Find the origin of all species

iceiceice • 4 August 2015 at 9:33 PM

What I have so far (names)? // species only...


Mostly for species names, but I can classify them by type too (though, I think there was already a fourm post about it. I can't find it). Also, interested in some creature facts as well.

Example of name origin/creation:
- Balrogipuwet= Balrog from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
- Pyraguin=pyro+penguin
- Baku = a japanese spirit

Example of creature type:
- Drakamo=based on a Western Dragon
- Foo = Fox

Example of EggCave (creature) facts:
Schnees first appeared on Egg Cave in 2009, but didn't become available until a year later

Thanks 😸

elf • 4 August 2015 at 9:53 PM

@iceiceice
Kappas are a type of Japanese Spirit as well 😊

iceiceice • 4 August 2015 at 9:55 PM

@leonx
Nice! I didn't know that. I'll add that in.

scorch_cloud222 • 4 August 2015 at 10:58 PM

@iceiceice

A sidhe (pronounced SHEE) is a type of Irish spirit. They are usually considered a mischievous type of fairy that lives in and around water, if I remember corrrectly.

A hallowolf is a Halloween wolf.

A Tawny is based off of a Red Panda, which is a Chinese animal related to the Great Pandas.

Tine is from Valentine.

Valenbun is a valentine's bunny.

okami • 4 August 2015 at 11:01 PM

@iceiceice

I'm just going through my creatures on a side that I know

•Clocat= Clover + cat
•Honk= The sound a goose makes
•Irel= Probably the end sound of "squirrel"
•Shrew= Based off and named after a shrew
•Icenyro= Ice + inferno
•Bauble= named/designed after a decoration known as a bauble
•Gryp= Based off a griffin
•Gingerlion= Gingerbread + lion
•Kambing= Means "goat" in Indonesian
•Riggert= All the letters in the name come from the word "tiger" (there are 2 g's and r's though)
•Feggle= Based off a mudskipper
•Chimera= Named after the chimera, a creature from Greek mythology
•Candit= Candy + bandit / based off a gummy worm
•Obarn= Owl + barn (probably based off of a barn owl)
•Pinkunk= pink + skunk
•Volar= based off of a bald eagle / name is the word "valor" with the a and o switched
•Soltore= Sol (meaning sun) + tortoise • comes from the end sound of the word "bunny"
•Pangolin= Named and based off the actual animal
•Macaw= Named and based off the actual animal


I can add more as I think of some x3

scorch_cloud222 • 4 August 2015 at 11:04 PM

@iceiceice

A Staga is from the Stegasaurus.

Bliz is a caribou, but the name might be from Blitzen, the reindeer, or Blizzard.

The Florn design is based off of a white-tailed deer. I don't know where the name came from.

Roo is from Rudolph, the reindeer from the western Christmas mythos.

A Gobbler is named for the sound a turkey makes.

A Chimera is a Greek monster with a Lion body, a serpent tail, and the face of a woman.

The Gorri is based off of a Jackalope, not sure where the name came from.

The Jerob is based off of a Jerboa, which is a type of desert rat.

Tidnab is Bandit written backwards.

A Fife is based off of a mountain goat, and the name comes from Fifteen, since it came out to celebrate 2015.

The Sharken is based off of a porcupine, probably mixing "sharpen" with "porcupine".

Deton comes from "detonate."

Ott comes from "otter."


Do you really want to do all of the species? This will take a while.

iceiceice • 4 August 2015 at 11:17 PM

@bluewolf
Thank you 😃 I'll add those in a few (and organize them later)

@scorch_cloud222
Thanks!
I would like to XD or...try t. one step at a time..

edit: Wow, I didn't know a lot of these actually. I feel silly for not noticing them before. O_O

okami • 4 August 2015 at 11:42 PM

•Chamillion= Chameleon + million
•Cirthark= Cirth + Ark. "Cirth" are the runes (lettering) created by J.R.R. Tolkien and used in his novels.
•Cobrart= Cobra + Heart. Designed after the king cobra snake
•Crishorse- Christmas + Horse
•Cumula= Named after cumulus clouds
•Dabbit= Duck + Rabbit
•Dinno comes from Dino
•Doovoo= Doll + Voodoo. Designed after a voodoo doll
•Dragold= Dragon + Gold
•Draid is named/designed after a dreidel
•Ecorth= Eco + Earth
•Electrock= Electric + Shock
•Elkikorn= Elk + Unicorn. Design is a combination of the two species
•Feep= Name comes from "peep", a popular treat around Easter
•Guinstar= Penguin + Star
•Hallodrag= Halloween + Dragon
•Hallowolf= Halloween + Werewolf. Designed after a werewolf
•Jacko= Named and designed after a jack-o-lantern
•Keekee= Designed after the dodo bird
•Koalyptus= Koala + Eucalyptus (the leaves that koalas eat).
•Kringus= Kringle (as in Kris Kringle) + Walrus
•Lemac= "Camel" spelled backwards
•Manticore= Based off the mythological creature that shares the same name
•Pixgog= Pixie + Dog
•Pupkin= Pumpkin + Puppy
•Raicorn = Rainbow + unicorn

Orderedchaos • 4 August 2015 at 11:53 PM

@bluewolf Cirthark is actually the combination of Cirth and Futhark (an actual runic language)

mlpnko159 • 5 August 2015 at 12:45 AM

@iceiceice

I don't really know but I think the Gideh is Hedwig backwards without the "w", possibly based off Hedwig too...

metaphor • 5 August 2015 at 8:39 AM

Oooh, let me try and share some knowledge!

Ara: Ara is a genus of macaws (being a bird lady coming in handy!)
Bessy: or Bessie, common nickname for a cow.
Blu: based on the Blue Jay, a common North American songbird.
Cayni: I imagine this is some derivative of canine?
Chamillion: play on words (Chameleon + million = Chamillion)
Danaus: named for the monarch butterfly's genus, Danaus.
Diablos: Diablo, often a name for the devil. Diablo is a snake, ubiquitously associated with Satan and evil.
Flor: Spanish/Portuguese for "flower"
Gadfly: Well, a gadfly is a kind of horsefly, but he's a bit cute for that? But a gadfly is also an annoying person.
Gingerlion: Gingerbread + lion = Gingerlion
Gobbler: Common nickname for a turkey.
Jacko: Short for Jack-o-lantern
Laniwon: based on the cardinal, a common North American songbird.
Lepilex: Well, rabbits are part of the family Leporidae, so I imagine the name is derived from that somehow.
Luciales: Not really for certain, bur "Luci-" makes me think of light or "lucid" (to be clear).
Luckuar: Jaguar + luck/lucky = Luckuar
Kirin: Or "qilin," modern Japanese word for giraffe.
Keekee: the Kiwi bird, signature of New Zealand.
Macaw: named for the type of parrot with the same name.
Magmish: Magma + fish = Magmish
Moue: Not sure if this has anything to do with anything, but "Moue" is French for "grimace" or "little pout."
Odon: dragonflies are part of the taxonomical order Odonata.
Pahoehoe: can't take credit for this one, wish I could remember who brought this up, but Pahoehoe is supposed to refer lava in Hawaiian.
Pareteorsite: Parasite + Meteorite = Pareteorsite?
Peeyu: As in "PU! What's that smell?" Often used to express an unpleasant odor, such as that of the skunk.
Rivet: From dictionary.com: "a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion." Pretty much describes our little avian robot, doesn't it? xD
Seiren: Most likely a reference to the siren, a mythological creature known to lure in sailors with their beautiful music.
Serpede: Centipede + Serpent = Serpede
Tenalp: Planet spelled backwards.
Tuswine: Tusk + swine (pig) = Tuswine? (shot in the dark here)
Valenbun: Valentine + bunny ?
Vulpselle: Probably looking into this one a bit much, "Selle" is an Italian bicycle saddle brand, and the Vulpselle appears to have a kind of saddle on its back. Plus, Vulpes is a genus of fox. So Vulpes + Selle = saddle fox? xD
Wiset: supposed to reflect the owl's reputation for being a wise animal (even though they are quite derpy!)

Orderedchaos • 5 August 2015 at 10:59 AM

@metaphor
-Laniwon is "snow cardinal" backwards and missing some letters
-Luciales is a combination of Santa Lucia and Santalales the scientific order that mistletoe belongs to
Lepilex is derived in part from Leporidae the rest comes from Ilex aquifolium, the scientific name for Christmas Holly

metaphor • 5 August 2015 at 12:47 PM

@Orderedchaos

Oh cool, very interesting!

iceiceice • 5 August 2015 at 2:08 PM

Thank you everyone >_< /discovering new things/ *_*

possiegal • 5 August 2015 at 4:10 PM

@iceiceice the pthali is acually a pangolin in real life

but then there is the creature pangolin...

noah • 5 August 2015 at 4:47 PM

Mouflon is another name borrowed from a real creature- in this case, a wild sheep that is believed to be the origin of all domestic breeds ^^

nine • 5 August 2015 at 4:55 PM

@iceiceice
Caiman is named after an actual animal which has the same name. A Caiman (animal) is like a reptile that is related to alligators and crocodiles. Sorry if you already knew these things.

iceiceice • 5 August 2015 at 4:58 PM

@possiegal haha, that's odd 😋

@noah Thanks! didn't know that as well!

@ricefishie keep them coming 😋