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)_ ".

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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:

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    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?
    
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grammar translation meaning particles copula
Meaning of でもない in this context?
誰の名前でもない means "isn't anybody's name", from the usual question word plus
negative construction (like 何でもない).

It would probably take a bit more context to find a good translation. Without
further information it's not clear, whether the name that isn't anybody's name
modifies 輝き, or just stands by itself.
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The も is required by the 誰. 誰も means "anybody".

But things can come between the 誰 and the も. The case particles generally come
before the も, e.g.

> 誰とも行かない (I will) not go with anybody

In でもない, でない is a negative copula, but the で acts like a case particle and
comes before the も.

> 誰でもない It isn't anybody

In this example even more stuff comes before the も:

> 誰の名前でもない It isn't anybody's name
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