Aeris/Aerith

[Xalibar]

Yeah, and Sephiroth was misspelled as well. It was meant to be Thephiroth.

Your sarcasm aside, Sephypoo helps the "Aerith" cause. In Japanese, Sephirosu. In English/Romanized, Sephiroth. In Japanese, Aerisu. In English/ Romanized, Aerith.

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.