Japanese Pokemon Names in English Part Eight

Exeggute’s Japanese name is Tamatama which is not an onomatopoeia term but is from the Japanese for ball and egg.

Exeggutot’s Japanese name is Nassy.  This apparently comes from the word for coconuts and pine tree.

Cubone’s Japanese name is Karakara has the meaning of bone dry and empty.  Its English name might come from cube and bone.

Marowak’s Japanese name is Garagara which is again an onomatopoeia word.  It means empty space and a rattling sound.

Hitmonlee’s Japanese name is Sawamura.  He is named after the Japanese kick boxer Tadashi Sawamura who was one of the first kickboxers.  His English name comes from Hit, monster and Lee.

Hitmonchan’s Japanese name is Ebihara and this comes from the Japanese kick boxer Hiroyuki Ebihara.  Hitmonchan’s Japanese name comes from hit, monster and Chan.

Lickitung’s Japanese name is Beroringa.  This name means performing an action with one’s tongue.

Koffing’s Japanese name is Dogars which comes from the English word gas.

Weezing’s Japanese name is Matadogas which according to my Japanese source comes from master gas.

Rhyhorn’s Japanese name is Saihon which comes from the Japanese for sai which is the Japanese for rhinoceros and the English word for horn.

Rhydon’s Japanese name is Saidon which comes from the Japanese for rhinoceros and the suffix don which can mean lord.

Chansey’s Japanese name is Rakki( lucky).  One English source says that this relates to Chansey’s rarity.

Tangela’s Japanese name is Monjara which comes from the onomatopoeia word for hair.

Kangaskhan’s English name comes from the Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan and his Japanese name is Garura which according to my source comes from the word for kangaroo.