Saint Kanye wrote:If Lexi's gonna race for Jebslund, she's gonna need a snazzy nickname too 8)
Nicknames are earned, not handed out.
Interesting note: Jebslund's culture is one where, when you make a name for yourself, you quite literally make a name for yourself. Jebslunden are given a name at birth by their parents, which is the initial seed of their names. After that name is "Kerman", which is basically just "person" in an ancient dialect of Kermanic. The common, casual/semi-formal name of a person is their birth name followed by Kerman, essentially, "The person who is called [Name]". In formal (as in black tie formal) situations, that name is then followed by a series of titles further identifying them, with their preferred nickname between their birth name and Kerman (IE: "The person who is called [Name], who is also called [Nickname].). The stylistically correct order is place of birth, achievements in order of greatest to least, parentage, then, if applicable, military retirement. Any honorifics (Military ranks, social ranks, feudal ranks, Dr, Professor, etc) go before the birth name. Except in matters of state, achievements can be left out at the Jebslunder in question's discretion. It's considered incredibly rude to address someone by name without "Kerman" (a step above a total stranger ditching the honorific in Japanese) unless you're a close friend/family member/lover, though this doesn't apply to nicknames, as those are already considered acceptable deviation from practice. It's also rude, though far less so, to refer to someone as "Kerman" or, "Herr/Frau Kerman", as that's basically tantamount to going, "Hey, person/buddy/dude/you!". Foreigners are usually forgiven on both counts unless it's become a clear pattern, because it's assumed to be an honest mistake due to how common it is.
I'll probably put up a factbook on it some time before the heat death of the universe. Maybe.
