See also the list of examples.
Derivation of personal names amongst the Lilitai are primarily from Ksreskézaian and Rotomem names, though the former is much more common. Occasionally, influences from civilizations in the former Ksreskézaian Empire make appearances.
The Rotomem tradition comes from ancient posthuman conventions, passed down with variable reliability from distant Earth. Many of these are adapted to fit Lilitic phonotactics; this is even more true of Ksreskézaian names, which have many tricky consonants not suited to the feeble human tongue.
The formal structure of a Lilitic name is as follows:
The personal name The personal name (thelaní kilose) is an abstract name given at birth; typically an exotic noun. This may be combined with the -lu article (feminine form -la), or just used directly if the context is clear.
The agnomia (dzhrítení kilose or lúthelaní kilose or zedzhre) is a descriptive name that can be adopted at will. Typically, this is a noun back-formed from an adjective or profession, and originally came from a Ksreskézai convention for marking a servant's position in the household's hierarchy, if at all. The Thessian usage is a little tongue-in-cheek, implying that Pola Evrivéa's primary responsibility or talent is to be short (evrí.)
The gens (litraní kilose) is usually a name indicating tribal identity, or the identity of a group, functioning to identify what the bearer considers his or her family. In absence of such a social group, the mother's personal name is generally placed here. Very early on these were feminized forms of Ksreskézaian households, such as the Chúkoto family which employed both Reséa Sarthía and Íora Fínanía (even those these two were not known to be related.) During times of distaste for the past, the Lilitai avoided mentioning the gens of any woman who could not furnish a replacement, thus fostering the agnomen further.
An additional professional title (hekwíaní kilose) may be appended to the very end of the name. Lilitai matriarchs typically have names derived from this format, of <personal name> <gens> il Lilitina, with no agnomia, although it has been argued that professional titles which start with 'il' really constitute a second gens.
Derivation of personal names amongst the Lilitai are primarily from Ksreskézaian and Rotomem names, though the former is much more common. Occasionally, influences from civilizations in the former Ksreskézaian Empire make appearances.
The Rotomem tradition comes from ancient posthuman conventions, passed down with variable reliability from distant Earth. Many of these are adapted to fit Lilitic phonotactics; this is even more true of Ksreskézaian names, which have many tricky consonants not suited to the feeble human tongue.
The formal structure of a Lilitic name is as follows:
<personal name> <agnomia> il <gens>More informally, this format is used:
<personal name> <gens> <agnomia>This may be reduced to <personal name> <agnomia>, <personal name> <gens>, or one of its individual components.
The personal name The personal name (thelaní kilose) is an abstract name given at birth; typically an exotic noun. This may be combined with the -lu article (feminine form -la), or just used directly if the context is clear.
The agnomia (dzhrítení kilose or lúthelaní kilose or zedzhre) is a descriptive name that can be adopted at will. Typically, this is a noun back-formed from an adjective or profession, and originally came from a Ksreskézai convention for marking a servant's position in the household's hierarchy, if at all. The Thessian usage is a little tongue-in-cheek, implying that Pola Evrivéa's primary responsibility or talent is to be short (evrí.)
The gens (litraní kilose) is usually a name indicating tribal identity, or the identity of a group, functioning to identify what the bearer considers his or her family. In absence of such a social group, the mother's personal name is generally placed here. Very early on these were feminized forms of Ksreskézaian households, such as the Chúkoto family which employed both Reséa Sarthía and Íora Fínanía (even those these two were not known to be related.) During times of distaste for the past, the Lilitai avoided mentioning the gens of any woman who could not furnish a replacement, thus fostering the agnomen further.
An additional professional title (hekwíaní kilose) may be appended to the very end of the name. Lilitai matriarchs typically have names derived from this format, of <personal name> <gens> il Lilitina, with no agnomia, although it has been argued that professional titles which start with 'il' really constitute a second gens.
