Zero no Tsukaima Names and Terminology

[Vaelis]

Until then his title is viscount ("vice-count"). Hence, I don't see any problems mixing Japanese ZnT's "Viscount WARUDO" with Dumas' "Count de Wardes" into "Viscount Wardes". After all, this name is relatively well-known, especially when compared to Vicount Walden.

Interesting link...

Aaahhhhhhhhhhhh
I was too much focused on the viscount part and wasn't able to find count de wardes but it's indeed better since he is in the "Three Musketeers"

[Const2k]

The page with Japanese-English translations of names in "Three Musketeers" has gone down, and web.archive.org doesn't have it cached... Unfortunately, I didn't save it myself. Did someone, by chance, save it locally? That would be very useful to translators, so I think it would be great to have it posted/quoted here...

[onizuka-gto]

Aaahhhhhhhhhhhh
I was too much focused on the viscount part and wasn't able to find count de wardes but it's indeed better since he is in the "Three Musketeers"

well, im glad we got someone to sort out the French theme names and nobility titles.

mind you, UK nobility titles are similar but it never hurts to have an authentic Frenchy to go over it.

always have to make it a competition. bitter enemies to the end. grr

*shakes menacing fist over the English Channel/La Manche*

[ShApEsHiFt3r]

About Louise's sister, エレオノール~, is the name Elleonore fine?

Edit:
Also, I'll be translating 王立魔法研究所〝アカデミー〟 as Royal Magic Research Institute "Academia"

[Dan]

I believe a more accurate French version of that name would be Eleonore.

[ShApEsHiFt3r]

Yeah, I'm unsure whether I should pick that or the one in my post

[Vaelis]

Yeah, I'm unsure whether I should pick that or the one in my post

It's Eleonore.

[ShApEsHiFt3r]

Got it But man, translating sure goes slower than reading

[DGoscar]

Yeah seriously...finding the right way to word the sentences is a pain in the arse.

[Dan]

Leave that to the editors. If you feel something should be reworded, leave a note to us and we'll fix it.

[ShadowZeroHeart]

According to wiki, Lousie's sisters' names are Eleanor and Cattleya respectively...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Th ... characters

When translating, sometimes you need to look for list of characters for wiki names... of course, if you use your own format, as long as everyone understands... i think it is ok?

[Macko Darlack]

hey, I got a question. shouldn't it be "Tristein" instead of "Tristain"?? because in the anime, when Osman or Henrietta (i don't remember who ) is signing a paper, it can be read Tristein.

just saying...

EDIT: i remembered, it's in Season2 chapter 1 or 2, when Henrietta is signing the delcaration of war

[Dan]

And you trust Japanese animators over our translators?

[Macko Darlack]

well, dunno. i didn't mean that. only suggesting. i'm not japanese-speaker or anything, but as the name was there, it came to my mind. however, for me, Tristain sounds better than Tristein. That's why asked

EDIT: oh, yes, and I forgot another thing. the legendary name of Saito and the runes. Is it Gandalf or Gundolf?? I know Gandalf was a Dwarf King. "Gandalf" has the Old Norse words gandr (wand or magic) and alfr (elf), meaning wand-elf or magic-elf. As for "Gundolf", it has the ON words gundr (war) and olfr (wolf), meaning war-wolf or battle-wolf. And as the translation is Gandāruvu... does the runes appear written in the book?? if not, then there's a mistake from animators

[Vaelis]

EDIT: oh, yes, and I forgot another thing. the legendary name of Saito and the runes. Is it Gandalf or Gundolf?? I know Gandalf was a Dwarf King. "Gandalf" has the Old Norse words gandr (wand or magic) and alfr (elf), meaning wand-elf or magic-elf. As for "Gundolf", it has the ON words gundr (war) and olfr (wolf), meaning war-wolf or battle-wolf. And as the translation is Gandāruvu... does the runes appear written in the book?? if not, then there's a mistake from animators

It's not Gandalf or Gundolf. It's Gandalfr.