thinking about alternative naming schemes for humans
examples from real life:
* English-style: Given Middle Family
* Iceland-style: Given (Middle?) (Father's Given)(gender marker)
* Japan-style: Family Given
and that's all I know - what are some other (real or fictional) naming systems?
@lizardsquid soooooooooooo do you want me go into the complexing naming system of my stupid fantasy people
@Gaypow yes absolutely!!!!
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@lizardsquid so in my fantasy world humans are the only species that can function as like "boom fireball wizard"
this is only because of careful breeding over centuries, so you have your name as follows {Fathers House} {Mothers House} {Given Name} {Title or Nickname, Usually what your friends call you over your given name} {Power}
The power being referred to is your bloodlines channeling ability, which is rated """""Scientifically"""""" by a special part of their society
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@lizardsquid its fucking stupid lol
@lizardsquid also another irl naming system is the roman system which is {Family Name} {Given Name} {Title}
Julius Gaius Caesar.
Unless you were a woman in which case they don't give you a name your name is just the feminine of your family name and your title which you can inherit from a parent
Julia Caesar
@Gaypow @lizardsquid It's a little more complicated than that, I think. And changed over time. The cognomen (what you labelled 'title') was more like a nickname in some parts of roman history, and more like a given name in others.
Also the order of the names was inconsistent, but the usual ordering of Caesar's name is Gaius Iulius Caesar; Gaius was his praenomen.
@Felthry @lizardsquid yeah i was going from what i remembered from my history of rome class! I just checked my notes and you're right
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@lizardsquid i don't have conlangs like a won't so in my notes names in this culture are written translated like Children of Wild Boar, Of the Black Hall, Noble Wolf, Red Hair, Powerful
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@Gaypow that's still cool!
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@lizardsquid I'm big nerd oooooops, this world is just a canvas for speculative religion
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@lizardsquid sure??, I'm working on a wiki for my world