Quote Originally Posted by Endemerrin View Post
Ferne had mentioned he'd try to get some information put together on this at some point, so there's always a possibility of it popping up unless they decide to reveal any significance to their naming conventions in-game through the story~

In the mean time, the general consensus seems to be the following. Most seem very heavily implied or inferred. We do know that the surname prefix / middle name relates to their standing in Imperial society and/or their military (As was mentioned by Ferne in that post), so that makes things much easier to narrow down.


Zos = Emperor
Van = Legatus
Tol = Tribunus Laticalvius
Sas = Tribunus Angusticalvius
Rem = Pilus prior
Nan = Minister? Cid and his father had this prefix, and were both (grand) ministers of industry at one point. They were also both revered engineers in Imperial society, as well as members of the Imperial court, so it could be any number of things.
Yae = This could be related to the royal family. It could also refer to the High Legatus, as that was the station Varis held prior to ascending to the throne.
Lame heuristic insight: Titles beginning with letters later in the alphabet are of higher rank or prestige than titles beginning with letters earlier in the alphabet.