(09-25-2013, 11:52 PM)Goodfellow Wrote: 1) Are surnames individualized for Dunesfolk? That is, are both of a Dunesfolk's names unique to that individual? Is Lolotaru Lalataru the only Lalataru, or does he come from a long and storied line of Lalatarus?
I don't know why I contemplate Lalafell naming conventions when I don't even play a Lalafell but here's my 2gil on the subject
Dunesfolk naming conventions:
Male:AAB CCB
Female:AAB AB
Hihibaru at Highbridge has a daughter named Hihira in Little Ala Mhigo. Based on those NPCs I would guess that Dunesfolk family names are represented in the first name.
The AA portion of the father's name is passed on
Hihira Hira= Full name
Hihi = family name
Hi- = family prefix to unique female name
-ra= unique suffix to unique female name
The Coco(b)- brothers of the thaumaturge's guild are another example of shared AA prefixes (and first letter of B suffix). The B and CCB portions of male names seem to be unique
tl;dr Perhaps Lolotaru Lalataru's family name is Lolo.
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