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Here are all of the Currant Pokemon name meanings


A

* Abomasnow - abominable + snow (probably referencing abominable snowman)
* Abra - from "magic word" Abrakadabra
* Absol - not entirely sure - could be ab + solis, meaning away from sun or absence of sun (ab as a prefix means "off" or "away from"; solis is Latin for sun). Alternatively, it could be based on absolute or even absolve.
* Aerodactyl - aero (air) + pterodactyl
* Aggron - aggressive/aggression + iron
* Aipom - ape + palm seems to be the accepted etymology, but it seems like a stretch to me - however, I can think of no alternative
* Alakazam - "magic word"
* Altaria - altitude + aria
* Ambipom - ambidextrous and, assuming Aipom is correct, palm
* Ampharos - ampere (unit of electric current) + Pharos, the Great Lighthouse of Alexandria
* Anorith - anomalocaris (extinct animals resembling shrimps) + lith, meaning rock or stone (as in monolith)
* Arbok - Kobra backwards
* Arcanine - arcane + canine
* Arceus - from Japanese Aruseusu; alternatively, arch/archaic + deus/Zeus
* Ariados - probably from arachnid, Latin for spider - possible also Ariadne, consort of Dionysos in Greek mythology
* Armaldo - armour, possible also from armadillo
* Aron - iron
* Articuno - arctic + uno, Spanish for one
* Azelf - azure + elf
* Azumarill - azure + marill
* Azurill - azure + rill (a narrow incision in soil caused by water erosion)

B

* Bagon - baby + dragon
* Baltoy - balance + toy
* Banette - bane or possibly ban + marionette
* Barboach - barb + loach (a type of fish)
* Bastiodon - bastion (part of a fortification that projects outwards) + don, a suffix used in multiple dinosaur names
* Bayleef - Bay Leaf is a plant
* Beautifly - beautiful + fly/butterfly
* Beedrill - bee + drill
* Beldum - from Dumbbell, which was the Japanese name
* Bellossom - bell + blossom
* Bellsprout - bell + sprout
* Bibarel - multiple possibilities - beaver + barrel, possibly also bi + barrel (double barrel)
* Bidoof - beaver + doofus - Scizor alternatively suggests bi + tooth
* Blastoise - blast + tortoise
* Blaziken - blaze + chicken
* Blissey - bliss + chancey
* Bonsly - bonsai + sly
* Breloom - umbrella + mushroom
* Bronzong - bronze + gong
* Bronzor - bronze + mirror
* Budew - bud + dew
* Buizel - from Japanese, buoyancy + weasel
* Bulbasaur - bulb + saur
* Buneary - bunny + ear
* Burmy - probably bag + wormy, could also be something else
* Butterfree - butterfly + free

C

* Cacnea - from cactus
* Cacturne - cactus + nocturnal
* Camerupt - camel + erupt
* Carnivine - carnivorous + vine
* Carvanha - carnivorous + piranha
* Cascoon - cocoon and something else, possibly casket or case
* Castform - forecast + transform
* Caterpie - from caterpillar
* Celebi - from Japanese Serebii - possibly also celestial
* Chansey - from chancey
* Charizard - char + lizard
* Charmander - char + salamander
* Charmeleon + char + chameleon
* Chatot - chat + parrot
* Cherrim - cherub + cherubim
* Cherubi - cherry + cherubic (childlike)
* Chikorita - chicory (a plant) + ita, female Spanish suffix referring to small things
* Chimchar - chimney + char - Furret suggests chimpanzee instead of chimney
* Chimecho - chime + echo
* Chinchou - from chochin, a type of Japanese lantern
* Chingling - from the sound (chingle; onomatopaeic expression for ringing)
* Clamperl - clamp + pearl
* Claydol - clay + doll
* Clefable - clef (in music) + fable
* Clefairy - clef (in music) + fairy
* Cleffa - from clef, a musical key
* Cloyster - from close and oyster
* Combee - honeycomb + bee
* Combusken - combust + chicken
* Corphish - possibly from crayfish
* Corsola - coral + sole (a piece of coral)
* Cradily - cradle + lily
* Cranidos - from cranium
* Crawdaunt - possibly from crawdad (crayfish); also from daunt
* Cresselia - from crescent
* Croagunk - croak + gunk
* Crobat - cross + bat
* Croconaw - crocodile + gnaw as an alternative
* Cubone - cub + bone
* Cyndaquil - cinder + quill

D

* Darkrai - dark + kurai (Japanese for 'dark')
* Delcatty - delicate + cat/kitty
* Delibird - delivery + bird
* Deoxys - from deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
* Dewgong - dew + dugong
* Dialga - diamond and possigly 'ga' from gon, as in dragon
* Diglett - dig + piglet
* Ditto - from ditto, obviously
* Dodrio - dodo + trio
* Doduo - dodo + duo
* Donphan - don + elephant; the don could mean lord, or come from mastiodon, an extinct elephant
* Dragonair - dragon + air
* Dragonite - dragon + knight or possible night
* Drapion - dracula + scorpion
* Dratini - dragon + tiny
* Drifblim - drift + blimp
* Drifloon - drift + balloon
* Drowzee - from drowsy
* Dugtrio - dug (past tense of dig) + trio
* Dunsparce - dun (gloomy) + sparse
* Dusclops - dusk + cyclops
* Dusknoir - dusk + noir, French for black
* Duskull - dusk + skull
* Dustox - dust + nox, Latin for night - Scizor suggests toxic as the suffix, rather than nox

E

* Eevee - from evolution or E.V
* Ekans - snake backwards
* Electabuzz - electric + buzz
* Electivire - electric + wire
* Electrike - electric + strike
* Electrode - electric + explode
* Elekid - electric + kid
* Empoleon - emperor + Napoleon
* Entei - from Japanese "enten" blazing heat and "kotei" emperor
* Espeon - ESP (extrasensory perception) + -eon suffix
* Exeggcute - execute + egg
* Exeggutor - executor + egg
* Exploud - explosion + loud

F

* Farfetch'd - from farfetched, meaning unlikely
* Fearow - fear + sparrow
* Feebas - feeble + bass
* Feraligatr - feral + alligator
* Finneon - fin + neon (Furret informs me that the neon tetra is a fish)
* Flaaffy - from fluffy; the double aa may also come from "baa"
* Flareon - flare + -eon
* Floatzel - from Japanese; float + weasel
* Flygon - from dragonfly
* Forretress - from fortress
* Froslass - frost + lass
* Furret - from ferret and fur

G

* Gabite - from gabugabu which means to "gobble" and bite
* Gallade - gallant or possibly gladiator + blade
* Garchomp - from gar and chomp
* Gardevoir - from French; garde, to keep, and voir, to see
* Gastly - from ghastly and gas
* Gastrodon - gastropod + don
* Gengar - from doppelganger
* Geodude - geo + dude
* Gible - from nible
* Girafarig - from giraffe and the fact that the name, as in Japanese, is a palindrome
* Giratina - from guillotine, girasol
* Glaceon - glacier + -eon
* Glalie - glacier + goalie
* Glameow - from meow, possibly also glam/glamorous
* Gligar - glide + gargoyle
* Gliscor - glide + scorpion
* Gloom - from gloom
* Golbat - gold/ghoul + bat
* Goldeen - goldfish + queen
* Golduck - gold + duck, possibly also luck
* Golem - from golem
* Gorebyss - gore + abyss
* Granbull - grand + bull
* Graveler - from gravel
* Grimer - from grime
* Grotle - grove + turtle
* Groudon - ground + don
* Grovyle - grove + vile or possibly -vyle (reptile)
* Growlithe - growl + lithe
* Grumpig - grumpy + pig
* Gulpin - from gulping
* Gyarados - combination of gyakusatsu massacre/slaughter, and gyakkyo, hardship/adversity.The dos may just indicate that it's the second in its evolutionary line

H

* Happiny - happy + tiny
* Hariyama - combination of hariau, to compete or haritaosu, to knock down, and yama, mountain
* Haunter - from haunt
* Heatran - heat, possibly transfer
* Heracross - Hercules (Heracles) beetle + cross
* Hippopotas - from hippopotamus
* Hippowdon - hippo + pow + don (lord or tooth)
* Hitmonchan - hit + mon (from monster) + chan, from Jackie Chan
* Hitmonlee - hit + mon (from monster) + lee, from Bruce Lee
* Hitmontop - hit + mon (from monster) + top (as in spinning top)
* Ho-oh - from Japanese "ho-o" meaning phoenix
* Honchkrow - honcho + crow
* Hoothoot - from hoot
* Hoppip - hop + pip
* Horsea - from seahorse
* Houndoom - hound + doom
* Houndour - hound + dour
* Huntail - hunt + tail
* Hypno - from hypnosis

I

* Igglybuff - to fit Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff
* Illumise - from illuminate
* Infernape - inferno + ape
* Ivysaur - ivy + dinosaur

J

* Jigglypuff - jiggly + puff
* Jirachi - from Russian zhelat meaning "to desire", ie. to wish
* Jolteon - jolt + -eon
* Jumpluff - jump + fluff
* Jynx - from jinx

K

* Kabuto - from Japanese kabutogani, horseshoe crab. Kabuto is also the Japanese word for helmet
* Kabutops - from Japanese kabutogani, horseshoe crab. Kabuto is also the Japanese word for helmet and tops for latin "face"
* Kadabra - from "magic word" Abrakadabra
* Kakuna - from cocoon
* Kangaskhan - kangaroo + khan (from Genghis Khan)
* Kecleon - from combination of kakure (hidden) and chameleon.
* Kingdra - king + dragon
* Kingler - king + fiddler (a species of crab)
* Kirlia - from Kirlian photography
* Koffing - from coughing
* Krabby - from crabby
* Kricketot - cricket + tot
* Kricketune - cricket + tune
* Kyogre - from Japanese kai meaning ocean + orca or ogre

L

* Lairon - lair + iron
* Lanturn - from lantern
* Lapras - from Japanese; may also derive from lapis lazuli, a brilliant blue gem
* Larvitar - from larva
* Latias - possibly lateo, Latin for hidden, and -as indicating the female gender
* Latios - possible lateo, Latin for hidden, and -os indicating the male gender
* Leafeon - leaf + -eon
* Ledian - from ladybird and alien
* Ledyba - from ladybird
* Lickilicky - from lick
* Lickitung - lick + tongue
* Lileep - lily + sleep
* Linoone - line + raccoon; possibly also from linen
* Lombre - lotus + hombre (Spanish for man)
* Lopunny - lop + bunny
* Lotad - lotus + tadpole
* Loudred - loud + dread
* Lucario - possibly from oracle or from Cairo
* Ludicolo - ridiculous and ludicrous
* Lugia - possibly from lutetium, an element; lugeo, to lie dormant
* Lumineon - luminous + neon (Furret informs me that the neon tetra is a fish)
* Lunatone - luna (latin for moon) + stone
* Luvdisc - love + disc
* Luxio - lux, Latin for light + leo, Latin for lion
* Luxray - lux, Latin for light, + ray

M

* Machamp - macho + champion - Furret suggests also amplify as an alternative
* Machoke - macho + choke
* Machop - macho + chop
* Magby - magma + baby
* Magcargo - magma + escargot, French for snail
* Magikarp - magic + carp
* Magmar - from magma
* Magmortar - magma + mortar
* Magnemite - magnet + mite
* Magneton - magnet + ton
* Magnezone - from magnetic zone
* Makuhita - from Japanese; Makunoshita, which is a variation on ?? makushita, the third highest sumo division
* Mamoswine - mammoth + swine
* Manaphy - possibly from manatee
* Manectric - mane + electric
* Mankey - man + monkey
* Mantine - manta + marine
* Mantyke - manta + tyke
* Mareep - Mary + sheep
* Marill - marine + rill
* Marowak - marrow + whack
* Marshtomp - marsh + stomp
* Masquerain - masque/masquerade + rain
* Mawile - maw + wile
* Medicham - meditate + champion
* Meditite - from meditate
* Meganium - mega + geranium
* Meowth - from meow + mouth
* Mesprit - from French, esprit, meaning spirit, possibly sprite
* Metagross - metal + gross or cross; possibly also meta
* Metang - metal + tang, also an anagram of magnet
* Metapod - metamorphosis + pod
* Mew - from mew (the sound that kittens make)
* Mewtwo - mew + two
* Mightyena - mighty + hyena
* Milotic - from the Venus de Milo sculpture
* Miltank - milk + tank
* Mime Jr. - mime + junior
* Minun - from minus
* Misdreavus - from mischievous
* Mismagius - mischief + magus, magician
* Moltres - molten + tres (Spanish for three)
* Monferno - monkey + inferno
* Mothim - moth + him
* Mr. Mime - mr. + mime
* Mudkip - from mudskipper, a type of fish that can survive outside of water
* Muk - from muck
* Munchlax - munch + lax
* Murkrow - murky + crow

N

* Natu - natu is Latin for birth, possible also from Atu, a mythological figure in some cultures
* Nidoking - nidoran + king
* Nidoqueen - nidoran + king
* Nidoran (f) - nido, meaning "two times" in Japanese
* Nidoran (m) - nido, meaning "two times" in Japanese
* Nidorina - nidoran, possibly also ballerina to indicate its female gender
* Nidorino - nidoran, possibly also rhino due to its large horn
* Nincada - ninja + cicada
* Ninetales - nine + tails
* Ninjask - ninja + mask
* Noctowl - nocturnal + owl
* Nosepass - nose + compass (possibly also mountain pass)
* Numel - from camel; possibly also "numb"
* Nuzleaf - nuzzle + leaf

O

* Octillery - octopus + artillery
* Oddish - odd + raddish
* Omanyte - from ammonite
* Omastar - ammonite + star
* Onix - from onyx

P

* Pachirisu - from Japanese; bright/clear + squirrel
* Palkia - from Japanese; pearl
* Paras - from parasite
* Parasect - parasite + insect
* Pelipper - pelican + flipper
* Persian - from Persian cats
* Phanpy - from elephant
* Phione - possibly from Fiore and clione
* Pichu - shortening of Pikachu
* Pidgeot - from pidgeon
* Pidgeotto - from pidgeon
* Pidgey - from pidgeon
* Pikachu - from Japanese; literally sparklesqueak
* Piloswine - pilose + swine
* Pineco - from pinecone
* Pinsir - from pincer
* Piplup - from pip + plup, the sound of hitting the water.
* Plusle - from plus
* Politoed - polliwog (old English for tadpole) + toad
* Poliwag - polliwog (old English for tadpole) + wag
* Poliwhirl - polliwog (old English for tadpole) + whirl
* Poliwrath - polliwog (old English for tadpole) + wrath
* Ponyta - from pony
* Poochyena - pooch + hyena
* Porygon - from polygon
* Porygon-Z - porygon + z
* Porygon2 - porygon + 2
* Primeape - prime + ape, possibly also primate
* Prinplup - preen or prince + plup", the sound of hitting the water.
* Probopass - proboscis + compass
* Psyduck - psychic + duck
* Pupitar - from pupa
* Purugly - purr + ugly

Q

* Quagsire - from quagmire + sire
* Quilava - quill + lava
* Qwilfish - quill + fish

R

* Raichu - from Japanese; literally thundersqueak
* Raikou - from Japanese; thunder/lightning
* Ralts - from waltz
* Rampardos - rampage/ram/rampart + dos
* Rapidash - rapid + dash
* Raticate - rat + eradicate
* Rattata - from rat or Rat-a-tat is the sound of knocking on wood or the sound a Tommy gun makes
* Rayquaza - ray + quasar
* Regice - regi (king) + ice
* Regigigas - regi (king) + gigas (giant)
* Regirock - regi (king) + rock
* Registeel - regi (king) + steel
* Relicanth - relic + coelacanth, a type of fish thought extinct until its rediscovery in the 1930s
* Remoraid - remora + raid
* Rhydon - rhino + don
* Rhyhorn - rhino + horn
* Rhyperior - rhino + superior
* Riolu - Lucario with syllables rearranged and 'ca' taken out
* Roselia - from rose and perhaps azalea
* Roserade - rose + masquerade
* Rotom - motor backwards

S

* Sableye - sable + eye
* Salamence - salamander + menace
* Sandshrew - sand + shrew
* Sandslash - sand + slash
* Sceptile - scepter + reptile
* Scizor - from scissors
* Scyther - from scythe
* Seadra - sea + dragon
* Seaking - sea + king
* Sealeo - sea + leo, Latin for lion
* Seedot - seed + dot
* Seel - from seal
* Sentret - sentry + ferret
* Seviper - sever + viper
* Sharpedo - shark + torpedo
* Shaymin - from shame or shaman
* Shedinja - shed + ninja
* Shelgon - shell + dragon
* Shellder - from shell and shelter
* Shellos - shell + less
* Shieldon - shield + don
* Shiftry - shifty + tree
* Shinx - shining + lynx; possibly also from Sphinx
* Shroomish - from mushroom
* Shuckle - shuck + turtle
* Shuppet - from puppet
* Silcoon - silk + cocoon
* Skarmory - sky + armoury
* Skiploom - skip + bloom
* Skitty - skittish + kitty
* Skorupi - from scorpion
* Skuntank - skunk + tank
* Slaking - slack + king; also slacking
* Slakoth - slack + sloth
* Slowbro - slow + bro, short for brother
* Slowking - slow + king
* Slowpoke - from slowpoke
* Slugma - slug + magma
* Smeargle - smear + beagle
* Smoochum - from smooch
* Sneasel - sneaky + weasel
* Snorlax - snore + lax
* Snorunt - snow + runt
* Snover - snow + clover
* Snubbull - snub + bull
* Solrock - solis, Latin for sun + rock
* Spearow - spear + sparrow
* Spheal - sphere + seal
* Spinarak - spinneret + arachnid, Latin for spider
* Spinda - spin + panda
* Spiritomb - spirit + tomb
* Spoink - spring + oink
* Squirtle - squirt + turtle
* Stantler - stag + antler
* Staraptor - starling + raptor
* Staravia - starling + avian
* Starly - from starling
* Starmie - star + me
* Staryu - star + you
* Steelix - steel + onyx
* Stunky - stinky + skunk
* Sudowoodo - psuedo + wood
* Suicune - from Japanese; sui, water and kun,master
* Sunflora - sunflower + flora
* Sunkern - sunflower + kernel
* Surskit - surf + skit
* Swablu - swab + blue
* Swalot - swallow + a lot
* Swampert - swamp + inert
* Swellow - from swell+swallow
* Swinub - swine + nub

T

* Taillow -tail + swallow
* Tangela - from tangle
* Tangrowth - tangela + growth
* Tauros - from tauros, Latin for bull
* Teddiursa - teddy + ursa, Latin for bear
* Tentacool - tentacle + cool
* Tentacruel - tentacle + cruel
* Togekiss - togepi + kiss
* Togepi - from Japanese; toge, spike
* Togetic - togepi + chick
* Torchic - torch + chick
* Torkoal - tortoise + coal
* Torterra - tortoise + terra, Latin for earth
* Totodile - tot + crocodile
* Toxicroak - toxic + croak
* Trapinch - trap + pinch
* Treecko - tree + gecko
* Tropius - from tropic - Scizor adds that the -us suffix is common among dinosaur names
* Turtwig - turtle + twig
* Typhlosion - typhoon + explosion
* Tyranitar - from tyrant
* Tyrogue - tyke + rogue

U

* Umbreon - umbra, Latin for shadow + -eon
* Unown - from unknown
* Ursaring - ursa, Latin for bear + ring
* Uxie - from pixie

V

* Vaporeon - vapor + -eon
* Venomoth - venom + moth
* Venonat - venom + gnat
* Venusaur - venus fly trap + dinosaur
* Vespiquen - vespa, Latin for wasp + queen (interestingly enough, the characteristics of Vespiquen and Combee suggest bees rather than wasps)
* Vibrava - from vibrate
* Victreebel - victory + bell
* Vigoroth - vigorous + sloth
* Vileplume - vile + plume
* Volbeat - volt + beetle
* Voltorb - volt + orb
* Vulpix - vulpes, Latin for fox + six

W

* Wailmer - from "Wail" refer to that whales sing or in this case and "Mer" from the French word for sea.
* Wailord - whale + lord
* Walrein - walrus + reign
* Wartortle - war + turtle
* Weavile - weasel + vile
* Weedle - worm or possible weed + needle
* Weepinbell - weeping + bell
* Weezing - from wheezing
* Whiscash - whisker + catfish (taking only the "ca" and "sh")
* Whismur - whisper + murmur
* Wigglytuff - wiggly + tuff
* Wingull - wing + gull
* Wobbuffet - wobble + buffet
* Wooper - from Japanese, wooper
* Wormadam - Worm + madam
* Wurmple - worm + rumple
* Wynaut - from "why not?"

X

* Xatu - from native

Y

* Yanma - from Japanese, large dragonfly
* Yanmega - yanma + mega

Z

* Zangoose - from mongoose
* Zapdos - zap + dos (Spanish for two)
* Zigzagoon - zigzag + raccoon
* Zubat - from bat