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(Undo revision 4356442 by Mariuigi Khed (talk) "Titti" translates to "Tweety", not "Titty": https://translate.google.com/?sl=it&tl=en&text=titti&op=translate (also think about it, this is an Italian localization of a kids' cartoon, no way they're gonna rename a character to breasts))
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(→‎Names in other languages: did more research on the name "Titti". Still has nothing to do with breasts, so I dunno why the user is insistent that it's supposed to mean "Titty".)
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|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA3uigWF5h4&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb&index=18 Le avventure di Super Mario 2x18 - La principessa sgombro]</ref>
|ItaC=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA3uigWF5h4&list=PLWzo2ShQRIik_9vJAjpCtOYPKTMiWfQMb&index=18 Le avventure di Super Mario 2x18 - La principessa sgombro]</ref>
|ItaN=The name "Titti" may also be derived from "Tiziana" or "Titianus", which in turn mean "belonging to Titus".<ref>{{cite|url=https://firstnam.es/name-titti|title=First Names / Titti|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref> It may also be a nickname for "Teresa" or "Cristina".<ref>{{cite|url=https://venere.it/en/the-meaning-and-history-of-the-name-titti|title=The meaning and history of the name Titti|publisher=verene.it|accessdate=January 1, 2025}}</ref>
|Nor=Helli Hornfisk
|Nor=Helli Hornfisk
|NorM=Helli Garfish
|NorM=Helli Garfish

Revision as of 14:24, January 1, 2025

"Holly" redirects here. For the character in Mario Party 8, see Holly Koopa.
Holly Mackerel
Holly Mackerel
Full name Princess Holly Mackerel
Species Mermaid
First appearance The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, "The Ugly Mermaid" (1990)
“The name's Holly Mackerel, not Holy Mackerel! I'm the mermaid princess of Mertropolis!”
Holly Mackerel, "The Ugly Mermaid"

Holly Mackerel is a mermaid from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "The Ugly Mermaid." She is the princess of the underwater land of Mertropolis, and the daughter of King Mackerel. During the episode, Mario is entombed in concrete by King Koopa and drowns by being sent to the sea floor, but is saved by Holly, who takes him to Mertropolis.

Princess Toadstool, Luigi and Toad follow them. After rescuing Mario, Holly falls in love with him, mistaking him for a frog prince. Her name is a portmanteau of "Holly," a given female name, and "holy mackerel," an expression of surprise.

Unlike traditional depictions of mermaids, she has female human legs and a fish's head and torso.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Chinese (simplified) 霍利鲭[1]]
Huòlì Qīng
Holly Mackerel
Finnish Holly Makrilli[2] Holly Mackerel
French Angela Maquereau[3] Angela Mackerel
Italian Titti Sgombro[4] Tweety Mackerel The name "Titti" may also be derived from "Tiziana" or "Titianus", which in turn mean "belonging to Titus".[5] It may also be a nickname for "Teresa" or "Cristina".[6]
Norwegian Helli Hornfisk[7] Helli Garfish
Polish Jaśmin Makrela[8] Jasmine Mackerel
Portuguese Santa Cavalinha[9] Holy Mackerel
Romanian Holi Macrou[10] Holly Mackerel
Russian Холли Макрель[11]
Holli Makrelʹ
Holly Mackerel
Spanish Sandra Sardivia[12] Assonant with sardina ("sardine")
Swedish Hilda Makrill[13] Hilda Mackerel

References