Editing Talk:Mushoku Tensei Names and Terminology (section)

== Paul vs Paulo ==

Requesting the reasoning on why Paul is being changed to Paulo.
(I think it is because the kana ends with a ro, not with a ru (which is a dummy vowel for kanaization))
--[[User:Trev lite|Trev lite]] ([[User talk:Trev lite|talk]]) 02:03, 5 August 2014 (CDT)

I did some research and パウロ and ポール are both kanaizations of Paul.
ポール is used for the modern name Paul, while パウロ is used for the ancient name Paul.
I think the reason is that the form パウロ is borrowed from Portuguese (for names of religious figures).

I think that the name Paul should be used since we refer to Pope Paul as Paul (not the Latin Paulus) and Paul the apostle as Paul (not the Greek Paulos).
--[[User:Trev lite|Trev lite]] ([[User talk:Trev lite|talk]]) 02:24, 5 August 2014 (CDT)

@Trev, it's not a dummy vowel in this case. Paulo = Paul because the name is associated with the Christian figure, who was first brought to prominence in Japan via Portguese missionaries. A modern person named Paul would write their name as ポール. In the end it's just a matter of taste. I write Paul out of habit, but Paulo is arguably more correct. [[User:Vanant|Vanant]] ([[User talk:Vanant|talk]]) 09:24, 5 August 2014 (CDT)