Sign up ×  While listening to the song "Yasashisa no Riyuu", I
noticed the following sentence:  今は誰の名前でもない 輝きの彼方へ  Which by the
fansub is translated like this:  Now it doesn't matter whose
name it may be. Beyond the horizons light.  However, I've been
uable to find any information supporting that "でもない" can mean
"independent of x (thing it is attached to)".  I did however
find an alternative translation online, which instead translates
it as follows:  Heading toward the shining yonder that isn’t
named after anyone.  Which seems to me as if でもない is merely the
negation of でもある.  "でもない" is then used exactly like we would use
じゃない (except with the added meaning of も)  When applying what
little knowledge I have, this translation seems to make the most
sense to me.  Now my questions are:  1. Can でもない have some
meaning beyond what is implied by the negation of でもある? 2. Which
translation is correct? share|improve this question  2 Answers 2
The も is required by the 誰. 誰も means "anybody".  But things can
come between