Significance of Tetra's Name?

"Tetra" happens to mean "four"
(examples - tetrahedron, tetrad, etc. - even tetris is based on it - (count the blocks in each shape. each one will have four))

So, do you think that it has any significance, or is just a name?

It's kind of hard to say. Maybe Nintendo is implying that this is the fourth game in the timeline? Or maybe this is the fourth Zelda since the beginning timeline?

As for what I think; it has no significance at all. It’s simply a name. We all know that Tetra's real name is Zelda. So who decided to name her Tetra? Tetra sounds like a boys' name (well, for me at least). And Tetra herself seems to be a bit of a tomboy. So maybe the name "Tetra" is based upon the tomboyish personality of Tetra?

Anyways, enough rambling. It could mean something, but I somehow doubt it does.

Originally Posted by Monkey D. Luffy

I have a stupid idea. The whole triforce thing in WW can be compaired to Math.

This is what I think:

Ganon=1
Link=1
Tetra/ Zelda=2

1+1+2=4 Since Tetra means four, it makes only 5% reasonable. Yes, I know its a stupid theory.

Better then mine!

I have a stupid idea. The whole triforce thing in WW can be compaired to Math.

This is what I think:

Ganon=1
Link=1
Tetra/ Zelda=2

1+1+2=4 Since Tetra means four, it makes only 5% reasonable. Yes, I know its a stupid theory.

It's because there's a fourth Triforce piece, dummies!

I kid.

Originally Posted by Slime

It's because there's a fourth Triforce piece, dummies!

I kid.

It would be possible, but "tri" means three. The center of the triforce maybe? She is/was a pirate= evil (I quess), she has alot of courage, and she is zelda= wisdom. Eh?

How do you get 2 in there?

Ganon has the Triforce of Power.
Link gets the Triforce of Courage
Zelda/Tetra has the triforce of wisdom.

There are 3 pieces of the triforce, there are only 3 people who get them. Zelda/tetra are the same person, which means she only gets 1 piece and she could only get one piece because... there is only 1 left after Link and Ganondorf get them.

So... how does Zelda get 2? or did i miss something lol

Originally Posted by Tre

How do you get 2 in there?

Ganon has the Triforce of Power.
Link gets the Triforce of Courage
Zelda/Tetra has the triforce of wisdom.

There are 3 pieces of the triforce, there are only 3 people who get them. Zelda/tetra are the same person, which means she only gets 1 piece and she could only get one piece because... there is only 1 left after Link and Ganondorf get them.

So... how does Zelda get 2? or did i miss something lol

Technically the Triforce of Wisdom wasn't whole until the King of Hyrule joined his piece of the Triforce of Wisdom, with Tetras' mothers' "necklace" (the outer fragment of the Triforce of Wisdom).

Maybe it means that she had the fourth "fragment" of the Triforce. But then again, the Triforce of Courage was also in shards as well =/.

I still think the name doesn't imply anything...

I was just a stupid idea, remember? Since Tetra and Zelda were actaully two different people before the triforce of wisdom was completed.

EDIT: Thank you Dark Link. Remember, this is just a guess.

Um no they were not two different people.

You could say that once the triforce of Wisdom was once again completed the Zelda within her was awakend. But they were not 2 different people.
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what about Link, he completed the Triforce of Courage and he was the same well i guess he was named Hero of the Winds. but tahts about it.

But i really dont think Tetra and Zelda were 2 different people, well unless you mean 2 different lifestyles, one being a princess andthe other being a pirate. But when it comes down to it are they not the same person?

or did i miss something?

I think if Nintendo implied or are keeping her name's meaning a secret, that it would stand for her being the fourth different Zelda they have used. As much as I can gather...

Tetra means "four"? I didn't know that. But I guess it's just a name. Also, I have a similar thread in the N64 Zelda section about the name Chateau Romani. I found out chateau is French for "castle". I wondered if the name Chateau Romani had any significance in MM. But anyway, maybe Tetra's name has a significance, maybe it doesn't.

Here's another theory
Well there's also a fish called a Tetra which can come in many different colors.... that may be another reason for her name... Because she's a pirate on the sea she practically lives in it. Plus tetra are very common fish, so the makers of the game might've saw that name come up first for fish.

Originally Posted by Rath

Here's another theory
Well there's also a fish called a Tetra which can come in many different colors.... that may be another reason for her name... Because she's a pirate on the sea she practically lives in it. Plus tetra are very common fish, so the makers of the game might've saw that name come up first for fish.

Wow! That actually makes sense. She is basically a fish of the sea. That's actually a pretty good theory. I've never actually heard of a fish named Tetra (not too knowledgeable about fish), but the fact that the name Tetra is also a fishes' name makes sense as to why her name his Tetra. Good find.

Originally Posted by StonyLonesome

Tetra means "four"? I didn't know that. But I guess it's just a name. Also, I have a similar thread in the N64 Zelda section about the name Chateau Romani. I found out chateau is French for "castle". I wondered if the name Chateau Romani had any significance in MM. But anyway, maybe Tetra's name has a significance, maybe it doesn't.

Yes, it is used commonly in math and science (tetrahedron - 4 faced polyhedron, etc.)

Originally Posted by Rath

Here's another theory
Well there's also a fish called a Tetra which can come in many different colors.... that may be another reason for her name... Because she's a pirate on the sea she practically lives in it. Plus tetra are very common fish, so the makers of the game might've saw that name come up first for fish.

That also makes a lot of sense, she is a pirate, after all.

Maybe her name uses both those - the mysterious 4 and the fish.

Think about it this way tetra(the fish) comes in many diffrent colors, and in a way so does tetra(the person) One color she is the tom boyish pirate who scours the seas looking for treasure and another color is that of the magestic princess zelda comanding respect at her mere presence.

That or she is the fourth zelda in the timeline. And tetra is four in latin(I think dont quote me on that)

On a side note I love the name tetra. Such an awsome name.

I actually heard that Tetra means earth, and that Nintendo was originally going to name the original princess Tetra, but they changed the name to something more interesting in Zelda. Naming the girl who would be Zelda Tetra is kind of an inside joke refering back to that.