A name which is usually reserved for females and is most common in Japan. It was popularized through the immensely successful game
Final Fantasy VIII, in which Rinoa Heartilly is a young and
beautiful woman who is the central female figure
in the game. She has developed a sort of "cult devotion" in the video game world and is often seen in mcuh fan artwork and discussion.
Squall Leonhart was standing by himself on the side of the great ballroom while the procession of song and dance filled the air with a lively sound. Rinoa Heartilly was one of the guests at the
graduation party and noticed the stout young man confidently resting his back across from the centre of room. She walked over and playfully remarked that he was the most handsome man she had seen all night and asked to dance wth him. Squall, being of a secluded nature who wished to keep to himself, did not feel up to the invitiation even from
one of the most beautiful woman he had seen and provided the excuse that he could not dance. Rinoa insisted and grabbed Squall's hand, pulling him into the action of the dance floor. As a familiar waltz broke out into a lovely dance scene, the beginnings of the strongest of bonds was forged as the two starngers danced.