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Opinion from Wikia Contributor #1572

I agree that in-universe this is a plot hole. Ozpin's speech is flawed in that way.

Weiss's name is pronounced the way it is because there is no German in the world of RWBY. But if there is no German in the world of RWBY than Weiss can't mean white. (I'm calling this the RWBY naming paradox :D)

But the Color Naming Rule is meant for us. The CNR is meant to be for the creators, the watchers, the fans and their OCs.

I think Ozpin's speech was just there to justify the names in-universe and tie the two together...... but made a plot hole instead.