Naming Conventions

Northward

Northward naming conventions are highly varied, owing to the subcontinent hosting many cultures of humans and halflings throughout its history. Generally, names will reflect the individuals family history; a woman born in Farland to parents of Malthusian descent, for instance, will likely have a Malthusian-derived name, and a child born to family with strong druidic ties will have a druidic name, despite the fact that druidic religions and cultures are scorned by most. Names commonly associated with the lingua lancing are derived from all of the Northward tribes, and were originally call names in the time of the druids.

In Northward, epithets are used to differentiate one individual with a specific name from another with the same name, or to describe the individual. Epithets are commonly added to the end of the name (Lionmaw Snakeback), but they can also be added to the beginning of a name (Farland Hans). Epithets are physically or metaphorically descriptive, reflective of location, or of family descent (Okko Broadback, Frigga of Vaskalia, Karl Wilkinson).

Names:

Male- Abelard, Dolf, Hans, Jesper, Joppo, Karl, Okko, Reginald, Tandy

Female- Frigga, Mathilde

Druidic names:

Male- Lionmaw

Female- Merryweather

 Malthusia