Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-65.110.255.149-20150328061846/@comment-4010415-20150328074124

Actually, the logic behind her name following the color naming rule is that Yang means sun, and the sun is often depicted as being yellow, therefore her color is yellow.

To live up to the color naming rule, any part of the name has to live up to one or more of the requirements. Yang means something that makes people think of a color. It's much like how the Schnee part of Weiss' name does the same thing - it's German for snow, which is white.

In case you're wondering about any of the names that people often think don't follow the rule:


 * James Ironwood - Iron is a silver-colored metal, and wood is most often brown.


 * Peter Port - Peter is a type of gray stone.


 * Glynda Goodwitch - Glenda/Glinda means fair and whatnot, which can make someone think of white or very light skin (fair skin).


 * Nora Valkyrie - The best assumption is that Nora's name is supposed to reference the Nora Barlow Columbine flower for its color. That flower is pink, and Nora has a pretty frequent connection with the color pink.


 * Bartholomew Oobleck - Bartholomew means rich land for farming, which can bring to mind green or brown, depending on who you ask. Oobleck is the green goo from the Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck, which is the classic story that Doctor Oobleck alludes to.