May 17, 2008 11:34
Hey everyone.
I'm new to Death Note and was wondering if L has a christian/given name?
I know his surname Lawliet, but what does L stand for? Because N, is truncated for Near so I'm hoping it would be similar for L.
Any help greatly appreciated. :D
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It is just an L. L Lawliet. ^^ That's written on his name card.
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All these insights into the names are awesome. I gotta admit, I HATE Mello! :D
Rai-to is also the katana spelling for "Light" because Japanese can't pronounce 'light'.
That's so cool about the Left and Right complements of their names...romantic to say the least. *BIG GRIN* No wonder why there are so many shounen-ai and doujinshi fics about the two guys.
I especially loved the scene where L is drying Light's foot and Light wipes the drips from his hair in the anime.
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Though I've always found the L-eft and Right-o thing amusing. :D
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L is proncounced "Eru" in japanese. So for them it sounds cool enough~
But not for the english speakers.
Same thing goes with Matt's real name. If it sounds nice and rare in japanese they keep it, no matter what.
Unless I'm mistaken :/
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It's called Jap-lish hehe, and it drove me nuts when I lived in Japan. Now when I'm no longer there I think it's so cool!!! hehe. As they say, familiarity breeds contempt. L sounds way cooler.
Can't wait to go back there for work.
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