LF Info on naming conventions for Viera and Hrothgar

Hi! I'm sorry if someone posted this before!

I'm still seeking for solid information for the naming convention for Vieras and now, the Hrothgar!

In Viera, all I could gather was related Vieras had similar-looking (I can't read them) names;

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Fran – sky pirate Balthier's companion.
Jote – Fran's older sister, leader of Eruyt Village.
Mjrn – Fran's younger sister.
Krjn – member of Clan Centurio.
Ktjn – Krjn's sister.

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Sourcing from here: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Viera

Otherwise it seems a bit norse to me, and how would it differ from the Feol Vieras? (I'm here assuming the 2nd clan would be the Feols, first being Rava)

And with the Hrothgar, does anyone have any thoughts about the naming convention style of the preexisting Ronso? I understand all their family names are their... race?

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Kelk Ronso
Argai Ronso
Basik Ronso
Biran Ronso
Darga Ronso
Garik Ronso
Gazna Ronso
Irga Ronso
Lian and Ayde
Nuvy Ronso
Yenke Ronso
Zamzi Ronso
Zev Ronso

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Sourcing from: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Ronso

Eager for new insights into the names... and official stuff from our community leaders!

I know nothing of the conventions but I can't wait to find out.

The page on Viera said viera is a Slovakian word so I wonder if that will sway the names at all.

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Originally Posted by Sorriah

I know nothing of the conventions but I can't wait to find out.

The page on Viera said viera is a Slovakian word so I wonder if that will sway the names at all.

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Aaahhhh I don't know why I missed this!!

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Viera is a female given name, similar to Vera. It means "faith" in the Slavic languages,
though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word "verus", "true" (both words are derived
from the PIE *weh₁ro- "true"). It was formerly a nickname for Vieroslava, and is pronounced vyeh-rah

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So you're absolutely right!
After that I was checking out names here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_names

Lyubov, Zlata, Živa feels like very viable Viera names!

Hope someone digs at the Hrothgar's.
I'm terrible at languages so I'm not all to sure what similar patterns the name follows for the Ronso.
But will we be having a bunch of people running around with the surname Hrothgar? XD

I wonder if the four-letter first names are the rule for at least Fran's clan. Not familiar with them, so someone more knowledgeable might be able to clarify here.

For the Hrothgar, I wouldn't be surprised if we got Nordic-based lore for their names, seeing as they may be a little different from the Ronso on the First. Hrothgar is a character in Beowulf and is King of the Danes, so the lore and naming conventions might pull from that culture in some way.

The Ronso naming conventions might be closer to what Lunelagos listed earlier. If the family names are all "Ronso", then there's a very good chance that all Ronso will just appear with their first names, unlike many Lalas who prefer to be called by their full names. That said, the majority of NPCs seem to hide their last names when you click on them, so it might not seem strange until a Ronso NPC mentions that all their last names are "Ronso." That's my prediction!

Yoshi stated that the Hrothgar will have different heads that represent different animals (i.e. wolves or leopards) so I bet you that's going to tie into the surname somehow.

Thanks for ya'll two cents!

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Originally Posted by ScootPatoot

I wonder if the four-letter first names are the rule for at least Fran's clan. Not familiar with them, so someone more knowledgeable might be able to clarify here.

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This is just addon information!

I found another thread that speculated that Vieras won't have surnames here. Perhaps a certain pattern in names would show a form of 'relation'. Just not as clear cut as Krjn and Ktjn.

I tried finding for meaning of names, but the only thing I pulled out was Fran = someone from France, and Jote is part of longer Indian names that have meanings of light. so that might be a bust there. (Ref; Prabhjote ; Damanjote )

The Viera clans will be Veena and Rava, just so you know.

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Originally Posted by ScootPatoot

For the Hrothgar, I wouldn't be surprised if we got Nordic-based lore for their names, seeing as they may be a little different from the Ronso on the First. Hrothgar is a character in Beowulf and is King of the Danes, so the lore and naming conventions might pull from that culture in some way.

The Ronso naming conventions might be closer to what Lunelagos listed earlier. If the family names are all "Ronso", then there's a very good chance that all Ronso will just appear with their first names, unlike many Lalas who prefer to be called by their full names. That said, the majority of NPCs seem to hide their last names when you click on them, so it might not seem strange until a Ronso NPC mentions that all their last names are "Ronso." That's my prediction!

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Originally Posted by Corue

Yoshi stated that the Hrothgar will have different heads that represent different animals (i.e. wolves or leopards) so I bet you that's going to tie into the surname somehow.

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Hmm! Something to contemplate and ponder upon! Since the Ronso all seemed to be of the same species, the Hrothgar are of different felines. So maybe the naming convention would be different as well. It'll be cool if it was like the Au ra where they have certain clans and certain surnames, I think.

Like how more cheetah-looking ones would perhaps be from a certain pride or such.

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Originally Posted by FeliAiko

The Viera clans will be Veena and Rava, just so you know.

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Yes! I just realized this after I read through the wiki for the umpteenth time! Again, it seems like I don't know how to read properly, that or I was blinded by the plesant aesthetic of a Feol... @w@.
Do you have any inkling of Viera naming convention you might share in case I missed something else again?

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Originally Posted by Ultraneko

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Viera have an Icelandic accent in FFXII. An easy comparison is the singer Bjork. Hm... Bjork.

So, there is another place of interest to look at while brainstorming names.

Expect a post in the Lore forums by Koji closer to the expansion, he posts all of the naming conventions for the races there.

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Originally Posted by Ultraneko

Unusually the only Viera missing that “j” in her name was Ms. Fran. This lead me to think Viera names typically are spelled with a “j”. So I kept to those two key notes 4 letters plus correctly inserted “j”.

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Maybe her name is actually Fjan but someone thought she'd pronounced it "Fran", and she just shrugged and said, "close enough".

I don't know; I never played FF12.

@Ultraneko

Thank you for replaying the game and sharing your insight with us! It's something to speculate on and get excited over!

I understand there are 2 jobs in ffxii for the vieras, going by the wikis are the wood-wardens and the slave makers. I also understand that ffxiv may not follow the naming convention of the old games. But they seemed to follow the names of the race, so I'm leaning towards them following it. Personal pov! I'm not sure myself! But seeing how they can hear the Green world and stuff, I think they maybe more knowledgable in he other worlds or some sort. Hahaha. I never played ff12 myself XD but I always feel these mysteries or unknown element x are such a way to open up chains to link the worlds.

I know not only in ffxii, Tactics A2 also follow the 4 letter naming convention, but no j's in there is. Maybe it's a different world thing!

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Originally Posted by Ultraneko

Just think hun...Should worst happen and your name doesn’t fit the updated naming conventions you can always pay to change it.....or let it be.

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^ hahaha I'm not worried about this at all. As of right now, I'm just interested of what we know of the names and such! I know what I want to do with my own character! Thanks for worrying for me!

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Originally Posted by Tsumdere

Viera have an Icelandic accent in FFXII. An easy comparison is the singer Bjork. Hm... Bjork.

So, there is another place of interest to look at while brainstorming names.

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Ooh that's something to note! The name of their race seemed to be of Solvakian origin since I managed to find the meaning of the name in that language. I'm not sure of the similarities of both Icelandic and Solvakian to make a comparison or link to their roots. Thank you for your insight!

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

Expect a post in the Lore forums by Koji closer to the expansion, he posts all of the naming conventions for the races there.

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Touché! But excitement got the better of me, and this tends to help with the excitement, hee ^_^;; sorry.

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Originally Posted by BiffWellington

Maybe her name is actually Fjan but someone thought she'd pronounced it "Fran", and she just shrugged and said, "close enough".

I don't know; I never played FF12.

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This would have been super funny seeing how that's super realistic in real life scenarios!
Let's not forget that other vieras have also taken on names that doesn't follow the 4 letter rule in Tactics A2 and the ...very clearly seem to have more interaction with non Vieras XD


Aluette, a Fencer member of Prima Donna.
Valentyne, a Spellblade also from Prima Donna
^ part of idol band xD

I don't know if it helps or the opposite, but Krjn was named Caroline in German and Italian, and I think her japanese name in TA was also closer to Caroline (Krjn was supposed to be the Viera in your starting party). The only other notable Viera in TA was Shara, who somewhat follows the XII naming convention of having an R sound but 5 letters instead of 4.

The other Viera that follow it closer in TA2 are Alys, Veis, Ruuj and Verre (sorta, same deal as Shara). That said, yeah, the most likely thing is that Koji Fox will upload the naming conventions closer to release date.

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Originally Posted by WhiteArchmage

I don't know if it helps or the opposite, but Krjn was named Caroline in German and Italian, and I think her japanese name in TA was also closer to Caroline (Krjn was supposed to be the Viera in your starting party). The only other notable Viera in TA was Shara, who somewhat follows the XII naming convention of having an R sound but 5 letters instead of 4.

The other Viera that follow it closer in TA2 are Alys, Veis, Ruuj and Verre (sorta, same deal as Shara). That said, yeah, the most likely thing is that Koji Fox will upload the naming conventions closer to release date.

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That's so great, having a POV from TA side.
Caroline and Krjn is such a huge difference hahaha!

Now I'm extra excited to see if we hit or miss on the naming conventions!

Viera have Scandanavian style names

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

Expect a post in the Lore forums by Koji closer to the expansion, he posts all of the naming conventions for the races there.

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In all honesty, I kind of wish they'd post name conventions earlier. I've had a name change sitting idle on an alt I plan to fantasia to my viera, but they're at the start of Stormblood and I'd like to try to push them through it before Shadowbringers. Can't do that without changing the name though. Naming conventions can't come soon enough. ; ;

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Originally Posted by kidalutz

Viera have Scandanavian style names

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Another user had earlier mentioned that it may have some relation to Icelandic. Is this also under Scandinavian-ish? Theyre generally within influence area, imo. Sorry. Obviously I don't study enough xD

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Originally Posted by Kaoru_Nagisa

In all honesty, I kind of wish they'd post name conventions earlier. I've had a name change sitting idle on an alt I plan to fantasia to my viera, but they're at the start of Stormblood and I'd like to try to push them through it before Shadowbringers. Can't do that without changing the name though. Naming conventions can't come soon enough. ; ;

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You could always imagine them having gone by an alias that they took on cuz it's easier for non vieras to pronounce or they didnt like their true name being called by non viera or the Greenwood! Then when you decide the name, it'll be like super reveal. At least it wont affect your gameplay/progression!

But I agree, i wished the naming convention came sooner. I have a painful belief that the names are part of the character, their background and history. So I tend to build a character with these 3 information ;×;