i was just curious why people spell her name Aerith, when it's pronounced Aeris?
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i was just curious why people spell her name Aerith, when it's pronounced Aeris?
Because in Japanese the "th" i pronounced as "s". Which is why Japanese people often say "sanks" for "thanks". It's just the language being changed that's all.
That's because the original romanization of her name is Aerith; however, during the clumsy localization of Final Fantasy VII her name was spelled Aeris. This is probably because, without going into great detail, that the 's' and 'th' sounds are the same in Japanese. However, later installments in the FFVII canon or that share characters from the game (Kingdom Hearts) use the proper romanization of Aerith.
Still, you can use whichever spelling you prefer.
as far as i know, the actual way it is supposed to be pronounced is "Aerith", however due to the mediocre translation onto the european version ("this guy are sick!!!") we ended up with aeris. as LZX said, Aerith is used in further installments of the series. check the credits on advent children for example
Yeah, and Sephiroth was misspelled as well. It was meant to be Thephiroth. :p
It wasn't just the european version.Quote:
Originally Posted by d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x
Yeah, but in english, the spelling of Aerith would have the 'th' pronounced as a 'th' and not an 's' sound. In that sense both Aeris and Aerith can't be pronounced the same.
Your sarcasm aside, Sephypoo helps the "Aerith" cause. In Japanese, Sephirosu. In English/Romanized, Sephiroth. In Japanese, Aerisu. In English/ Romanized, Aerith.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firo Volondé
Aerith is officially her name, and all the recently released products back that up.
Hahaha, It was easy for me to refer to her as Aerith until I actually played the game. Aries is just too great a nickname to stop calling her Aeris.
i remember in the gamepro (i think) walkthrough alot of the screenshots had characters calling her aerith. i guess they had an early version of the game or something.
Or they renamed her to Aerith.
I'm used to her being Aeris, to be honest, since I've played FFVII so many times.
Or any horrible name I chose to throw at her. :D
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Originally Posted by RyushikazeYour sarcasm aside, Sephypoo helps the "Aerith" cause. In Japanese, Sephirosu. In English/Romanized, Sephiroth. In Japanese, Aerisu. In English/ Romanized, Aerith.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firo Volondé
Aerith is officially her name, and all the recently released products back that up.
I understand the recent release of the products have her name spelled as aerith. But is her name pronounced like that, making it sound like a lisp? Because in english you can't have her name spelled like that and pronounce it with an "S". And it's "earisu" in the japanese
EDIT: Some things i found
"Aeris" is a really roundabout variation on the English word "Earth", referring to her role as the last of "the ancients", a race that's in touch with the spirit of the planet. In Japanese characters, her name is written "Earisu", and when they brought it back to English, they swapped the "A" and the "E". Also note that in Japanese, the character "su" can stand for a trailing "th" (like "Sumisu", for "Smith"), or for a trailing "s" (like "Kurisu" for "Chris"). So that's how we go from "Earth" to "Earsiu" to "Aeris".
Because of the s/th ambiguity of "su", some marketing materials turned her name into "Aerith", which she's also called in her cameo in the game "Kingdom Hearts".
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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.
I say Aeris because thats how its always been to me every time I played FFVII. Plus, "Aerith" sounds stupid.
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Originally Posted by Bolivar
Actually, a good number of the english release of the game have her name as Aerith as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
Yes. But it doesn't sound like a lisp. You only THINK it sounds like a lisp because you got used to pronouncing her name with an S.Quote:
Originally Posted by XalibarI understand the recent release of the products have her name spelled as aerith. But is her name pronounced like that, making it sound like a lisp?Quote:
Originally Posted by RyushikazeYour sarcasm aside, Sephypoo helps the "Aerith" cause. In Japanese, Sephirosu. In English/Romanized, Sephiroth. In Japanese, Aerisu. In English/ Romanized, Aerith.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firo Volondé
Aerith is officially her name, and all the recently released products back that up.
Yes. And Sephiroth is Sephirosu in Japanese. Meanwhile, even her original Japanese character sheet has her name, in English, as Aerith.Quote:
Because in english you can't have her name spelled like that and pronounce it with an "S". And it's "earisu" in the japanese
Which, wouldn't you know it, supports what I'm saying. Smisu is a mispronunciation of Smith. Same with Aeris and Aerith.Quote:
EDIT: Some things i found
"Aeris" is a really roundabout variation on the English word "Earth", referring to her role as the last of "the ancients", a race that's in touch with the spirit of the planet. In Japanese characters, her name is written "Earisu", and when they brought it back to English, they swapped the "A" and the "E". Also note that in Japanese, the character "su" can stand for a trailing "th" (like "Sumisu", for "Smith"), or for a trailing "s" (like "Kurisu" for "Chris"). So that's how we go from "Earth" to "Earsiu" to "Aeris".
Because of the s/th ambiguity of "su", some marketing materials turned her name into "Aerith", which she's also called in her cameo in the game "Kingdom Hearts".
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And no, she was "Aerith" before they brought her over. Blame the Japanese on that one, not the localisers.
And interesting notion, but background materials confirm that "Earth" is the source of her name.Quote:
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".
This, meanwhile, is laughable C/A nonsense. Cait Sith's predictions are untrustworthy, and in the same prediction he says that they're perfect for each other, he also says they'll have a long life together. Guess how wrong that one turned out to be.Quote:
~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".
True, but irrelevant.Quote:
~"Aerith" is an anagram of "I Earth"
Wow. That's just silly. How does one confused a long e or a short i (depending) with a short e?Quote:
~The word Aeris is pronounced similarly to "heiress", which aptly illustrates Aeris’ role as the last Cetra and the rightful heir to the planet.
And, as said, Aerith. TH.