so maybe she was named in homage to that?

Lisa — Hebrew; "God's promise".

Jean — Hebrew/English/French/Scottish; "God is gracious".

She thinks Barbatos is great, and he's a god, so kind of a fitting name!

Diluc — Latin; "daybreak/dawn".

Crepus — Latin; "twilight/dusk".

Albedo — Latin; "whiteness". Also the name for the light reflected off of a surface. Also a measure of solar radiation.

He is made of chalk, which is white, and he's pale

He's also named after a scientific term, and he practices alchemy, which is sort of science in Teyvat

Venti — Latin; "wind".

He's the god of wind

Barbatos — Latin; "bearded". Also the name of a demon from Ars Goetia.

The demon Barbatos is a duke and advisor; he can talk to animals, tell the future, and find lost treasure.

Barbara — Greek; "foreigner/stranger".

Diona — Greek; "divine". Also English; "from the sacred spring".

She's from Springvale

Klee — German; "clover".

She has a bunch of four-leaf clovers in her design (on her hat, her dress, the tops of her bombs)

Fischl — German; "little fish".

Canonically, she named herself after the protagonist in "Flowers for Princess Fischl"

Her real name is Amy, which comes from Latin and French and means "beloved"

Razor — French; "to shave closely".

Since there is a sword in-game called "Razor", perhaps the intended meaning of the name is "sword" or "blade"

Eula — Greek; "well-spoken".

One of the things in her character quest is teaching the Traveler how to speak like a proper aristocrat

Rosaria — Spanish/Italian/Latin; "Our Lady of the Rosary".

She's a sister (nun) of the Church

Mona — Irish; "noble". Also Italian; a shortening of Madonna, a name for the Virgin Mary.

Thoma — Aramaic (an old Middle Eastern language that Jesus most likely spoke); "twin".

His name doesn't follow the European naming conventions of Mondstadt

The name "Thomas" is Greek and has the same meaning, so he could have shortened/changed his name upon arriving in Inazuma

Bennett — Latin/English; "blessed". Also the name of a type of thumb fracture.

The adventurers who named him clearly did not have the power of prophecy. But the adventurer who rescued him thought he was a treasure, and he takes good care of his dads, so in a way, he is a blessing of sorts

His Burst references the thumb fracture

Noelle — French/Latin; "Christmas".

Sucrose — French/Latin; the scientific name for sugar.

She practices alchemy, the science of Teyvat. It makes sense for her to have a scientific name

She also really likes Sweet Flowers, which can be turned into sugar

LIYUE

Beidou — Chinese; this is the name of the constellation known as "the Big Dipper" in English.

Chongyun — Chinese; "layers of clouds".

Ganyu — Chinese; "sweet rain", the rain after a drought.

Hu Tao — Chinese; "walnut".

Keqing — Chinese; "one who brings clear skies".

Ningguang — Chinese; "frozen/condensed light".

Qiqi — Chinese; "seven-seven".

"Qi" sounds like "chi", the word for life essence, and she's a healer

Shenhe — Chinese; "immortal crane".

She was raised by a crane (Cloud Retainer), and she has a crane motif

Xiangling — Chinese; "fragrant water".

Xiao — Chinese; "dawn/morning", "little", "flute", "reverence/respect".

He is short, so "little" is quite accurate

He was saved by Venti's flute playing

His real name is Alatus, which comes from Latin and means "winged". This might be a reference to his bird motif, or the fact that he can jump really high, so it seems like he can fly

Xingqiu — Chinese; "passing autumn".

Xinyan — Chinese; "joyful beauty".

Yanfei — Chinese; "flying bird", "beautiful flight", "falling snow", "beautiful snowfall".

Yelan — Chinese; "in the dark of night".

Yun Jin — Chinese; "violet cloud".

Zhongli — Chinese; "off the clock", "time to leave".

He's retired, so he's not working, and he's also "left" Liyue to be independent

Rex Lapis — Latin; King of Stone.

He is the god of stone

Morax — Latin; "that which delays/stops". Also the name of a demon from Ars Goetia.

The demon Morax is the president of hell. He also teaches astronomy and knows a lot about medicine and herbs

INAZUMA

Arataki Itto — Japanese; "Arataki" means rough rapids, and "Itto" means number one.

He calls himself "the one and oni", and he hits hard, like rapids do

Gorou — Japanese; "fifth son".

Kaedehara Kazuha — Japanese; "Kaedehara" means maple field, and "Kazuha" means ten thousand leaves.

He has a maple leaf motif

Kamisato Ayaka — Japanese; "Kamisato" means God's village, and "Ayaka" means colorful flower.

Kamisato Ayato — Japanese; "Kamisato" means God's village, and "Ayato" means colorful.

Kujou Sara — Japanese; "Kujou" is the name of a famous aristocratic Japanese clan and is named after the street the founder lived on, and "Sara" means princess/lady.

Ei — Japanese; "shadow", "the emptiness of forever".

She was her sister's "shadow", and she strived for eternity (forever)

Raiden Shogun — Japanese; "Raiden" means thunder and lightning, and "Shogun" is the term for a military ruler.

She is the Electro (lightning) Archon

Sangonomiya Kokomi — Japanese; "Sangonomiya" means coral shrine, and "Kokomi" means beautiful ocean.

She has an ocean theme, and Watatsumi Island, where Sangonomiya Shrine is, looks kind of like coral

Sayu — Japanese; "small", "to tread lightly".

Sayu is small, and she's a ninja, so she has to tread/walk lightly

Yae Miko — Japanese; "Yae" means "multi-layered", and "Miko" means "shrine maiden" or "beautiful child".

She oversees the Grand Narukami Shrine, and presumably she was a shrine maiden at a point in time

Yoimiya — Japanese; "evening palace".

Kuki Shinobu — Japanese; "Kuki" means "air", and "Shinobu" means "stealth" or "patience".

She has a lot of patience with the Arataki Gang (relatively speaking)

Scaramouche — Italian; "little skirmisher".

In the commedia dell'arte, he is an unreliable servant characterized by being a boastful coward

He's also known as The Balladeer, which is a term for a singer

Kunikuzushi — Japanese; "country destroyer".

He tried to destroy Inazuma by getting rid of the five sword artisan families

Shikanoin Heizou — Japanese; "Shikanoin" means "wild deer in the courtyard", and "Heizou" means "unbiased concealment".

SUMERU

Collei — Arabic/Persian; I couldn't find any meanings for the name.

Cyno — Greek; "dog".

His name doesn't match the Arabic/South Asian naming conventions of Sumeru

He wears a jackal hood, and jackals are a type of canine

Dehya — Arabic; "military commander".

Kusunali — Pali (a South Asian/Indian dialect related to Sanskrit; some believe it to be the language that the Buddha spoke); "sacred stalk".

Nahida — Arabic; "delightful", "to rise".

Dori — Hebrew/Greek; "gift".

Tighnari — Arabic; although I couldn't find a name meaning, he shares a name with an important botanist, Al-Tighnari.

He may be based on the real-life man

Alhaitham — Arabic; "young eagle/hawk".

Nilou — Persian; "water lily".

SNEZHNAYA

Tartaglia — Italian; "stutterer".

In the commedia dell'arte, he is mainly known for his farsightedness and stutter

He's also known as Childe, which is a term for a young noble

Ajax — Greek; "eagle".

It is also the name of a legendary Greek hero

Pierro — Greek; "rock".

This is a variation of "Pierre", which is French and has the same meaning

In the commedia dell'arte, he's a sad clown who loves Columbina, but she prefers Arlecchino/Harlequin

He is also based off of Pedrolino, another character in the commedia dell'arte who is clever and manipulating, and is often the "first" role, referencing that he's the first of the Harbingers

He's also known as The Jester

Pulcinella — Italian; a combination of "rooster" ("pollastrello") and "chick" ("pulcino").

In the commedia dell'arte, he's an incessant social climber and can either be pretending to be stupid while knowing exactly what's going on or be pretending to be smart while being totally clueless. He's also fearless and always a winner in some sense

He's also known as The Rooster

La Signora — Italian; "the lady".

In the commedia dell'arte, she's Pantalone's wife and Pedrolino's mistress, and she wears a wide dress and a lot of makeup

She's also known as The Fair Lady

Pantalone — Italian; "pants".

In the commedia dell'arte, he's a merchant. He's very greedy and petty, and he makes a lot of moves on women, but he's always rejected. He is also La Signora's husband

He's also known as Regrator, which is a term for a person who buys cheap goods at a market and sells them to others for a way higher price

Il Dottore — Italian; "the doctor".

In the commedia dell'arte, he's very rich and loves the sound of his own voice, and is also fond of drinking

Il Capitano — Italian; "the captain".

In the commedia dell'arte, he's known for his cowardice, his high-pitched screams, and his narcissism

Sandrone — Italian; I couldn't find a meaning for this name.

In the commedia dell'arte, Sandrone is a man, and he's a clever peasant. Him, his wife, and his son were originally portrayed by puppets

She's also known as The Marionette, which is a type of puppet

She has a big robot, which might be a puppet similar to Maguu Kenki

Arlecchino — Italian; "harlequin", which is a clown.

In the commedia dell'arte, Arlecchino is a man, and he's a clever servant. He is also the love interest of Columbina

She's also known as The Knave, which is a term for a dishonest person

Columbina — Italian; "little dove".

In the commedia dell'arte, she's the only intelligent person. She is also the love interest of Arlecchino

She's also known as The Damselette, which is a term for a young woman/girl

KHAENRI'AH

Kaeya — Hindi; "monsoon flower".

The Hindu god of war has a similar name (Karthikaeya)

Despite being from Khaenri'ah, his name is not Norse like the others. Maybe he has some Sumeru ancestry, since that's the region based off of South Asia?

Dainsleif — Old Norse; "Dain's Legacy", "dead legacy".

It is also the name of the sword of Hӧgni, a legendary Danish king

His name was Twilight Sword in the Khaenri'ah guard

Halfdan — Old Norse; "half Dane".

It is also the name of the king of the Scyldings in Beowulf

Serkir — Old Norse; "shirt".

Roneth — Scottish/Old Norse; "counselor/ruler".

Buliwyf — Old Norse; I couldn't find a meaning for the name, but it's similar to "Beowulf", which comes from Old Norse and means "war wolf"

Herger — Old German/Old Saxon; "army spear".

Rethel — I couldn't find a language of origin or a meaning for this name.

Skeld — Old Norse; "shield", "shelter".

Haltaf — Old Norse; "half restrained".

Hyglacg — Old Norse; I couldn't find a meaning for this name, but it's similar to "Hygelac", which comes from Old Norse and means "one who likes to play mind games".

Edgetho — Old Norse; "servant of the sword".

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