Name Origins...in Final Fantasy Series

Most of Final Fantasy Characters, Places, Monsters, Items & Summons have meanings and it would be really fun to know more about these names in the Game we like, for instance: my love and the favourite character in Final Fantasy VII, Aeris has a lovely name meaning

Aeris (Aerith) Gainsborough (Gast)
The Latin word "aeris" translates into "air; atmosphere; cloud; aether".

-"Air" and "atmosphere": this seems to be an allusion to Aeris’ connection to nature and her importance to the planet. Without air and an atmosphere, there would be no life. C.f. her first Limit Break, the "Healing Wind".
~The translation "cloud" implies that there is some kind of mystical connection between Aeris and Cloud Strife; like Cait Sith says, they are "made for each other".
~"Aerith" is an anagram of "I Earth"
~The word Aeris is pronounced similarly to "heiress", which aptly illustrates Aeris’ role as the last Cetra and the rightful heir to the planet.

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Shin-Ra
~Probably of Egypt origin, translates into "Dark God" and is used to describe a mythological creature similar to a vampire.
-Shin-Ra, Inc. is evil, hungers for power and seeks total world domination- hence "dark god". Also, they rely heavily on Jenova’s powers.
-Barret: "It [Mako energy]'s the life blood of the planet. But Shinra keeps suckin' the blood out with these machines." Quite vampiric.

Like I am gonna like them anyway...

Don Corneo

Corneo is Latin for horn. I don't think it's much of a stretch to say it's talking about someone who's "horny".

Don Corneo

Corneo is Latin for horn. I don't think it's much of a stretch to say it's talking about someone who's "horny".

LegendarySavior

^ :lol: Really nice.

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Don Corneo

Corneo is Latin for horn. I don't think it's much of a stretch to say it's talking about someone who's "horny".

Fantasy_Gamer

^ :lol: Really nice.

Cloud Strife
Both "cloud" and "strife" are English words.

-Cloud’s Christian name alludes to his mysterious, unclear past and his unpredictable development in the future: his memory is ‘clouded’, he has his ‘head in the clouds’ and no one knows what his next move will be. In nature, clouds do not move by themselves but are driven by the wind. Likewise, Cloud’s development is influenced by others rather than by his own decision. At first, Sephiroth/Jenova is controlling him; later, it is Tifa who has to show him his true nature.
-"Strife" illustrates Cloud’s aggressive behavior towards others, as well as his inner fight that is the central conflict of the story. In the last duel between Cloud and Sephiroth, this fight finds its conclusion.

Cloud Strife
Both "cloud" and "strife" are English words.

-Cloud’s Christian name alludes to his mysterious, unclear past and his unpredictable development in the future: his memory is ‘clouded’, he has his ‘head in the clouds’ and no one knows what his next move will be. In nature, clouds do not move by themselves but are driven by the wind. Likewise, Cloud’s development is influenced by others rather than by his own decision. At first, Sephiroth/Jenova is controlling him; later, it is Tifa who has to show him his true nature.
-"Strife" illustrates Cloud’s aggressive behavior towards others, as well as his inner fight that is the central conflict of the story. In the last duel between Cloud and Sephiroth, this fight finds its conclusion.

LegendarySavior

Sephiroth (seh-fee-rowth) has a great origin! It's Hebrew for 'numbers' and is directly related to Arabic 'sifra', French 'chiffre', German 'Ziffer', and English 'cipher'. (Sanskrit 'shunya' meaning 'void', originally.) In Hebrew (among other alphabets), each letter has a numerical value, and the art of adding the letters in a word or phrase to get a certain value is called 'gematria'. In Hebrew, the word Sephiroth has the value of 756; in Greek, 894. Can anyone find any significance in these numbers? I was hoping to relate them to the safe combination in the Shinra Mansion, but they don't seem to work. :D; Here are the ten important Sephiroth:

• 1 - Khessed, Kindness
• 2 - Chokhmah, Wisdom
• 3 - Binah, Understanding
• 4 - Gedulah, Greatness
• 5 - Geburah, Strength
• 6 - Tiphereth, Beauty
• 7 - Netzach, Firmness and Victory
• 8 - Hod, Splendor
• 9 - Yesod, Foundation
• 10 - Malchuth, the Kingdom

Vincent Valentine
The Latin verb "vincere" translates into "to conquer, outlast, defeat"; St. Valentine is a Christian Saint protecting lovers.
-"to outlast" would be the most fitting translation for ‘vincere’ since Vincent sleeps in the basement of the Shin-Ra Villa for almost 30 years.
-Vincent’s sub-plot with Lucrecia is a tragic love story, hence his surname.

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Timber: Well, the word basically means chopped wood, but it's also used to denote the land/forest where the wood comes from. Possibly something to do with pulp-and-paper mills and industry (Timber's the main industrial town in FF8): Remember Timber Maniacs, the magazine?

Whenever There is a "Zantetsuken" There will be an Odin, He is a friend in need, a friend indeed...

Zantetsuken: Odin's sword in various games. It's Japanese for "Iron Cutting Sword" or (as translated in FF7) "Steel-Bladed Sword . Notes that this may be just a Japanese take on Excalibur, whose name in a debased form of Celtic means "the iron/steel cutting sword".

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Behemoth (all FF Series): Hebrew for "animal", it also entered the English dictionary as meaning "huge creature or thing". No wonder the Dictionary is getting stuffed day by day...Whatever..:roll: 

A book called The Encyclopedia Of Angels which lists Behemoth as "The male counterpart to Leviathan, one of the fallen angels and a demon of the deep. Like Leviathan he is associated with Rahab and the sea, and is personified variously as a whale, crocodile, and hippopotamus. Rabbinic lore holds that on the Day of Judgment, he will slay and be slain by Leviathan."

Cait Sith                                                                                                                                                                
-In Irish fairy-tales, Cait Sith is the protagonist of countless "King of the Cats" stories. That’s why Cait Sith in FF7 is carrying a crown .(pronounced, roughly, 'kett shih') is Irish. It means 'fairy cat' in Gaelic. Supposedly, it's a kind of spirit that brings good luck. Of course, they don't normally ride around on moogles. :wink:

 His story made me sad, I feel pathetic for him...

You should check Wikipedia. That is a great source of Final Fantasy information.
 shn_mrtn

Thanks , but what is the link ?

is it www.wikipedia.com or what ?

Hey shn_mrtn , it's agood web-site .

Thanks.

Edea: It's a cross between "Eden" (as in Garden of Eden) and "dea", Latin for "goddess" - sort of a reference to her having created the SeeDs. It may be based on Medea: "In Greek mythology, Medea was a princess and sorceress of Colchis who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece from her father, lived as his consort, and killed their children as revenge for his infidelity. This might have something to do with her being taken over by Ultimecia and trying to kill the Orphanage gang who in a sense were her own children."