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Since in katakana it would be spelled Merusedesu, its shortened form is actually meant to be "Meru", but because in Japanese "r" and "l" overlap, the translators spell it Mel instead.
Source: Anime / Ginga Densetsu Weed -
The title 舞-乙HiME counts too, since 乙HiME is meant to be pronounced "otome," which would normally be spelled 乙女.
Source: Lucky Charms Title - The instruction manual and back-of-the-box screenshots render her name as "Loreli", but in-game, it's spelled "Lorele", when it was possibly meant to be "Lorelei".
Source: Video Game / Beyond the Beyond
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Spelled and Meant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/meant/spelled
Meant & Spelled. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/meant/spelled>.
Spelled or Meant. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/meant/spelled.
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