Naming Conventions on Moro

## Dír Dahnum

The dwarves of Dír Dahnum adhere to a patronymic naming system represented by Mac followed by the father's name. In some cases where an ancestor is of high reknown or holds noble ties the term Ó or Ua is used. Further, when a child and the father share the same name, a distinguishing term Mór and Óg is used.

For example Séamus Mór Ua Chuilleanáin is Séamus the greater, descendant of Chuilleanáin. While King Dubhdarach Mac Muiredaigh is Dubhdarach son of Muiredaigh.

Example names

Danhnach names.
 Conchobor
 Bran
 Suibne
 Cernach
 Maéldar
 Fáelán
 Forannán
 Faílbe
 Fiachru

## Hayzr

Due to a curse the Haziri people suffered over 1000 years ago their bloodline is cursed to have two miscoloured eyes as a sign of their infernal heritage. Since the curse the heterochromic eyes of the Haziri became known as the Eyes of Akshaar, after the Sharmat who cursed them. Following the curse the Haziri people now refer to each other by their unique combination of eye colors. This unique combinaiton of eye colors and the name that results is referred to as their 'nomen' and their are a number of superstitions about which color you are born with and the traits they supposedly carry.

Haziri names.
 Anesh
 Sekar
 Rihar
 Aktem
 Ishfet
 Iktesh
 Shamaq
 Ashkur
 Artash

### Eyes of Akshaar

Above are some of the most common colors, more rarer eye colors are as follows

 Grape
 Orchid

## Morwyr

Morwan Names
 Llsasar
 Taliesin
 Emrys
 Irfon
 Sion
 Arwyn
 Cyr
 Rhain
 Martyn

### **Sample ship names**

Some people from Morwyr's surnames are in relation to the name of a ship that is or was closely associated with their family. For example Captain Sion Stormscourge is named after the vessel that has been in his family for 4 generations.

* Seashaker
* Barracuda
* Oceanic
* Shalebreaker
* Whalecall

## Redwain

Redweni First Names
 Serge
 Marco
 Giuseppa
 Jean
 Vicente
 Diego
 Jacques
 Camille
 Ignacio

Below are examples of surnames commonly attributed to those of low and high renom.

### **Low Renom**

* Colline
* Garnier
* Vecello
* Dupont
* Bianco

### **High renom**

* Carmesi
* Ferviente
* Joyeux
* Reale
* Courtois

## Vurbrannt

Vurbrannian First Names
 Paskal
 Reiner
 Tilmann
 Achim
 Torsten
 Johann
 Justus
 Klemens
 Jorg

### **Example Surnames**

Vurbranntian surnames are based on what mountain someone hails from and usually refers to a distintive characteristic of that peak. For example the names Morvanbeg and Reddberg refer to people who live near the borders to Morwyr and Redwain respectively.

* Meeresberg (Sea Mountain)
* Totenberg (Dead Mountain)
* Drachenberg (Dragon's Mountain)
* Himmelberg (High Mountain)
* Reddberg (Redweni Mountain)
* Morvanberg (Morwan Mountain)
* Kastellberg (Castle Mountain)
* Wulfberg (Wolf Mountain)
* Ascheberg (Ash Mountain)
* Greifberg ( Griffin's Mountain

## Hadak Ura

Life is short and violent in the mountains, hills and steppes of Hadak Ura and so a long and detailed naming convention is required to differeniate from the thousands inhabitants of the tribes where several hundred people could share a first name.

Example name: ***Gruuyuk tuk Hrundak Thuul Khu'Gorek***

This name is broken down as follows

First name: ***Gruuyuk***

child of: ***tuk***

Father/mother: ***Hrundak***

The \_\_ (race): ***Thuul*** (goliath)

Of the: **Khu'**

tribe: **Gorek**

Gruuyuk son of Hrundak the Goliath of the tribe Gorek

Hadakan Names
 Yuukaan
 Khugorka
 Ekaaraa
 Kharg
 Khugeka
 Aakhug
 Uugkha
 Hrundak
 Khugor

List of racial names

* The Giant - **Jotunn**
* The Goliath - **Thuul**
* The Orc - **Harak**
* The Goblin - **Gerrik**
* The Hobgoblin - **Heb-Gerrik**
* The Gnoll - **Yeek**
* The Bugbear - **Ghug**
* The Human - **Smarn**
* The Thel - **Thik**