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On names people may be given
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Menu 1. Clans and Clan Names 2. Given Names 3. Examples Carcan people have two names; their Duca [dʊt͡ʃə] (first/given name) and their Huduc [hʊdʊt͡ʃ] (clan name) although on official documents they may also be asked to append their place of origin to their name. People do not have middle names and middle names do not tend to be recognised, nor are patronymics or matronymics commonly found save in the provinces of the empire where these are natively used.

Carcan names tend to follow the pattern: [Given name] [Clan name] hang* [Place of origin]

*Hang [həŋ] = Originating From

[edit] [top]Clans and Clan Names

Carcan clans, or hunu [hʊnʊ], in their simplest forms are kinship groups. Hunu are a people sharing a common ancestor, with some hunu being able to trace their lineage back to figures from legend. Though being able to trace one's lineage back to the common ancestor guarantees one to be able to be part of a hunu, it is also possible for one to be adopted into them, and a freed slave will become part of the hunu one who freed them.

A hunu may range in size from just being a small, single family unit or a far larger group with hundreds of individuals, land ownership and the ability to field a militia. Most of the larger hunu will have a chief who has gained their position either by heredity or by election, depending on the preferences of the hunu in question.

There is no set rule about how a Huduc is formed and it could be derived from the name of the ancestor, their occupation, their behaviour, the area in which they lived or some other characteristic. The Huduc is given after the duca.

Some of the more well known hunu are; Nork, Ihene, Sisurosí and Gonduk

[edit] [top]Given Names

Given names are split into two parts, the first part is some kind of descriptive section and is chosen either by using a numbering system, where in the child will have their birth order number in their name or by using the name of some trait their parent would like to give them. Though those are the most common ways, it is not unknown for children to also be named after geographical features or animals. The second part is made up of a different suffix which can be either masculine or feminine and have different meanings.
The most common Masculine suffixes are; -kí, -go, -ba, -ngo, -há
The most common Feminine suffixes are; -ku, -lo, -bu, -ne, -gi

[edit] [top]Examples

Masculine Names
Lábkí Ihene hang Karako
[la:bki: ɪhɛnɛ həŋ kərəkɔ]
Lábkí of clan Ihene from the city of Karako

Ibágo Sisurosí hang Lakisk
[ɪba:gɔ sɪsʊrɔsi: həŋ ləkɪsk]
Ibágo of clan Sisurosí from the town of Lakisk

Feminine Names
Caflo Nork hang Sokdán
[t͡ʃəflɔ nɔrk həŋ sɔkda:n]
Caflo of clan Nork from the town of Sokdán

Líhku Gonduk hang Karako
[li:hkʊ gɔndʊk həŋ kərəkɔ]
Líhku of clan Gonduk from the city of Karako

Note: Names do not change after marriage, If say Líhku Gonduk went and married Ibágo Sisurosí, she would still keep the clan name Gonduk and he would still keep the clan name Sisurosí.
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