Quote Originally Posted by DJZen
This is about as true as the easter bunny. "Heiress" in Japanese would be spelled more like "Eiressu". Aerisu is pronounced AH-EH-RI-SU as opposed to "EH-EE-RES-SU". True, the S and TH are interchangable, but vowels have fixed pronounciation in Japanese.

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The Katakana of Aerith's name (Earisu) would actually be pronounced "Eh-ah-re-su," and "Heiress" is -- as my previous Post said -- spelled "atotori" and "keishi," but your overall point still stands: The name has nothing to do with the term "Heiress."

The name is most likely derived from "Erith," the Hebrew word for "Flower." Refer to my last Post for an explanation of this.