It bears noting that the two characters are named for a popular outlaw, Jesse James (Self-evident to most people, but with some, you need to hit 'em over the nead with a mallet). Their names in Japan are different. James is Kojiro, Jessie is Musashi. They are named after legendary ronin. Meowth is named Nyarsu - In Japan, cats are said to say "nyan" or "nya" instead of "meow."