Chlouvānem/Names

The Chlouvānem people have a naming tradition which strongly reflects the traditional matrilinear society and the fact that names come from a variety of sources, due to the Chlouvānem people having absorbed many other different cultures and their names being kept, sometimes regionally in the territories of the Inquisition, some other times nationwide.

All names are adapted into their language, and follow its phonological rules and nominal declensions.

Chlouvānem names are made by three different parts: the matronymic (in Chl. nāḍimāvi), the surname (lelyēmihaloe), and one or more personal (or given) names (lilahaloe, pl. lilahalenī— commonly just haloe/halenī). This is the standard for people everywhere in the Inquisition, but note that ethnic Bazá people from Tūnambasā diocese may also be called with the standard names for the Bazá people; anyway in the last two decades the Chlouvānem standard has grown from being used by 25% to 93% of all Bazá people living in Tūnambasā diocese; titular ethnicities in other ethnic dioceses follow the Chlouvānem standard.
All people, everywhere in the Inquisition, also have an unofficial but commonly used informal name (laltihaloe).

The standard format is matronymic - surname - personal name(s) ; the latter are usually romanized in italic in order to better distinguish them.

Matronymics (nāḍimāvīye)

The matronymic or nāḍimāvi (from nāḍima, honorific word for "mother") are always the first part of the name and are also the simplest to form, by adding -āvi to the mother's (first) given name. For example, the children of a woman named Līṭhaljāyim will all have the matronymic Līṭhaljāyimāvi.

A few names have particular matronymics:

• Martayinām (and other rarer names compounds of -yinām) has Martayināvi
• Nouns in -ē make their matronymic in -yāvi, e.g. Lairē → Lairyāvi
• Nouns in -ca or -cha make their matronymic in -šāvi, e.g. Lañekaica → Lañekaišāvi
• The common name Kālomīyeh has Kālomitāvi.
• Lākhnī, Šarēṇī, Irūṇī, and other nouns with a final long ī keep the vowel, but shortened, e.g. Lākhniyāvi, Šarēṇiyāvi, Irūṇiyāvi.

Surnames (lelyēmihalenī)

The surname or lelyēmihaloe (from lelyēmita "family", and haloe "name") is of newer formation when compared to the matronymic, especially in rural areas. Chlouvānem people have a huge number of surnames, and there are different possible origins. The commonly accepted proportion of Chlouvānem surnames is that about 50% of them are matronymical; 30% are toponymic; 10% are occupational; 6% are cognominal, and the rest are either clan names from other civilizations or of unknown origin (most probably either clan or given names from Chlouvānemized peoples).

Surnames derived from a given name

Chlouvānem surnames derived from a given name are almost invariably matronymical. They may be formed with the following suffixes (mostly listed in order of commonness); note that the root name may also be (and often is) currently unused, regional (i.e. from a non-Chlouvānem language), vernacular (i.e. from a Chlouvānem-descended language), or even the diminutive of a given name:

• -(y)æša (♂MAR -(y)ærās, ♂UNM -(y)æmīs) and -(y)æha (♂MAR -(y)ąrās, ♂UNM -(y)ąmīs): among the most common surname-forming suffixes. Examples include Lænkæša, Chilmukæha, Daleyæša, Lūmāvæha, Nīmulyæša, Nilāmyæša, Tainæha, Hilviyæša.
• -nāri and -nārų (invariable): originally the genitive and the ablative of the otherwise obsolete collective suffix -nāras - therefore meaning respectively "of the descent of..." and "from the descent of...". Also extremely common, e.g. Taupanāri, Hānyunāri, Dēleninārų, Håneināri, Namihūnāri, Nājalanāri, Šulaghṇārų.
• -i or -ī or -ei (invariable): simply the genitive form of a noun; e.g. Lairī, Lārti, Hånei, Dalaigani, Mæmihūmei. They are often not even declined.
• -(i)bayeh (♂MAR -(i)bairās, ♂UNM -(i)bemīs) — e.g. Naišibayeh, Bandimbayeh, Šulamibayeh, Laukimbayeh, Nainibayeh.
• -haidī (invariable): originally the genitive of a compound form with name + haidā ("clan"); especially from the Eastern Plain, but now spread nationwide, e.g. Mirayuhaidī, Darvaṃhaidī, Ħārjahaidī, Dānehaidī, Buyāṃhaidī.
• -ga (invariable): a suffixed form of the appositive particle (that formerly also had a genitive meaning): e.g. Chališirelga, Dānega, Jādāga, Lārtaga.
• -(i)taisa (♂MAR -(i)tairās, ♂UNM -(i)tamīs) — e.g. Hūmeitaisa, Kæltaisa, Læšitaisa, Hālitaisa.

Occupational surnames

Occupational surnames, being originally more informal than matronymic-derived ones, often trace their origins to non-Chlouvānem local languages. Most commonly they end in -i or -ga (or are prefixed with ga-) if they refer to a workplace, in -a otherwise. Examples include:

• Bhiti, Vaihati, Vihalga, Vīyati, Bīyati, Gavīta, Gabīhata, Bīyā — all ultimately from the Chlouvānem root vīhatam (farm).
• Andūra, Ndā, Ndarī, Andīra, Gāndārīs — from andṛ- (to build) or andarīs (builder)
• Jarin, Yarei, Jariga, Yarga (← yaryīn (brewer)); Lālta, Lānda, Lālga (← lālta (guardian)); Murdhāga, Dhāna (← Murkadhāna (inquisitor)).

Some occupational surnames are derived from tools or materials, either in direct case - e.g. Kumis (bamboo), Ṣāṭas (sword) - or from the genitive - e.g. Ṣāṭi, Dhābrami (← dhābram (hammer)).

In some cases, occupational surnames have been later extended with marriage-variable suffixes, so that forms such as Bhityæša or Ṣāṭibayeh may be found.

Toponymic surnames

Toponymic surnames are mostly derived from small places and usually end either in -i (the genitive form) or -(y)ai, rarely with -ų. Examples include, from common nouns, Jāṇyai, Jāṇų, Amašai, Hali, Paɂītyai; from proper nouns, Kahašai, Pārindālyai, Nurħalini, Kārṣamūli.

Other surnames

Other surnames include cognominal ones (Māhāmanta "long nose", Tilipāram (← taili pārās "much hair")), Toyubeshian clan names - especially common among people from the East (e.g. Yatakoma, Līkāntām, Putahira, Tandalara, Kašiyota, Yotamyutsu), and other surnames whose origin is disputed, probably from former given names of other areas, especially from the South (e.g. Nāɂahilūma, Ñahanimeh, Hunipaira, Lameihaljheh).

As with all other types of surnames, they also may have marriage-variable suffixes added, as e.g. in Līkāntāmæha or Putahiræša.

Variable and invariable surnames

Chlouvānem surnames, regardless of origin, may be variable or invariable, with about 55% of people having a variable surname.

Variable surnames have three forms: one for all women in the family, one for married men, and one for unmarried men.

While typically it is the matronymic-derived surnames (and sometimes the placename-derived ones) that are variable, these suffixes have also been applied to other kinds of surnames - an example being the late singer-songwriter Lālašvātyāvi Kāmilñaryāh Turabayām, whose unmarried surname was Kašahitræmīs (his mother was called Šulegāvi Kašahitræša Lālašvāti), of clear Toyubeshian origin (cf. the existing, invariable modern surnames Kašahitah and Kašahitra).

In most areas of the Inquisition, men take their wife's surname (in the married male form, if variable) when they marry - so for example a hypothetical Martayināvi Lantakæmīs Kāltarvān who marries the hypothetical Namihūlšāvi Hulyāyæša Lairē will be known as Martayināvi Hulyāyærās Kāltarvām after marrying. Their son Dalaigim's full name will be Lairyāvi Hulyāyæmīs Dalaigim.

In some places, this is not the case, and the husband keeps his birth surname, but if it is variable, it will shift to the married form anyway.

Non-binary people get the option to choose either form, but once chosen it can't be changed without a long bureaucratic process.

Birth surnames of married people, if needed to be cited (such as, for example, in encyclopaedical entries), are listed after all names and followed by gṇyauyų (ablative case of gṇyauya, birth), often shortened to gṇų; taking the previous example it would be Martayināvi Hulyāyærās Kāltarvām, Lantakæmīs gṇyauyų.

Name of wife

In the past, and especially before the adoption of surnames, it was customary for husbands to add, after the matronymic, the wife's given name in dative case to show family ties. Today, this usage is not officially kept aside for temple registrations; in this system, the above-mentioned man in the example would be Martayināvi Lairyom Hulyāyærās Kāltarvām.

Monks

Monks in most monastic orders change their surname after ordination: in the majority of them, they keep the matronymic but replace their surname with the name (in exessive case) of either the current Head Monk or the Head Monk of their monastery at the time of their ordination, preceded by yamei or brausire; Head Monks of monasteries using the former system only use the matronymic and the given name. In other monasteries, monks use the genitive case of the name of their monastery as a surname; in a minority of them, monks keep their birth surname.

Personal names (lilahalenī)

Chlouvānem personal names (lilahaloe, from lila "person" and haloe "name") have a large variety of origins.

Names inherited by the Proto-Lahob culture, or the earliest Chlouvānem names, are usually made by two elements compounded together (a kind of bahuvrihi compound), like for example the male names Gāṇakvyāta "steel hero" or Hånisrajñās "friend of toucans", or the female ones Martayinām "city protector" or Ñaiṭanūrya "star child". There are also names made by a single Chlouvānem word, like Lairē "sky", Yānāh “innocence” (both female) or Hånia "toucan" (unisex but mostly female).

Anyway, possibly the majority of nationwide Chlouvānem names are not inherited from Proto-Lahob, but originally from cultures of the central Nīmbaṇḍhāra plain in prehistoric times, many without a known meaning. Such names include for example the female Hæniląuya and Namihūlša or the male Lælicham and Nūkthalin. Other names with a known origin are for example the female Kūldendēla or Naryekaiṣa and the male Kāltarvām or Kāljivaṃṣām, all of Ancient Yodhvāyi origin (once spoken in the current-day dioceses of Ajāɂiljaiṭa and Yodhvāya). A few nationwide given names also have Lällshag or other origins, but they're much rarer.

Only a few nouns are unisex, for example Kailnenya (though female in the vast majority of cases), Terintān, or those ones formed with unisex names, like all of those with -nūrya (child). -likā or -mitā are typically used to form female names from male ones, while male ones are formed by removing the final -a of a female name (if possible) and adding -gin. There are, however, many exceptions to this rule.

Many areas of the Inquisition also have their own "local" names, taken from pre-Chlouvānem local languages; this is particularly common in the East with Toyubeshian names, which often spread outside that area. Special mention also for the Dabuke female names Amabu and Nīmulšāmi, which have spread outside the local area and are commonly given nationwide.

Most common given names at the 6422 census

The 6422 (3872₁₂) Inquisitorial census found these names as the most common among the population of the Chlouvānem Inquisition.

Female names:

1. Hamilǣṣṇa
2. Lairē
3. Namihūlša
4. Lūṣya
5. Lilemāvya
6. Mæmihūmya
7. Martayinām
8. Læhimausa
9. Kalyahīṃsa
10. Amabu

Male names:

1. Kāltarvām
2. Dalaigim
3. Bhārmatah
4. Khālbayām
5. Kāljivaṃṣām
6. Darkhām
7. Ārṣam
8. Jalgudām
9. Hūlamastā
10. Mūñcangām

Common given names and their meanings

Reconstructed meanings for non-Chlouvānem names are given when known, but note that Chlouvānem people themselves usually do not know them.

Female names

Name	Origin	Meaning	Notes
Amabu	Eastern Dabuke	beauty
Bālagudāya	Ancient Yodhvāši	(variant of Bālagudām)
Bambunīkūma	Old Cambhaugrāyi	beauty of the wind
Barhāma	Tamukāyi	sunlight
Bhārmamitā	Chlouvānem	lion (variant of Bhārmatah)
Bradhma	Ancient Kāṃradeši	pearl
Buyāna	Ancient Kāṃradeši	daughter
Chališiroe	Old Cambhaugrāyi	sage word, (s)he who gives advice	Unisex
Chilamulka	Ancient Yodhvāši	good foot
Chlamijenyū	Chlouvānem	golden flower
Chlǣvešāh	Chlouvānem	from chluvaikā (wealth), probably merged with chlǣcæm (better)
Chlærmitūh	Chlouvānem	body of light
Dāgnabhrāni	(female version of Dāgnabhrām)
Dalaigana	Ancient Kāṃradeši	(probably derived from Dalaigin)
Danailǣṣṇa	unknown
Danaimūṣa	a Southern language	"eternal flower" or "eternal spring"
Dāneh	unknown (Chlouvānem?)
Daryāmitā	Ancient Yodhvāši	strong woman
Dēlenitā	Ancient Yodhvāši	leading woman
Dulmaidana	Ancient Kāṃradeši	(probably derived from Dulmadin)
Hālyehaika	Anc.Yodhvāši/unknown	hāly- from Anc. Yodhvāši for "reflection"; -haika unknown
Hālyehulca	Anc.Yodhvāši/unknown	(post-classical corruption of Hālyehaika)
Halinækha	unknown
Hamilǣṣṇa	unknown
Hānihæmma	Ancient Yodhvāši	strong reflection
Hānimausa	Ancient Yodhvāši	beautiful reflection
Hilvarjayā	Ancient Namaikehi	(variant of Hilvarghom)
Hulāblenīs	Chlouvānem	(s)he who makes good choices	Unisex
Hulyāchlærim	Chlouvānem	moonlight
Hælahaika	Anc.Yodhvāši/unknown	(variant of Hālyehaika)
Hæliyǣša	unknown
Hæniląuya	unknown
Hånya	Chlouvānem	toucan	Unisex
Hånilikā	Chlouvānem	toucan (variant of Hånya)
Jādāh	Archaic Chlouvānem	wealth(y)
Janighālah	Ancient Namaikehi	brave	Unisex
Jauhækūmi	unknown
Johaikūmah	unknown, likely Near Eastern
Julūmausa	Ancient Yodhvāši	beautiful gold
Jæhimīnta	Aṣasṝkhami	sage
Jåhaikūmai	(spelling variant of Johaikūmah)
Kailemūrṣa	Tamukāyi	she whose courage is told
Kailnenya	Chlouvānem	pure soul
Kālomīyeh	unknown
Kalyahīṃsa	Tamukāyi	gifted of courage
Kānyahǣṣa	unknown
Kānyakaiṣa	unknown
Kūldendēla	Ancient Yodhvāši	beautiful flower
Kælidañca	Ancient Yodhvāši	great joy
Lajñē	Archaic Chlouvānem	caregiver
Lākhnī	unknown, probably Near Eastern
Lairē	Chlouvānem	sky, air
Lanaijunyā	Chlouvānem	island flower
Lañekaica	Ancient Yodhvāši	(variant of Lañikaiṣa)
Lañemulka	Ancient Yodhvāši	(variant of Lañimulca)
Lañikaiṣa	Ancient Yodhvāši	blessed hand
Lañimulca	Ancient Yodhvāši	good hand
Lārta	unknown
Lāyašvāti	unknown, probably Near Eastern
Liptraišī	(female version of Liptrantas)
Lileikhura	unknown
Lilemāvya	Laiputaši	shy [but/and] brave
Līnænulyah	unknown
Lūṣya	Lällshag	she will lead
Læhimausa	Tamukāyi	ray of light
Maibeh	Eastern Dabuke/Chlouvānem	archaic diminutive of Amabu
Mailhomma	Chlouvānem	water pearl
Mambapinga	Eastern Dabuke	the beautiful one
Mamyeh	Eastern Dabuke/Chlouvānem	archaic diminutive of Amabu
Martayinām	Chlouvānem	city protector	(historically unisex)
Mæmihomah	unknown (variant of Mæmihūmya)
Mæmihūmya	unknown (possibly Laiputaši)
Mæmijaiya	unknown (possibly Laiputaši)
Mæmimausa	unknown/Anc. Yodhvāši	mæmi- unknown; -mausa from the Anc. Yodhvāši word for "beautiful"
Mæminaiṣa	unknown (possibly Laiputaši)
Naina	Old Cambhaugrāyi	melodic
Naik​ā	Ancient Yodhvāši	song
Nājaldhīm	Aṣasṝkhami	bringer of happiness
Namihūlša	Laiputaši	?
Naryejūram	Ancient Yodhvāši	woman of light
Naryekaiṣa	Ancient Yodhvāši	blessed woman
Naryekayah	Ancient Yodhvāši	(variant of Naryekaiṣa)
Naryekūrda	Ancient Yodhvāši	woman of flowers
Nilāmulka	Laiputaši	?
Nimahullē	Ancient Yodhvāši	smile of the stars
Nīmulšāmi	Eastern Dabuke	the young one
Nonya	Lällshag	shimmer(ing)
Nukthælikā	unknown (derived from Nukthalin)
Numminaiṣa	Laiputaši or Tamukāyi
Ñaiṭanūrya	Chlouvānem	star child	Unisex
Ñælihaira	Laiputaši	?
Pirkabhrāni	(female version of Pirkabhrām)
Ṣastira	Tamukāyi	water fairy
Šulega	Ancient Kāṃradeši	happiness
Tainā	Tamukāyi	gem
Tālimausa	unknown/Anc. Yodhvāši	tāli- unknown; -mausa from the Anc. Yodhvāši word for "beautiful"
Vælvah	Chlouvānem	cloud	Unisex (usually female)
Yānāh	inherited from Proto-Lahob	great purity
Yārachilgē	Ancient Yodhvāši	sky girl
Yunaira	Tamukāyi	good doing

Male names

Namm	Origin	Meaning	Notes
Ārṣan	Tamukāyi	strength of the hill(s)
Aubakī	unknown, probably Western		Unisex (most commonly male)
Bālagudām	Ancient Yodhvāši	long breath (= long life)	Unisex (most commonly male)
Bhārahūlgim	Chl. + Old Cambhaugrāyi	bhāra- from Chl. bhārmatah (lion); -hūlgin Old Cmbh. for "man"
Bhārmatah	Chlouvānem	lion
Bradhmis	Ancient Kāṃradeši	(variant of Bradhma)
Braivaram	Ancient Kāṃradeši	carrying great hope
Chališiroe	Old Cambhaugrāyi	sage word, (s)he who gives advice	Unisex
Chaukārī	unknown		Unisex (most commonly male)
Chīlgantāram	Ancient Yodhvāši	light foot
Dāgnabhrām	unknown, probably Near Eastern
Dalaigim	Ancient Kāṃradeši	having light
Daṃdhigūlam	Ancient Kāṃradeši	blue star
Darkhām	Ancient Yodhvāši	strong
Dēlendarhām	Ancient Yodhvāši	strong leader
Dulmadim	Ancient Kāṃradeši	lucky, of a miracle
Egiljiṃhai	Old Cambhaugrāyi	bold, brave
Gāṇavyāta	Chlouvānem	iron hero
Gārindelgīm	Old Cambhaugrāyi	good friend
Geñchīntāram	Ancient Yodhvāši	light blade
Halinurkam	unknown (variant of Halinækha)
Hilvarghum	Ancient Namaikehi	famous warrior
Hulāblenīs	Chlouvānem	(s)he who makes good choices	Unisex
Hūlamastā	unknown
Hūrtalgām	Ancient Yodhvāši	man of gems
Hūyurhūlgim	Old Cambhaugrāyi	black man
Hånisrajñas	Chlouvānem	friend of toucans
Hånya	Chlouvānem	toucan	Unisex
Hånigim	Chlouvānem	toucan (variant of Hånya)
Jalgudām	Ancient Yodhvāši	distant sight
Janighālah	Ancient Namaikehi	brave	Unisex
Jardām	Ancient Yodhvāši	sight in the dark
Jīvardām	Ancient Yodhvāši	fighting word
Kāljivaṃṣām	Ancient Yodhvāši	sage man
Kāltarvām	Ancient Yodhvāši	painted man
Khālbayām	Ancient Yodhvāši	brown man
Khāltiṃhāgyam	Old Cambhaugrāyi	companion spirit
Khūlārṣam	unknown
Klætspragis	unknown (probably from the Near East)
Kuretsupam	Toyubeshian	strong boy
Lāyašāgim	(male version of Lāyašvāti)
Liptrantas	unknown, probably Near Eastern
Lælicham	unknown
Mūñcangām	Ancient Yodhvāši	warrior
Nūkthalim	unknown
Ñaiṭanūrya	Chlouvānem	star child	Unisex
Pirkabhrām	unknown, probably Near Eastern
Ṣastirvam	Tamukāyi	(variant of Ṣastira)
Ṣarṣilhāgyam	Old Cambhaugrāyi	hunting spirit
Ṣarṣilhūlgim	Old Cambhaugrāyi	hunting man
Švaragūlam	Ancient Kāṃradeši	star of the sea
Terintām	Ancient Yodhvāši	fast jump	Unisex
Turabayām	Ancient Yodhvāši	brown step
Turgandām	Ancient Yodhvāši	step into the dark
Ulānakūrbam	Old Cambhaugrāyi	undefeatable
Vælvah	Chlouvānem	cloud	Unisex (usually female)
Yāmurtām	Ancient Yodhvāši	fast kick

Official adaptations of other languages' names

Names of foreign people, and foreigners that become Chlouvānem citizens, always get their name converted according to the official Chlouvānem equivalent; note, though, that this mostly applies to Western and Skyrdegan people. As most names from other cultures have no Chlouvānem equivalent but may have different forms depending on the language (cf. on Earth "John, Iōannēs, João..."), there is an Inquisitorial list of Chlouvānem equivalents for most common names. (Note that sometimes the common origin of two names was not recognized - for example Cerian Imúbánidu and Holenagic Hmiurvaisd [m̥ʲurjɛʃt] have the same origin, but correspond to adapted Chlouvānem Imūbāñjus and Mūryæṣṭas respectively, with Nivarese-derived Amuvranṣus making it a triplet.)

As for adapting feminine names, most often the -n ending common to most Evandorian languages is scrapped or augmented with an -a (rarely -i); on the contrary, -s or -s may be added to male names.

The Chlouvānem versions of those names are often taken from the Auralian, Cerian, Nordulaki, or Majo-Bankravian dialects spoken in the northwest of the Inquisition; sometimes, however, they have been created ad hoc by the Inquisitorial Office for the Language. Finally, a minority is adapted from Holenagic (like Paistre [ˈpaʃtrə] → Paṣṭras).

Skyrdagor vysk- [vu͡ɯʃk-] "servant of", a component of more than half of male given names in Skyrdegan societies, is usually rendered as ūṣk-.

Name	Gender	Corresponds to
Amuvranṣus	Male	Niv. Amubranšu
Dūrkirvas	Male	Evangelic Velken Dowrkriwo > Kal. Dourkřvo
Imbocas	Male	Cer. Imbóčo (Ísc. Imbóscios) Nrd. Imbaskeħ, Niv. Nèbokios (ANiv. Nēbaukios), Hol. Neboais
Imūbāñjus	Male	Cer. Imúbánidu, Bes. Imubbanxu, Nrd. Imurbaig
Khyukṣṭih	Male	Hol. Qyqshdir
Lātenas	Male	Cer. Ráteno, Bes. Erratteu (Ísc. Raltenus), Nrd. Ralti, Evangelic Velken Raltynjs > Kal. Ralčyn
Lyāni	Female	Cer. Leáni, Reáni; Nrd. Llany, Hol. Lian, Niv. Leān, Hel. Reàni
Lyūnocas	Male	Cer. Rúnóče, Nrd. Llinoit, Niv. Šynòtio (ANiv. Lhȳnautiōm), Evangelic Velken Ljynchrým > Kal. Ļyshým
Mūryæṣṭas	Male	Hol. Hmiurvaisd
Paṣṭras	Male	Cer. Pétéro, Bes. Pesteu, Nrd. Paxer, Niv. Pestéro, Hol. Paistre (Ísc., ANiv. Pestéros)
Pārya	Female	Cer. Fárien
Ryasnas	Male	Niv. Rivàussos (ANiv. Rivaōsonos), Evangelic Velken Rjásons > Kal. Řáson
Tanūrēṣa	Female	Cer. Tanúréšen, Bes. Tanurexi
Vatsoṇḍus	Male	Hel. Huazontu
Yolkah	Female	Hol. Fiâlge, Niv. Fiòšikan (ANiv. Fiáulhikan)

Foreigners that become Chlouvānem citizens always have a matronymic added, and the same is usually done also for and by people who have business with the Chlouvānem-speaking world or are Yunyalīlti (as, for example, the incumbent Minister of Agriculture of Holenagika, Qyqshdir Hgoabein [ˈqyqsir ˈɣɔbeɲ] is usually referred to as Yolkāvi Gåbeña Khyukṣṭih). Other people are simply known by their Chlouvānemized names but without an added matronymic - like incumbent Cerian Prime Minister Pétéro Bafín is referred to as Bapīn Paṣṭras.

Countries of the former Kaiṣamā

In the former Kaiṣamā, and for people with ancestry in those areas living in the Chlouvānem Inquisition, rules are typically less strict as the names are usually adapted as it is in their language. [TBA]

In Bronic, Fathanic, and Qualdomelic names, matronymics are already a part of the name and the structure is similar to the Chlouvānem one, so that names are only adapted to Chlouvānem phonology - unless they are already of Chlouvānem origin - and reordered (both Qualdomelic and Brono-Fathanic names follow the structure given name + surname + (son/daughter of) + mother's name). Their matronymics are cognates: jamwhaʰ "son of" and jamhniʰ "daughter of" in Qualdomelic; eimoa (aemŏ) "son of" and emine (aemń) "daughter of" in Bronic (Fathanic).

For example, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Qualdomelic Communist Party, Răjultiq Mittuc jamhni Whăngeă, is known in Chlouvānem as Kvalyāvi Mittuka Rayultikah.

Many people in Brono, Fathan, and Qualdomailor have also adopted the Chlouvānem marriage-dependant suffixes and added them to their surnames: their forms are -(j)ẹš (♂MAR -(j)ẹrá, ♂UNM -(j)ẹmí) in Qualdomelic; -esy (♂MAR -era, ♂UNM -emi) in Bronic; -aeš (♂MAR -araš, ♂UNM -emiš) in Fathanic. The current President of the Republic of Brono, Memioamy Antisioanesy emine Taeane, has both a Chlouvānem origin name and a Chlouvānem variable surname, and therefore she is known in Chlouvānem sources as Tahæniyāvi Antišvanæša Mæmihomah. Her husband, Oarebato Antisioanera eimoa Tregeady, is referred to as Celyajāvi Antišvanærās Varebatu.

Informal names (laltihalenī)

The Chlouvānem informal name (laltihaloe, from lalteh (friend) and haloe (name)) is the form of the given name used in many particularly informal settings. As with all things informal in the Chlouvānem-speaking world, there is no uniform rule because they are deeply influenced by the local vernacular and, more often than not, they are never even used when speaking Chlouvānem as such kind of conversations may often be exclusively in the vernacular.
However, there is a simple pattern that can be used in order to derive pan-Inquisitiorial informal names from given names: either the first or the stressed syllable of the name is taken, with optional vowel changes (usually a to æ, æ and ai to e, e to i, and often o to either a or u), and -ī for female informal names or -em for male ones. Female names often shift post-tonic velars, h, or s, to palatals. For some names, reduplicating the stressed syllable is also an option.
As different syllables may be taken, there are even for this pattern different possibilities. Some examples (usually, the more common a name is and the more informal forms it has):

Martayinām [ˌmaˤ.ta.(j)iˈnaːm] → Mærī, Mætī, Matī, Næmī, Nāmī, Mammī

Mæmihūmya [ˌmɛ.mʲiˈɦuː.mja] → Memī, Hūmī, Mæmī, Mæmmī

Kælidañca [ˌkɛ.ɴ̆iˈdaɲ.c͡ɕa] → Kelī, Kælī, Dæñī, Dañī, Kækī

Kāltarvām [ˌkaːɴ̆.taɐ̯ˈʋaːm] → Kālem, Kælem, Vānem, Vænem, Kāltem, Kallem

Khālbayām [ˌkʰaːɴ̆.baˈjaːm] → Khælem, Khālem, Yænem, Yānem

Kālomīyeh [ˌkaːɴ̆ɔˈmiːjeɦ] → Kālī, Kāmī, Kæmī, Mīyī, Mimmī

Læhimausa [ˌɴ̆ɛ.ɦiˈmaʊ̯.sa] → Læšī, Læhī, Lešī, Maušī, Mūšī, Mūsī

Using names

→ See also: Chlouvānem morphology § Honorific titles

Chlouvānem names are rarely used alone: they are most often coupled with some kind of honorific. There is a so-called "politeness scale" for their use:

1. When speaking to someone:

• All three parts of the name are used alone in roll calls exclusively;
• The most polite form is to use the appropriate honorific title or formula plus the honorifics yamei and lāma, all applied to matronymic and given name; e.g. Martayināvi yamei murkadhāna Læhimausa lāma (something like Respectable Inquisitor, Ms. Læhimausa, daughter of Martayinām). This form is usually used at the beginning of a conversation, as subsequently the norm is to use a shorter form - in this case either yamei murkadhāna or yamei Læhimausa lāma;
• The usual polite form is simply given name plus lāma (or any other appropriate title, like e.g. kauchlærīn (professor), or suntam, tanta, lallāmaha...); e.g. Læhimausa lāma (Ms. Læhimausa), Læhimausa kauchlærī (Professor Læhimausa);
• Using any of the three parts alone (usually the name) is a moderately colloquial form, usually used between colleagues or friends with a moderate degree of acquaintance. Even between colleagues of the same age this is somewhat rude if they do not each other much, and in that case tanta or lāma should be used;
• The informal name is the form used by close friends, by siblings, partners, and towards all family members of a younger generation. It is however generally rude to use any kind of personal name towards an older family member, or a non-sibling of the same generation (brothers/sisters-in-law, unless they are close friends).

2. When speaking of someone:

• If the listener is likely to not know who the person spoken of is, the full three parts of the name are used (but sometimes the surname is omitted), usually with yamei, a title (lāma, tanta, suntam), and usually the profession too (e.g. Martayināvi yamei murkadhāna Læhimausa lāma), but no titles are used (only optionally yamei) if they're of a lower rank — for example a teacher speaking about one of his/her students to another teacher;
• If the person spoken of is respected (of higher rank), then the appropriate formula is used the first time they're mentioned, then the norm is to use a shorter form - in this case, a form like yamei Læhimausa murkadhāna is accepted, while it is not when speaking directly to that person. The higher rank that person is, usually the longer it takes to completely shift to a shorter form — e.g. while the Great Inquisitor will not be referred to every time as širē aveṣyotāra lallāmaha Hæliyǣšāvi yamei Dhṛṣṭāvāyah Lairē camimurkadhāna lāma, it will not probably get shorter than širē aveṣyotāra yamei lallāmaha ([Her] Respectable Most Excellent Highness) or širē aveṣyotāra lallāmaha camimurkadhāna ([Her] Most Excellent Highness, the Great Inquisitor);
• If the person spoken of is of equal rank, in a polite context they'll be referred to with tanta (the usual title for equal grades), or lāma;
• The use of the bare given name (or matronymic or surname) and of the informal name follow the same guidelines as when talking to that person. Note that, though, in a family context it will be more common to use the names of older family members in order to disambiguate about them (e.g. Amabu ga paṣmeinā ukula Læhimausa ga paṣmeinā prišniliukula no (Grandma Amabu has spoken and Grandma Læhimausa has answered [her]).

The second- and third-person pronouns used with the various honorific styles also vary. See the respective section of the Grammar for more details.