Personal name first, family name last, with a middle name inbetween.
Boys are given a middle name at birth, usually the name of their father or one of their grandfathers, but can be the name (first name or surname) of someone else the parents admire. Girls are not given a middle name at birth but when married, they take the surname of their husband and adopt their maiden name as the middle name.
Humans follow the naming order of their country of origin - typically some variation of first name middle name(s) last name(s).
The sythen likewise have a 'typical' naming structure, though there are some differences between the clans and religions that do crop up. Traditionally, sythen names are long and complex, relating back to event's in one's clan's history and legacy. These names could be considered entire sentences in many human languages, and were very important to syth trying to maintain a unique identity. However, over the past 300 years, the unified sythen government has implemented a system of naming that resembles something that might be familiar to many humans.
1) Personal names - normally an attribute, quality, or natural phenomena 2) Family name - name chosen by parents at time of marriage, usually a significant historical figure or event or a fusion of parents names 3) Bloodline name - personal ancestor whom the young syth takes on as a personal guardian 4) Tribe name - name of one's tribe, or branch of their clan. Tribes normally have between 100 and 2000 families 5) Clan name - name of one's clan, or 'nation.' Clans normally have between a dozen and 100 tribes. 6) Lineage name - name of mystical progenitor of the clan. There are normally around 50 clans per progenitor.
Sample names:
Arya Kenadari Crae Atesh Orone Jhen ("Arya Kenadari, of the blood of Crae, of the tribe Atesh, member of clan Orone, descended from Jhen the divine, god of Beasts")
Zaq Changozaa Ylan I Daagar-Meden Gizooshe Myr ("Zaq Changozaa, of the blood of Ylan, of the tribes of I Daagar and Meden, member of clan Gizooshe, descended from Aran the divine, god of frost and flame")
Ziidan Mythra Than Yheth-Taanan-Doroh Comica Mihal ("Ziidan Mythra, of the blood of Than, of the tribes Yheth and Taanan and Doroh, member of clan Comica, descended from Mihan the divine, god of stars")
by ArghNeedAName » Sat May 28, 2011 2:38 pm 
