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Galahad423
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Name-List -Names -Surnames -Languages Common-Usage
I believe the Language article template should also include a subsection for "Common Family/ Surnames" under the "common usage" tab.
As it stands, the tab includes subsections for "Common Female Names," "Common Male Names," and "Common Unisex Names," so it stands to reason if a language has common first names associated with it, it might also have common family surnames.
Maybe I'm just missing something here and surnames are completely detached from language, but I know I'd find this feature useful when trying to build name lists associated with languages like "Common" or "Dwarvish" etc in which certain last names might be more prevalent (or only exist) in certain languages. It certainly feels true that this could be the place in language, when you look at the various usages of the words for certain profession in various languages as last names across languages (Smith vs Schmidt for example).
I think adding this feature would help me to develop a robust list of potential names to draw on and spot-generate character's names based on the language they speak.
Thanks for reading!
Follow up
I don't know how my title got so jumbled. It should read "add "Common Family Names' in Language articles alongside common Male, female, and Unisex names under the common usage tab." Sorry For the mess!
Edit: I'd also definitely be amenable to "Common Surnames" and would agree this would be better than family names. I've been using them interchangeably but I'd agree surnames are superior and more inclusive
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