How were the English translations of character names for Hunter x Hunter conceived? If Togashi originally conceived the names in Japanese, for example Furikusu, how was it decided that this would translate into the decidedly weird Freecss, with 2 's'?

How did Zorudikku become the decidedly English-sounding Zoldyck?

How is the official spelling of names like Zushi decided from Zooci, or Killua over Kirua? Or when Chrollo is used over Kuroro?

Is it all simply a translator's discretion, or is there input from someone else about what they might have been intended to be?
Because this is how it translates to phonetical English.
Furikusu basically sounds as &quot;Freakks&quot; (Sounds like Freak but with a bit more emphasis on k sound).
Kirua would be pronounced as Killua.
Kuroro is Chrollo.
This is because of the lack of vowels and consonants in the Japanese language. To compensate for it, they add a vowel of their own after a consonant. For example -

The English word &quot;Freak&quot; would be pronounced as &quot;Furiku&quot;.
&quot;Accent&quot; would be pronounced as &quot;Akkosento&quot;.
&quot;Hunter&quot; would be pronounced as &quot;Huntoru&quot;

Trust me, they are all right.
To understand this yourself, you can go here &gt; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTYB3-pQk8o