History MeaningfulName / VisualNovels

* ''No More Future'' centers around Pandora, a company most famous for its labs and the incredible innovations happening in them. Unfortunately, they also at one point unleashed Chronos, a powerful A.I. that went full-on [[Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream AM]] and tried to destroy the Earth; it's only apt, then, that the company would be named after the woman in Greek mythology who unleashed all of the world's evils.

* Vulgor from ''VisualNovel/FarBeyondTheWorld'' chose himself a name that is two letters away from "Vulgar". Don't expect him to be sophisticated, gentle, refined or have a squeaky clean language. Not that you'd expect that, since the first scene in the novel is an EstablishingCharacterMoment of Vulgor brutalizing the main character so he'll shut up.

* The furry visual novel ''Lyre'' introduces us to the ruling dynasty of the titular kingdom, the Ossians. "Ossian" is Gaelic for "fawn"...guess what species they are. Furthermore, the kingdom's prince [[spoiler: and later king]] is Adrius Ossian: Adrius is a Lithuanian name meaning "strength" or "storm", fitting the young monarch's resolve and his extremistic ideals, as he believes the world needs a ''strong'', iron-fisted ruler to be "fixed" of its flaws. As for the "storm" part, [[spoiler: Adrius describes himself as "the storm that will sweep over this land, cleansing it of all that threatens true peace" when ranting to an imprisoned Richter.]]
** The deuteragonist and love interest is named Lyall Reed. "Lyall" is Norse for "wolf", once again matching the character's species, but can also mean "faithful", "loyal", reflecting Lyall's UndyinglLoyalty to King Raynar, his commitment to his role as Richter's bodyguard and his devotion to the latter as a loyal boyfriend.

* ''VisualNovel/{{Echo}}'' features the protagonist Chase Hunter, whose name is more meaningful than one might think. At first glance, "Chase Hunter" is an hilariously generic name, fitting a protagonist who comes across as a [[VanillaProtagonist bland]] [[TheGenericGuy generic guy]], [[spoiler: emphasis on "comes across". If you read more into it, Chase Hunter is a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Name to Run Away from Really Fast]] in disguise: "Chase" is the action of agressively pursuing someone who's trying to get away from you, while "Hunter" is someone or something intent on tracking down a prey and killing it. This is fitting for Chase, whose seemingly unremarkable and average exterior hides a manipulative man who, as a child, brutally murdered a friend of his by drowning him, even as said friend tried to get away.]]

* ''VisualNovel/{{Echo}}'' features the protagonist Chase Hunter, whose name is more meaningful than one might think. At first glance, "Chase Hunter" is an hilariously generic name, fitting a protagonist who comes across as a [[VanillaProtagonist bland]] [[TheGenericGuy generic guy]], [[spoiler: emphasis on "comes across". If you read more into it, Chase Hunter is a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Name to Run Away from Really Fast]] in disguise: "Chase" is the action of agressively pursuing someone who trying to get away from you, while "Hunter" is someone or something intent on tracking down a prey and killing it. This is fitting for Chase, whose seemingly unremarkable and average exterior hides a manipulative man who, as a child, has brutally murdered a friend of his by drowning him, even as said friend tried to get away.]]

* In-universe in ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'', the cast's names are all based on their bracelet numbers, self-assigned, apart from Junpei and the 9th man: Ace, 1, from the ace in a pack; Snake, 2, from snake eyes in dice; Santa, 3, as in "san", the Japanese word for "three"; Clover, 4, based on a 4-leaf clover; June, 6, because June is the sixth month; Seven is 7 because... seven. Finally, Lotus is 8, and is based on the number of leafs a Lotus flower is depicted as having in Eastern religions.

* ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'':
** Luna is a [[spoiler:robot that was made on the moon]], tying her into both the Latin and Spanish name for the Moon, as well as Luna, the Roman Goddess. [[spoiler:''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'' reveals that Sigma made her as a ReplacementGoldfish for Diana, who shares a name with another moon goddess]].
** Dio means "God" in Italian which ties into his role as [[spoiler:Left, the leader of the Myrmidons, and therefore the self-entitled "God" of the new human race]].
** In-universe, Quark was named after the quark particle, due to how small he is.
** The name that the amnesic man in a suit of armour gives to himself is "K". This refers to [[spoiler:either "Kyle" or "Klim", the respective first and last name of the person in the suit in some timelines, or "Kurashiki", the last name of the person in the suit in the other timelines]].
** The ability to [[spoiler:transfer one's consciousness between timelines]] gets referred to as "jumping" in this game, which retroactively makes [[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors the first game]]'s protagonist Junpei's childhood nickname of "Jumpy" quite appropriate since he possessed this ability as well.

** The default name given to the protagonist of ''VisualNovel/DeathMark'', Kazuo Yashiki. The surname "Yashiki" here uses the kanji 八敷, but an alternative "yashiki" would be the kanji 屋敷, meaning "mansion", and Kazuo using the kanji 一男 means "eldest son". Mary was both saying his assigned name — "Yashiki-sama"/"Lord Yashiki" — and "Eldest Son who is Lord of the Mansion" since [[spoiler:he's really Masamune Kujou, the previous head of the Kujou family prior to his younger sister Saya taking over. For an additional spin, there's the kanji 八 for the number eight and the kanji 一 for the number one — the Kujou's kanji is 九条, 九 being the number nine.]]

** In-universe, Quark was named after the quark proton, due to how small he is.

** Lilly's name apparently comes from the lily (百合), or yuri. She has a RomanticTwoGirlFriendship with her best friend Hanako, and it is implied that she has [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer received love confessions from girls]] in the past. Her last name "Satou" is pronounced the same as the Japanese word for "sugar".

*** Luke Atmey (look at me) wants to be seen.

** Every character in the series. Most of the names describe disposition or occupation, or give you a few hints as to the character's true nature. This is true of both the Japanese and the English versions, thanks to some {{Woolseyism}}s:

** Luna is a [[spoiler:robot that was made on the moon]], tying her into both the Latin and Spanish name for the Moon, as well as Luna, the Roman Goodess.

* In ''VisualNovel/HalloweenOtome'': Emma Cee's name was chosen of its similarity to MC (Main Character). Mr. Wolf's real name [[spoiler: Tyler]] is a reference to the singer and composer of much of the game's music.

* In ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'', "Kawakami" uses the kanji for "God" as opposed to the more commonplace "Above" - a fitting name for the [[FantasticFightingStyle fighting style known as Japan's ultimate secret weapon]].

* In-universe in ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'', the cast's names are all based on their bracelet numbers, self-assigned, apart from Junpei and the 9th man: Ace, 1, from the ace in a pack; Snake, 2, from snake eyes in dice; Santa, 3, as in "san", the Japanese word for "three"; Clover, 4, based on a 4-leaf clover; June, 6, because June is the sixth month; Seven is 7 because... seven. Finally, Lotus is 8, and is based on the number of leafs a Lotus flower is depicted as having in Eastern religions.

* ''VisualNovel/TheHouseInFataMorgana'':
** Michel is named after the archangel Michael. This is brought up several times.
** The Witch Morgana presumably refers to Morgan Le Fey.
* ''VisualNovel/TheFruitOfGrisaia'': Amane's name means "The Sound of the Heaven", [[spoiler:which is actually significant in her good ending because she goes to heaven with Yuuji.]]
* ''Spirit Hunter'' series:
** The default name given to the protagonist of ''VisualNovel/DeathMark'', Kazuo Yashiki. The surname "Yashiki" here uses the kanji 八敷, but an alternative "yashiki" would be the kanji 屋敷, meaning "mansion", and Kazuo using the kanji 一男 means "eldest son". Mary was both saying his assigned name — "Yashiki-sama"/"Lord Yashiki" — and "Eldest Son who is Lord of the Mansion" since [[spoiler:he's really Masamune Kujou, the previous head of the Kujou family prior to his younger sister Saya taking over. For an additional spin, there's the kanji 八 for the number eight and the kanji 一 for the number one — the Kujou's kanji is 九条, 九 being the number nine.]]
** ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'':
*** ''Kubi'' translates to neck, which is what Kubitarou of Kintoki has a knack for chopping heads off of.
*** The Screaming Author, but not for the reason that one may think, [[spoiler:as she isn't actually an author. Her name as a human, Tubasa, comes from the word ''Tsubasa'' (翼), which means wing. She was then mutilated to resemble a crane, and as a spirit, she has a bird-like scream and can attack people with the wires that compose her wings.]]

* Possibly a coincidence, but a very dark one if not. Ririka/Lyrica, female lead of the obscure ChubbyChaser DatingSim ''DebuPlus'', shares her name with a brand of diabetes medication.
* In ''VisualNovel/MajiDeWatashiNiKoiShinasai'', "Kawakami" uses the kanji for "God" as opposed to the more commonplace "Above" - a fitting name for the [[FantasticFightingStyle fighting style known as Japan's ultimate secret weapon]].

* ''VisualNovel/{{Grisaia No Kajitsu}}'': Amane's name means "The Sound of the Heaven", [[spoiler:which is actually significant in her good ending because she goes to heaven with Yuuji.]]

*** Matt Engarde's name seems a little off (he's a very easy-going person) until you realize that [[spoiler:he's actually the man who hired a professional killer to murder the victim of the case in which he's introduced, and [[BitchInSheepsClothing the gentle personality was an act]]].

*** Matt Engarde's name seems a little off (he's a very easy-going person) until you realize that [[spoiler:he's actually the man who hired a professional killer to murder the victim of the case in which he's introduced, and the gentle personality was an act]].

*** [[spoiler:Calisto Yew--Calisto is a butterfly, yew is a kind of poisonous plant, referring to the butterfly/flower symbols of Cohdopia]].

*** Trying to count the meanings in "Dahlia Hawthorne's" name would surely take a while, but the most important ones are the murder mystery ''Film/TheBlackDahlia'' and the ''Hawthorne Effect'' (of which she's a perfect example). To make it even more perfect, her sister's name, Iris, is, in fact, a direct translation from her Japanese name, so the whole flower-thing was partly a ''coincidence'', which just happened to fit. On top of that, in the language of flowers, dahlias represent treachery.