How did Godzilla get his name?

How did Godzilla get his name? Gojira (ゴジラ), the character’s name in Japan, is a portmanteau of gorilla and kujira, the Japanese word for whale. (The movie studio’s foreign sales department anglicized the name to Godzilla when they sold it to American distributors.)

Gojira (ゴジラ), the character’s name in Japan, is a portmanteau of gorilla and kujira, the Japanese word for whale. (The movie studio’s foreign sales department anglicized the name to Godzilla when they sold it to American distributors.)
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