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==Given names==
==Given names==
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Revision as of 19:57, 25 December 2017

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Structure

Eevo names normally consist minimally of name + surname; the surname is inherited from the father. Zero or more middle names may be used between the name and the surname.

Notwithstanding the above, a person is usually known by his given name and surname.

All married persons retain their original surnames. [There is no legal concept of marriage in modern Eevo-speaking societies, in fact.]

Given names

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  • Adapt Netagin names
Eevo Nicknames Etymology Pronunciation Approx. English pronunciation Gender Notes
Øøðon aodhán "golden" /ˈœyðɔn/ /ˈoʊðɑːn/ male Easter egg
Avnín Av, Nini Windermere af + nin /avˈnin/ /əvˈniːn/ male
Ilsa, Elsa Proto-Clofabic ilsa 'eagle' /ˈĩsə/, /ˈɛ̃sə/ male Easter egg
Maið Talmic /maið/ /maið/ male
Gyllt Talmic male
Jynçéef Windermere male
Bymés Windermere "courageous" male
Rrechnis Talmic male
Cleeði Talmic unisex
Zrybí Zrybi (initial stress) Windermere șrăbi "truth" /zrəˈpi/ /zɹəˈbiː/ female
Sdyrros Talmic male
Sybẃr Sybi, Bwri Windermere săbur 'compassionate' /səˈpur/ /səˈbʊəɹ/ female Easter egg
Cyþa Cyþi Talmic female
Rewtt Rewtti Talmic, 'a species of songbird' /ˈrɛwht/ /ˈɹoʊt/ female
Tører Tøri Old Tíogall toiréir 'may she bloom' /ˈtœrɛr/ /ˈtɛəɹəɹ/ female
Loþer Talmic /ˈlɑθəɹ/ male Easter egg
Osri Talmic, "(a species of songbird)" female
Praimhin Pryvin Camalic, via Bhadhagha /ˈpʰraimhin/ /ˈpraɪmiːn/ male Easter egg
Ŋirin Talmic, Thensarian Ħoerīginā female
Mavor Talmic, Thensarian Mabasrū female
Sduþel Thn. Stuφoθilħē 'fiery sword' /ˈstyθɛ̃/ /ˈstiːθɛl/ or /ˈstiːθəl/ male
Mors Morsi mors 'a songbird' female Easter egg

Surnames

Common elements for surnames include:

  • -on = adjectival suffix
  • cooð X = "son of X"
  • gel X = "from X"
  • -ind = often found in aristocratic names; from Old Eevo feind 'clan'
  • -ter = Clofabic; ~ Clofabosin -terol
  • riþ X = son of X (Netagin)

Forms of address

Common modern Eevo forms of address include:

  • Bandwr (/pantur/, abbrev. Bn') = Mr. (for an adult male)
  • Craimb (/kʰraimp/, abbrev. Cr') = -kun (form of address for a male minor)
  • Sgial (/skĩ/, abbrev. Sg') = Miss (for females of all ages, regardless of marital status; there is no equivalent of "Mrs.")
  • Rasíd (/raˈsid/, abbrev. Rs'; from Netagin nasid "teacher") = Dr.
  • Þwzehóom (abbrev. Þzh') = approximately "Honorable" or "Esteemed"; used of a person of especially high rank

Using Bandwr, Craimb or Sgial with the person's surname is used for strangers or higher-ranking people.

Using Bandwr, Craimb or Sgial with the person's given name is a way of addressing or referring to people of equal or slightly lower rank while maintaining some distance from that person. In modern times it is still common in some institutions such as schools and universities (this is how students are addressed by other students, instructors and professors) but is becoming less common.