Does My Name Meet Conventions?

[BlaiseLallaise]

I am having similar problems with my own character name...I'd like something that fits convention, but I'd also like it to be similar to my current in-game name so friends know who I am. So I too am interested in more lore about the how and whys of Lala names, and how far we can stray from convention but still be plausibly 'well-named'. (Personally, I think I want to change my main to plainsfolk...but I think I prefer the female Dunesfolk naming potential... /sigh)

I recall seeing an offshoot discussion about your name in a different thread. When I think of Dunesfolk naming with your name in mind, I keep coming around to 'Kikinsi Kinsi', but even that strays a bit with the rogue 'n' between the A's and the B's. Yet at the same time, its presence seems a necessity to flow off the tongue properly. But then we are right back around to your own comment about more modern naming that slips from tradition a bit, and then that rogue 'n' doesn't seem so bad. It honors tradition, but with a personal twist. If I can do it, you can too.

Then again, you could keep your current name (it has a nice ring to it) as a monicker for those non-lalafell who lack the linguistic prowess to pronounce your 'true' name.

[Kinseykinz]

I recall seeing an offshoot discussion about your name in a different thread. When I think of Dunesfolk naming with your name in mind, I keep coming around to 'Kikinsi Kinsi', but even that strays a bit with the rogue 'n' between the A's and the B's. Yet at the same time, its presence seems a necessity to flow off the tongue properly. But then we are right back around to your own comment about more modern naming that slips from tradition a bit, and then that rogue 'n' doesn't seem so bad. It honors tradition, but with a personal twist. If I can do it, you can too.

Then again, you could keep your current name (it has a nice ring to it) as a monicker for those non-lalafell who lack the linguistic prowess to pronounce your 'true' name.

and yeah, my name gets Kikiki or seysey aweful fast using the proper formats...not sure what I'll do yet.

[BlaiseLallaise]

and yeah, my name gets Kikiki or seysey aweful fast using the proper formats...not sure what I'll do yet.

For what it's worth, your current name fits so well, it's hard to find anything that fits conventions and sounds better.

[Kinseykinz]

For what it's worth, your current name fits so well, it's hard to find anything that fits conventions and sounds better.

Thanks ...I only made it this at launch because my name in ffxi was 'Kinsey' and it was only 'Kinsey' then because I was silly and used my actual name. I wanted FFXI friends to be able to easily find me so I took the same name (nickname in ffxi was Kinz). So yeah...I locked myself into a name kinda by accident, but now I'm known by it.


On you name, I think if you like it, and it works well enough and you should keep it...especially if you don't do heavy roleplaying. But if you are trying to be more conventional, I'm not sure how you should change it or if you really even need to. (I'd totally let it pass if I saw it on my server as a 'traditional Lala' name though because it is overall, close enough)