English names for the girls

[game2011]

Let us pretend that the Touhou series has been officially introduced to Western gamers, but some of the names have been changed to sound more "American".  What do you think will some of the girls be called?

Names such as Marisa, Remilia, Letty, Medicine, etc. will most likely be left untouched because they already sound like English names, but ones like Reimu, Sanae, Yukari, Yuka, etc. will mostly likely be changed since they sound too "Japanese".

So maybe they will become something like...

Reimu = Rena
Sanae = Sally

Okay, I can't think of much at the moment...  Try to come up with more  by yourselves!

Enjoy!

[Sriggle]

Hmm.. Utsuho=Alyssa.

Yuyuko=Julia

Mokou=Mary-Ann

Byakuren=Maria

Cpt. Murasa=Cpt. Muriel

Sakuya=Service
(It's LULZy.)

[atoms2ashes]

"Oh Sylvia, get me some more tea for me and Patchouli."

"Minna, I'm hungrryyyyy~! Where's dinner?"

"My name is Caramel, and I'm an umbrella ghost~!"

It's like 4kids naming stuff

[Iryan]

Reminds me of the "What if 4kids made a touhou anime?" thread. Goood times.


Also, Cindy is the strongest!

[atoms2ashes]

Amelie and her familiar Sebastian.

Sara the tiger youkai.

and Gwendolyn the youkai magician.

[FinnKaenbyou]

Sara the tiger youkai.

Someone would like to have a word with you.

[atoms2ashes]

Someone would like to have a word with you.

But it's America.

It's probably 4kids.

THEY THINK THAT ARBOK EVOLVES INTO SEVIPER.

Apparently, they think pokemon works like Digimon.

Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they called Nitori "Elly" or "Rika".

[Iryan]

You all should read this thread. Don't post in it, for gods sake, but read it.

It is going to be worth it. 

[Tengukami]

Iryan beat me to it. Also, why just English names? How about names from other cultures, giving them to a girl based not necessarily on sounding similar to the Japanese but of meaning similar qualities? You could, for example, say that Name X means these things in said culture, which would suit Touhou Girl X.

[atoms2ashes]

Yes, Shou could be Tigrisa, since Tigra is copyrighted.

And Ichirin is Wanda and her familiar Klowd.

IT MAKES SENSE NAO.

[OkashiiKisei]

First the easy ones:

Yukari = Violet

Ran = Indigo

Chen = Orange (It was a name in Gunstar Heroes, so maybe it could work :V)

Kanako = Viper

Suwako = Slippy *shot several times*

Shinki = Persephone (or Helda)

Daiyousei = Fey

Komachi = Gwen Ree Par (Hurrrrr pun)

Shikieiki = Siriso (Spell it backwards)

Yuuka = Flora

Kaguya = Luna

Tewi = Hunny

Utsuho = Chere Nobil (Hurrrrr pun)

Yamame = Arachne

Byakuren = Teresa

[MysTeariousYukari]

Rinnosuke: Roland/Rasche
Eirin: Could stay the same, or Rina. *gets an arrow through the head
Mokou: Althea (The references should be obvious nao) or Ignissia(Ignis = Fire.) *is burnt crispy
Cirno: Glacias (Ice) or Fatima... wait, Fatima is to awesome for Cirno *is frozen in black ice
Reisen: Bun Eyra Bit (Buney Rabit, Bunny Rabbit)
Sanae: Lucky
Yuyuko: Pop/Popourri *is smashed by a loli with amassive appetite
Nitori: Aqua
Kanako: Sadie *is blown away, into a snake pit
Sakuya: Samantha... maybe? Idk. It would need to sound sophisticated, and fitting for a maid.
Chen: Josie *is brutally murdered by cats and familars
Ran: Kite Sune (Kitesune, Kitsune)
Yukari: BayoVionletta

But honestly, a lot of the names could stay how they are. Look at FF6, Terra/Tina anyone?

[OkashiiKisei]

Sakuya Izayoi = Jane Ripper

(Okay, that one was too easy.)

Reisen: Bun Eyra Bit (Buney Rabit, Bunny Rabbit)
Ran: Kite Sune (Kitesune, Kitsune)

I like those two. Very clever. :3

[MysTeariousYukari]

Sakuya Izayoi = Jane Ripper

(Okay, that one was too easy.)

I like those two. Very clever. :3

Jill the Ripper :V

I know they are clever, I made them after all :V

[N-Forza]

But honestly, a lot of the names could stay how they are. Look at FF6, Terra/Tina anyone?

Tina sounds foreign/unusual to Japanese people, but not to Americans. That's why they changed it.

[Sabino]

Shikieiki = Siriso (Spell it backwards)

If you're gonna spell it backwards, why not just spell Enma backwards?
I think Amne sounds a bit more feminine.

[MysTeariousYukari]

Tina sounds foreign/unusual to Japanese people, but not to Americans. That's why they changed it.

I basicly meant that the names don't have to sound normal/realistic/whatever in the language the game is in. Reimu could stay Reimu, Yukari could stay Yukari.

Hell, I if this topic seriously happened, if Touhou was introduced to NA as an anime or game, I think the names should stay how they are.

[atoms2ashes]

Well, 4kids named a girl Sakura in Pokemon, so...

[Bias Bus]

Kanako - Samantha
Yamame - Charolette (seriously....shame on the lot of you for not cracking this...)
Koishi - Carmen Sandiego
Mystia - Henrietta
Sanae - Bridget (:/)

[MysTeariousYukari]

Well, 4kids

Sorry you lost me at that, could you say that again, just with less epic fail :V

[Gpop]

Koishi = Pebbles :V

[Danielu Yoshikoto]

Suwako = Slippy

It had to be done...

[Kuma]

Oh man I love these things

Sakuya= Dia B. :V

Satori = Allysa
Koishi = Cherel
These could be reversed. I dunno'

Murasa = Debbie Drowner :V

Reisen, IIRC is also Germen for a kind of fighter jet or something, so that could be kept

Reimu's name could be a stealth alchohol pun like in Grim Grimoire

And Hatate can be Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

[Alice★f]

Yuyuko = Fatass

err...

Yuyuko = La Llorona (The crying woman) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona

Oh my God Yuyuko drowned her kids! Run for your lives

She drowned the children and then, after being rejected anyway, killed herself. She is doomed to wander, vainly searching for her children for all eternity

/shot several times through the head and caved

[Iryan]

It had to be done...

Use bombs wisely!

[Sen]

And Hatate can be Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

I will make sure I get good pics (oh oh o-oh)
That slut Aya can suck ZUN's dick (suck his dick yeah)
Spirit Photography, bring all these pics to me
"Like" is my English verbal tic (oh oh o-oh)

A-ya, you're goin' down (now there's another better tengu newspaper in town)
Spoi-ler Stage, don't underestimate (you think it's easy but I'll beat you, I'll beat you)

DOUBLE SPOILER (IT'S THE NEWEST GAME)
A-YA-YA-YA
DOUBLE SPOILER (IT STARS HATATE)
A-YA-YA-YA
DOUBLE SPOILER (THE GREATEST GAME)
A-A-A-AYA, AYA, AYA, YOU, YOU-YOU-YOU SUCK

[game2011]

But it's America.

It's probably 4kids.

THEY THINK THAT ARBOK EVOLVES INTO SEVIPER.

Apparently, they think pokemon works like Digimon.

Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if they called Nitori "Elly" or "Rika".

What?  Please fill me in .

Thanks in advance!

[atoms2ashes]

Digimon lets your monsters evolve into completely unrelated other monsters.

4Kids said that Arbok evolves into Seviper.

[game2011]

Oh...  I know about the Arbok evolving into Seviper one already.

Thanks!

Also, it seems likely that Gensokyo would have its name changed as well.  I can easily see it being changed into Eastern Wonderland or something like that.

[Teewee]

Gensokyo could also be renamed Illusia or Illusionasia. :3