Bloodborne Mini-Lore: Meaning of Yharnam [Video]

Sep. 10, 2014

Bloodborne Mini-Lore: Meaning of Yharnam [Video]

What do Yharnam, Drangleic, Lordran, and Boletaria all have in common? Their names have meaning! Find out what we can learn about Bloodborne’s theme and hints at its lore by understanding the name of the city Yharnam.

Following the meaning of names through the Souls Series history.

Yharn: Gaelic/Scots for “yearn”; long for.Am: season; era

“Season of yearning.”

Also, Harnam is a Hindi name meaning “one who loves God’s naam (name).”

Drang: urge; stressGleich: Equal; same“Everyone has the same urge.”

Boletaria: a dish for cooking and eatingBolet (Czech): hurt“Mmm. Souls.”

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Oops! I must’ve forgotten to put that in the article. It’s in the video!

“Lord” is pretty obvious. “Ran” in Japanese can mean uprising or disturbed. There’s a culturally influential movie called Ran that was released in Japan 1985.

“Hmmm, souls” … lolNo meaning for Lordran?? ohhh