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loza
10-13-2005, 07:34 AM
i started playing kngdom hearts (and i love it!) but isn't sora a girls name...?

Christmas
10-13-2005, 12:21 PM
Really? I didn't know it.

dejavu
10-13-2005, 02:12 PM
Sora means sky in japanese.

GunbladeMaster
10-13-2005, 04:02 PM
ur thinking of SARA
they just took the a and made an o to make it look cooler

(if sora means sky than why didnt they name him Skye?)

Destai
10-13-2005, 04:57 PM
(if sora means sky than why didnt they name him Skye?)Becuas ethe people who named him were japanese.
I could imagine a girl or a boy named sky in english. Its not a masculine or feminine name. Same applies for japanese I guess. The only girl I know of named Sora was Sora from Digimon. Sora from kingdom hearts and .hack//SIGN were both boys.

ffxfreak93
10-14-2005, 04:40 AM
you know what?.......guess first.

Raven Nox
10-14-2005, 04:55 AM
I believe it's a unisex name in Japan. And if it's not unisex, it's not stopping them from using it as one. Sometimes anime likes to give male characters female names, not that surpising video games would do it, but I think Sora would probably be a boy's name if it's not unisex, it seems more common to name boys that.

StarlightAngel
10-14-2005, 03:22 PM
Sora is for girls and guys. 'Cause there's

Sora from Escaflowne-Girl
Sora from Digimon-Girl
Sora from .Hack-Boy
Sora from Kingdom Hearts-Boy

:)

Prancing Mad
10-14-2005, 04:56 PM
Guess what? Chicken butt! Bwahahahahaha!

* White Aeris *
10-14-2005, 05:40 PM
when my sister first saw the tralier thing for Kingdom Hearts, when Sora floats down in the water, she swore he was a girl! i mostly bought the game just to shove it in her face and go "ha! shes a he!! told you so!"!

Luara
10-14-2005, 06:09 PM
I know a girl named Sora... that help? >.< first I though that Sora was name for girls, but when I saw it on kingdom hearts...

GunbladeMaster
10-14-2005, 06:11 PM
they shoulda named him
Sor\Zor
thats way cooler

SuperMillionaire
10-15-2005, 12:14 AM
How interesting. In Kingdom Hearts, Kairi is a girl, but in the STREET FIGHTER EX series of games, Kairi is a man.

TheAbominatrix
10-15-2005, 12:18 AM
Welcome to the world of unisex names. Thousands exist in the world. Especially in Japan where one word can have many meanings.

Also, there's the Japanese use of English names, which can make them different due to pronunciation (Kiley pronouned by a Japanese person would sound like Kairi, etc).

Anyway, Sora, Riku, and Kairi have complimentary names. Sora means Sky, Riku means Shore, and Kairi refers to a Nautical Mile so it references the Sea. Sky, Shore, and Sea.

SuperMillionaire
10-15-2005, 12:20 AM
Wow. Even MORE interesting.

GunbladeMaster
10-15-2005, 10:15 AM
kool! didnt know that

Tai-Ti
10-15-2005, 01:47 PM
I always thought it was a chicks name, because i always watched Digimon, and there's a chick named Sora in that XD But now i know, I guess it can be unisex.

ffxfreak93
10-16-2005, 07:12 PM
you know what?.......guess first.


i was looking at the voice actors for kh and sora's voice actor is a girl


sad isn't.....

GunbladeMaster
10-16-2005, 07:15 PM
no it isnt

its the BOy from sixth sense
HALEY JOEL OSMOND!!!

haley is a unisex name just like Sora

Parasaurolophus
10-16-2005, 07:22 PM
haley is the boy in second hand lions. i dont like him because he was in A.I. and that was the sadest movie I ever saw. i sobed:( :cry: :weep: :crying: :crying2: :whimper:

TheAbominatrix
10-16-2005, 09:24 PM
i was looking at the voice actors for kh and sora's voice actor is a girl


sad isn't.....

First off, Haley Joel Osmet is a boy, and one of the best child actors in Hollywood. Secondly, many many child video game/cartoon characters are voice by women, because boys have lighter voices when they're younger. Bart Simpson is voiced by a woman, get over it.

Lawr
10-16-2005, 09:26 PM
Becuas ethe people who named him were japanese.
I could imagine a girl or a boy named sky in english. Its not a masculine or feminine name. Same applies for japanese I guess. The only girl I know of named Sora was Sora from Digimon. Sora from kingdom hearts and .hack//SIGN were both boys.

.hack//SIGN?
You mean Sukasa.

GunbladeMaster
10-16-2005, 09:28 PM
i dont like bart...
Ash from Pokemon was voiced by a gal
(i only used to watch pokemon when i was little ok)

TheAbominatrix
10-16-2005, 09:44 PM
As I said, many cartoon children are dubbed by girls. There arent many grown men who sound like little boys, and thank goodness for that xD

Check it out for yourselves, even. imdb.com has listings, look up your favorite young cartoon character. Plus it's always very interesting to see what other voice work they've done (like Rikku from FFX having also voices Bubbles from PowerPuff Girls).

ffxfreak93
10-16-2005, 11:26 PM
First off, Haley Joel Osmet is a boy, and one of the best child actors in Hollywood. Secondly, many many child video game/cartoon characters are voice by women, because boys have lighter voices when they're younger. Bart Simpson is voiced by a woman, get over it.


http://ricelliff.tripod.com/Fred_05.jpg

TheAbominatrix
10-16-2005, 11:32 PM
Thanks, I love that Image Hosted by Tripod picture.

GunbladeMaster
10-16-2005, 11:40 PM
i dont see anything...

Parasaurolophus
10-16-2005, 11:41 PM
I hate haley:mad2:

GunbladeMaster
10-16-2005, 11:46 PM
why
"he can see dead people"

Parasaurolophus
10-17-2005, 12:03 AM
A.I. has haunted me for about 2 or 3 years now and when i see haley i get pissed

StarlightAngel
10-17-2005, 03:54 PM
.hack//SIGN?
You mean Sukasa.

No, Sora
http://home.mchsi.com/~landale77/hack/Sora2SM.jpg

ffxfreak93
10-18-2005, 04:17 AM
Thanks, I love that Image Hosted by Tripod picture.


are you serious well if you are i guess...............your welcome:confused:

OmniOmega
10-18-2005, 04:31 AM
oh, i hate that sora guy, AND OMG THE ENDING TO THE FIRST SEASON WAS A TRIP!!!!

TheAbominatrix
10-18-2005, 04:41 AM
are you serious well if you are i guess...............your welcome:confused:

No, I was being sarcastic.

ffxfreak93
10-18-2005, 09:40 PM
No, I was being sarcastic.



ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:eek:

GunbladeMaster
10-18-2005, 09:41 PM
we cant see the pic
doi

ffxfreak93
10-18-2005, 09:43 PM
we cant see the pic
doi


r u talking to me:confused:

Destai
10-18-2005, 09:44 PM
(like Rikku from FFX having also voices Bubbles from PowerPuff Girls). She also did the voice of the new born "Dil" on Rugrats which mainly involved her making gurgling noises. Thats a pretty neat job.

GunbladeMaster
10-18-2005, 09:54 PM
r u talking to me:confused:

yes

ffxfreak93
10-18-2005, 09:57 PM
yes


oh ok;) well that pic is this one guy flippin' off the camera

GunbladeMaster
10-18-2005, 10:03 PM
uh
....
....
nice

TheAbominatrix
10-18-2005, 11:37 PM
oh ok;) well that pic is this one guy flippin' off the camera

Yes, I figured you were making a childish attempt to be insulting given that you were wrong about the 'omfg Haley Joel Osmet is a girl!' deal, hence my sarcastic reply.

Word of advice; next time, use a place you can actually direct link to, otherwise you look really dumb.

Craig
10-18-2005, 11:58 PM
Doesn't that woman do Timmy Turner aswell?

TheAbominatrix
10-18-2005, 11:59 PM
She does a whole lot. Check out her IMDB listing. She's the master of voice acting I guess xD

crashNUMBERS
10-22-2005, 02:39 AM
No. It's a unisexual name...

GunbladeMaster
10-22-2005, 10:13 AM
Yes, I figured you were making a childish attempt to be insulting given that you were wrong about the 'omfg Haley Joel Osmet is a girl!' deal, hence my sarcastic reply.

Word of advice; next time, use a place you can actually direct link to, otherwise you look really dumb.

BURN!!!!!!!!!! :D

Anniexo
10-22-2005, 08:21 PM
No. It's a unisexual name...

it's not it's a girls name i had a look on babynames.com and it say's it's just for girls maybe in japan it's a boys name but then again maybe not

TheAbominatrix
10-22-2005, 10:48 PM
it's not it's a girls name i had a look on babynames.com and it say's it's just for girls maybe in japan it's a boys name but then again maybe not

It isnt a name in Japan. It's a word for sky, as I already pointed out. That means it can be for girls or for boys. No one is discussing the English (well actually, Native American, as that is it's Western origin) uses because the game is FROM JAPAN.

GunbladeMaster
10-22-2005, 11:03 PM
well u know uni means 1 so 1sexual means male or female so u know...

lets just say its a one-sex name

or a one sexuall name xD

Skyblade
10-23-2005, 04:21 AM
well u know uni means 1 so 1sexual means male or female so u know...

lets just say its a one-sex name

or a one sexuall name xD

Unisex: designating, of, or involving a fashion, as in garments, hairstyles, etc., that is undifferentiated for the sexes.

Look it up. A unisex name means a name that is acceptable for both sexes.

GunbladeMaster
10-23-2005, 10:08 AM
i know what it means

StarlightAngel
10-24-2005, 02:32 AM
i know what it means

So why then did you try defining it incorrectly before?

Cloud_omnislash_Strife
10-24-2005, 04:29 AM
In your own little world you think its a girls name but it is a unisex name
!!!

Anniexo
10-25-2005, 10:02 PM
It isnt a name in Japan. It's a word for sky, as I already pointed out. That means it can be for girls or for boys. No one is discussing the English (well actually, Native American, as that is it's Western origin) uses because the game is FROM JAPAN.

why do you think i said then again maybe not silly 'cus i may be wrong i just wanted to have a look if it was for boys and girl and cus it's not am telling ya all so don't moan

TheAbominatrix
10-26-2005, 12:59 AM
Okay, I dont know if I understood what you just said. So I'll just smile and nod.

crashNUMBERS
10-27-2005, 12:26 AM
Lol!!!! This whole thread is stupid. People come up with crap to try to take another down but fail horribly...

FantasyWarz
10-27-2005, 01:31 AM
lol..
Naruto is played by a girl..i think..

Destai
10-27-2005, 01:56 AM
Lol!!!! This whole thread is stupid. People come up with crap to try to take another down but fail horribly...What?

crashNUMBERS
10-27-2005, 02:22 AM
well u know uni means 1 so 1sexual means male or female so u know...

Unisex: designating, of, or involving a fashion, as in garments, hairstyles, etc., that is undifferentiated for the sexes.

Look it up. A unisex name means a name that is acceptable for both sexes.

i know what it means

So why then did you try defining it incorrectly before?

GunbladeMaster
10-27-2005, 05:11 PM
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