List of Namesakes

Many of the names in Little Tail Bronx are puns on various things, especially food. This article lists namesakes with explanations. Note that namesakes without citations are not confirmed and may be subject to review.

Tail Concerto

Major Characters

• Waffle Ryebread
  • Waffle (Cooked leavened batter or dough)
  • Ryebread (Bread)

Minor Characters

• Russell Ryebread
  • Ryebread (Bread)

Solatorobo: Red the Hunter

Major Characters

• Red Savarin ("Red Rum Baba")
  • Savarin = Rum Baba (small yeast cake saturated in syrup made with hard liquor, usually rum)
• Chocolat Gelato ("Chocolate Ice Cream")
  • Choclate (French for Chocolate)
  • Gelato (Italian Ice Cream)
• Gren Sacher
  • Sachertorte (Austrian cake) (unconfirmed)

Minor Characters

• Flo Financier (alternate name is Fromage Financier, literally "Cheese Cake" in French)
  • Fromage (French for Cheese)
  • Financier (French Cake)
• Fraisier
  • Fraisier (Strawberry Cake)
• Biscotte
  • Biscotti (Italian Almond hard Biscuit)
• Suzette
  • Crêpes Suzette (Sweet Sause)
• Kouglof
  • Gugelhupf (German yeast cake. Spelled Kouglof in French)
• Toffee
  • Toffee (caramelized sugar/molasses)
• Madeleine
  • Madeleine (Small French Cake)
• Biscuit
  • Biscuit (Baked bread)
• Frito
  • French Fries (Boiled Potato cut into strips. Frito is French for fries)
• Vanille
  • Vanilla (Spice)
• Casse
  • Blackcurrant ("Cassis", type of berry shrub)
• Abricot
  • Apricot (Fruit)
• Cocona
  • Cocoa (Bean used to make Chocolate)
• Palmier
  • Palmier (French Pastry)
• Cocoa Gelato (Chocolat Gelato's father)
  • Cocoa (Bean used to make Chocolate)
  • Gelato (Italian Ice Cream)
• Cerise Confite
  • Cereza (Grape)
  • Confit (is any type of food that is cooked slowly over a long period as a method of preservation. French for "To Preserve")
• Raisin
  • Raisin (Dried Grapes)
• Baum
  • Baumkuchen (Spit Cake)
• Captain Flognarde
  • Flaugnarde (French buttered fruit desert)

Fuga: Melodies of Steel trilogy

Main Children

The children of the Taranis are all named after some type of sweet confection (usually French). Socks Million is the only exception to this rule, as he has a confirmed ancestor (Merveille Million).

• Malt Marzipan and Mei Marzipan
  • Malt (Cereal Grain)
  • Marzipan (Almond and Sugar treat)
• Kyle Bavarois
  • Bavarois (Cream)
• Hanna Fondant
  • Fondant (Sugary icing filling)
• Boron Brioche
  • Brioche (French Sweet Bread)
• Hack Montblanc and Chick Montblanc
  • Mont Blanc (sweetened chestnut purée strings)
• Sheena Falafel
  • Falafel (Fritter)
• Jin Macchiato
  • Caffè Macchiato (Expresso Coffee)
• Britz Strudel
  • Strudel (German pastry)
• Vanilla Muscat
  • Vanilla (Spice)
  • Muscat (Grape)

Gasco Army

Most members of the Gasco Army are named after grapes used to produce French wines.

• General Merlot
  • Merlot (Grape)
• Shayne Muscat
  • Muscat (Grape)
• Cannelle Muscat
  • Cannelle (French for Cinnamon)
  • Muscat (Grape)
• Jelly Muscat
  • Jelly (Gelatinous Desert)
  • Muscat (Grape)
• Cayenne Riesling
  • Cayenne (ironically a German Red Pepper)
  • Riesling (Grape)
• Selim Riesling (Cayenne's Son)
  • Grains of Selim (Black Pepper)
  • Riesling (Grape)
• Marjolaine Riesling (Cayenne's Wife)
  • Dacquoise (Almond desert Cake)
  • Riesling (Grape)

Berman Empire

Since the Berman Empire is very German themed, their names are also German food names.

• Emperor Leber Kaiser
  • Leberkäse ("Liver-Cheese" or "Meat-Cheese")
• Shvein Hax
  • Schweinshaxe (Pork Knuckle)
• Von Baum
  • Baumkuchen (Spit Cake)
• Von Stollen
  • Stollen (Fruit Bread)
• Colonel Pretzel
  • Pretzel (Knotted baked Bread)
• Flam Kish
  • Flammekueche (Cheesy Bread)
• Doktor Blutwurst
  • Blutwurst (Blood Sausage)
• Spritz Strudel
  • Spritzgebäck (German Cookie)
  • Strudel (German pastry)

Crimson Knights

• Ash Marzipan
  • Marzipan (Almond and Sugar treat)