Chaldani Names:

Note: they have two last names, so two choices.

According to Chaldani customs, a person’s name consists of their given name followed by the first surnames of their parents. Thus Henri, the child of Yonath Domangul Gomul and Zephira Baro Suarul, would be Henri Domangul Baro. Historically, men place the father’s surname first and women take their mother’s surname first, thus if Maria was the child of the same two parents above, she would be Maria Baro Domangul. In more recent years, this convention has given way to children of any gender choosing which surnames they prefer first.

Note: the “-ul” suffix indicates etymology meaning “child of” as in Gomul, meaning child of Gom. An “-as” suffix indicates a regional name, as in Anyas, “from Acape Anya,” or Iberias, “from Iberia.” The “-o” suffix usually points to a profession, such as Paladino, “a paladin,” or Baro, “a baru-priest.”

Churuqian Names:

Note: they have two last names, so two choices. Names of Churuqian origin often seem harsh and somewhat silly to outsiders' ears. In fact, only recently, within the last 100 years, did Churuqians begin to take surnames for the ease of trade and communication with other peoples. As a result, their naming conventions seem odd and somewhat crude to others but are now considered sacred among those whose ancestors chose them. Poke fun at your own peril. Churuqian given names are from Churuqian language and are not gendered. Surnames are used for trade and as such are spoken in CommonUr.

For last names, Basically, anything that could have described a place, person, idea, or thing that would have seemed important or descriptive to Churuqians 100 years ago is fair game for surname conventions.

Ghassulian Names:

Ghassulian families tend to pass surnames matrilineally, and given names are often compounds of real words with specific meanings. Common prefixes are “Abd-” (servant of), “Mithon-” (gift of) “Ger” (stranger, foreign), and “Hanni-” (favored by).

Neo Babylonian Names:

Honoring the gods is the most common form of naming convention in Neo Babylon. Other names, such as Ansa, Cloy, Yanzu, and Charliziru are in fashion recently despite non-Babylonian origins.

Neo Babylonian surnames are often chosen in homage to the family’s favored deity. “Bel” is a common phrase indicating the god Marduk (Bel is a common alternate name of Marduk). Mar indicates “daughter of” and yan indicated “son of,” so family names often are [god’s name + mar/yan] such as Belmar or Belyan, Ishmar or Ishyan, or Nabumar or Nabuyan.

Altaipheran Names:

Altaipheran names are varied, but it is worth noting that most of the population has a tripartite name structure, with one given name and two surnames, one from each parent.

Surnames can also be formed by adding the suffix “-kev” to a parent’s given name.

Brocelian Names:

In Val Broceliande, surnames are traditionally inherited from the male parent, though among the Enkeura faction the child takes the surname of the highest-ranked family member, be it grandmother, uncle, or third cousin.