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Template:Foreign names

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Credit goes to the Super Mario Wiki for their template, modified here due to compatible licenses.

This template allows putting information about the foreign names of article subjects and their respective meanings in that languages into an article. Note that this template is only for listing names that have appeared in official localizations in other languages. Running the English name through Google Translate or making your own translated name is not acceptable.

If dubs have different titles, you should list both.

See ESB:Names in other languages for more information.

Usage

This template should be placed in the "Names in other languages" section of an article. The syntax is as follows:

{{foreign names
|Jpn=クリボー
|JpnR=Kuribō
|JpnM=Chestnut people
}}

The language abbreviation and the abbreviation + M (for Meaning) are parameters. For Japanese and other select languages (see below), the abbreviation + R (for Romanized) can also be used.

Meaning guidelines

The meaning is self-explanatory

Omit the M parameter to display a dash.

Language Name Meaning
French Pianta -
{{foreign names
|Fra=Pianta
}}

The meaning is currently blank/unknown

Include the M parameter but leave it blank.

Language Name Meaning
French Lanceur
{{foreign names
|Fra=Lanceur
|FraM=
}}

Supported languages

The following parameters are currently supported:

  • Alb (AlbM) - Albania
  • Ara (AraR / AraM) - Arabic
  • Bul (BulR / BulM) - Bulgarian
  • Chi (ChiR / ChiM) - Chinese
    • ChiS (ChiSR / ChiSM) - Simplified Chinese
    • ChiT (ChiTR / ChiTM) - Traditional Chinese
  • Cze (CzeM) - Czech
  • Dan (DanM) - Danish
  • Dut (DutM) - Dutch
  • Est (EstM) - Estonian
  • Fin (FinM) - Finnish
  • Fra or Fre (FraM) - French
    • FraA or FreA (FraAM) - American French
    • FraE or FreE (FraEM) - European French
  • Ger (GerM) - German
  • Gre (GreR / GreM) - Greek
  • Heb (HebR / HebM) - Hebrew
  • Hin (HinR / HinM) - Hindi
  • Hun (HunM) - Hungarian
  • Ice (IceM) - Icelandic
  • Ind (IndM) - Indonesian
  • Ita (ItaM) - Italian
  • Jpn (JpnR / JapM) - Japanese
  • Kaz (KazR / KazM) - Kazakh
  • Kor (KorR / KorM) - Korean
  • Lat (LatM) - Latvian
  • Lit (LitM) - Lithuanian
  • Mac (MacM / MacR) - Macedonian
  • Mal (MalM) - Malay
  • Nor (NorM) - Norwegian
  • Pol (PolM) - Polish
  • Por (PorM) - Portuguese
    • PorA (PorAM) - American Portuguese
    • PorE (PorEM) - European Portuguese
  • Rom (RomM) - Romanian
  • Rus (RusR / RusM) - Russian
  • SerCro (SerCroM) - Serbo-Croatian
    • Bos (BosM) - Bosnian
    • Cro (CroM) - Croatian
    • Ser (SerM) - Serbian
  • Svk (SvkM) - Slovak
  • Svn (SvnM) - Slovenian
  • Spa (SpaM) - Spanish
    • SpaA (SpaAM) - American Spanish
    • SpaE (SpaEM) - European Spanish
  • Swe (SweM) - Swedish
  • Tha (ThaR / ThaM) - Thai
  • Tur (TurM) - Turkish
  • Ukr (UkrR / UkrM) - Ukrainian
  • Vie (VieM) - Vietnamese