Names
After the Great Cataclysm, books were rare. Access to the internet and all electronically stored data was gone for hundreds of years. Education consisted of storytelling and apprenticeship, so many words lost their original meanings, gained new meanings or ceased to exist altogether. The same can be said for names. Popular stories passed down from storyteller to storyteller became the genesis of names. As a result, after more than three hundred years, most of the names in the Americas are names that originated in the mythology of the modern age: pop culture.
Surnames just don't exist in North America except for people who claim some position of authority associated with it, such as wealthy landowners or hereditary rulers. Rather, to differentiate people with the same name, they will usually attach an occupation or other identifying feature to their name such as: Rory Hairlip, Howdy the Sheriff or Sally Victor's Daughter.
In the coalition states, names are taken from historical paragons of human virtue, but there also seems to be an affinity for names that sound like they came from a 60's era spy novel, television show or movie. Names such as:
- Roman Temple
- Delta Rae
- Kyoo (child of a tinkerer or engineer)
- May Bee
- Parish
- Honey Rider
- Domino
- Kissy
- Einstein
- Bambi
- Thumper
- Solitaire
- Lullaby
- Shakespear
- Havelock
- Bibi
- Doll
- Mayday
- Xenia
- Paris
- Christmas
- Elektra
- Vesper
- Strawberry
- Draco
- Red
- Napolean
- Alexander
- Maxwell
- Siegfried
- Sebastian
- Forsythe
- Dimitrios
- Blue Skye
- Sunny Dae
- Steele
- Custer
- Euess Grant
- Ulysses
- Hannibal
- Caesar
- Hermione
- Kimmel
- Royal Pain
- Larabee
- Edison
- Tattledove
- Gemini
- Victor
- Sam Adams
- Rogan
- Winter(s)
- Cotton
- Risky Tide
- Shane
- Clint
- Eastwood
- Yuma
- Rigger
- Blaine
- Utah
- Sackett
- Wayne
- John
- Gabby
- Hayes
- Roy
- Dale
- Jesse (James)
- Huckleberry
- Wyatt
- Earp
- Howdy
- Butch
- Sundance
- Django
- Mitchum
- Val
- Matt
- Kitty
- Elliot
- Mariachi
- Belle (Star)
- Sam
- Buster
- Tonto
- Lassie
- Trigger
- Silver
- Tequila Rose
- Maverick
- Hoss
- Dusty
- Carson
- Butch
- Buck
- Annie
- Calamity (Jane)
- Stark
- Luke
- Leia
- Han (Solo)
- Skywalker
- Ren
- Vader
- Darth
- Artoo
- Chewie
- Kylo
- Jabba
- Hulk
- Thor
- Mal
- River
- Crichton
- Dargo
- Rigel
- Teela
- Bender
- Wakanda
- Gambit
- Logan
- Charles Xavier
- Will Robinson
- Kirk
- Spock
- Checkov
- Sulu
- Uhura
- Jordy
- Picard
- Jean-Luc
- Riker
- Scotty
- Xena
- Gandalf
- Frodo
- Hobbit
- Aragorn
- Precious
- Sargon
- Legolas
- Potter
- Hermione
- Snape
- Tiger
- Monkey
- Ozark
- Mako
- Ace
- Sparrow
- Bunny
- Fang
- Felix
- Hondo
- Jack
- Crow
- Lucky
- Pinto
- Rudolph
- Dasher
- Donner
- Blitzen
- Hawking
- Raven
- Kitty
- Snail
- Gremlin
- Shark
- Mackeral
- Turtle
- Spider
- Crow
- Lassie
- Mustang
- Panda
- Wolf(ie)
- Goat
- Eagle
- Mouse
- Beaver
- Weasel
- Mink
- Kestrel
- Sophie
- Thaddeus
- Belvedere
- Heathcliff
- Zelda
- Ethel
- Daisy
- Buchanan
- Myrtle
- George
- Meyer
- Gladys
- Virginia
- Rose
- Walter
- Arthur
- William
- Francis
- Roy
- Gertrude
- Mabel
- Nellie
- Mattie
- Hattie
- Eugene
- Edgar
- Chester
- Floyd
- Maude
- Flora
- Oliver
- Sibyl
- Mace
- Stiletto
- Dagger
- Glaive
- Halberd
- Pike
- Khukri
- Cestus
- Tommyhawk
- Scimitar
- Sabre
- Claw Claw
- Stomper
- Cross
- Haymaker
- Duke
- Chamber
- Morningstar
- Rod
- Wand(a)
- Knuckles
- Ravage
- Dutchman
- Maul
- Hammer
- Whip
- Donnybrooke
- Trench(er)
- Quarrel
- Caliber
- Winchester
- Remington
- Glock
- Rampage
- Cleaver
- Charley
- Charlie
- Von
- Conchita
- Garth
- Basil
- Hubert
- Herbert
- Ayo-cee
- Beanie
- Kyle
- Kanye
- Rogan
- Alinity
- Gura
- Plorthnoy
- Kook
- Sigil
- Twenty
- Catorce
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