Most of the short folk’s family or surnames are derived from their local place names or names devoted to those who have come before them, their ancestry. The majority of their last names, similarly feature some word or name that hints toward their religious affiliation and devotion. Followers of Oldra, for example tend to have words related to the countryside, soil or farming in their surnames. It is not uncommon for such last names to feature the Halfling’s profession. Such last names are, Pinetrail, Wildthorn, Woodstock. Common also, is to find a Halfling with a name that features a description of their homes which they dig into mountain or hill sides, in order to be closer to Oldra- Smallburrow, Underhill and so forth are examples of this.

Halflings who worship Adron, the God of taverns and festivities on the other hand, tend to pay some tribute to the tavern and food in their last names. These names are often long and perhaps mention the favourite food or traditional food of one clan of Halfling, or even that of a village. Even though Halflings are traditionally farmers, bakers and carpenters, it has been known that some will even partake of dwarves professions. Those who do may sport unusual last names, which they pass onto present generations that do not partake in these professions. Such last names that come to mind are Hammerhead and Mason.

The first names of male Halflings are quite similar to those of humans. This can be traced back to a time when Halflings were under human rule. These names tend to be long and predominantly feature broad sounding vowels like A, O and U. Examples of these names are Aaron, Willum, Dónal and Brendan. Rarely does a male first name end in a vowel, but you may come across one named as such from time to time.
Female first names on the other hand tend to be slender sounding and often end in a vowel (Rosa, Viola, Luise, Abigaile, Zasmia, Viola and so forth). This insistence on the part of Halflings to name their children according to set rules and boundaries has led to interesting and charming occurrence. Many Halflings now seem to have alliterative names. This means that their first and last names tend to begin with the first letter (Felkin Fennikish, Pronon Palmsuger).

Similarly well documented is the fact that Halflings were held under Ork rule for many years. This tenure led to several Halflings having their names shortened in order for the quick to temper orks to be able to remember them. Examples of such names are often short, catchy and slender sounding.
Such names are Lennier, Fieps, Thror and Zaith.