Do city names in Kalos and Alola follow a theme?
By “theme”, I mean something like the colors in Kanto, plants in Johto, and clouds in Unova. Please don’t question my curiosity.
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The easiest way to answer this is to find the name origins, and then see if they appear to follow a specific theme. (I used Bulbapedia for most of this.)
CONCLUSION:The names of Kalos localesdofollow a theme: almost every city and town in Kalos has a plant somewhere in its etymology.
Iki Town:Ikiis a Hawaiian word that means “little.“Hau’oli City:Hau’oliis a Hawaiian word that means “happy.“Heahea City:Heaheais a Hawaiian word that means “warm welcome.“Paniola Town:Paniolais the Hawaiian word for “cowboy.” In every other translation of the game the town’s name includes the wordohana,which means “family.“Konikoni City:Konikoniis the Hawaiian word for “passion.“Malie City:Mālieis the Hawaiian word for “calm” or “serene.“Tapu Village:Fromtapu,Hawaiian guardian deities (and, obviously, Tapu Koko and friends).Po Town:Pōis the Hawaiian word for “night” — fitting, seeing as it is Team Skull’s base.Seafolk Village:Just the English word “seafolk.”
CONCLUSION:Alola’s cities and towns don’t appear to follow a strict pattern like Kalos' did. Generally they are Hawaiian adjectives, with a good amount of them being emotions or states of being. However, I think the names for Alolan towns were chosen to describe the town, rather then follow a specific theme. For example, Paniola Town is has a wild west appearance and is surrounded by ranches, so the word “cowboy” is appropriate.
This is strange, Google Translate is giving me different results for some of the words than Bulbapedia says… like,paniolais apparently “panic,“heaheais “open,“ikimeans “nothing,” andkonikonimeans “console.” Of course Google Translate isn’t the most accurate translator, and I’m don’t speak Hawaiian, so I’m not sure which translations are the correct ones. If these ones are correct, however, then it appears that Alola’s townsdohave a common theme, that theme being emotions or feelings.
I hope this answered your question adequately!
