User blog:Aeliren/Dual Destinies - French Names

Since Dual Destinies didn't come out in French, I decided to give my take on how the characters and cases could be named in a French localization. It's not a full list, as I won't be changing some names, though I may add more eventually.

General

 * Simon Blackquill:
 * Simon Plumenoire (litt. "Simon Blackquill".)
 * Tristan Lapointe ("Tristan" - "Triste" meaning "sad". "Lapointe" - Refers to the "tip" of his "sword".)
 * Bobby Fulbright:
 * Floic Éclaire ("Floic" - Both a warped version of Loic and a play on "flic", which is a French nickname for the police. "Éclaire" - Refers to his "bright"ness.)
 * Bertrand Poulin ("Bertrand" - Derived from the German word for "Bright". "Poulin" - Derived from the word "poulet", which translates to "chicken" and is apparently a French nickname for the police.)

Turnabout Countdown
Turnabout Countdown: La Volte-face à Rebours
 * Candice Arme:
 * Anne Desarmes (Pun on "Anne désarme/Anne disarms", referring to her job as a bomb specialist.)
 * Juniper Woods:
 * Junie Forestier ("Junie" - Shortened French form for "Juniper". "Forestier" - Cognate of "Forester", refers to how she lives in the forest.)

The Monstrous Turnabout
The Monstrous Turnabout: Le Volte-face Monstrueux
 * Florent L'Belle:
 * Fiorenzo Acerbi ("Fiorenzo" - Like how Jean Armstrong was made Italian in the French localization. Italian form for "Florent". "Acerbi" - Comes from the Italian word "acerbo", meaning "heartless" or "harsh", which given the means he's taken for his plan seems like an apt description to me.)

Turnabout Academy
Turnabout Academy: L'Académie Volte-face
 * Aristotle Means:
 * Aristide Gagnon ("Aristide" - Comes from the Greek name Aristeides, which meant "the best kind". It also belonged to Aristide the Just, who was known for his integrity - the complete opposite of Means. "Gagnon" - pronounced the same way as "Gagnons", which is translated to "Let's win".)
 * Robin Newman:
 * Alex Manet ("Alex" - Androgynous first name. "Manet" - Reference to French painter Claude Monet, as a reference to her more artistic side.)
 * Hugh O'Connor:
 * Paul Dieudonné ("Paul" - Comes from "humble" in Latin, which he most certainly is not. "Dieudonné" - Refers to how he thinks himself above everyone.)

The Cosmic Turnabout
The Cosmic Turnabout: Le Volte-face Cosmique
 * Clay Terran:
 * Roland Thierry ("Roland" - Means "famous land" in German, from the elements "hrod" - meaning "fame" -  and "land". He never left the planet, his "land". "Thierry" - Warped version of "Terrier", referring to the Earth.)
 * Aura Blackquill:
 * Aura Plumenoire (litt. "Aura Blackquill")
 * Ariel Lapointe ("Ariel" - Reference to one of the moons of Uranus to keep with the space theme. "Lapointe" - Not really a reason, but she's Simon Blackquill's sister.)

Turnabout for Tomorrow
Turnabout for Tomorrow: Le Volte-face pour le Lendemain
 * The phantom:
 * Le fantôme (litt. "ghost" or "phantom".)

Turnabout Reclaimed
Turnabout Reclaimed: Le Volte-face Récupéré