Meanings of names and words

[Roto13]

As many of us know, many, many names in Final Fantasy are from different mythologies and things. Like a "carbuncle" is a puss-draining abcess that is mentioned several times in the bible. Also:

Carbuncle is also the term given to a mythical beast reportedly sighted in the Americas by early Spanish conquistadors. Although no firm eyewitness accounts are available, they have been described as small creatures, either birds or mammals. It is certain that they wear gems on their foreheads; such gems come from the brains of dragons. According to myth, dragons have inside their brain a liquid that crystallizes into a solid gem when they die. According to superstition, it is good luck to catch a carbuncle. Originally spelt "Carbunkel".

[LunarWeaver]

Like a "carbuncle" is a puss-draining abcess that is mentioned several times in the bible

Gross :O_O:


I remember really getting into VIII when I was in 8th grade and learning about Quezacotl being some Mayan-Indian-hoodoo-God-somethingsomething, and I was like the only one that could spell or pronounce it because I had seen the damn bird 345345 times. Square taught me more than school as you can see.

[Dynast-Kid]

Gross indeed!

Isn't Shiva named after the Hindu god/goddess of destruction.I heard(on Wikipedia I think)that they chose the name Shiva because it sounds so much like the word "shiver"

Clever,eh?(not really)

[Griff]

Let us not forget that Squall means Giant Freakin Wind!

[rubah]

Most of the enemies in ffx-2 come from persian mythology. Most notedly Angra Mainyu, and Azi Dahaka

[Kefka_Almighty]

The only one I know for certain is that Sephiroth comes from Kabbalistic lore in reference to the Sephiroth, also known as the Sefirot, which I believe are the steps by which one attains a state similiar to a form of god-hood or merely a god-like state.

The monster Golems that tend to be in the games I'm also fairly certain are from Jewish lore and had been the creations of a rabbi in order to protect his people from harm.

Now that I think about it, I'm fairly certain that Ahriman is a reference to Zoroasterism, being their name for the devil or evil god in their religion.

[Decessus]

Did you guys know that Cloud is also a visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level?
The four fiends/emperors in FF4 are named after four demons that come from the, Dante's Inferno, written in the early 14th century.
The japanese name of Ultros is actually Othros, a two-headed dog in Greek mythology owned by Geryon who was slain by Hercules. This would explain his association with Chupon/Typhon - Orthros was one of the sons of Typhon in Greek mythology. Of course, how they got a crazy, horrible pun-making, purple octopus from a two-headed dog is anyone's guess.
As for Sephiroth - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephirot_%28Kabbalah%29

[DJZen]

Oh hey, look at that: http://members.lycos.co.uk/aspara/ffmyth.htm

[Incinerator]

Garland=Flower
Tiamat=Queen(!)of Dragons
Leveiathan=Destructive biblical creature
Pheonix=Bird that rose from ashes(Greek/Egyptian myth)
Odin=Great Norse God
Pandemonia=Probably taken from pandemonium meaning chaos
Malarith=A type of snake (i think)
Nymph(ff9 monster)=Greek fairies
Gnoll(ff9 monster)= Place in Wales(!)
Nikeah=Ikea (has got loads of shops)
Poltergeist=Ghost
Excalibur=King Arthur's Sword
Grendel=Monster beowolf in mythology had to fight
Magus=Mage=Magi
Terra=Scientific word for the Earth
Gaia=Godess/Titan of the Earth in Greek Mythology
Aegis=I think it's Latin for Gorgon
Garuda and Zuu/Zu=Mythical birds
Lobo(wolf in ff6)=Spanish for Wolf
Zidane=Footballer

[Twilight Edge]

Cait Sith-A shape-shifting cat in I-forgot-which mythology.

[Slothy]

Quite a bit of info on this sort of thing here.

[Griff]

Wakka- a wheeled object used to help the elderly walk around

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Oh hey, look at that: http://members.lycos.co.uk/aspara/ffmyth.htm

Also: http://www.ffcompendium.com/h/name.shtml

[Roto13]

Cait Sith-A shape-shifting cat in I-forgot-which mythology.

I was looking at this one yesterday. Weirdass pronounciation. Caught shee, indeed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cait_Sith

[Zeromus_X]

Kitten Sith!! Or Kitten Sidhe!