While searching the web one day, I found this cool bit of info. This, according to the creators of Gundam Wing, is where some of the characters' names originated from.
- Heero Yuy - The He- part of the name is one in Japanese, and the full name was inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
- Trowa Barton - Trowa is three in French. The name Barton is a slight misromanization of the English surname Burton. This name was chosen because Tim Burton is one of the staff's favorite directors. The initials even match in Trowa's real name, Triton Bloom.
- Quatre Raberba Winner - Quatre is four in French, and the names
- Wufei Chang - Wu- is five in Chinese. Fei Chang (Zhang) is a character in Chinese mythology.
- Hilde Schebiker - The name Hilde Schbeiker was taken from a painting by the WWII
- Lady Une - Lady Une was inspired by
- Lucrezia Noin - Noin (neun) is nine in German. Lucrezia was the name of a famous noblewoman in Renaissance Italy who was tormented by a tragic fate.
- Treize Khurshrenada - Treize is thirteen in French. The name Khushrenada was borrowed from some shoujo manga.
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