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[Nuvendil]

Oneeee-Chan!!! said:

mZuzek said:

Samus Aran is a name actually derived from Pele's name (yes, the footballer), which is Edson Arantes. For some reason the Japanese pronounced "Edson" somewhat like "Samus" and then that was that.

Edit: ...well, at least that's where I read. It sounds a bit too stupid to be true, but it seems like it is.

 

Nuvendil said:

It appears to be, from what I can gather, a derivative of the Celtic name Séamus, which is Celtic for James.  Specifically, the female form of that name.  However, it is not pronounced in the Celtic manner.

 

Thank you. But I can't  decide which is correct.

I'll look up more information.

The Edson bit is correct, but is the source for the name "Aran" not Samus.  Samus appears to have just been a name they picked.  Possibly because it is closely associated with a traditionally masculine name.  Looking up "Samus" would take you to Seamus, which is James, which is masculine.  Well, at least it would have back in the day.  Now it takes you to Samus Aran :P