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The Names of Humans.
Seafolk (Norodaj)
The first names of the Norodaj often come from their own language. The names generally have no tradition with the amount of syllables, but they are rather consonant-heavy. The male names commonly begin with consonants (particularly H, T, S, F, G) and the vowel O. Female names resemble the male ones, but tend to make more use out of vowels. Female names have tendency to end with an I, N, R, E or A, whereas male names often end to R, D, G or F. It is not completely unheard of that a child of seafolk would bear a dwarven name.
Examples: Thjar, Olaf, Hradmir, Gjafnar and Falinn, Sidrunn, Haesa, Fura.
The Seafolk have a extraordinary tradition with their surnames. As their family and particularly the father means a lot in the Norodaj culture, the child's surname is always the name of his father with an additional "s" in the end (unless the name already ends to an "s"), and either "son" or "dottir", according to the gender of the child. Son for a boy, dottir for a girl. Women keep their own surnames after the marriage.
Examples: Hafknar Thjorkarsson, Freyja Sveirsdottir.
Plainfolk (Serinjah and Ama-shoon)
The Serinjah and Ama-shoon have the same language, despite that they are usually seen as two separate tribes. Male names always end with "ar" and it is common for them also to have a "h" somewhere in the name. Female names end with "ei" or "ai".
The plainfolk have surnames, but these are given to everyone individually. The name usually describes the person or his abilities, and is usually given when the child turns four. The plainfolk who have settled into cities or towns have ceased this tradition, and parents pass their own surnames to their children. Mother's surname to daughter, Father's surname to son.
Examples: Tahar Strongarm, Garathar Wildheart, Temai Windhair
Lightfolk (Salkamaerian)
These simple first names are common in all civilized cultures and in all societal castes.
Examples: Johan, Julia, Elisabeth, Richard, Edwin, Josefine.
As the Salkamaerian society grew distant from the Albarians, it's higher classes abandoned many customs distinct to the Albarian civilization. During the following centuries they were heavily influenced by the elves and within some time, all the aristocrats had taken a surname that distantly resembled the elven ones. Some families did retain the prefix dating back to the Albarian era. The common of Salkamaerian society often choose their surname according to their profession or location. In the Salkemaerian society, the societal status and titles defines whose surname is taken. If the status between the husband and wife is the same, they often choose a new surname for themselves.
Examples: Frederick Da Emellion, Catherine Denelin, Peter Nirion
Straightfolk (Albarian)
The first names are similiar between nobles and bondsmen. However, the noblemen name their sons after themselves and their daughters after their grandmothers from father's side. This also applies if the family has more than one child. The bondsmen usually give each one of their children a name of their own.
Examples: Johan, Julia, Elisabeth, Richard, Edwin, Josefine.
There are two kinds of Albarian surnames, those of the Nobles and those of the Bondsmen. The noble surnames do not share any rule, except that they all end with "us". It is common for the nobles to have prefixes in front of their name. In both, the both, families of the bondsmen and nobles, wives always take the surname of the husband. The surnames of the Albarian bondsmen resemble those of the Salkamaerian peasants.
Examples: Simon De Accius, Henrik Cornelius, Gerhart D'Audarius.
Freefolk (Gynkeesh)
As mixture of most human civilizations, the Gynkeesh have no tradition of their own when it comes to names. Albarian, Plainfolk and Salkamaerian names are the most common ones, effectively confusing others concerning the orign of the Gynkheeshians. The old customs concerning the names from different cultures have usually been long forgotten, and hence the children are always given the surname of their parents. However, dwarven, orcish and elvish surnames are very uncommon.
Recorded by Caranthir
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