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Naming conventions in Amalthean nations
Given – personal – communal/local
A given name is chosen for a child by its parents. Their personal name is decided by the person themselves as they are growing up. Their local name is a derivative of the community’s name in which the individual grew up in, or it may be a communally-decided shared name between people in a village or other small region.
An example: Kalassak Akani Lapik
The given and local names generally end in consonants if the person is male, or vowels if female. Local names will tend to agree in gender as they are derivatives and not predefined. Communal (in place of local names) may not agree in gender depending on how it was predefined. Personal names are the most likely of names to not agree in gender. In the above case, ‘Akani’ does not. Friends and family often refer to an individual by their personal name, but in some cases their given name is used. People are generally introduced by their given name, and people with cordial relations tend to use their given name or their given and local/communal name. In more formal settings an individual will be referred to by their local/communal name. In the event of a conflict where multiple persons have identical local/communal names, their personal name tends to be appended.
Familial/Friendly: Akani or Kalassak
Cordial: Kalassak (Lapik)
Formal: Lapik (Akani)
Although, this is just an example. A person may choose to be referred to by any of their names depending upon the situation and setting.
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