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If a name can be derived using a combination of a non-English or internal name and known information (such as an enemy variant where the base enemy name is known but the variant name is non-English or internal, and we know the meaning of the variant modifier from other uses), then this information should be combined into one name and tagged with <code><nowiki>{{conjecture|derived=yes}}</nowiki></code> rather than using the non-English or internal name. In other words, if we have all the information needed to piece together an English name, then we should do so and tag the article appropriately. | If a name can be derived using a combination of a non-English or internal name and known information (such as an enemy variant where the base enemy name is known but the variant name is non-English or internal, and we know the meaning of the variant modifier from other uses), then this information should be combined into one name and tagged with <code><nowiki>{{conjecture|derived=yes}}</nowiki></code> rather than using the non-English or internal name. In other words, if we have all the information needed to piece together an English name, then we should do so and tag the article appropriately. | ||
Although derived names could be considered slightly more official than purely conjectural names, we err on the side of caution and consider them conjectural as well. | Although derived names could be considered slightly more official than purely conjectural names, we err on the side of caution and consider them conjectural as well. If there is any reasonable doubt or debate about what a given derived name should be, then the use of a derived name should be abandoned in that case in favor of the non-English or internal name. | ||
==Name changes== | ==Name changes== | ||