Thread:ChishioKunrin/@comment-26681134-20151123072137/@comment-4010415-20151123073124

As far as the out-of-universe Color Naming Rule goes, it seems that which name lives up to the CNR doesn't matter.

For example, take James Ironwood. The meaning of the name James is "He grasps the heel." Not really a color, but Ironwood can bring up colors. Iron is a silvery color, wood is brown, and there's a type of tree called an ironwood.

Then, there's Lisa Lavender, the news anchor from the very first episode of the show. Lisa is derived from Elizabeth, which is derived from Elisheba, which means "oath of God" and "God is satisfaction." No color there, but lavender is a purple flower.

During the same newscast that Lisa Lavender was introduced in, she takes over the report from a man she calls Cyril. In the Volume 1 Director's Commentary, Miles and Kerry state that Cyril's full name is Cyril Ian. They named him this because they were worried he might show up again and felt he needed a name that would match the rule, so they named him Cyril Ian because they feel it sounds similar to Cerulean, a shade of blue. Cyril derives from the Greek word Kyrillos, meaning "lordly" or "masterful". The name Ian means "Gift from God". Neither of those names really bring up a color, but when put together in the way that Cyril Ian's name is, it sounds similar to Cerulean.