What’s in a Name? Animal Crossing Villagers #9 (R)

Raddle

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Raddle; カックン, Kakkun	Reference to a rattling cough; Japanese onomatopoeia for coughing or sneezing. It also kind of sounds like the honorific suffix -kun	“aaach-”
Reneigh; リアーナ, Riāna	A pun on her species (horse); Reference to pop star and billionaire makeup mogul, Rihanna, one of my personal favorites	“ayup yup”

Reneigh

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Ribbot; ガチャ, Gacha	A pun on the frog sound, ribbit, and his robotic appearance; Gacha is the Japanese onomatopoeia for metal rattling	“toady”; “zzrrbbitt”

Ribbot. Is he mortal, or machine? Either way, he’s a villager with an inventive design

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Rilla; リラ Rira	A pun on her species (gorilla)	“hello”

Rilla

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Roald; ペンタ, Penta	Reference to Roald Amundsen, the first person to reach Antarctica. It may also be a pun on the word cold, which rhymes with Roald’s name; Derived from pengin, the Japanese word for penguin	“b-b-buddy”

Roald

Name (Western/Japanese)	Onomatology (West/JP)	Catchphrase
Robin; パーチク, Pāchiku	Reference to her species; Derived from the Japanese phrase for birds chirping	“la-di-da”; “tweet-tawoo” (Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer)
Rocket; 4ごう, Yon Gō	I don’t know why she’s called Rocket, except that it sounds cool. The only superhero that I can think of with “rocket” in their name in Rocket Raccoon; It references how she’s the fourth member of the same team as Agent S, Big Top, Filly, and Kid Cat	“vroom”
Roscoe; シュバルツ, Shubarutsu	Reference to the award winning horse jockey Roscoe Goose; It’s Japanese for the German word schwartz, meaning black, matching Roscoe’s coloration. Honestly, it’s the cooler name of the two	“nay”
Ruby; ルナ, Runa	Reference to her ruby red eyes as an albino bunny; Reference to the Japanese myth involving bunnies and the moon, and may be a reference to how the moon is frequently portrayed as white, even though it’s actually gray and splotchy	“li’ ears”

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