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''-likā ''and ''-mitā ''are usually used to form female names from common words; male counterparts to female names are formed by changing the final vowel, usually ''-a'', with ''-mun''. This is part of a pattern that sees most male nouns being grammatically of lotus gender and most female ones of the parrot one. Only a few nouns are unisex, for example ''Kailnenia'' (though female in the vast majority of cases), ''Terintān'', or those ones formed with unisex names, like all of those with ''-samin'' (child). | ''-likā ''and ''-mitā ''are usually used to form female names from common words; male counterparts to female names are formed by changing the final vowel, usually ''-a'', with ''-mun''. This is part of a pattern that sees most male nouns being grammatically of lotus gender and most female ones of the parrot one. Only a few nouns are unisex, for example ''Kailnenia'' (though female in the vast majority of cases), ''Terintān'', or those ones formed with unisex names, like all of those with ''-samin'' (child). | ||
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 Kans-Tsan names, which often spread outside that area. Special mention also for the Dabuke female names ''Amabu ''and '' | 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 Kans-Tsan 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 4E 131 census === | === Most common given names at the 4E 131 census === | ||