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In _the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi_ , the main character's nickname is
"Kyon" (キョン). From the novel, the origin of the name is explained:

> By the way, Kyon would be me. My aunt was the one who first called me that.
> A few years ago, my long-time-no-see aunt suddenly said to me "My goodness,
> Kyon has grown so big!" My sister thought it was funny and also started to
> call me Kyon. After that the rest is history— my friends, upon hearing my
> sister calling me Kyon, decided to follow her lead. From that day on, my
> nickname became Kyon. Damn it, my sister used to call me "Onii-chan"!

Kyon does not seem to like the name very much. Also, his sister "thought it
was funny". This makes me wonder what "Kyon" actually means. It it has no
meaning at all, why would Kyon's sister find it funny?

Does "Kyon" mean anything?


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What meaning does the nickname "Kyon" has?


According to [RomajiDesu](http://www.romajidesu.com/dictionary/meaning-
of-%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3.html), it's a species of barking deer. It's
humorous because the "n" on the end makes it sound feminine. Onii-chan is a
token of respectful affection, in contrast.

It's the contrast from being called (in all sincerity) "dearest big brother"
and "Bambi"


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What does "Kyon" mean: Young warrior

Origin: Irish

Reference: <https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-kyon-512965.htm>

Kyon's nickname was given to him by his younger sister. But if we accord it to
[Baby Center](https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names-kyon-512965.htm), the #1
pregnancy and parenting digital destination whom reaches more than 45 million
parents a month in every corner of the globe, Kyon means Young Warrior. It
doesn't appear that much but if we look it closely, Kyon really appears like a
young warrior.

Kyon face life in a cynical manner, in an adult manner, like that of a young
warrior yet has a soft and good nature. To start though, Kyon never believes
in supernatural. A quote from the transcript of Episode 1, "But aliens, time
traveler, ghosts, monsters, espers, and anime, manga, live-action heroes that
fight them, it wasn't till later in my life that I realized they all don't
exist." It is not like he don't believe in them, in fact he even mentioned
that it would be nice that they could exist. But that just how the normal life
goes.

Kyon had a fateful, extreme encounter with the supernatural yet he faced it
like a man. He had Yuki Nagato, a bibliophile humanoid interface; Mikuru
Asahina, a time traveler; and Itsuki Koizumi, an esper in the same club room
yet they continued their days as a student like normal.

Kyon, thanks to Haruhi's sudden decisions, was also brought to many critical
encounters yet he surpassed all of it like a man. He is even the one who make
awesome decisions to save the day.

Kyon also saved the world as he and Haruhi Suzumiya were trapped in a parallel
world. The creatures created by the powers of Haruhi Suzumiya has started
destroying the world to create it anew. And the strength of Kyon's and
Haruhi's buddies is not enough to intervene. Only Kyon can make a change to
save the world.

And finally, Kyon was also trapped in a time paradox as conveyed in their
movie, Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.
There's more tell to this. But I want you to see it for yourself. Watch the
move and have some fun. Enjoy~

Trivia: A man somewhere in the world was hit by a car and was put to coma.
After years of coma and recuperation in the hospital, he recovered his
consciousness. The first thing he asked is, "How's the new episode of Suzumi
Haruhi no Yuutsu?"


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"Kyon" doesn't actually have an independent meaning in Japanese (unless it's a
rather obscure sound effect); it's just a silly nickname he got saddled with
by his aunt and little sister, and although Kyon consistently says that he
hates it, his real name is never revealed in the books. (I've read all of
them, and was actively looking for information related to his actual name.) I
always assumed that it was a device to give readers an idea of what sort of
character Kyon is, or at least what kind of life he has: He doesn't like his
nickname, didn't choose it, and yet it's all he ever gets. ^_^b


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