Dictionary

E

• e'- | EE | prefix | Marcingstead | Def. The e'- is added to the beginning of the mother's first name. The paternal family name precedes the matronymic. | Ex. Viivi t'Remiel Marc e'Lowl would indicate Viivi is from the family line of Marc and her mother is Lowl. T'Remiel is her married name.

• -ev | EHV | suffix | Dalbryn | Def. The suffix -ev is added to the family name. | Ex. Kir Nossonev is Kir, from the descendants of Nosson.

K

• -kar | KAR | suffix | Laylamore | Def. Added to the end of the father's name to indicate "child of". Among Laylamorian royality and nobility, it is common to also include the son of Bainer to whom they can trace direct ancestry. | Ex. Roald Talfryn-Remielkar would indicate Roald is the son of Remiel, who is descended from Talfryn.

• Kel- | KELL | prefix | Unknown Origin | Def. Add to the husband's surname, the kel- indicates she has married into the family. She then takes her husband's location and drops her own. The (kel-) is always lowercase and has a hyphen. | Ex. Angeline kel-Florian would mean Angeline married into the Florian family.

L

• Ladymae | lady-MAY | title | Unknown Origin | Def. Used in formal speech to indicate a woman is a widow. | Ex. Ladymae Angeline kel-Florian

T

• t'- | TEH | suffix | Laylamore | Def. The t'- is added to the beginning of the husband's first name which is then used as the wife's married name, indicating she has been added to his family. If a woman chooses, her maiden name can follow her married name. | Ex. Viivi t'Remiel Marc e'Lowl would indicate Viivi is married to Remiel and her maiden name is e'Lowl.