Final Fantasy: Pronounciation Of Names

Okay just interested in how you say some of the names. Me and my mates sometimes have arguements on how to say names from final fantasy. But the ones I wanna know are:

Tidus (Some people say Teedus, others tie-dus. I say Teedus)
Laguna (I like to say it like Lag-wa-na, someone I know says La-goo-na)
Shiva (I say it like she(like you know female)-va, others shiv- a like shiver)
Yuffie (I like to say You-fee some like fuff-ee
Kiros ( I say kiros with like at the the start of kite, other kiros like at the beginning of kit)

I know some of my pronounciations may not sound might to you, but that’s just how I like to say them. Perhaps other people will know of other ways of saying them.

Well…post. How do you say them?

Okay just interested in how you say some of the names. Me and my mates sometimes have arguements on how to say names from final fantasy. But the ones I wanna know are:

Tidus (Some people say Teedus, others tie-dus. I say Teedus)
Laguna (I like to say it like Lag-wa-na, someone I know says La-goo-na)
Shiva (I say it like she(like you know female)-va, others shiv- a like shiver)
Yuffie (I like to say You-fee some like fuff-ee
Kiros ( I say kiros with like at the the start of kite, other kiros like at the beginning of kit)

I know some of my pronounciations may not sound might to you, but that’s just how I like to say them. Perhaps other people will know of other ways of saying them.

Well…post. How do you say them?

I’ve always said Tidus as "Teedus".
Laguna as "La-goo-na".
Shiva as "Shi-vuh".
Yuffie as "Yoo-fee".
Kiros as "Keer-os"
Zidane as "Zi-dain"
Eiko as "I-ko"
Freya as "Fray-ah"
Cait Sith as "Kate-sith"
And the one I never tryed to say… Locke. I always avoided saying his name because I could never figure it out.

Tidus: Teedus, Tiedus sounds bwah!
Laguna: Lagoonuh
Shiva: Sheva, just like the namesake goddess.
Yuffie: Youffee
Kiros: Keeros
Zidane: Zeedain, as to not to confuse with the french soccer player ^.^
Eiko: Iko
Freya: Fryuh, again like the namesake goddess
Ifrit: Eefryt
Kuja: Kouyah
Ramuh: Ruhmouh
Brahne: Brain
Aerith: Ehris

tidus: teedus
laguna: laguuna
kiros: kiros (as in the beginning of kit)
yuffie: youfee
eiko: eh-ee-ko

Kiros- Kairos
Tidus- Tie-dus
Laguna- La-goo-na

Tidus – Tea – Dus
Laguna – Laa – gunna
Shiva – she -vah
Yuffie – U – fee
Kiros – Kai – Rose

Tidus always used to be "Tie-Dus" for me, I know better now though (Kingdom Hearts), and I’ve reprogrammed myself to say "Tee-Dus" in my head. Laguna is pronounced just like "Lagoon" except with an "uh" sound at the end — this one should be obvious — Raine Loire, Squall Leonhart, etc. etc. Shiva is is "she-vuh" for me. Yuffie is "You-Fee" — I know somebody who pronounced this "Youghie," like rhyming with toughie, but I’ve always pronounced it "You-Fee" and Kingdom Hearts proves me right on this one. Kiros is "Keer-Ohs."

BTW, I’ve been wondering lately about the FFIX names, so perhaps if people would care to share their thoughts on some of those. Here’s how I do those:

Zidane – "Zie Dane" (rhymes with tie)
Eiko – "Eye Co."
Adelbert – "Add – uhl – bert" Steiner – "Stye ner"’
Freya – "Fray-a"
Vivi – "Vihvee"

Tidus always used to be "Tie-Dus" for me, I know better now though (Kingdom Hearts), and I’ve reprogrammed myself to say "Tee-Dus" in my head. Laguna is pronounced just like "Lagoon" except with an "uh" sound at the end — this one should be obvious — Raine Loire, Squall Leonhart, etc. etc. Shiva is is "she-vuh" for me. Yuffie is "You-Fee" — I know somebody who pronounced this "Youghie," like rhyming with toughie, but I’ve always pronounced it "You-Fee" and Kingdom Hearts proves me right on this one. Kiros is "Keer-Ohs."

BTW, I’ve been wondering lately about the FFIX names, so perhaps if people would care to share their thoughts on some of those. Here’s how I do those:

Zidane – "Zie Dane" (rhymes with tie)
Eiko – "Eye Co."
Adelbert – "Add – uhl – bert" Steiner – "Stye ner"’
Freya – "Fray-a"
Vivi – "Vihvee"

I did. look up at my post. 😛

You missed a couple though. Oh and BTW — Locke is just "lock" — just like the guy on Lost (named based on historical figure John Locke), but I’m guessing you haven’t seen Lost.

I say Zidane like ZI Dane, just like the soccer player, i don’t use Agent’s Eiko pronounciation i just say like Ei Ko

Since Shiva is a Indian God ( I think) i say like shivuh

But what’s "Ei" though — how do say that? Do you actually say "e" "i?" Or do you combine it somehow and if you do, give us a rhyme.

like the sound when you read the word Lay that Ei, or the sound of Hey, this pronounciation threads are hard to explain

Irvine—> I say like Ir vine, but i know people that say Ir Vin

I say Irvine just like you, although I guess I say "er" "vine" — depends on you pronounced the ir.

Cloud-Ke-roud
Aeris-Ea-ri-su(with silent u)
Tifa-Ti-pa(no f sound in Korean language)
Laguna-Lah-gu-na
Eiko-Ee-ko
Zidane-Chi-da-nae(no z sound either)
Freya-Fray-ah
Locke-Lah-kae
Tidus-Tee-dus
Irvine-Er-veen
Sephiroth-Sei-pi-ro-chu(silent u)
Steiner-Stae-ner

some people say siphiroth as sef-ir-oth personally i say sif-i-roth

You missed a couple though. Oh and BTW — Locke is just "lock" — just like the guy on Lost (named based on historical figure John Locke), but I’m guessing you haven’t seen Lost.

Nah. My TV is usualy on Comedy Central. Lately I’ve been playing FFVII:AC over and over.

Vivi: vee vee
Freya: Fray-a
Eiko: E(Just say it like the latter e) Co
Steiner: Stee ner

I enjoy pronouncing my y’s as f’s

aw, heck, i just say it however the Japanese write it

(it’s all about phonetics, y’know)

Zidane – "Zie Dane" (rhymes with tie)
Eiko – "Eye Co."
Adelbert – "Add – uhl – bert" Steiner – "Stye ner"’
Freya – "Fray-a"
Vivi – "Vihvee"

I’ve always pronounced it:
Zidane – "Zih dane" ("zih" like the "mi" in "mitt") – I can’t gaurentee "accuracy"

Eiko – "Ay co" ("ay" as in the end of "hay." That would be the correct way to say the Japanese name Eiko, so I assume it’s correct here :P)

Adelbert, Steiner, Freya – same as you

Vivi – "vee vee" (While there is no "v" sound in Japanese (they use "b" instead), I think it’s safe enough to assume that Vivi is pronounced as if it were in Japanese – both "vi"s being pronounced exactly the same way. Since Japanese syllables that end with "i" are pronounced "ee" (like the end of Monkey), I assume that applies to Vivi as well)

Interesting thing to note (well it might not be, but I’m in a typing mood :P) the Korean "Aeris" that Chrons posted is exactly the same as the Japanese "Aeris" – Earisu. Which is also why both "Aeris" and "Aerith" are correct translations, as the "su" can be either or. The "su" is more commonly used instead of a "th" sound at the end of a word, though, since there is no "th" in Japanese – for instance, my name (Seth) directly translated to Japanese is "Sesu." Names like "James" end with a "zu" as it more accurately represents the sound.

Tidus: Tee-dus
Laguna: Lagoon-uh
Shiva: She-va
Yuffie: Yuff-ee
Kiros: Keer-ross
Zidane: Zi-dane
Eiko: Ee-ko
Freya: Frey-uh
Ifrit: If-rit
Kuja: Koo-ja
Ramuh: Ra-moo
Brahne: Br-aan
Aeris: Air-ris

The other one I have noticed that people mis pronounce is Bahamut.

I say "Bu-hu-mut", I have known people say "Baa-ha-moot".

tidus: tie-dus
laguna: lug-una
Nanaki: naa-na-ki
Quitis: qi-tis
Bahumat: Ba-ha-mat

Zidane – "Zih dane" ("zih" like the "mi" in "mitt") – I can’t gaurentee "accuracy"
Yeah, I’ve thought it might be that way, but I like the other way better.

I have known people say "Baa-ha-moot"
Sounds about like how I say, except that first syllable sounds like maybe how a sheep might say it, I’d say it like "buh." (rhymes with "uh")

cloud: ba-ra-to-za
zidane: zi-da-no
reeve: mo-vie
eiko: se-ven up

laguna loire – La-goo-na Lwa
quistis trepe – kee-stees trep
(irvine) Kinneas – keen-eh-yas
Seifer – sai (as in ‘lie’) -fer
raijin – ray (as in ray gun) – jeen
zidane tribal – zee-dan (like the French soccer player) tree-bal
(Vivi) Ornitier – veevee or-nee-tyei (tyei rhyming with ‘may or lay’)
Rinoa – ree-no-wa
Tseng – tseng (‘t’ is almost silent)
Beatrix – bay (as in the waterform ‘bay’) – ya – treeks
Kiros – kee-rose

SUMMONS:
Bahamut – ba-ha-moot
Leviathan – leh-vai (as in ‘die’)-ya-than (‘t’ not pronounced as ‘d’)
Kjata – ka-ha-ta
Quezacotl – kez – za – coat – tl
Ramuh – ramooh
Ixion – eeks – see – yawn (the literal ‘yawn’)
Yojimbo – yo-jeem-bow (as in ‘bow’ and arrow)

Zidane – Zi Dang

At least, thats what commentators pronounce for Zinedine Zidane (French footballer)

Well the correct way to say Shiva is Sheeva . . . I learned that from Final Fantasy Unlimited. As for the others . . . well yer on yer own peeps. I have my ideas but I guess some may be wrong