 Aerith 's original Japanese name is エアリス Earisu , pronounced [ eaɽisu ̥ ] . This was transliterated to " Aeris " in Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy Tactics , but in later products has been changed to " Aerith " . Both transliterations have basis , as the Japanese " su " ( ス ) is used when transcribing " s " ( / s / ) and " th " ( / θ / ) to Japanese . However , official Japanese material uses the spelling " Aerith " , and developers have stated that " Aerith " is a near @-@ anagram of " Earth " . Prior to the game 's release , Western gaming magazines , such as the May 1996 issue of Computer and Video Games , also referred to her as " Aerith " . 
 Aerith <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>original Japanese name <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>エアリス Earisu ,<a href='been_done' title='3'><mark></mark></a> pronounced [ eaɽisu ̥ ] . This was transliterated to " Aeris " in Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy Tactics , but in later products <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> been changed to " Aerith " . Both transliterations <a href='got' title='5'><mark>have</mark></a> basis , as the Japanese " su " ( ス ) is used when transcribing " s " ( / s / ) and " th " ( / θ / ) to Japanese . However , official Japanese material <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>uses</mark></a> the spelling " Aerith " , and developers <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>have</mark></a> stated that " Aerith " is a near @-@ anagram of " Earth " . Prior to the game <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>release , Western gaming magazines , such as the May 1996 issue of Computer and Video Games , also referred to her as " Aerith " . 
Aerith  original Japanese name エアリス Earisu , been pronounced [ eaɽisu ̥ ] . dis was transliterated to " Aeris " in Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy Tactics , but in later products done been changed to " Aerith " . Both transliterations got basis , as da Japanese " su " ( ス ) is used when transcribing " s " ( / s / ) and " th " ( / θ / ) to Japanese . However , official Japanese material use the spelling " Aerith " , and developers done stated that " Aerith " is a near @-@ anagram of " Earth " . Prior to the game  release , Western gaming magazines , such as the May 1996 issue of Computer and Video Games , also referred to her as " Aerith " .