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It's not a direct reference though. Whilst yes not everyone will no that "weiss" is German for "white" or that Blake is Old English for "black" it's a simple enough thing.

"So how does Blake fit the convention?"

"Blake means black." That's it simple. HOWEVER Ozpin's IS an obscure reference, I accept the reference but I don't think it's a good example of a character's name following the convention of the RWBY world.

"So how does Ozpin fit the convention?"

"Well... you see Ozpin is a reference to the Wizard of Oz, and the Wizard of Oz lives in the Emerald City... and the Emerald City is green..."

That's like me creating a character and naming him Jar'Eel and then when people ask I'd explain it as Jar'Eel was a character cut from Dark Souls and that he was a member of the Darkwraiths and is associated with the Abyss, an entirely black environment that is home to the Four Kings and Kaathe.... OK so that was a terrible example with obvious flaws but hey, twelve hours ago I passed out drunk on the bathroom floor and in an hour there's a house party that I am obligated to also attend, I'm not exactly the most intelligent person at the minute and likely won't be until next week and it still exemplifies my point.