Board Thread:Wiki-Related Discussion/@comment-24863788-20160106153854

I've recently noticed that almost (if not all) every single named character has an "Etymology" section on their trivia. I think that is a bit of an overkill. Some characters' names have references to their source material and/or EF personas (Ruby, Archie Hopper, Rheul Ghorm, Jefferson, Mary Margaret Blanchard, etc), and that should definitely be noted. However, some just look plain unnecessary, since they have nothing to do with their personality, powers, original story or anything to do with them as a character. A few examples:

Elsa: The name " Elsa" is a short form of the name "Elisabeth",  the  German and  Dutch form   of the Biblical name "Elizabeth", itself derived from the name "Elisabet", the  Greek form of the  Hebrew name "Elisheva", which means "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance".

Kristoff: The name "Kristoff" is of  Old Greek origin, and means "bearing Christ".  It is a variant of the name "Cristopher",  which has the same meaning.

Anna:  The name "Anna" is of Biblical origin, and a variant of the name "Hannah", which is used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. "Hannah" comes from the  Hebrew<span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;"> name "Channah", which means "favor" or "grace".

<span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;">Hans: The name "Hans" is of  German<span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;">,  Dutch<span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;"> and Scandinavian origin. <span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;"> It is a short form of the name Johannes, <span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;"> the  Latin<span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;"> form of <span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;"> the  Greek<span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;"> name Ioannes, <span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;"> itself derived from the  Hebrew<span style="line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;"> name Yochanan which means "God is gracious".

The Frozen gang's names (except Elsa's) are a reference to Hans Christian Andersen (Hans Kristoff Anna Sven). They might mean those things (bearing Christ, grace, God is gracious), but that is completely irrelevant to them as characters or their source material, and, in my opinion, isn't interesting or important to know. There are many other cases that I've seen, and those four are only examples, but my point is: most "etymology" sections on characters' pages are irrelevant and should either be deleted or changed.

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