In the mass exodus which occurred during the Fifth Umbral Era, 26 Seeker of the Sun tribes crossed the seas (which had frozen solid as a result of the Calamity) to Eorzea in search of food and warmer climates. The first name is always proceeded by a letter representing their tribe. Many of the other races in Eorzea cannot accurately reproduce this sound, so the aitches end up going silent when read (Bee, Kooz, Pash). The extra aitches we see in names such as “B hee,” “Kuz h,” and “Pa hsh” represent a slight hissing/spitting sound that is made when the name is pronounced by the cat-like Miqo’te. Most males have simple, one or two syllable names. Needless to say, most of these quarrels do not end well for the instigator. Highlander first names are remarkably similar to medieval European names that have Germanic or Normandic roots.Īs the Highlanders are a warring race, their last names tend to sound more.violent, as they will often adopt the colorful nicknames they have earned during battle.įun Fact: Some Midlanders like to joke that because Highlander names have a very Roegadyn feel to them (in addition to highlanders being very large and muscular), that the clan is somehow “less Hyuran.” Many an alehouse brawl has broken out as a result of a Midlander in his cups uttering such quips as ‘Your mother was a Sea Wolf ’ in the presence of a Highlander. brown hair leading to the surname ‘browne’) They may also represent a person’s outward features (i.e. Last names are usually based off of professions, or locations of where they or their families lived. Hyuran first names are remarkably similar to Anglo Saxon, Celtic, and Briton names that appeared in medieval (pre-17thth century) Europe.
Elezen historians, on the other hand, simply deny any blood relation whatsoever. There are Eorzean historians who believe that these similarities in names may be proof that the two races are of similar origin─’open-minded’ Hyuran historians claiming the Elezen are a bastard race spun off from the Hyurs (and not the other way around). One will also notice that some of the Elezen names appear familiar to those of the Hyur.
Male names are longer, and will end in x, such as ‘ loix’ (pronounced ‘lo-ah’) or ‘ aux’ (pronaounced ‘oh’), or end in a silent t, such as ‘ mont’ (pronounced ‘moan’) or geant (pronounced ‘john’). The spelling and phonetic rules are extremely similar to those of French, and while there are no set-in-stone guidelines for male or female names, there are some distinguishing features.įemale names tend to end in “ ne,” “ ette,” or “ elle” or on extended vowels like “ie”, and be shorter than the male names. Now, you will find that while the structures and spellings of the names are extremely similar, and they follow the same phonetic rules, a Duskwight and a Wildwood Elezen will never have the same last name. However, over the ages, due to bad blood between the two tribes, the surnames once commonly used by both, have been claimed by one side or the other. The forenames and surnames used by them have changed little since the time when they first crossed into Eorzea from the north. Both the Wildwood and Duskwight Elezen are proud clans from a proud race.
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