Talk:Wendelin von Benno Baumeister/@comment-24053170-20200425215535/@comment-4905541-20200428233552

Wendelin's nickname is neither Bell nor Well. The actual name used as-written in the novels and manga is ヴェル which is "Vel (Veru)" Romanized. The syllable " ウ " (pronounced Ooh and romanized as "U") turns into the sound of "V" when given the double-quote voiced quotation marks.

It will only be romanized as "B" if the syllable with the double-quote was any among "は", "ひ", "ふ", "へ", "ほ" (Ha-Hi-Fu-He-Ho in that order, turning into Ba-Bi-Bu-Be-Bo if double-quoted, or Pa-Pi-Pu-Pe-Po if the quotation was the tiny circle " ゜").

It's Vel because his name Wendelin is supposed to be pronounced "Vendelin" with the author intending the stereotypical anime/manga/novel rendition of German-style pronunciation of "W" sounding like "V" with the naming sense. His name Wendelin von Benno Baumeister is supposed to translate to "Wendelin from the area of Benno Baumeister" and the von part is the biggest giveaway to that fact.