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| ''Bleźa'' "wolf" <br> ''Braca'' "horse" <br> ''Crava'' "stag" <br> ''Cų, Côn-'' "hound" <br> ''Euga'' "horse" <br> ''Mada'' "horse" <br> ''Rata'' "bear" || ''Blada'' "flower" <br> ''Douna'' "world" <br> '' | | ''Bleźa'' "wolf" <br> ''Braca'' "horse" <br> ''Crava'' "stag" <br> ''Cų, Côn-'' "hound" <br> ''Euga'' "horse" <br> ''Mada'' "horse" <br> ''Rata'' "bear" || ''Blada'' "flower" <br> ''Douna'' "world" <br> ''Dreta'' "strength" <br> ''Eja'' "type of tree" <br> ''Eura'' "type of tree" <br> ''More'' "sea" <br> ''Rauta'' "silver" <br> ''Veza'' "tree" <br> ''Vrena'' "type of tree" || ''Aźa'' "freeborn" <br> ''Mała'' "prince" <br> ''Mava'' "servant" <br> ''Teźna'' "lord" <br> ''Źi'' "sovereign" || ''Dava'' "good" <br> ''Cita'' "first" <br> ''Mara'' "great" <br> ''Viga'' "handsome, beautiful" <br> ''Vida'' "white, pure" || ''-ga'' "like" | ''-ńa'' diminutive <br> ''-ńava'' "knowing" <br> ''-vala'' "power (of)" <br> ''-vena'' "born (of)" | ||
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These elements are combined in pairs to form meaningful compounds. The first element of the compound usually loses its final vowel, e.g. ''Bleźmara'' "great wolf", '' | These elements are combined in pairs to form meaningful compounds. The first element of the compound usually loses its final vowel, e.g. ''Bleźmara'' "great wolf", ''Ratńa'' "little bear", ''Vidźi, Viģi'' "white king". The endings ''-ga, -ńa'' may be added to existing two-element names, e.g. ''Cônteźńa'' "little hound lord". | ||
All forenames are unisex and words such as ''mała'' "prince" or ''teźna'' "lord" are considered equally applicable to males and females. | All forenames are unisex and words such as ''mała'' "prince" or ''teźna'' "lord" are considered equally applicable to males and females. | ||
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* physical characteristics, referring to hair or skin colour (''dova'' "black, dark", ''vida'' "white", ''łeda'' "grey", ''dôna'' "brown"), defects (''ćaga'' "purblind, having one eye, glee-eyed", ''caba'' "crooked"), or other notable features (''baŭmara'' "big penis", ''drônga'' "big hands"). | * physical characteristics, referring to hair or skin colour (''dova'' "black, dark", ''vida'' "white", ''łeda'' "grey", ''dôna'' "brown"), defects (''ćaga'' "purblind, having one eye, glee-eyed", ''caba'' "crooked"), or other notable features (''baŭmara'' "big penis", ''drônga'' "big hands"). | ||
* mental characteristics or personality (''mala'' "bad, evil, corrupt", ''dava'' "good", ''mera'' "mad", ''cada'' "wise") | * mental characteristics or personality (''mala'' "bad, evil, corrupt", ''dava'' "good", ''mera'' "mad", ''cada'' "wise") | ||
In some cases, epithets may come to be used as the usual form of a person's name. | |||
===Family Names=== | |||
Family names are formed from the name of a prominent ancestor by adding the suffix ''-eńa'' or ''-jana'', e.g. ''Ratvaleńa'' "descendants of ''Radvala''", ''Craviģana'' "descendants of ''Craviga''". In some cases they may be formed from a person's epithet, e.g. ''Cabgeńa'' "descendants of ''Cabga''", ''Baŭmaźana'' "descendants of ''Baŭmara''". | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||