Thanks for the pronunciation guide.
Also, thanks for explaining your reasoning behind adding the -a, which only makes sense. I prefer it without the -a, however, I also want to stick as close to 'old language' as I can. While adventurer, or abhentyra, isn't in the list of known words, and all this is really just a shot in the dark, using the -a only keeps to the lore.
With that said, how would you pronounce it with the -a? "-ah"?
And I combined them because that's how the names are formed, are they not? From the naming conventions post:
Eyriabhentyra (eyri + abhentyra = wandering adventurer)Sea Wolf names are actually all formed from two words taken from the ancient Roegadyn language that the race's ancestors spoke before they came to Eorzea. For example, Ahldskyf is a combination of Ahld (meaning 'old') and Skyf (meaning ‘ship’). Rostnsthal is a combination of Rostn (rusty) and Sthal (steel). Pronunciation of the names can be a bit easier after splitting the name into its two parts: Ahld + skyf (read "ald-skeeff").
- Greintoum (grein + toum = bronze dream)
- Mytemyrgan (myte + myrgan = middle morning)
- Ahtmhas (aht + mhas = eight scars)
I am asking all this because I will be remaking my character using the Fantasia from my veteran rewards to change my appearance to a Sea Wolf Roegadyn. While the Sea Wolves use their old language names, it is not uncommon for them to also use a modern Eorzean name since the old language is difficult to pronounce. From a roleplaying standpoint, my real name will be Eyriabhentyra, but will be known as Wandering Adventurer to those unable to pronounce or remember my real name.
As far as name conventions in-game, I will remain Wandering Adventurer so I don't have to reroll for the dozenth time. In my search options I will list my name as Eyriabhentyra.
I hope I did all this right! I really do appreciate your help. It has been a godssend.