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Naming
is an important ritual among humans, and is often
believed to give identity to the child. A priest
performs the ceremony, usually in a temple with
relatives and friends present.
Humans derive their surnames from the name of
their most prestigious parent. Among the Isenvor,
Odar and Arwondel humans, sons append "son" and
daughters append "ter" to the parent name to signify
it as a surname. The Emerald humans use a similar
system, but add a prefix to the parent name instead.
The prefix "ben" means "son of", while "omn" means
"daughter of."
The Arwondel nobles precede their surnames with
the prefix "van" to signify their blue blood.
Human names follow few restrictions, but are often
practical to pronounce. Female names often end
with a vowel.
Examples
of forenames
Male names: Keldrian, Fandon, Adorl, Galm
Female names: Shiana, Temille, Jenla, Rona
Examples
of surnames
Arwondel surnames: Keldrianson, van Fandonter,
Shianason, Jenlater
Emerald surnames: ben Temille, omn Habeka, omn
Jenla, ben Eskalon
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