Auroran name
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Auroran names are names used in the Aurora Islands by its inhabitants. These names are divided roughly into two naming traditions: Auroran Annic names and Weranian names. While Weranian names in the Aurora Islands usually consist of one or more given names (Weranian: Vorname) and are followed by a surname (Nachname), Auroran Annic names most often consist of a single conjugated surname (Auroran Annic: suhânommâ) followed by one given name (Auroran Annic: ovdânommâ) and a patronymic (eejinommâ) or a matronymic (eeninommâ), similar to those still in use in Azmara, with the possibility of having up to two middle names (koskâšnommâ). Family names (plural ovdânoomah) are conjugated to the genetive plural in Auroran Annic when used and are also commonly marked to show gender.
The use of patronymics in the Aurora Islands dates back to 736 CE when the Ejderic settlers brought the custom to the islands. It was eventually adopted almost uniformally by the Annic population of the island becomming and islands-wide practice. It existed alongside an existing Annic practice of generational names (puolvânommâ) where the paternal grandfather's name was passed down to the first-born grandson, the maternal grandfather's name to the second-born son and the father's name to the third-born son. Surnames were first introduced to the island by marauding Ghailles who settled there during the Marauder Age. This coincided with the Sotirianisation of the Aurora Islands which meant that many Ghaillish names were of religious origin. In the 1400s, a practice of adopting one's place of origin and adding the suffic {-tâš} or {-tâs} for men and {-târ} for women began taking shape which eventually evloved into the Auroran surname. Weranian names began appearing among the population since the beginning of the 15th century. Surnames were made a legal requirment on the islands in 1832.
Outside the Aurora Islands, people with Auroran Annic names often change their names to ease communication. Most commonly the placement and form of the surname might change. For example, a person named Suáluitârij Máret Čuovânieidâ would most likely go by Máret Čuovânieidâ Suáluilâs, changing their last name from the conjugated and gendered Suáluitârij to the neutral Suáluilâs, abroad to prevent confusion. In addition, the letters "â", "č", "đ", "š", "ž", "ä", and "á" do not exist in some languages and are replaced by "aa", "c", "d", "s", "z", "a", and "a" making the example into "Maret Cuovaanieidaa Sualuilaas". However, similarily most non-Annic names are treated like Annic names in the Aurora Islands. For exampke a man whose name is Lukas Johannes Müller will often be called Müllerij Lukas or Müller Lukas by Auroran Annic speakers.
Auroran Annic names
Patronymics and matronymics
Today, patronymics are The practice of patronymics and matronymics was borrowed from Ejderic settlers in the 700s CE. A patronymic is formed by taking the father's given name and adding the ending {-nieidâ} for women and the endings {-pärni}, {-alge} and {-kandâ} for men. {-nieidâ} comes from Proto-Annic *niejtë (daughter, girl), and {-pärni} comes from Old Ejderic "barn" (child). It is also the most popular male patronymic ending in use. Both {-alge} and {-kandâ} are more regional forms. Since the late 1800s, the word "pärni" has begun to shift semantically to refer to a child of any gender while "alge" and "kandâ" kept their masculine connotations. The gender-neutral use of "pärni" has been contentious among Auroran linguists. Despite this, {-pärni} has been increasingly used by women especially in the north central region while other areas of the Aurora Islands use {-páárnáš} as a gender-neutral patronym when applicable. Matronymics are typically used when a patronymic is not applicaple. Historically, this has resulted from situations where a child was born out of wedlock or their father was not known. In such situation, a matronymic would be formed following the same logic as a patronymic.