Okay, we all know the the classic name revelations-
Artha Penn-Arthur Pendragon (King Arthur)
Moordryd-Mordred(Evil guy in King Arthur legends)
Lance Penn-Lancelot(Heroic guy in King Arthur legends)

But what about other names?
Patrik(Lance's middle name)-most likely a nod to St. Patrick, due to Lance's red hair.
Tannis(Artha's middle name)-not much here, coul be that somebody at Nerd Corps likes tennis and changed one letter.
Raada(Kitt's middle name)-the best I could do was radar, maybe she'll find out when something bad's going to happen before everyone else?
Jachsun(Conner's middle name)-this is most likely just a misspelling of Jackson, anybody else come up with anthing?

And why are the Prophets called Prophets? Do they do fortune telling by any chance? Ooh, weird thought.
Anybody else want to do some speculating?

Raada sounds more like an East Indian name to me.

LEt's see-

Vociferous - I guess that this guy is talkative, persuasive and with a charm to convice.
KWake- It sounds as Earthquake for me :D or related with earth.
Phistus- could come from Fist.
Cyranno- do you remember Cyrano de Benyerac? in literature he had a beautiful heart and he was ugly.

Word-well, he does talk a lot, and monolouge....and rant.
Wyldyr-I supose she's as fast as flames.
Khatah-sounds a little like 'caught ya' and he does catch the Horn of Libris (unless my memory is flwawed).
Corshun-Coercion, which means bully, intimidation.

Khata could come from Kata, that is a groups of KArate's movements

Most of the names are fairly obvious--like a Suethor let loose with a thesaurus, I think. The main characters have 'real' names, but most of the names of minor characters seem to come from the theory that adding "x", "y", "z", and extra letters to a word always make it extra cool. Or "Kewll", I should say. Come to think of it, that's probably the name of one of the minor characters already.

*headdesk*

Welcome to the world, Sarah Frost, where people don't give a damn about books and important things and life, believe that proper grammar is overrated, and Mary Sues and Marty Sams/Gary Stus are entertaining. I'm sure you've already known this, though. *sympathetic pat*

I find the names perfectly fine, as Easter Eggs, if you will. Being 13 years old and being waaaay too insane, I find that even humorous.

It even says that on the Wikipedia article. Wanna know something else? King Arthur is Mordred/Medraut's non-marital father/uncle, Lancelot and Gwenivere are involved romantically even though Gwen's married to Arthur, and Mordred even tries seducting Gwen, then later Lancelot kills Gwen for some reason I forgot. How wonderful, as the M/K relationship is actually quite plausible. <_<

Word or Mortis either is taken from Merlin's character (or Word is King Lot), Beaucephalis is taken from a different mythology, I think Cain's just a normal name (not necessarily the Bible story), and Khatah, yes, is a martial arts movement, Kata. If you check the Dragon Booster TCG list on Dragonboostertcg.com, you'll see a lot of misspelled words that apply to the team. If none of you understand the Inner Order names, well, they're basically martial arts related. Chukks is probably taken from nunchukks (nunchuku), Shurykyn is the misspelled name for ninja stars/shuriken, and Chee is...well, a Japanese word for magic or power or earth. I'm not sure; I'll need to check that. Even Shock-ra is just a misspelled chakra.

Ah, Tannis was the name of the Dragon Priest mentor of Connor, who gave Connor the star amulet and warned him about the impending Dragonhuman war. If you paid attention to the ending credits of "All Is Not Lost", it says that Lee Tocker not only voiced Parm, but somebody named Tannis. If you paid attention to the ending credits of "The Choosing: Part 1", Lee also plays the voice of a Dragon Priest, which is then named after.

Drakkus is the name of one of the moons, and so is Abandonn, Word's dragon. Raada seems like a warped "Rider", and it's quite ironic. Kitt Raada Wonn. Kitt, the dragon rider, won. I dunno if there's supposed to be any punnage in that.

What about Zulay?

That may be the only name that was invented :D

I haven't read the Wikipedia article in question. However, I do know that Lancelot was a later add-in to the King Arthur mythology--basically, a French Gary-Stu. Notice how he was the best knight evar and had Arthur's wife fawning over him? In earlier versions it was Mordred who was after Gwenhyfar (and he wasn't always Arthur's illegitimate son/nephew, either).

And while I've encountered not a few retellings of the legend, in none of them has Lancelot killed Gwenhyfar--in the version where they have an affair she tends to go off to a nunnery after her husband's death, though I think in at least one version I've come across Mordred kills her.

See, these are the reasons why the DB namings annoy me. Because they take the mythology massively out of context and don't bother to endow it with any new shades of meaning; all they do is roughly divide it into "good guys/bad guys" and leave it as simplistic as that rather than plundering the depths of what is a very rich mythology.

Yeah, Kitt's never been a 'damsel-in-distress, or anything like Gwen, which I am extremly thankful for.
And, unless I'm seriously mistaken, Mordred was good in the begining, bad in the end. Maybe they'll reverse it to have Moordryd bad in the beginning, good in the end!
Hey, can't blame a fangirl for hoping!

I just want that he wsill be the "bad guy of good guy"

Mordred mother's name was Morgan Le Fay the half sister to Arthur and daughter of Igraine.

I think Zulay got her name from the Le Fay part.

Hmm, thats an interesting bit about the names. I hadn't really put any of it together myself :P But I do know where Beaus name comes from. Bucephalus was the horse of Alexander the Great:

Yeah, I've brought that up before. I think my brain blocked the horror out.

DO NOT MIX BRITISH MYTHOLOGY WITH MACEDONIAN HISTORY.

*sporkitystabbityrage*

But wasn't Mordred's mother Morgause/Anna, also Arthur's half sister? Zulay must've been made up, as Airshadow says.

Remember "Three Times a Hero"? Damsel-in-distress, and before you can argue that she wasn't completely damsel-in-distress, she gave the whole "my knight in shining armor will come and rescue me" thing.

Mmm hmm. Like I said, I don't take it that seriously; to me, it's a name. Dragon Booster is probably not meant to be completely Arthurian. Look at Artha, he is nothing like King Arthur.

You're right, another Easter Egg/mythology rape. But what I wonder is how they haven't told us Beau's full name yet in the show...

Yes according to the Enfaces Gawain Morgause/Anna is Mordreds mother, but in Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur Morgan Le Fay is Mordreds mother.

Whoa, so many versions of Arthurian mythology...*head goes fuzzy*

Yes, there are typically lots of versions of any set of legends. It's an ancestor to fanfiction: people retold the stories and added their own variations and new meanings onto them. I wouldn't mind if DB had done that (there's a book series set in the future that does exactly that, retold the Arthur stories in a different setting), or alluded to the legends meaningfully, but what they've done is simply rip off the names and add completely unrelated history into the mix. Bad writers. No cookie.

Whether or not one gets upset about this is one's own business, but I find it at the least ignorant and even somewhat "disrespectful" that they borrowed the names in such a slapdash fashion. Retakes on Arthurian mythology are overdone and cliched anyway, but that doesn't mean they can't be done well; of course, this doesn't even qualify as a retake, just plain old boring theft of a few names without consideration given to what the names actually mean in history and legend.

Nerds they may be, but they could have done with a class in Fantasy Writing 101 prior to trying to make pretty cartoons.

What about Cyrano? and Parm Sean?

Parmon Sean was probalby picked because they could use it for parmensan gags.

In all mitologies happen the same: Three or more vertions of same story

Beaucephalis (different spelling) was also the (Temporary :P ) rider of Pegasus

Uh, no, I'm sorry. That was Bellerophon, who was an entirely different legendary personality.

Maybe it's because when the prophecy that said war would return to Dragon City, the Orange war-dragons decided to call themselves 'the Prophets' because they would ensure that their predictions of the victory of the dragons would come to fruition?

Good point

Actually, Beaucephalus was the horse of Alexander the Great.
It's a good name though. Artha (as Dragon Booster) is trying to spread his philosophy of dragons and humans working together throughout Dragon City and, presumably the world.
Alexander the Great (according to the movie 'Alexander' and what I interpreted from it) was trying to bring the world under Roman rule and philosophy.
There is a bit of a connection . . .

Yes, Bucephalus was discussed upthread. A connection, but consider that Alexander's goal was world domination, which is not A Good Thing, and also that the Arthurian cycle has nothing to do with that particular aspect of our history. (I might be a weird, strange little person, but I like my allusions to make sense.) And, um, Alexander was around considerably before the Roman Empire. Sorry.

I can actually sympathise with the names, to a certain extent. It's probably because, as a breeder of stud animals, I can relate to wanting interesting and unique names. No one wants to win Australian Champion Dairy Doe of the year Studname Jane, when they can have something far more interesting, attention grabbing, and memorable. I imagine it's the same with cartoons. There are so many out there, and the creators would naturally be hoping that theirs will be a smash hit. Giving a character an original name that isn't found in a million other 'toons would be a really tough job. I know that naming the new batch of kids each year requires a lot of research, not only to find a decent name, but also to make sure it's not a common one.

That being said, it probably wasn't the wisest move to use names relating to an ancient legend that never gets refered to again.

That moves the people to reseach about that and learn some culture :D

Yes, original names are tough. I entirely sympathise with the decision to steal names from the Arthurian cycle. It's not like that's been done and redone a thousand times already.

As to inspiring people to research--I don't really think so. It's only people who know about the Arthurian cycle and world history who'd actually know how to spell the real names, for one thing, and for another the most basic knowledge shows up the egregious history- and mythology-rape that goes on.

Hence the weird spellings. Besides, this is set in a different world, with a different alphabet. Who ever said they speak 'English'? It's fairly clear to me that they don't.

*grabs microphone* Up next: Alex befriends Artha and is the second Chosen One, because he was the original Dragon Booster who rode the original Beaucephalis of Ancient Legend, then Moordryd falls head over heels with a pretty lady from the past named Aphradaaite, and then the world falls into another dragonhuman war again because it was Raa teh Ebil Dragon's anger, and...okay, seriously, not true, so you are free to hurt me for putting an ugly scenario in all your heads. :P

Ooh, idea! Tryanus Pax is a play on Tyranasourus Rex!

My guesses for names would be:

Pyrrah: Probably derived from pyro or pyrotechnics which are effects with a fiery theme
Sparkk: A misspelling of spark which is a small shot of electricity.
Decepshun: A misspelling of Deception which is like trickery.
Kawake: An obvious spelling of Quake which involves earthquakes and earth.
Swayy: Like swaying or weaving around...
Beaucephalis or Beau: I believe his name is a misspelling of Bucephalus which was the horse belonging to Alexander the Great that only let Alexander ride him and tame him. Sound familiar?
Reepyr: Like the Grim Reaper perhaps...or maybe a "reaper of rewards". To reap means to enjoy or something like that.
Propheci: A spelling of the word Prophecy which is like an omen or warning.
Mortis: I read my Latin textbook and Mortis i think derives from "mortua" which means death in Latin.
Wyldfyr: Spelling of Wildfire which is a fast and uncatchable type of fire that occurs in forests.
Ceorshun: Probably from the word Coersion which means bossy
Kitt: Maybe like a "kit" of some kind that you find in the store...i don't really know.
Lance: Derived from Lancelot who was King Arthur's best knight in the Round Table
Artha: As everyone knows from King Arthur himself.
Moordryd: As far as I know from Medraut who was King Arthur's evil cousin or half-brother...i'm not sure which.
Word: As the name implies a man of many words..and rants...and yells...and much anger.
Tyrannis Pax: Perhaps derived from tyrannosaurus rex or tyrant lizard king....in Latin however "pax" means peace and Tyrannis must mean tyrant so a "tyrant of peace"?

Also the names of tools and gear are similar to real-life things:
Thruster Gear: Like the thrusters on a jetpack or rocket hence the name.
Black Control Gear: Like a control on a TV..the main pack attaches to the dragon and a remote like controller controls the gear and dragon.
Star-Throwing Gear: Like ninja throwing stars or Shruiken which are "thrown: from the main unit of the gear.
Jakk-Stick: Maybe like the jack on a radio because the Jakk stikk uses radio waves to transmit the features of whatever the green ends attach to on your dragon like a radio transmits stations.
Blocking Staff: Like the wooden staffs used in karate and some forms of Tae Kwon Do, these are used as defensive rather than offensive weapons.
These are just a few examples.

Foods and Materials: Foods also have a play on real life foods as well as the materials the citizens use:
Foods:
Draconee-Yum Bar: The common chocolate bar for dragons and humans. Looks like a Three Musketeers bar on the inside...could be a possible influence...
Dragonola: Like a granola bar hence the name implied.

Materials:
Drakkals: Like our money, Drakkals come in coins that are similar to Roman Coins and bills which are like our paper bills used today.

These are all my ideas for now! Anyone else agree with them?

Pirrah was the name of the woman of GReek myth of Diluvio and means red hair

Interesting...and she DOES have red hair...:P

Remember Phistus in "Three Times a Hero"? He mentioned that crews are getting easily swayed to work for Word. I think it means influenced.

Correct. :) I believe one of our members did mention that somewhere...around here...

You seem to have done a great job explaining the names. :)

I'm pretty sure Morgause and Morgan Le Fay are the same person. I've read that Maugause was her childhood name, and Morgan Le Fay was the name given to her by the priestesses of the old way. Though, in another book Morgause was her aunt... (Head spins)

I found be accident in a book i have, i wonder if this is where they got the name for pyrrah

PYRRHUS

From the Greek name (Pyrros) which meant "flame-coloured, red", related to(pyr) "fire".

There are many spins to the Arthurian mythology. From one of Nancy Springer's novels, Morgause and Morgan are sisters. Morgause is Arthur's half-sister, and later even gives birth to Arthur's son after an affair when they probably didn't know that they were related. Morgan Le Fay is therefore Mordred's aunt.

Right you are. He's an idiot, for one.

Something intresting:

The name 'Arthur' is derived from Celtic 'Artos' meaning 'bear'. The -os suffix more-or-less means that it is a male-only name (like -o in Italian and Spanish or -us in Latin). Three names I know of bear this suffix: Artos, Cernunnos (Celtic god of animals) and Cassiovelunnos (British leader at time of first Roman invasion).

They seem to use the more common -o/-a/-us suffix for DB, although Marinas dragon is names Poseidos (from the Greek god of the ocean). While the -os at the end may be simply there to make it different from the mythologica source, it also makes Poseidos definatly male.

Yes, I did. It turns out to be good for once that I was obessed with dinosaurs, and thus know some Latin :)