Alconbrian names

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The names given to the Alconbrian people have varied throughout history. Although today, nearly all of the Alconbrians use surnames, this wasn't always the case, as many Alconbrians had patronymic and matronymic as late as the early twentieth century.

## History of Alconbrian names

During the inception of the Alconbrian culture, many Alconbrians used last names based on their parents. Unlike elsewhere in the world, Alconbrians followed a different system wherein boys took the names of their mothers, while girls took the names of their fathers.

For example, the name of the early Alconbrian leader Asvite sov Götz means:

* Asvite - the given name
* sov - daughter of
* Götz - the father's name

So the name meant 'Asvite, daughter of Götz'.

Similarly, the name Vital siv Zaya means 'Vital, son of Zaya'. Note that the name is matronymic, instead of patronymic.

Orphans would take the surname 'er Friyt', which means 'of the free'. The name has evolved into the modern day surname of 'Erfreit' (among other spellings).

The immigrants who arrived in Alconbria during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries however stopped with the current naming system and started using surnames, which were usually Romanized versions of their native surnames. This process came to an end after the Alcacer Decree of 1672, which forced Alconbrians to adopt Spanish and Hispanic surnames. Patronymic and matronymic surnames were banned, and Alconbrians were threatened with execution if they didn't change their surnames to Spanish ones. This, combined with the Spanish Empire's mission to convert people into Christianity led to many Alconbrians have Christian first and last names.

Following the Altivebrian War of Independence, Alconbrians began taking surnames based on their occupation or the place they lived. Orw'fejists opposed the decision and reverted back to using parent-derived names till they were forced to take surnames by the Altivebrian authorities.

A common name during that time perioud would be *Erich iz Meldo*, which means 'Erich, from Puerto Meldo'. Another name would be *Stoirah Arotz*, which the name given to Stoirah, the daughter of a carpenter (Arotz in Alconbrian for a carpenter'.

Following the International Alconbrian Congress, held in Unforto in 1845, occupational surnames were banned, and mass renaming services were issued, despite not being mandatory. The society reverted back to using names based on place, or started naming themselves after certain things. Some even went back to naming people after their parents, while newly arrived European Alconbrians reverted back to their traditional family names. After the Congress, the most popular Alconbrian surname was *Zvizor*, which means 'holder of wealth'.

Alconbrians re-settling in Europe or America often began Anglicizing their names, or in some cases, reverted to their pre-Alconbrian names. A notable example for the former is Sylvester King, whose grandfather carried the Alconbrian surname of *kyen Voringet* (teacher of mathematics), which he changed to 'King'.

Alconbrian naming conventions went unchanged till the *Limpieza*, in which Alconbrians born inside the Pocilgas would not given identity cards till the Altivebrian authorities approved them. As a result, Alconbrians began naming their children with fancy Spanish Christian names, which in secret reverted to giving parent-derived names.

For example, Arturo Costa's birth name was *Jreyoiz siv Arturo sov Gria iz Saviedo nis Costa*. Arturo would be referred to as *Jreyoiz siv Gria* in all official religious and Alconbrian-official documents, while his name would be *Arturo Costa* in Altivebrian documents. He carries *iz Saviedo* in his name to reflect that fact that his parents lived in Saviedo before they were forcibly moved to the Las Gapas pocilga by the Altivebrians.

After the Alconbrian War of Independence, some other Alconbrians had their original family names as their middlenames, and their new surnames as their last names. An example is Cordin Deryo, whose birth name is *Cordin Klaussner Deryo*. This lost popularity in the late 2010s, and Alconbrians reverted to the Western staple of first name, followed by a middle name and a last name.