User blog comment:Hannadzor/Official Dub: Supporting characters announced!/@comment-2004850-20100707212504

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I was a bit nervous about suggesting it, but it seemed strange to me that we'd be using them so much when they're so...well, old. It felt like the right time, what with the licensing and official name usage. And I also agree that it sounds awkward. "Here we have Alfred, Arthur, Monaco, Francis, Iceland, and Lovino!" It was probably more consistent in the beginning when the cast and fandom were smaller, but as both have expanded, it just feels unneeded.

Then there are all those name debates; I rather have one incorrect sentence then wrong names used throughout the Wiki.

Now, I remember hearing that it was more fans suggesting/pressuring for human names at the start. Any truth to that? If so, I'd imagine it's why Himaruya abandoned the idea, and why some names lack a proper Romanization (and the whole surname-as-given name and such).

If enough people support it, I'd be willing to begin right away.