(2016) Tawnylean names

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Tawnylean names are names used by, or originating with, the Tawnylea. In Tawnylea as elsewhere in Oburron, a complete name usually consists of a given name, commonly referred to as a first name or forename, and a (most commonly patrilineal) family name or surname, also referred to as a last name. Many individuals also have additional given names referred to as middle names, although the forename and surname together are usually used alone.

Given names[edit | edit source]

The most common given names in Tawnylea are of Celtic origin. A small minority of names have other origins, especially Evonian or Helltunan, and are either Celticised (such as "Rósalín", from the Helltunan "Rosaline") or borrowed directly. Tawnylea shares a common naming tradition with other nations in the Postgate lands, one which was ultimately derived from Earth Irish and Earth Scottish culture.

Surnames[edit | edit source]

The vast majority of surnames in Tawnylea are Celtic names. Many surnames of Celtic origin in Tawnylea (and the other nations of the Postgate lands), derive from ancestors' names, nicknames, or descriptive names. A notably minor number are derived from placenames or venerated people/objects. In the Tawnylean language, only the consonants b, c, f, h, l, m, n, p, r, s and t are used where it differs from other Celtic nations in excluding d and g. The changing of a surname, either another common Celtic surname or one inhertied from another species, to match Tawnylean phonological constraints is fairly common, leading to surnames like "Santra", a conversion of the name "Sandra".