User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-28303251-20121219002016/@comment-5020152-20121219014730

Wow, that was really unexpected. I never thought that Capcom would just cut off half of his Japanese name and make it his English name.

However, it's nice to finally know! It also makes the cute little Leviathan sound even more cute :)