• neatchee@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      If you’re talking about something like MHA those are largely made up with some influence from real naming patterns.

      For what it’s worth a quick Google search will usually tell you the answer for any particular name. Just like with English, there’s a combination of:

      • Names that are also real words still in use (“Sakura” or “Rose”)
      • Names that are based on former vocations (“Goldstein” or “Smith”)
      • Stuff that’s meant to remind you of something related to the character (“Otto Octavius”)
      • Whatever the author felt sounded cool (“Ronan Dex”)