Gaisgain

Name given to the ethnicity/inhabitants of the kingdom of Gaisgaich

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Some common females names are Nalissea, Amavine, Bhenna, Claoury, Saphire, Emerald.

Masculine names

Edward, Edwin, Saul, Clauv, Farh, Envo.

Unisex names

Valor, Andor, Venda, Varh, Lauron, Marlen, Haver, Diror.

Family names

Family names are not common, because usually, people use a determinant feature as one's nickname and pay less attention to the family name. Exemple: Witty Andès. It may be passed onto generations, and variations will add to it at each child. Exemple: Edward's name Otherworld has had variations over time. His father was named Worldmaker, and his marriage made him modify his name for his son. Befor that, Edward's grandfather was named Mapmaker, because he was a very respected scribe. This changed to Woldmaker when Edward's father lauched the project to map as much of the world as possible. Some names are to remain unchanged because they fall from the anciant language that men used to speak. It is mostly only spolken when used in family names and their significance is long lost. Some exemple are: Ottama, Altris and such.

Other names

Nicknames are of importance because they make a reputation and mold your family name for you.

Ideals

Beauty Ideals

In the nobility, extremely pale skin is valued. Nobility inspieres a lot from sylvan elves and seems to want to immitate them. Delicate is term you want to be refered as, to be able to be compared to a flower is a goal in itself. For people of the working class, physical strenght is greatly valued. The taller, the better.