Neopets:
Acara - originally named tigren
Aisha - name of the yellow ranger in "Power Rangers"
Blumaroo - bluma"roo" - kanga"roo", designed by Neopets artist Anthony
Bruce - may have been named after a famous figure(unconfirmed), referred to as a "penguin"
Buzz - changed from the fleye - the sound that insects are believed to make
Chia - Could have been inspired by the "Chia pet". Chia is also a mint-type plant
Chomby - similar to the word "chomp", which loosely describes the Neopet's eating habits
Cybunny - cy"bunny", "cy"ber
Draik - loosely sounds like the word "dragon", which it resembles
Elephante - Delibrately misspelled version of the word "elephant"
Eyrie - similar to the word "aerie", which means a bird's nest, originally named the Cerpull, then switched to Tatsu
Flotsam - One of Ursula's eels in "The LIttle Mermaid"
Gelert - changed from polypup which resembles the word "polyp" which is, in layman's terms; a growth or tumor, formally
refered to as a puppy with points.
Grarrl - name loosely resembles the sound that the Neopet is thought to make
Grundo - may have been named after a famous figure(unconfirmed)
Ixi - Could be related to the word p"ixi"
Jetsam - One of Ursula's eels in "The Little Mermaid"
Jubjub - originally named Jibjib
Kacheek - changed from Badeek
Kau - misspelled version of the word "cow", originally the Macy Gray but was changed for legal reasons
Kiko - a goat bred in New Zealand
Koi - "coy", Japanese goldfish
Korbat - Kor"bat"
Kougra - Originally called "Tiger Cub"; the Kougra won the new Neopet poll. It's similar in appearance and pronunciation
to the animal and word "cougar"
Krawk - similar in pronunciationn to "crocodile" or its shorthand pronunciation-"croc"
Kyrii - Could possibly be from the word "Kyrria", a land from "Ella Enchanted" By Gail Carson Levine, originally named
the Fuzio
Lenny - may have been named after a famous figure(unconfirmed)
Lupe - closely resembles in pronunciation the word "Loup", which is French for "wolf"
Meerca - similar to the word "meer', which loosely describes the neopet's stature
Moehog - similar to the word "moehawk", which loosely describes the neopet's haristyle and "hog" which could have influenced
the Neopets character and/or design.
Mynci - Welsh for monkey
Nimmo - similar to Nammu, the Sumerian goddess who represented the primeval sea. The Nimmo is also known as "Neopia's
number one ninja".
Peophin - Peo"phin"- relates to the word "dolphin", which its designs loosely resemble.
Poogle - similar to the word "poodle", which it loosely resembles
Pteri - similar to the word "pteradactol", which loosely resembles the Neopet. Pteri are also terrestial ferns.
Quiggle - changed from Frogstomp-"frog"stomp-loosely resembles frog. May have been named after a famous figure(unconfirmed).
The original Neopet was inspired by a user named Iriss.
Scorchio - "scorch"- to burn
Shoyru - no info
Skeith - no info
Techo - similar to the reptile known as the "gecho", created by Neopets artist Anthony
Tonu - Means body or muscle tone
Tuskaninny - named after the tusks on the walruses that the Tuskaninny resembles
Usul - Inspired the Usuki doll line
Zafara - title of a book about giraffes, originally based on idea from Chanii1234.
Games:
Air Faerie Quests - Similarily related to the Faerie Caves game
Britanica robot challenge - gave 2np per click, unlimited
Chiazilla vs. Mechazilla - No info
Great Neopets Treasure Hunt - Object: To find your Neopet on the site.
Grinch Says - Similar to Techo Says
Ice Cream factory - used to be known as Ice Cream blitz.
Kau Korall - Object: To round up all the Kaus, similar to Extreme Herder.
Neo Dj - Oringinally known as Techneo
NeoDrive - Got free Techo plushie for signing up.]
Pikaseek - no info
Pokemon match - similar to Techo Says
Scorchio's Quest - Featured a Scorchio named Sam Scorchio
Space Faerie puzzle - no info
Sub game - no info
Word Poker - If you look at the graphic for this game, you can see the word 'jurples' written on the chalk board. There's
also someone named Jurples on the Neopets staff.
Ultimate Bullseye - Originally was Bullseye and Super Bullseye
Unlisted and Rarely Visited Links:
Items:
Magic Items:
Motes - A term relating to magical pratices
Paintbrushes:
Gold Paintbrush - Originally name "Golden Paintbrush"
Skunk Paintbrush - Originally named "Black and White paintbrush"
Split Paintbrush - Originally named the "Half-n-half paintbrush"
Starry Paintbrush - Originally named "Paint brush of the Stars"
Achyfi drinks - Achyfi is Welsh for "Yuck"
Events:
Count Roo - Gave away free Blumaroo toys
February 10th - Official Neogreeting Day
Gadgadsbogen - means "good good day"
November 7th - Neopets National Meringue Day
Places:
Christmas world - changed to Winter World(Happy Valley)
Hidden Tower - Formally "Tower of Light Faerie"
Other Characters:
Dr.Death - Replaced Ms. Worley
Island Mystic - Swallowed a batch of cookies; that's why he's always telling fortunes
Library Faerie - Originally the Book Faerie
Garon - Most likely originated from the French word for werewolf - "loup garou".
Neopets Creators:
Borovan - Adam Powell, the one who came up with the original Neopets idea along with...
Donna - Donna aka Poptart who co-created Neopets with Adam.
angelfairy - Rachel
tigren_lover228 - Wendy
Quotes:
~ Super Glue is forever
~Great neopets are not always wise
~Asparagus is the food of the gods
~The pen is mightier than the pencil
~You cannot teach an old grarrl mathematics
~Every neopet should have a job and a corndog
~Every buzz is a kau in the eyes of its mother
~You cannot wake a Bruce who is pretending to be asleep
~The whisper of an acara can be heard farther than the roar of a wocky
~"Argg, shiftless waisters! Either
shape up or I'll have ye walkin' the plank!" - Cap'n Threelegs
~ "Things look different from inside a jar, don't they?" - Balthazar
~"Yes, this is my real nose...
HONK HONK!" - Chia Clown
~ "cough... Who prepared this dish... cough... I heard someone sniffing in the kitchen... cough... It was yooo..."
- the last words of King Coltzan III
~"Pitiful Neopets, you will all soon be my slaves." - Dr.F Sloth
~"If the need to be the best isn't enough to get you out of bed in the morning, then brother you might as well just give
it up and go hang out at the Soup Kitchen with the rest of the losers" - Nigel the Chia
~"A guess is not a guess unless it's wrong." - Princess Lilac
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