Please Add Au Ra Naming Conventions

[TinyRedLeaf]

I'm assuming (mostly based on Yugiri) that they share Doman naming conventions. Doman names so far have been (Japanese first name) (Nounverber)/([short]AdjectiveNoun)

Examples from the game:
Yugiri Mistwalker
Karasu Redbeak
Oboro Moonrise

I thought it might be interesting to add some further information, as it may not immediately be obvious to people who don't read Japanese: the "second" names of the Domans we've seen so far are actually English allusions to their "first" names.

Take Yugiri, for example. The "-giri" part of her name is likely to be 霧 ("kiri", Japanese for "mist"). Hence, the Eorzean/English appellation, "Mist-walker".

Interestingly, Oboro also refers to "haziness" or "mistiness", except that in this case, it's an adjective for the moon. Hence, his second name, "Moonrise".

Karasu is literally the "crow" in Japanese. Hence the appellation of "Redbeak", which I believe to be a reference to the blood on his hands — the man is a traitor to his people, responsible for the deaths of his comrades, after he betrayed them to the Empire.

So, with the above in mind, Midori Gladerunner sounds authentic, as "Midori" literally means "green" in Japanese, and is often used to describe the colour of leaves.

Similarly, "Tsubasa" is Japanese for "wing", so Skyturner is a likely appellation for someone with that name.

Orochi Bluescale, on the other hand, would probably need a little bit more work. "Orochi" literally means "big snake" in Japanese. Rather than Bluescale, I'd suggest an appellation like "Forkedtongue", for example, or something else along those lines.

Sakura Darkblade would also need some tweaking, since Sakura, or "cherry blossom", is literally the opposite of "dark" and sinister.

[Eloah]

Orochi Bluescale, on the other hand, would probably need a little bit more work. "Orochi" literally means "big snake" in Japanese. Rather than Bluescale, I'd suggest an appellation like "Forkedtongue", for example, or something else along those lines.

Sakura Darkblade would also need some tweaking, since Sakura, or "cherry blossom", is literally the opposite of "dark" and sinister.

Actually, I would say Bluescale fits a little better then Forkedtongue, since well, snakes have scales, and forked tongue seems a little too on the nose. I do think you are right about Sakura though, and while a last name like Springfield might be too abvious, names like Petaldancer or Meadowkeeper seem like nice fits.

[TinyRedLeaf]

Actually, I would say Bluescale fits a little better then Forkedtongue, since well, snakes have scales, and forked tongue seems a little too on the nose.

Point taken.

Anyway, if you guys need ideas for plausible Japanese/Doman first names, I'd suggest taking a look at the names of ships from the Imperial Japanese Navy. Some of them were oddly poetic, especially the names of the "special type" Fubuki (吹雪, literally, "blown snow", or more appropriately, "flying snow" or "driven snow") class destroyers.

It's not as far-fetched as you may think. Yugiri (夕霧, "evening mist") and Oboro (朧, "gloom"), for example, were the names of two destroyers from this class.

(And yes, my current guilty pleasure is the Kantai Collection anime. )

[8bitbadguy]

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This is an excellent observation! Thank you for expanding. I think keeping these tips in mind would be key to creating a believable and cohesive Doman name.

-- In regards to the Au Ra, though, I wonder if they'll be able to keep nuances like that going with all the generated names. Based off Yugiri, I do think Au Ra (at least one of the clans) naming will follow the rules above (but there's also the very small chance Yugiri's just special and doesn't have a normal Au Ra name). As for the second clan/type of Au Ra there will inevitably be, I have no clue what kind of naming convention they'll use.