Character Name Thread

[Sephiroth]

I decided to make a name for the character names, later I will probably add other terms as well. Depending on the name the source is either the official Japanese version of the game, the official Japanese game manual and other sources.

Japanese characters, Roumaji, Japanese name, Western name

Japanese characters: Names mostly written in katakana.
Roumaji: How those characters would be written and "sort of" pronounced in our language/s.
Japanese name: How the name in Japan is supposed to be even with our letters. Mostly taken from games or manuals.
Western name: Western translation and/or version.

Se-shi-ru , Seshiru, Cecil, Cecil
Ka-i-n, Kain, Cain, Kain
Ro-(long)-sa, Rousa, Rosa, Rosa
Ri-de-i-a, Ridia - Rydia, Rydia
Gi-ru-ba-(long)-to, Girubaato, Gilbert, Edward
Ya-n, Yan, Yang, Yang
Shi-do, Shido, Cid, Cid
Pa-ro-mu, Paromu, Palom, Palom
Po-ro-mu, Poromu, Porom, Porom
Te-ra, Tera, Tella, Tellah
E-(small tsu)-ji, Ejji, Edge, Edge -> all Japanese names taken from the manual
Go-ru-be-za, Gorubeza, Golbeza, Golbez -> Japanese name taken from Dissidia
Ze-mu-su, Zemusu, never seen before but probably just Zemus, Zemus


Ba-(small tsu)-tsu, Battsu, Butz, Bartz -> Dissida
Re-na, Rena, never seen probably Lenna, Lenna
Fa-ri-su, Farisu, never seen probably Faris, Faris
Ga-ra-fu, Garafu, never seen probably Galuf, Galuf
Ku-ru-ru, Kururu, never seen probably Krile, Krile
E-ku-su-de-su, Ekusudesu, Exdeath, Exdeath -> Dissidia


Te-i-na, Tina, Tina, Terra
Ro-(small tsu)-ku, Rokku, Lock, Locke
Mo-gu, Mogu, Mog, Mog
E-do-ga-(long), Edogaa, Edgar, Edga
Ma-(smal tsu)-shi-yu, Masshu, Mash, Sabin
Ka-i-en, Kaien, Cayenne, Cyan
Ga-u, Gau, Gau, Gau
Se-ri-su, Serisu, Celes, Celes
Se-(small tsu)-tsu-a-(long), Settsuaa, Setzer, Setzer
Shi-ya-do-(long), Shadou, Shadow, Shadow
Ri-ru-mu, Rirumu, Relm, Relm
Su-to-ra-go-su, Sutoragosu, Stragus, Strago -> manual
Ke-fu-ka, Kefuka, Cefca, Kefka -> Dissidia


Ku-ra-u-do, Kuraudo, Cloud, Cloud
Ba-re-(small tsu)-to, Baretto, Barett, Barret
E-a-ri-su, Earisu, Aerith, Aerith
Te-i-fa, Tifa, Tifa, Tifa
Re-(small tsu)-do Sa-(long)-te-i-(long)-n, Reddo Saatiin, Red XIII, Red XIII
Shi-do, Shido, Cid, Cid
Ke-(small tsu)-to Shi-(long), Ketto Shii, Cait Sith, Cait Sith
Yu-fu-i, Yufi, Yuffie, Yuffie
Vu-i-n-se-n-to, Vuinsento, Vincent, Vincent
Za-(small tsu)-ku-su, Zakkusu, Zack, Zack
Se-fu-i-ro-su, Sefirosu, Sephiroth, Sephiroth -> multiple sources for everyone, in case of Zack his name is even written in the ingame menu of Crisis Core, he is not Zax just because he is Zakkusu!


Su-ko-(long)-ru, Sukooru, Squall, Squall
Ri-no-a, Rinoa, Rinoa, Rinoa
Ze-ru, Zeru, Zell, Zell
Ki-su-te-i-su, Kisutisu, Quistis, Quistis
Se-ru-fi, Serufi, Selphie, Selphie
A-(long)-vu-a-i-n, Aavuain, Irvine, Irvine
Sa-i-fu-a, Saifua, Seifer, Seifer
A-ru-te-i-mi-shi-a, Arutimishia, Ultimecia, Ultimecia


Ji-ta-n, Jitan, Zidane, Zidane
Ga-(long)-ne-(small tsu)-to, Gaanetto, Garnet, Garnet
Bi-bi, Bibi, Vivi, Vivi
Su-ta-i-na-(long), Sutainaa, Steiner, Steiner
Fu-ra-i-ya, Furaiya, Freija, Freya
Ku-i-na, Kuina, Quina, Quina
E-(long)-ko, Eeko, Eiko, Eiko
Sa-ra-ma-n-da-(long), Salamadaa, Salamander, Amarant
Ku-(small tsu)-ja, Kujja, Kuja, Kuja


Ti-(long)-da, Tiida, Tidus, Tidus
Yu-(long)-na, Yuuna, Yuna, Yuna
A-(long)-ro-n, Aaron, Auron, Auron
Wa-(small tsu)-ka, Wakka, Wakka, Wakka
Ru-ru, Ruru, Lulu, Lulu


No-ku-te-is Ru-shi-su Chi-e-ra-mu, Nokutisu Rushisu Cheramu, Noctis Lucis Caelum
Ru-na-fu-re-na No-(small tsu)-ku-su Fu-ru-(long)-re, Runafurena Nokkusu Furuure, Lunafrena Nox Fleuret, Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
Gu-ra-de-i-o-ru-su, Guradiorusu, Gladiolus, Gladiolus
I-gu-ni-su, Igunisu, Ignis, Ignis
Pu-ro-n-pu-to, Puronputo, Prompto, Prompto


I will check if there are some typos, like unnecessary Us for roumaji and stuff when I continue. For now I want to cover IV-VII but I will go from IV-XIII, of course.

[Midgar Mist]

I decided to make a name for the character names, later I will probably add other terms as well.

Japanese characters, Roumaji, Japanese name, Western name

Se-shi-ru , Seshiru, Cecil, Cecil

Ro-(long)-sa, Rousa, Rosa, Rosa
Ri-de-i-a, Ridia - Rydia, Rydia

Ze-mu-su, Zemusu, never seen before but probably just Zemus, Zemus



Re-na, Rena, never seen probably Lenna, Lenna
Fa-ri-su, Farisu, never seen probably Faris, Faris
Ga-ra-fu, Garafu, never seen probably Galuf, Galuf
Ku-ru-ru, Kururu, never seen probably Krile, Krile
E-ku-su-de-su, Ekusudesu, Exdeath, Exdeath -> Dissidia


Te-i-na, Tina, Tina, Terra
Ro-(small tsu)-ku, Rokku, Lock, Locke
Mo-gu, Mogu, Mog, Mog
E-do-ga-(long), Edogaa, Edgar, Edga
Ma-(smal tsu)-shi-yu, Masshu, Mash, Sabin
Ka-i-en, Kaien, Cayenne, Cyan

Se-ri-su, Serisu, Celes, Celes

Ri-ru-mu, Rirumu, Relm, Relm

Ke-fu-ka, Kefuka, Cefca, Kefka -> Dissidia


Ku-ra-u-do, Kuraudo, Cloud, Cloud

E-a-ri-su, Earisu, Aerith, Aerith

Re-(small tsu)-do Sa-(long)-te-i-(long)-n, Reddo Saatiin, Red XIII, Red XIII
Shi-do, Shido, Cid, Cid
Ke-(small tsu)-to Shi-(long), Ketto Shii, Cait Sith, Cait Sith
Yu-fu-i, Yufi, Yuffie, Yuffie
Vu-i-n-ze-n-to, Vuinzento, Vincent, Vincent

How very very interesting of you.....

I may use the japanese versions to refer to these characters from now on. Either the highlighted ones or the ones that follow.

[Sephiroth]

That would mean "Japanese name" and not the "Japanese characters" part. I hope you understand that.

[Midgar Mist]

You may need to explain this a little more. What I know is that Earisu is Aerith or Aeris (depending on your point of view). Twas a simple mistranslation of the japanese.

I can't wait for Kanno to get into the mix with this thread as well. You are both experts on this kind of stuff

[Sephiroth]

The first thing that I have written are the Japanese characters to write down the names in Japanese. Mostly Katakana are used because the names are made up, foreign names, et cetera. Then come the roumaji which pretty much only show how the characters, Katakana for example, would be written with our own letters and give an insight in the Japanese pronounciation that we can understand. Then comes the actual Japanese name with our letters that is meant when they write with their own letters (with means even in Japan "Earisu" is Aerith, "Kuraudo" is Cloud or to make it more easily understandable, even in Japan "Fainaru Fantaji" is Final Fantasy and then the Western one (I sticked to the English ones here). And Aerith's name was never a mistranslation of Japan.

[Midgar Mist]

What I meant was it was a simple mistranslation of the Japanese Language by an English speaking dude.

[Pheesh]

Wow, that was a really long, roundabout way of starting a new Aeris vs Aerith thread.

Kudos.

[Sephiroth]

That is no Aeris VS Aerith thread. This is a collective of facts about all names mentioned and giving insight for better understanding, not just Aerith, and anyone else who does not like that collective has no place in here, which means no arguments necessary. It will also show in one way or the other why certain names are what they are or pronounced the way they are, like Tidus for example. If you want to know why I started this thread - that is not because of Aerith but because a person who has no idea of Japanese lately said Kefka is not Cefca in Japan "just because his Katakana are Kefuka" which is flat out not true. He is Cefca nonetheless. Really everything is to be taken into consideration but that was the latest thing that made me post it. Plus I wanted to make something like that for a long time already. Anything in this thread that is gonna derail that much will be reported by me, that's for sure, so no, no Aeris VS Aerith thread.

FFVIII-X will be added later.