Name Variants

This page contains a list of name variations that fans may encounter when reading or watching the series. Name and spelling variations may result from:
 * Subjects receiving multiple English name spellings from official Japanese sources.
 * Differences between translators over whether to translate a name or keep its Japanese pronunciation.
 * Spelling variations caused by differing transliterations of names (as Japanese names can often have multiple accurate spellings when written in English).
 * Flawed, liberal, or blatantly wrong interpretations of Japanese names into English. This is most common among fan translations, especially earlier ones.
 * Censorship (very prevalent in the 4Kids dub, but much less common among more recent sources).

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list that notes down every single obscure English spelling one can find, but with that said, a wide variety of name variants are included here for the purpose of being as informative as possible. Although certain name variants are universally agreed to be absolutely incorrect, they may still be prevalent in outlets that fans are using to read or watch One Piece, and thus they are still included here to help anyone who may be confused. Many name variants have explanations attached to them that explain where they came from, potential reasons for why translations use that variant, or why this wiki uses a certain name spelling over a particular variant that may be more popular among the fanbase. For more information on how the wiki decide on names spellings, see Japanese vs. English Names and the Page Naming Guidelines.

This page is only for name variants found in English translations as well as English spellings from official Japanese sources. For name variations created by other language translations, see the wiki's articles on the distribution of One Piece in other countries. Fan nicknames (unless they make their way into translations) and aliases used by characters in the story do not belong here either.

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