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Proper Names and Such
This page is for collecting translations for proper names and other words and phrases, including how to conjugate the words when necessary. The Italian names are usually good starting points. This is a also a good page https://neolatinlexicon.org/adumbratio-old/. There are many many occurrences of the English names and obsolete translations in the text. I am also wondering if options, like fight, move, save, etc etc, should be rendered as commands pugna, move, nota, etc etc, or some other form? The good thing is that they are the shortest forms and maybe you can imagine yourself saying the commands to your character or so.
Most other names are found in this folder: src/data/
| English | Latin |
|---|---|
| BAG | SACCUS |
| TEAM AQUA/MAGMA | ORDO AQUAE/MAGMAE |
| wild POKéMON | POKéMON silvestris |
| catch POKéMON | POKéMON capere / captare |
| restore POKéMON | POKéMON restaurare |
| trade POKéMON | POKéMON commutare |
| train POKéMON, TRAINER | POKéMON trahere1, TRAHITOR |
| POKéMON jumps out | POKéMON assalit |
| CHAMPION | CAMPIO2 |
| upgrade, update | progrediare, renovare |
| to evolve, evolution | evolvi, evolutio |
| level, to level up | gradus, gradum mereri3 |
| experience | peritia |
| be hurt, lose health | laesus esse, perdere SL |
| regain health | SL recuperare |
| faint | concidere |
| MOVE | MOTUS / ARS |
| fieldwork | labor ruribus, laborare in ruri |
| desk work | opus scriptorio |
| RUNNING SHOES, laces | ATHLETICI, corrigiae |
| BADGE | INSIGNE |
| BUTTON | BULLA |
| POKéDEX | POKéDEX(, POKéDICIS?) |
| STORAGE BOX | ARCA COACERVANDI |
| party | partes |
| English | Latin |
|---|---|
| HOENN | HOENN |
| S.S. TIDAL | S.S. TIDAL |
| DEVON CORPORATION | CORPORATIO DEVON |
| GYM | GYM (, GYMNIS N) |
| GYM LEADER | GYM LEADER |
| ROUTE | VIA |
| English | Latin |
|---|---|
| LITTLEROOT TOWN | (OPPIDUM) PARVA ALBA |
| ODALE TOWN | (OPPIDUM) ODALE |
| PETALBURG CITY | (URBS) PETALIBURGUS |
| RUSTBORO CITY | (URBS) FERRIBORUS |
| DEWFORD TOWN | CASTRA AQUARUM |
| SLATEPORT CITY | PORTUS SAXEUS |
| MAUVILLE CITY | VILLAE MALVARUM |
| VERDANTURF TOWN | (OPPIDUM) VIRIDINEMUS |
| FALLARBOR TOWN | (OPPIDUM) FALLARBOR |
| LAVARIDGE TOWN | (OPPIDUM) LAVAERIGIUM |
| FORTREE CITY | (URBS) ARBOREBRIGA |
| LILYCOVE CITY | PORTUS ALGAEPOLIS / LILIAEPOLIS |
| MOSSDEEP CITY | (URBS) AGGER GRAMINEUS |
| SOOTOPOLIS CITY | (URBS) CENERIDUM |
| PACIFIDLOG TOWN | (OPPIDUM) OROCEA PACIFICA |
| EVER GRANDE CITY | AUGUSTA EXALTATA |
| BATTLE FRONTIER | MARGO MARTIS |
| BATTLE RESORT | REFUGIARUM MARTIS |
| English | Latin |
|---|---|
| FLOWER SHOP | TABERNA FLOSCULORUM / FLORUM |
| PETALBURG WOODS | SILVA PETALIBURGI |
| MR. BRINEY'S COTTAGE | PRAETORIOLUM DOM. SALSUGENEI |
| RUSTURF TUNNEL | CUNICULUS FERRINEMI |
| POKéMON DAY CARE | HOSPITACULUM POKéMON |
| ISLAND CAVE | CAVERNA INSULAE |
| GRANITE CAVE | CAVERNA GRANITORUM |
| ABANDONED SHIP | NAVIS PERDITA |
| OCEANIC MUSEUM | MUSEUM OCEANI |
| SEASHORE HOUSE | DOMUNCULA LITORALIS |
| SLATEPORT BEACH | LITUS PORTI SAXEI |
| CYCLING ROAD | VIA BIROTIS |
| SEASIDE CYCLING ROAD | VIA BIROTIS SUPER FLUMINE |
| TRICK HOUSE | CASA DOLORUM |
| MAUVILLE GAME CORNER | ALEATORIUM MALVARUM |
| NEW MAUVILLE | NOVA MALVARUM |
| OLD LADY'S REST SHOP | TABERNA ANUS CRUSTULORUM |
| TRAINER HILL | COLLIS TRAHITORUM |
| DESERT | DESERTUS |
| DESERT RUINS | RUINAE DESERTI |
| THE WINSTRATE FAMILY | DOMUS VICTORII |
| CABLE CAR | TELEFERRICUM / TELEFERTOR |
| GLASS WORKSHOP | OFFICINA VITRI |
| MIRAGE TOWER | TURRIS MIRABILIUM |
| FIERY PATH | SEMITA ARDENS |
| JAGGED PASS | CALLIS SCRUPOSA |
| MT. CHIMNEY | MONS CAMINATAE |
| DESERT UNDERPASS | CRYPTA DESERTI |
| METEOR FALLS | CATARACTA METEORUM |
| WEATHER INSTITUTE | INSTITUTUM TEMPESTARUM |
| TUNNELER'S RESTHOUSE | HOSPITIUM FOSSORORUM |
| SCORCHED SLAB | CAVERNA ADUSTA |
| ANCIENT TOMB | SEPULCHRUM ANTIQUUM |
| FOSSIL MANIAC'S HOUSE | DOMUS DELIRI FOSSILIUM |
| HUNTER'S HOUSE | CASA VENATORIS |
| SAFARI ZONE | ZONA SAFARIS |
| SAFARI ZONE ENTRANCE | IANUA ZONAE SAFARIS |
| MT. PYRE | MONS PYRAE |
| LILYCOVE MUSEUM | MUSEUM ALGAEPOLIS |
| SHOAL CAVE | SPELUNCA VADI |
| OCEAN CURRENT | AMNIS OCEANI |
| LANETTE'S HOUSE | DOMUS IANETTAE |
| TEAM AQUA HIDEOUT | REFUGIUM ORDINIS AQUAE |
| TEAM MAGMA HIDEOUT | REFUGIUM ORDINIS MAGMAE |
| MOSSDEEP SPACE CENTER | CENTRUM SPATIO AGGERIS GRAMINEI |
| SEAFLOOR CAVERN | CAVERNA ABYSSALIS |
| CAVE OF ORIGIN | SPELUNCA ORIGINIS |
| MIRAGE ISLAND | INSULA MIRABILIUM |
| SKY PILLAR | COLUMNA CAELORUM |
| BERRY MASTER'S HOUSE | DOMUS MAGISTRI BACCARUM |
| VICTORY ROAD | VIA VICTOREM |
| POKéMON LEAGUE | LIGA POKéMON |
| SEALED CHAMBER | CONCLAVE CLUSUM |
| ARTISAN CAVE | CAVERNA ARTIFICUM |
| ALTERING CAVE | CAVERNA ALTERATIONUM |
| SOUTHERN ISLAND | INSULA AUSTRALIS / AUSTRALIA |
| MARINE CAVE | CAVERNA MARINA |
| TERRA CAVE | CAVERNA TERRARUM |
| CONTEST HILL | COLLIS CERTAMINUM |
| BATTLE MAISON | MANSIO MARTIS |
| BATTLE TOWER | TURRIS MARTIS |
| BATTLE TENT | TABERNACULUM MARTIS |
| SECRET ISLET | INSULETTA SECRETA |
| SECRET MEADOW | PRATUM SECRETUM |
| SECRET SHORE | LITUS SECRETUS |
| BIRTH ISLAND | INSULA NAVITATIS |
| FARAWAY ISLAND | INSULA REMOTA |
| NAVEL ROCK | ROCCA UMBILICI |
| English | Latin |
|---|---|
| PROF. BIRCH | PROF. BIRCAIUS/BETULIUS |
| BRENDAN | BERENIUS/BERENDUS |
| MAY | MAIA |
| WALLY | VALIUS |
| WANDA | VALIA |
| STEVEN STONE | SILEXER SAXIUS / AURELION MARMORIUS |
| SCOTT | SCOTUS |
| MR. BRINEY | DOM. SALSUGENEUS |
| PEEKO | PEECA |
| MR. STONE | DOM. PETRAEUS |
| GABBY & TY | SAVIA & VIDUS |
| LANETTE | IANETTA |
| BRIGETTE | BRIGIDA |
| ROXANNE | ROXANNA |
| BRAWLY | IURGANUS |
| WATTSON | VATESIUS |
| FLANNERY | FLAMMINERA |
| NORMAN | NORMANUS |
| WINONA | ALAURA |
| TATE & LIZA | TELLUS & ATHICA |
| WALLACE | VALENTINUS |
| JUAN | RICHARDUS |
| SIDNEY | PLUTIUS |
| PHOEBE | HIBISCA |
| GLACIA | FRIGA / FRIGG / FREYIA / IDA |
| DRAKE | DRACUNCULUS |
| ANABEL | ANABELLA |
| SPENSER | IOSEPHUS |
| NOLAND | SIMON / RODLANUS |
| BRANDON | BRUTUS |
| TUCKER | TOLEMAEUS |
| GRETA | GRETA / CORA |
| LUCY | LUCIA |
| FOSSIL MANIAC | DELIRUS FOSSILIUM |
| BERRY MASTER | MAGISTER BACCARUM |
| English | Latin |
|---|---|
| TYPE | TYPUS |
| FIRE | IGNIS |
| WATER | AQUA |
| GRASS | GRAMEN |
| GROUND | TERRA |
| BUG | CIMEX |
| ELECTRIC | ELECTRICUS / ELECTRIS |
1: "to train" descends from "trahere" (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/train#English). Trahitor is perhaps too similar to traditor. Maybe trainare would be ok? Italian uses allenare - From [a-](“to, towards”) + [lena](“energy, vigour”) + [-are] (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/allenare). Maybe allenare, or a similar avissare (too similar to avis - bird, sign, omen?), or acrorare (acuere?)? I have found alipta/aliptes - trainer of wrestlers or gymnasts -, magister palaestricus, progymnastes, and campidoctor in (https://neolatinlexicon.org/adumbratio-old/). Maybe words words for taming (domare/domitare)?
2: Medieval word for fighter or champion (someone who fights on another's behalf, not an ongoing winner), but since it changed to winner in other languages I think it's fine
3: Gradum meriri I found in the Final Fantasy III Latin Hack (https://www.romhacking.net/translations/1200/). Libella is also interesting, because level and niveau descend from it, but it just means a tenth of a denarius or a level (builder's tool) (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/libella#Latin). Instead of mereri, ascendere, adaugere, augmentare, or promovere, could be used. Maybe even vulgar Latin passare, to pass. To level up I have actually been using gradum progredi.