Sword Art Online Wiki:Official Naming

In this article we'd like to provide you list of naming we used in this wikia, for Characters, Location and Guilds.

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Brief Notes and Editing Guide

 * Please spare some of your time reading this notes first, as it'll help you to understand the whole table below. These notes also provide you with details and guide for editing and updating information on the list.
 * 1) Bolded names with references are confirmed as official and all known sources are added as references (reference list below the table).
 * 2) *Official sources are English forms that are provided within the anime (e.g. HP bars, friend list, Kayaba's log out list, Monument of Life etc.) or given in English somewhere in the novel.
 * 3) Italicized names are semi-official (sourced from official (Crunchyroll version) anime subs, official anime dub, web novel, web novel illustrations etc.).
 * 4) *Anime subtitles has the lowest priority on determining the naming source, since on some cases they're the one that wrong.
 * 5) *Anime's raw Japanese dialogue, however, is considered as Official Source, since Kawahara Reki himself is involved on creating the storyboard of the anime. This also includes notices that appear within the anime that was written in Japanese and is the part of the raw videos.
 * 6) Non-bolded or Italicized are names that aren't sourced at all and are just a version that the translators have chosen to use at some point until an official one is known.
 * 7) *Light Novel translations made by anyone other than Yen Press are NOT official, unless the English form was given in the raw. This includes translated illustrations (e.g. ALO map).
 * 8) For the "Kanji" rows, although the header name is "Kanji", it may consist Katakana or Hiragana, as Katakana and Hiragana is also part of Japanese Kanji. Please refrain from changing the header for the sake of consistency for all tables and lists.
 * 9) Romaji forms are the romanized pronunciation forms of the kanji or katakana forms. They are usually not the official spelling of the names, aside from a few exceptions, like Kirito or Asuna.
 * 10) *For example: letter "L" is pronounced as "R" or "Ru", "Th" is pronounced as "su", "za" or "si" (shi), letter "W" is pronounced as "U", letter "C" is pronounced as "Ka" or "K" (unless the "C" is pronounced as c in "city", in which case "shi", "sa" or "su" is used instead), etc.
 * 11) *Each consonant (except "n") in the Japanese kana system has to come with a vowel, meaning that in the case that an English word has more than 1 consonant in a row, the consonant without a vowel is usually pronounced with an added "u" vowel. For example, "skill" is pronounced as "sukiru".
 * 12) *The Japanese tend to omit pronouncing "R" in a word and, instead, just make the vowel before it longer. For example, the English word "Art" is pronounced as "Āto" (long A), instead of "Aruto".
 * 13) *The last vowel in a word is usually silent.
 * 14) All names on the wiki follow the novel's naming standards. This means that we do not westernize Japanese names (we use Yuuki Asuna, not Asuna Yuuki), while non-Japanese characters (including native Underworld residents) follow the western naming convention of: Given name - Family name (e.g. Alice Schuberg, not Schuberg Alice).
 * 15) *Japanese naming convention is the reverse of normal western naming convention, which used the format of: Family Name - Given Name.
 * 16) For those who not aware, here's the list of some common abbreviation used:
 * 17) *SAO = Sword Art Online. Mainly about the story in Aincrad Arc.
 * 18) *ALO = Alfheim Online. Mainly about the story in Fairy Dance Arc.
 * 19) *PB = Phantom Bullet Arc.
 * 20) *GGO = Gun Gale Online. Mainly about the story in Phantom Bullet Arc.
 * 21) *PA = Project Alicization. The secret government project in the Alicization Arc, equivalent of a game from other arcs.
 * 22) *UW = Underworld. A location used in Project Alicization Arc.
 * 23) *LN = Light Novel.
 * 24) *SS = Side Story.
 * 25) *IGN = In-game Name.
 * 26) *OP = Opening Credit.
 * 27) *ED = Ending Credit.
 * 28) *RL = Real Life.
 * 29) *NPC = Non-Playable Characters.
 * 30) For those who have any details hidden within this page, it means that the information is containing some spoilers. Do not open the hidden details if you do not wish to be spoiled.
 * 31) Characters included in this list are only those who have avatars or have differences between the "used" naming and their actual romanization. For location and guilds, all known location and guilds will be included.
 * 32) Integrity Knights are also given an official title that consists of their given name, Synthesis, and a number, based on their order of joining the Knights. Both Synthesis and the number are English words written in katakana (with a translation in kanji) in the raw.
 * 33) All names and details in this list are written chronologically.  Please check the chronology of a character before adding them to this list.
 * 34) To add new or update existing names or locations or guilds to the list, please provide at least one valid reference to prove the name validity. Approved source are (ordered by priority):
 * 35) *Light Novel (Raw is more preferable)
 * 36) *Web Novel
 * 37) *Raw Illustration (Not Fanart)
 * 38) *Raw Manga
 * 39) *Raw Anime
 * 40) *Other Official Release (such as Kawahara Reki's Q&A).
 * 41) *Official anime dub
 * 42) Official anime dub is regarded as only semi-official, since it has been proven that not all their translations are accurate (e.g. they translated ディヴァイン, romanized as Divain, as "Holy").
 * 43) We currently do not know how reliable Yen Press's translations will be, so they are to be regarded as semi-official, in case of such mishaps as the anime's dub. In case the official LN translation conflicts with the raw anime, a discussion should be started to decide which version we deem more reliable.
 * 1) We currently do not know how reliable Yen Press's translations will be, so they are to be regarded as semi-official, in case of such mishaps as the anime's dub. In case the official LN translation conflicts with the raw anime, a discussion should be started to decide which version we deem more reliable.

Special Notes

 * 1) For the locations section, we will provide "Alternative Names" for each locations if they exist. These list is provided for your reference while reading the novel/manga or watching the anime.
 * 2) *Please note that all of these alternative names are considered  INCORRECT in this wikia, so please refrain from using them in any of the articles here.
 * 3) All Aincrad locations are ordered by floor, the lowest floor being at the top, while locations on the top floor are at the bottom of the list.

Special Notes

 * 1) Abbreviations are registered in the game's system along with the guild name.
 * 2) All guilds have to register their name in English system-wise, or at least in English alphabet.
 * 3) All guilds in this list are ordered alphabetically.
 * 4) *Most of all guilds are from SAO (Aincrad Arc), except for "Sleeping Knights", which comes from New ALO.

Source List
All data on this list is backed up at Official Naming - Backup, hosted by Ethrundr.