>The Japanese pronunciation of his name is exactly the same as how they pronounce Claude.>His mother’s name is confirmed to be Claudia, the feminine form of Claude.But sure, his name is totally not an Engrish version of Claude he’s just named after a cloud.
>>740295118>he Japanese pronunciation of his name is exactly the same as how they pronounce Claude.He's クラウド, not クロード
>>740295118heh
>>740295118they did this all the time though>cloud>zack fair (literal counterpart to cloudy)>squall>laguna>raine>tidus>lightning>snow>sora (sky), kairi (sea), riku (land)these are not a coincidence
>>740295305this
>>740295305the japanese are not exactly known for their perfect transliteration eithersee shit like carl becoming karuru
>>740295118cloud sounds cool somehow. otherwise might as well call him gérard, françois or jean-marie.