Can someone explain Shetiona names to me?

[SquidzureDragoon]

I hope you find that information just like one of my characters (Minaa Mihgo) is from Thavnair and is Ranaa Mihgo's (DNC quest NPC) twin sister :3

Thank you! I'm glad you found information you wanted, too! I love Ranaa so much, and that you gave her a twin sister! She deserves more family

[LathyrusLoon]

If I were you, I'd take the above list of known names, feed it to ChatGPT with a prompt like "Create a name in a fantasy game that matches the following already known names:", and see where I get from there.

Ew. Chathpt is garbage used by uncreative losers.

[BlisteringFrost]

I would LOVE to know the inspiration behind the various names of the people of Tuliyollal. I wanna make a character that's from Yyasulani, ,but without knowing what the language is based on, or even have some kind of clue of their naming conventions, it's so hard!

The names are inspired by tacos.

Welcome to modern day SE.

[MikkoAkure]

I hope you find that information just like one of my characters (Minaa Mihgo) is from Thavnair and is Ranaa Mihgo's (DNC quest NPC) twin sister :3

I just really wish we found out where Ranaa's family came from before they came to Thavnair since Miqo'te aren't usual there and they said they moved there when she was a small child. It seemed like a neat story that they didn't delve into.

[Enkidoh]

I just really wish we found out where Ranaa's family came from before they came to Thavnair since Miqo'te aren't usual there and they said they moved there when she was a small child. It seemed like a neat story that they didn't delve into.

I just want to point out Ranaa Mihgo in FFXIV (or at least her name), homages Nanaa and Romaa Mihgo from FFXI, two very important mithra npcs in the game.

Nanaa Mihgo was the infamous 'Cat Burglar' of Windurst, who is essentially a massive criminal mastermind in the Federation but keeps running afoul of a group of kids called the Star Onion Brigade (a player starting in Windurst actually encounters Nanaa in the first minute of the game, and, like any good criminal thug quickly tries to extort gil from you!).

Romaa Mihgo is Nanaa's mother and the former Chieftainess of Windurst's mithra military forces in the Crystal War as well as the former Chieftainess of the mithra homeland of Kazham, and has a somewhat estranged and strained relationship with her daughter.

When I saw Ranaa Mihgo in the DNC Job quests in FFXIV, and long being a loyal Windurstian player in FFXI I thought "Hmmmmm, I wonder who she's supposed to reference?"

[Valence]

It seems they're inspired by the ancient Incas culture. Take a look here:

https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blo...found-meanings

Seitona names and Yyasulani are definitely not inspired by Quechua/Aymara/other languages of the south american sphere. Those would probably apply a little more to Urqopacha and its people - which in quechua means Mountain Space/Place, Pacha (place) + Urqu (mountain).

[MayuAmakura]

No... I will never use ChatGPT. It's full of false information, a plagiarism machine, and is terrible for the environment.

It is because a lot of people assume it's "full ai" but this is just a model that reads anything you put online and throws that as info. It's literally like a wiki that just shows you info instantly and it can be false or true. Very risky but can be useful for other things in IT. Otherwise no. Also it's very censored, bloated and devs made it worse. There are other AI models which are far better. Either way, it's best to think your own way.

[Ath192]

I don't know about inspirations and I'm not sure how you would set about researching it, but I've been keeping note of names and any stated translations...https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#quest/70698

The strongest real-world parallels are:Tupi-Guarani (South American Indigenous, e.g., Brazil/Paraguay):Closest phonetic match: Vowel-rich syllables, glottal stops, and suffixes like "-i" or "-ua" (e.g., real Tupi names/places: Cahciua echoes Caucaia or Guarani place names; Apya resembles Apiaú or Iapó rivers).
Cultural tie: Emphasis on nature/spirit names, similar to how Tupi words describe animals, rivers, or celestial bodies (e.g., yvyra = "tree", akin to Yyopya).
Why it fits: Tupi languages avoid harsh consonants, favor flowing vowels, and use reduplication (e.g., "yy" like doubled sounds in yy for emphasis).

Polynesian Languages (e.g., Hawaiian, Māori, Samoan):Vowel-heavy flow with glides ("y" as /j/, "h" as breathy sounds) and apostrophes for glottals (e.g., Uaauashe feels like Hawaiian Ua "rain" + 'a'au "swim"; Taapu like Māori Tāpu "sacred").
Cultural tie: Oral traditions, nature-based naming (e.g., Hawaiian names like Kailani "sea and sky" parallel the elemental vibes in Shunye or Oshce).
Why it fits: Limited consonants (no "f", "r", "l" often), heavy "a/i/u" vowels, and rhythmic repetition.

Uto-Aztecan (North/Mesoamerican Indigenous, e.g., Hopi, Nahuatl):Subtler match: Glottal stops and "sh/py" clusters (e.g., Nahueni nods to Nahuatl roots like Nahuatl itself; Toashiua evokes Hopi Tuwanasavi place names).
Cultural tie: Desert/mountain lore with animal totems, akin to Shetona's wolf and thunder motifs.
Why it fits less dominantly: More "t/k" sounds than the list's softer palette, but shares the indigenous American "otherworldly" resonance.