

Looking on the [Rozen Maiden Wikia](http://rozenmaiden.wikia.com/) for the
Rozen Maidens, I notice they all have titles

  * Suigintou = Mercury Lamp 
  * Shinku = Pure Ruby
  * Hinaichigo = Small Berry
  * Suiseiseki = Jade Stone
  * Souseiseki = Lapislazuli Stone
  * Barasuishou = Rose Crystal
  * Kirakishou = Snow Crystal
  * Kanaria = Canary Bird

i get most of them are either a trait they have (Hinaichigo is small,
Barasuishou attacks with crystals) or their primary color scheme (Kirakishou
is white like snow, Kanaria is yellow like the general depiction of a canary).

But I don't understand why Suigintou has the title of Mercury Lamp. From my
understanding, Suigintou's color scheme is black (2013 anime) or purple (2004
anime) while Mercury as the metal is silver, while I don't think the planet is
black or purple. Nor do I get how Lamp fits.

So how does Suigintou's title match with her?


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Why is Suigintou's title "Mercury Lamp?"


I think it refers to the metal mercury (水銀) which is silver as Suigintou's
hair.

It is fragile, it breaks easily (think of thermometer) and when it breaks it
is very poisonous. Just like her. She's not bad, just a bit unfortunate and
later became evil and poisonous.

It's hard to guess why the kanji for lamp is there though, but during the
victorian era, there were lamps with mercury glass reflectors, so it would
emit more light


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