Something I've found that is useful for Garlean names is grabbing a Latin-English-Latin dictionary and just looking for appealing words. Prominent Ancient Romans didn't have a huge variety of given or family names (just check out any list of Ancient Roman rulers and you'll see what I mean...) So, for Garlean names, I like to just find a cool word that fits with the gender rules we see for forenames (At this point, -ia for women and -o, -ius, -ael and -us for dudes) and use it as the basis of the name. The surnames really don't seem to have gender rules right now. Just go with a word that looks interesting or character-fitting. 'Baelsar' is an example of one that just looks vaguely Latin because of the 'ae' but was just made up to look cool.
Arvina, Livia, Nero, Solus, etc. are all actual Latin words—'fat', 'olive', 'black' and 'alone', respectively. Try booting up a dictionary site and just find something that looks cool. Preferably with lots of 'ae' vowel sounds in it for the surname.
Here is a huge list of Latin nouns on Wiktionary:
http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?tit...a#mw-pages
Might want to just stick to a dictionary for easier browsing:
http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/wordsonline.html
Good luck with your Garlean!
Arvina, Livia, Nero, Solus, etc. are all actual Latin words—'fat', 'olive', 'black' and 'alone', respectively. Try booting up a dictionary site and just find something that looks cool. Preferably with lots of 'ae' vowel sounds in it for the surname.
Here is a huge list of Latin nouns on Wiktionary:
http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?tit...a#mw-pages
Might want to just stick to a dictionary for easier browsing:
http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/wordsonline.html
Good luck with your Garlean!
