→ 𝐍𝐈𝐌𝐔𝐄 her original name and the name that she uses most often within the game . The name ' nimue ' is derived from arthurian ledge , meaning ' lady of the lake' . this is a reference to nimue's original birth , death and resurrection nimue is also of greek origin . nimue coming from the Greek word ' mneme ' can also mean ' remembrance ' or ' memory ' thus hinting at her connection to the stones of remembrance that the player gains from acending the statuses of the seven in liyue
→ 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 a name that was given to her by morax and the other yaksha's . nimue rarely ever uses this name due to the point of time she received it . with the archon war already over , the name was given to her as a kind gesture to help her assimilate into the yaksha . this name is also a reference to the animal she represents therefore , nimue will be the hare or rabbit
→ 𝐉𝐔𝐙𝐇𝐔 a name that others refer to her by . this Chinese name means ' live ' or ' to live ' nimue rarely uses this name as of now . however in the past the locals of liyue used this name to refer to the newest and youngest yaksha . To remind others that there can't be life without death.
→ 𝐐𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐗𝐈𝐍 a nickname that exclusively xiao uses. he gave her this nickname as way to show that he does care about her and a subtle gesture that he had finally gotten comfortable to being around her . However there is an underlying reason and story to this nickname . One day the yaksha's were perched above liyue on a cliff watching the sunset . sitting next to nimue xiao realized that her hair seemed to be the same shade as qingxin flowers . unknowingly xiao had mistakenly pronounced the flowers name while looking at nimue . The rest of the yaksha were stunned at frost before bursting out into laughter after Xiao realized what had just happened . Ever since then he has called her qingxin because she reminds him of how pure mortals could be .
