Naming conventions of the first (research/speculations)

[Daralii]

Galdjents (Roegadyns) and Drahns (Au Ra)

They seem to share the same naming conventions.

The names are composed of a stem and a suffix :
- The stem is a short (1 syllab) word, and is often an english name of any gender. The radicals can be used for both gender, independantly of the gender of the original name (so Chad and Beth can both be used for both men and women).
- The suffix, on the other hand, is dependant of gender. There are very few suffixes : I've found only 4 of them for each gender, and I think it's all of them or almost all them.


Some examples (all from existing npc):

Male names
Bethden (Beth+den)
Billfort (Bill+fort)
Lloyden (Llyod+den)
Seanard (Sean+ard)
Seanric(Sean+ric)

Female names :
Chadine (Chad+ine)
Billdia(Bill+dia)
Cassana (Cass+ana)
Caswren (Cass+wren)


List of known parts:

List of known stems:
An, Beth, Bill, Cass, Chad, Col, Dad, Darl, Dod, Fath, Fern, Fran, Grac, Gwen, Hal, Jas, Joan, Joyce, Jud, Llyod, Lyn, Paul, Min, Roald, Phil, Sean, Tod, Will, Yal

List of masculine suffixes:-ard, -den, -fort, -ric

List of feminine suffixes:-ana, -dia, -ine, -wren

Notes:

- I can't be 100% sure that all the radicals are independant of race and gender since there are many radicals and not enough npcs. Every npc added to the list will help confirming or refuting this theory. For now, it's the most likely answer.

- However, I'm sure the suffixes are gender dependants and shared between the 2 races, since there are only 8 of them and I have a long list of npc who all follow the same pattern (the only suffix I didn't find on both races is -wren, and it's only because I could find only 4 FemGaldjents in total).

- I have many Raen and Seawolves, but only 1 Xaela and 2 Hellguards. They seem to share the naming convention, but finding more of them would be great for confirmation.


Information needed:

If I'm right, there is almost nothing left to discover (except if they have surnames), but more proofs and radicals to add to list are welcome :
- new stems and suffixes
- any information contradicting what I said
- stemsI already have on a character of the other race/gender
- Hellguards, Xaelas, and FemGaldjents

The shared naming conventions are likely a relic of Voeburt. One of the sidequests in Il Mheg offered the opportunity to go through books in Urianger's study, and one of them was about the nation's founding and governance- its ruler was a Drahn king, and below him was a senate of five members, three of which were required to be representatives of Galdjent noble houses. It was part of a compromise between the two groups following a long history of war between them.

Ten characters.

[Phel]

Thanks ! Can I quote it and add it to the original post ?

[Daralii]

Thanks ! Can I quote it and add it to the original post ?

Yeah. Here's the actual text: