[spoiler] Meaning of the names?

[TSN]

I could be completely wrong and I dont know if this is worth a thread, but do you think the names of the characters have a deeper meaning?

For example, in episode 2 we see a guy called "Damon" who has a bad character and is a "bad guy", and according to the spiritual/deeper signs and symbols in the Life Is Strange-franchise, he could be the symbolic "darkness".
If you change 1 letter from his name, it shows that
"Damon" = "Demon"

The name "Rachel" actually sounds (at least a bit) like "Raven"

How about "Max", short form for "Maximum", like she gave everything (the maximum) to help everyone and tried to put everything in the right place?

Do you think there are any coincidences? Or am I going to far with interpretation?

[Sorexis]

There could be coincidences, so far every singel detail from the game is Important for the story. Even the license plates... so why not?

[WATCH·IT]

Not sure about Rachel but Damon obviously impersonates bad qualities. Some folks also pointed out that Sera read backwards gives Ares - the greek god of war, and Sera is said to be making trouble wherever she goes. So who knows, maybe the names are not coincidental. There's a lot of symbols in both games.

[Sheeperhino]

Samantha´s name means "the listener" which fits her role quite well.

[Prinegon]

I just found the name "Juliet" quite fitting, since Chloe ends up playing Rachels Juliett.Rachel even says "Chloe could step in for Juliet", not "Chloe could play Ariel". So the play really was about R. and Juliet <3

[Sheeperhino]

Sera's name backwards is "Ares", you know, like the god. Maybe that means something.

[Prinegon]

Originally posted by Sheeperhino:

Sera's name backwards is "Ares", you know, like the god. Maybe that means something.

Her family name is interesting, too, cause it is an old germanic name, that usually is written differently today (Gerhardt). Gearhardt is from Bohemia, todays Czech's Republica.
A ger would be a germanic spear, the meaning of hart would be strong or sturdy. So it could translate into "sturdy spear".
Writing this name in this medival way could also hint, that Sera is from a noble family (an aristrocrate) and therefore Rachel would be, too.

Did't find much to Sera, though, just that it is the name of a town in Hiroshima prefecture and also the name of an tibethian temple. But I doubt, that this has any meaning and is probably just coincidence.

[MarcoCash]

Originally posted by Prinegon:

Originally posted by Sheeperhino:

Sera's name backwards is "Ares", you know, like the god. Maybe that means something.

Her family name is interesting, too, cause it is an old germanic name, that usually is written differently today (Gerhardt). Gearhardt is from Bohemia, todays Czech's Republica.
A ger would be a germanic spear, the meaning of hart would be strong or sturdy. So it could translate into "sturdy spear".
Writing this name in this medival way could also hint, that Sera is from a noble family (an aristrocrate) and therefore Rachel would be, too.

Did't find much to Sera, though, just that it is the name of a town in Hiroshima prefecture and also the name of an tibethian temple. But I doubt, that this has any meaning and is probably just coincidence.

Sera reminds to Seraph, the angels associated with fire...

[Sheeperhino]

Originally posted by MarcoCash:

Originally posted by Prinegon:

Her family name is interesting, too, cause it is an old germanic name, that usually is written differently today (Gerhardt). Gearhardt is from Bohemia, todays Czech's Republica.
A ger would be a germanic spear, the meaning of hart would be strong or sturdy. So it could translate into "sturdy spear".
Writing this name in this medival way could also hint, that Sera is from a noble family (an aristrocrate) and therefore Rachel would be, too.

Did't find much to Sera, though, just that it is the name of a town in Hiroshima prefecture and also the name of an tibethian temple. But I doubt, that this has any meaning and is probably just coincidence.

Sera reminds to Seraph, the angels associated with fire...

That makes a lot more sense than my idea! I just read that it means something like "burning one" in hebrew. Interesting...

Edit: Also found that there is a city in Oregon named Gearhart without the "d". Maybe "Sera Gearhardt" is a cover name.

Edit 2: Just checked episode 1 at the overlook: The founder of Arcadia Bay Ezekiel Blackwell left Independence, Missouri with some fellow settlers in the year 1938, march 14th, and arrived at the place that is now known as The Overlook Park in the year 1939, march 3rd.
Now here's the thing: In real life Phillip Gearhart, the guy the city Gearhart is named after today, left Independence, Missouri in the year 1948 with his family and arrived in Oregon City in october of the same year.
Could there be some connection?

[TSN]

How about:
Rachel = Rage (sounds completely similar)

Or a german word:
Rachel = Rache ("Rache" means "revenge")

[TSN]

Nathan = Satan ?

[TSN]

and Rachel also sounds like Angel

[J']

Rachel mean ewe in hebrew. Means that she got deceived from an famous person. (Rachel)
Because sheeps are stupid. Her fate came to the light (Dawn)
We found her and even the 4th episode the day is actually dawn day.
Her fate is in a neutral state. (Amber)
Even when we found informations about her and her destination. Doesn't change the fact that we never met her and we don't know anything about her. Reasons and why etc.
Is like Schrödinger's cat. You don't know what's the truth until you open the box. In the case of Rachel her box will never found. She's a stranger thing. Never met, never know, can't create opinion. Whatever the opinion and the perceptive, the truth is ONE. This person is unknown.
You can't like or hate her.

[CZBGR Icepick]

Damon >>> daemon >>> demon

Although, a lot of the other names have been covered in the original LIS: https://steamcommunity.com/app/319630/discussions/0/541907675760050643/

[Battlekruse]

Blade Runner is mention both in the first LiS and LiS: BtS

Chloe Price mention she would like to dye her hair like Priss had in Blade Runner. Always felt that Chloe Price has something in common with poor Priss.

Dont forget that Lis have referance to the movie Donnie Darko. No wonder that there is a character named Damon now.

[Maviba]

Here a short list of the names official roots / meanings:

Rachel = hebrew/mother (died before the birth of her son)
Maxine = latin, the holy / the great
Chloe = the founder / the protector of the young seed
Victoria = latin, winner / god of victory
William = wilhelm = old germanic name, no specific meaning
Warren = norman name, no specific meaning
David = hebrew, the beloved of god
Nathan = hebrew, the god given
Mark = Latin, mars , the warrior, god of war