Talk:Ur-Dragon/@comment-62.25.109.196-20120612125236

Regarding the Ur Dragon's name, I have found two possibilities (I'm not sure if anything official has come from Capcom that perhaps I've missed?)

Úr is the Irish name of the eighteenth letter of the Ogham alphabet meaning "clay", "earth", "soil".

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur_(letter)

Or

ur- A Germanic prefix meaning original, primeval, first. Related to

Source: http://www.kafejo.com/lingvoj/conlangs/aep/words.htm

The second one would suggest that the Ur Dragon is the 'first' to complete the Seneschal's bidding, the other would suggest he is from the 'earth' (hence why he's rotting).