Here is a list of my speculations of the origins of Kou related names! There's no really confirmation for these, some are pretty obvious but others are more like guesses.

» Gyokuen Ren — Her name means "Shining Jewel".
» Hakuei Ren — Her name means "White Jade". Its Chinese pronounciation would be "Báiyīng".
» Hakuren Ren — His name means "White Lotus".
» Hakuryuu Ren — His name means "White Dragon", and in Chinese it's pronounced "Báilóng". In Chinese mythology, White Dragon is the Dragon God of the west and the essence of autumn. The White Dragon also symbolises virtuous and pure kings (heh).
» Hakutoku Ren — His name means "White Virtue".
» Hakuyuu Ren — His name means "White Hero", and in Chinese it's pronounced "Báixióng".
» Judar — Judar's name comes from the 1001 Nights story "Judar and His Brethren". And his real name... we don't know it: :]
» Kouen Ren — His name means "Crimson Flame". Hence, he is called the Flame Emperor (Entei).
» Kougyoku Ren — In 642–645 and 655–661, Japan was ruled by an Empress called Kougyoku during her first reign, and Saimei during her second. This name "Kougyoku" (皇極) was written with different kanji than Magi's Kougyoku (紅玉). Considering the series's implications for a ship between Aladdin and Kougyoku, she might also have something to do with Princess Badroulbadour (بدر البدور‎ Badr ul-Budūr) from the Aladdin and the Magic Lamp tale. Aladdin marries this "Chinese" princess ("Chinese" since uh, that's an awfully Arabic name). "Kougyoku" (紅玉) means "crimson jewel" in Japanese.
» Kouha Ren — His name means "Crimson Overlord".
» Koumei Ren — "Koumei" is the Japanese reading of the Chinese name "Kongming", which is the courtesy name of the famous Chinese military strategist Zhuge Liang (諸葛亮). Just like Zhuge Liang, Koumei is a strategist and an inventor.
» Koutoku Ren — In 645–654, Japan was ruled by Emperor Koutoku. The first kanji character in "Koutoku" (孝徳) is different than in Magi's Koutoku (紅徳). The name "Koutoku" means "crimson virtue".
» Rakushou — The name of Kou's capital, as well as two other cities in Kou mentioned by Koumei, Youshuu and Yuushuu, are all references to the four great capitals of China: Luoyang, Nanjing and Beijing (in the order mentioned).

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