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Naming Conventions

Clan names from The Old Tongue
  • Wolf - Okami
  • Bear - Gom
  • Crane - Tsuru
  • Dragon - Long
  • Kirin Clan - Lin
  Sample List of Names:   Family names (Surnames) from The Old Tongue
  • Abe
  • Abiko
  • Ahn
  • Ando
  • Bai
  • Bak
  • Byun
  • Cai
  • Cao
  • Chang
  • Chen
  • Cheong
  • Cheng
  • Cui
  • Chikafuji
  • Endo
  • Fan
  • Fei
  • Feng
  • Fu
  • Hara
  • Imagawa
  • Goda
  • Genji
  • Lim
  • Luhng
  • Kagawa
  • Kahaan
  • Kuno
  • Muhron
  • Oba
  • Omori
  • Ota
  • Shen
  • Son
  • Sone
  • Tahn
  • Ye
  • Zobu
  • Zikiram
  Given Names (Forenames)
  • Aika
  • Aki
  • Ang
  • Asha
  • Azumi
  • Bae
  • Chan
  • Chenglei
  • Chiharu
  • Chika
  • Dalip
  • Dara
  • Feng
  • Han
  • Hana
  • Haya
  • Hiromi
  • Ichiro
  • Isamu
  • Ja
  • Jade
  • Jiao
  • Jin
  • Jiro
  • Jiran
  • Kalini
  • Kane
  • Kasem
  • Kayo
  • Keiko
  • Kelzah
  • Kenji
  • Kenshin
  • Kiara
  • Kinu
  • Kiri
  • Kiran
  • Kwan
  • Lei
  • Liang
  • Ling
  • Machi
  • Mei
  • Ming-na
  • Niran
  • Niyati
  • Norio
  • Naoki
  • Peng
  • Phirun
  • Ping
  • Qiang
  • Quon
  • Rai
  • Reena
  • Ren
  • Renshu
  • Sakda
  • Sanjay
  • Sang
  • Seiji
  • Seiko
  • Seisha
  • Shin
  • Silas
  • Tai
  • Tama
  • Tenshi
  • Tung
  • Vanna
  • Vera
  • Veasna
  • Wenquian
  • Wing
  • Xiu
  • Yang
  • Yoshiaki
  • Yuet
  • Yukiko
  • Zhen
  Structure: Clan/Family/Forename   Example names: Lin Tahn Silas   Names are mostly inspired by some variation of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian names Common name ancestry by clan:
  • Wolf - Japanese
  • Bear - Korean
  • Crane - Chinese
  • Dragon - Chinese/Japanese
  • Kirin Clan - Chinese/Southeast Asian
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/xgte/character-names#HumanNames https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/HyEJCuLLG#p6

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