Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25961086-20150909174546/@comment-26906409-20150918051245

Fairy Alice Piece wrote: Does anyone else think that Shikadai was named after Daimaru? You know since they have the same syllables. It could be a coincidence but I don't think so. Daimaru was a filler character. SP created him. Not Kishi. And why would Shikamaru name his kid after a filler character Temari forgot about? He was clearly named for the Nara Clan. Read the Shikamaru novel and you will see where Temari and Shikamaru came up with the name Shikadai.

Also, Japanese doesn't work that way. It is not English. Shikadai means big deer. It has nothing to do with Daimaru.