Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post
I'm pretty sure most of the names of FF characters don't have to make sense, because if they do, boy have I missed the point of a lot of them.
There are a few names that have stories. I'm sure all of you know this, but for the sake of discussion:
Cloud Strife- Cloud, as in, the thingies in the sky. Strife, as in, the feeling of guilt and so on. This means he is mysterious, guilty and feeling confused/ashamed
Squall Leonhart- Squall, a storm or massive togetherness of clouds. Leonhart as the name implies, heart of a lion. Also implies he is mysterious, in turmoil and has the heart of a lion. That could be left for interpretion, but it would again enforce the idea that he is a lone wolf, brave yet mysterious. Moreover, all of his family has names relating to water. Laguna stands for lagoon in Spanish and, I believe, Italian and Raine is obvious. This would add to the idea that water constantly changes, moves, so on..
Vivi- VI is 6 in Roman numerals, the 6th letter of the alphabet is F, so Vivi actually translates as FF, Final Fantasy. The creators wanted Vivi to embody the whole evolution of Final Fantasy, how it went from being shy to quite powerful and not understanding where it came from.
Locke- lock plus E for added coolness, like Raine in 8. Locke obviously allures to the fact he is a thief.
And so on and so forth...