Boku dake ga Shitterun daze - Vol. 4 Ch. 16 - Wishes

[draxdeveloper]

is his name Arthur not "Earth"

His name is Earth, literally earth

 

[Imryse]

His name is Earth, literally earth

I'll take your word for it but it makes zero sense, especally compared to arthur.

 

[draxdeveloper]

I'll take your word for it but it makes zero sense, especally compared to arthur.

Why does a name need to make sense? His parents decided to name him Earth, and that's it, and Arthur would not be a common name in Japan

 

[Imryse]

Why does a name need to make sense? His parents decided to name him Earth, and that's it, and Arthur would not be a common name in Japan

because names usually make sense, that's how language works.

 

[draxdeveloper]

because names usually make sense, that's how language works.

And the joke is that his name is weird, and also, again, how would Arthur make sense in Japan? You know they are Japanese, right?

 

[Imryse]

because names like that show up in manga all the time. especially ones with british pedigree like arthur.

 

[draxdeveloper]

because names like that show up in manga all the time. especially ones with british pedigree like arthur.

And weird names like Earth also show up all the time.
Both names would be considered weird in Japan for different reasons.
I can't understand your issue with the name, while insisting that a native Japanese would use Arthur, and somehow this would make more sense

 

[Imryse]

And weird names like Earth also show up all the time.
Both names would be considered weird in Japan for different reasons.
I can't understand your issue with the name, while insisting that a native Japanese would use Arthur, and somehow this would make more sense

because it does.

 

[draxdeveloper]

because it does.

Ok, I will not keep this conversation.
If you believe in it, good for you.

 

[Imryse]

Ok, I will not keep this conversation.
If you believe in it, good for you.

"arhtur" is a name, regardless of where it comes from, "earth" is not a name, ANYWHERE.

 

[draxdeveloper]

"arhtur" is a name, regardless of where it comes from, "earth" is not a name, ANYWHERE.

Ok man, whatever you say, it's a really weird think to debate so I will stop

 

[Imryse]

Ok man, whatever you say, it's a really weird think to debate so I will stop

it was never a debate, it was a conversation, you can think whatever you want, idk why you had to be soa adversaerial.

 

[Thordrek]

because names usually make sense, that's how language works.

Beg to disagree. Names can be whatever the parent wants as long as their country allows it. I've seen children named after US navy ships (US included in the name) and that flies.

You can be pedantic about it all you want, but just because you think a name "doesn't make sense" or "it isn't a name" means nuts since people all around the world name their children after animals, objects, cities, concepts and whatever you can think about. If you happen to never have met or heard of someone with a "weird" name that speaks more about your own life experience than the reality of the world as a whole.

 

[Imryse]

Beg to disagree. Names can be whatever the parent wants as long as their country allows it. I've seen children named after US navy ships (US included in the name) and that flies.

You can be pedantic about it all you want, but just because you think a name "doesn't make sense" or "it isn't a name" means nuts since people all around the world name their children after animals, objects, cities, concepts and whatever you can think about. If you happen to never have met or heard of someone with a "weird" name that speaks more about your own life experience than the reality of the world as a whole.

and this attitude is why you get people with names like X Æ A-Xii.

 

[Thordrek]

and this attitude is why you get people with names like X Æ A-Xii.

Idk what you mean. Since time inmemorial people have named their kids after whatever. In each culture there are of course names that got to be common mostly because they served a function or because in their languages they meant something. But a name is still just a label, and although most names are tied to some cultural or linguistic reference, there are also many of them that are just stuff people came up with and eventually caught on.