Just as a historical side note, way back when 1.0 was released, there were no naming conventions posts -- so a bit of retconning was required for people to fit their names into the released lore. In addition to the cited examples, some have gone with their name being a corruption of their actual name or a nickname; for instance, while her in-game name is L'yhta and fits conventions, my character goes by "Lyta" among non-miqo'te because she dislikes them butchering the pronunciation. Another approach is that your character's family has been living in the city-states for so long that they've largely assimilated and use hyur naming instead. If you have a really "out there" name, you can always say it's a nickname or a title you got in your backstory, and that you like it so much you've made it your "official" name.
The important thing, IMO, is to have a justification for your name -- since it'll come up in RP. I know L'yhta's asked people about their names before if they seemed out of the ordinary, just as a way of making conversation.
The important thing, IMO, is to have a justification for your name -- since it'll come up in RP. I know L'yhta's asked people about their names before if they seemed out of the ordinary, just as a way of making conversation.
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