Why is Nemo called Nemo?

Nemo's name could very well be a reference to Captain Nemo from Jules Verne's novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Disney's 1954 film adaptation. Nemo, in turn, is actually Latin for "nobody." In the aforementioned novel, Captain Nemo was so called since nobody ever knows what his real name is if he ever had one.
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Why is the fish named Nemo?

According to the Weather Channel website, they picked it because: Nemo is a "Greek boy's name meaning 'from the valley,'" and also "means 'nobody' in Latin." But, as the Los Angeles Times points out, to most of us it will always mean an adorable clownfish with the overprotective single dad.
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What does Nemo stand for?

Nemo is an Oromo word meaning "The Man". Wow, you say... But wait. In Latin, the same word means "Nobody"!
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Did Nemo ever exist?

Here it is, folks: the eponymous character of this children's animated epic, Nemo, doesn't actually exist. Finding Nemo is in fact the tale of a psychologically damaged clown fish who must go on a personal journey as he tries to overcome the pain and fear caused by the loss of his family.
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What does Nemo mean in the Bible?

What is the meaning of Nemo ? Nemo is baby boy name mainly popular in Christian religion and its main origin is Latin. Nemo name meanings is Nothing or nobody.
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Film Theory: Finding Nemo's UNTOLD Story! (Pixar Finding Nemo)



Why is Nemo's fin small?

He is Marlin's son and is the sole survivor of the barracuda attack, after his mother Coral and his many brothers and sisters are now no longer with the poor father. Damage to his egg left one of Nemo's fins smaller than the other, affecting his ability to swim.
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Why was Nemo born with a small fin?

The barracuda attack on his family caused trauma to Nemo's egg, and he hatched with a small right fin that somewhat impairs his swimming.
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Why is Nemo a clownfish?

Nemo hatches as an undifferentiated hermaphrodite (as all clownfish are born) while his father transforms into a female now that his female mate is dead. Since Nemo is the only other clownfish around, he becomes a male and mates with his father (who is now a female).
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How did clownfish get their name?

They get their name from their bright orange coloring and white stripes, but also from the bouncy way they swim. Clownfish females can lay over 1000 eggs.
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Is Dory a boy or girl?

According to director Andrew Stanton on the audio commentary for the Finding Nemo DVD, in the original story, Dory was going to be a male character but when Stanton went home to write the script his wife was watching The Ellen DeGeneres Show and when he heard DeGeneres' voice he decided to change Dory to a female and ...
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Why does Dory lose memory?

Quick Answer: Considering her symptoms, Dory most likely has anterograde amnesia, meaning she is unable to form and retain new memories. Anterograde amnesia is usually caused by severe head trauma, but Finding Dory reveals that Dory has been affected by this disability since she was very young.
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Did the barracuda eat Nemo's mom?

In the film Finding Nemo, a young clownfish's mother is eaten by a barracuda but his father, Marlin survives. Nemo, the only surviving baby, is then lost. Marlin sets out to find his son, before Nemo eventually finds his way back to his father.
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Is Nemo's dad a girl?

Nemo hatches as an undifferentiated hermaphrodite (as all clownfish are born) while his father transforms into a female now that his female mate is dead. Since Nemo is the only other clownfish around, he becomes a male and mates with his father (who is now a female).
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Why is Nemo inaccurate?

Finding Nemo (2003)

Marlin, another clownfish who was Coral's husband before she died, vows to protect the one remaining egg; when it hatches, he raises their son, Nemo, by himself. However, this movie is scientifically inaccurate because clownfish are “sequential hermaphrodites“.
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Is Nemo based on a true story?

Finding Nemo is based on a true story

In his introduction to "The Art of 'Finding Nemo,'" Stanton recalls how the movie began taking shape all the way back in his childhood: "I remember going to my family dentist, who had this funky fish tank in his office ...
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Can clownfish change gender?

Males of the Clownfish, a species which lives exclusively in anemone, with which they share a symbiotic relationship, can change sex if their mating partner dies.
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What is the relationship between Dory and Nemo?

Nemo. Dory has motherly relationship with Nemo. When the two met, she was relieved to find someone with kindness, and offered to help him look for his father, although she didn't remember she was looking for him too.
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What color is Nemo's eyes?

Nemo is a small and slender orange clownfish with big white stripes, small black stripes, freckles, scarlet eyes, and an underdeveloped right fin.
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How did Nemo get lost?

A clown fish named Marlin lives in the Great Barrier Reef and loses his son, Nemo, after he ventures into the open sea, despite his father's constant warnings about many of the ocean's dangers. Nemo is abducted by a boat and netted up and sent to a dentist's office in Sydney.
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What type of fish is Nemo's teacher?

He's the jolliest science master working in marine education. He is an eagle ray who believes in the practical, taking his little fishy pupils for a ride on his back to teach them about the other creatures of the seabed and singing a whole bunch of memory-aiding ditties along the way.
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What is Nemo in Japanese?

The standard way to write "Nemo" in Japanese is: ニモ
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What is Dory in Latin?

Word Origin for dory

C14: from French dorée gilded, from dorer to gild, from Late Latin deaurāre, ultimately from Latin aurum gold.
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Does barracuda eat clownfish?

In real life, barracudas do not eat fish eggs and rarely eat clownfish. They typically eat larger fish. They also generally live in open water instead of near coral reefs.
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What killed Nemo's siblings?

That's right, we're talking about the opening scene in the movie, where a giant barracuda attacks the home of Nemo's dad, Marlin, and ends up eating Nemo's mom and all of his future brothers and sisters. It's heartbreaking, tragic and a reminder to why Marlin is so protective over his only son, Nemo.
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