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ArchivesRe: Please, could you help me find the meaning to the name 'Relena?'
in reply to a message by Una
I feel like I've seen where it comes from before (I was a Gundam Wing obsessive years ago!), but I don't remember.
This is my guess, though. In Japanese, the L and R sounds are interchangeable. Since that means her name could also be Anglicised as Lerena, I would guess that it might mean "the queen," as that phrase would be "la reina" in Spanish and "la reine" in French.
I'm not sure how likely that is, but it's the first thought that came to mind. Remember also that the majority of the characters in Gundam Wing have names that come from numbers (Duo, Quatre, Zechs, Treize, etc) and her name could possibly come from a number as well. I just wouldn't be able to guess which one, and in what language.
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This is my guess, though. In Japanese, the L and R sounds are interchangeable. Since that means her name could also be Anglicised as Lerena, I would guess that it might mean "the queen," as that phrase would be "la reina" in Spanish and "la reine" in French.
I'm not sure how likely that is, but it's the first thought that came to mind. Remember also that the majority of the characters in Gundam Wing have names that come from numbers (Duo, Quatre, Zechs, Treize, etc) and her name could possibly come from a number as well. I just wouldn't be able to guess which one, and in what language.
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