Re: naming people

>At 14:53 21/02/99 -0300, you wrote:
>>From: "FFlores" <fflores@...>
>>Speaking of which, it would be interesting to
>>know about naming tendencies in concultures.
>>For example, are there first and last names
>>(surnames)? Which order do they come in? etc.
The Kelen usually go by a given name and then the name of their matriline.
Male Kelen show more variation, many of them going by nicknames or such
until they get married (if they get married). Upon marriage, males are
given name + ti + matriline married into.

example:

Tash e Shamorte, unmarried male
Tash ti Nelmalje, married male
Tash Takina, Tash the Strong, nickname
Heyn e Nelmalje, female.

The humans who live on Lanoraen use this formula:
given name, mother's family name, father's family name, clan name.
Looks like:
Shaja Maron Makalan e Kanderal
her kids would get her mother's name as their name as well.

Speaking of Lanoraen, I've been working on a tourist phrase book, but
that's another post...

Sylvia





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