...yeah, I like "Donovan" better.

Of course, that's only because I'm used to it. As I told another fan, way back in the day: "It's only because we've gotten used to and attached to what we have that we don't want it to change. If Cloud had, say, red hair, if he suddenly went blond we'd freak."

At least the basis of "Fair" is reasonable enough: "Fair" weather, blue skies in comparison to "Cloud" and bad weather (I really am hoping they don't know the phrase "fair weather friend". Zack isn't one.). I don't know if any names derived from Hebrew, as Zack/Zachery/Zachary/Zackary/Zackery is (meaning: "renowned by God", "God remembers" God = Shinra? Eh?), would have an equivalent (if anyone knows, please enlighten me), like the trick they pulled off for Angeal Hewley: derived from "hyle", "matter" in Greek ("Angeal", being a spin on "angel", also from Greek.).

And just so that it all doesn't descend into pseudo-intellectual pratter: Damn, Angeal. Yeah, the man does have a Buster Sword in his pants. (soldiersmut icons in 3... 2... )

Information taken from AdventChildren.net.

ETA: I think kemis has the right idea. Pun battles for great Fair-ness justice!