A Lalafell lore-friendly version of my name

[Blizzeta]

Hello there,
I've been racking my brain on this one for quite some time now but I can't seem to find a Lalafell lore friendly version of my name, since my current one doesn't really work.
My IGN is Blizzeta Ocelot, and I'm currently a male Lalafell, but I will switch to a female Lalafell once I find a good name.
Everyone who knows me, knows me as "Blizz" and calls me as such, so I have to keep that part since I've been playing for over 18 months.
So, after trying to come up with many things which didn't work out like "Blizzeta Zeta", I turn to my fellow Lalafell loving players for help.
Any input would be greatly appreciated

[Anonymoose]

Sounds like quite a conundrum. Female Lalafell names consist of units that are "one syllable, most often a single consonant paired with a single vowel", which severely limits your options if you try to be a lore purist. This is especially true since, most of the time, Lalafell names can be thought of as Katakana play, but you can't really use that as a reference here since "Blizz" would be, like, three syllables (ブリズ / burizu). Notice that Lalafell names (almost?) never even have the IH sound the I makes in English "blizzard?" Lolor(EE)to Nanar(EE)to. Katakana play.

The farther you get from rigid adherence, the more options you end up with, of course. You can still fudge it. Have you tried just plugging every Katakana unit into the formulas and seeing if anything sounds not-awful? Wouldn't take long to test 'em all out, especially if you don't want "blizzblizz" to be part of your name, lol. (If not, that limits you to just testing out BlizzXX BlizzX [Plains] and XXblizz Xblizz [Dunes].)

EDIT
Kinda weird, but as a Plainsfolk, you can pass a Z off to the second syllable, or just use the one - BLI(Z) + ZX
From there, you just need to pick a vowel for it. (Zah / Zeh / Zee / Zoh / Zoo)

For example:

[A] BLI / BLIZ
[B] ZI

Blizzizi Blizzi / Blizizi Blizi

[Heavensword]

I suggest you refer to the naming convention guide for more detail:

Male

1. The phoneme pattern used is AB - CB
2. The A and C phonemes do not have to rhyme.
3. The A, B, and C phonemes are usually limited to one or two syllables.

- Zorido Manarido
- Kopel Yorpel
- Alka Zolka
- Waguda Mabaguda

Fun Fact: In everyday speech, Plainsfolk males will usually always use their full names, rarely ever breaking them down into solely first or last.

Female

1. The phoneme pattern used is ABB - AB.
2. The A and B phonemes are always one syllable, and most often a single consonant paired with a single vowel, or simply a single vowel.

- Mimomo Mimo
- Tokiki Toki
- Ulala Ula
- Honmeme Honme

Back on topic: BLIZZ can be a difficult sound to work with because it has three phonemes in that word, [b], [Li], [z], rather than single phoneme Consonant-Vowel-Vowel for Plainsfolk or V-V-C for Dunesfolk. One way I would suggest on how to tackle this is to a) treat BLIZZ like a multi-phoneme V-C pair and work with it or b) find different ways to pronounce BLIZZ (using non-English pronunciation, for example) or c) the most recommended way, is to stay a Male Lalafell and use the male naming convention since BLIZZ's phoneme divide is more suitable for them.
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Or, crazy stuff! Be a female Lalafell with a MALE name, because your parent's were obsessed with having a baby boy. Unable to swallow their disappointment when you were born into the world, your parents named you like a boy. Since then, the name has become a stigma which your Lalafell has to live with for the rest of her life.