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A given name is constructed of a root (meaningful word from a language, or an homage to a deceased ancestor) and a suffix. The suffix indicates the gender and in some cases additional information as well.
A given name is constructed of a root (meaningful word from a language, or an homage to a deceased ancestor) and a suffix. The suffix indicates the gender and in some cases additional information as well.


(wip: see [[Adzdamic name#Name gender and suffixes]] in the meantime)
(wip: see [[Adzdamic name]] in the meantime)


Throughout history, there have been a variety of trends in terms of choosing names that resemble, or pointedly do not resemble, the auspice name in sound, meaning, or other association. In the last 20-odd years there has been a great trend towards choosing names that begin with the same initial, especially for children of a more feminine nature.
Throughout history, there have been a variety of trends in terms of choosing names that resemble, or pointedly do not resemble, the auspice name in sound, meaning, or other association. In the last 20-odd years there has been a great trend towards choosing names that begin with the same initial, especially for children of a more feminine nature.

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In Nevira, the name is traditionally composed of a given name, an auspice name, a clan name, a matronym, and a patrilineal clan name. Both surnames are accompanied by particles indicating the child's status and relation to the ancestor/ clan. Most Nevirans will therefore have a six-part name, and this is what legal forms in Nevira will expect, although most allow for sections to be left blank.

Auspice name

The auspice name, also called a totemic or saint's name, is that of a biaren, spirits or minor deities found in in the Quroist religion. There are biarevah associated with most facets of the natural world, including the seasons and other specific parts of the calendar, and these date-names are the most common source of the auspice name. If one or both parents grew up in a different locale than the child is being raised in, and the parent's home locale had a local patron biarevah, that is also a common choice for a child's auspice name. However, the name of any biarevah will suffice—even those typically considered malevolent.

The auspice name is generally chosen as soon as the pregnancy is noted and the parent(s) decide to keep the child. Traditionally, it is also the only name the child will be known by for the first one to three months after birth, in order to help ward off bad luck; after this, the parents will decide on and legally register a given name. In modern times, parents do not always wait out this period before preceding with the legal naming documentation or even the practical use of the given name.

Given name

The common name most people are known by, this name is chosen shortly after birth by the parents (or in some cases, beforehand). Names are most often chosen from among those of deceased ancestors 2–3 generations prior, although many parents also simply choose names they like, based on form or meaning. Names tend to be based on words from Middle or Classical Neviran, or other historical languages of the region, including Old Adzamian.

A given name is constructed of a root (meaningful word from a language, or an homage to a deceased ancestor) and a suffix. The suffix indicates the gender and in some cases additional information as well.

(wip: see Adzdamic name in the meantime)

Throughout history, there have been a variety of trends in terms of choosing names that resemble, or pointedly do not resemble, the auspice name in sound, meaning, or other association. In the last 20-odd years there has been a great trend towards choosing names that begin with the same initial, especially for children of a more feminine nature.

Surname

There are two surnames, the matronym and the clan name.

The matronym is, quite simply, the name of the individual's birth-giving parent, with a particle that indicates the descendant's birth order.

Clan names descend patrilineally (via the non-birth-giving parent). If this parent's identity is not known, both the matronym and clan name can come from the sole known parent. Most clan names ultimately descend from the given name of a long-dead, highly influential ancestor, and in this way they are also often matronyms, although they may sometimes be patronyms as well and, in rare cases, clans took on names from other sources, such as place of birth, the profession or title of its founder, its founder's auspice name, or in some cases, their non-matronymic surname from another ethnolinguistic group.