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Author: crazysamaritan

Jan 17th 2014 at 6:52:48 PM

^ ExampleIndentation problems 
* In Creator/AnneMcCaffrey's ''Literature/DragonRidersOfPern'' series, multiple conventions exist. 
** A common naming convention among Weyrborn is to have the first half of one parent's name combined with the second half of the other's (modifying the end to the appropriate gender, adding '-n' or '-a'). In this way, you have Falloner and Lorana giving Falarnon, and Falloner and Manora giving Famanoran.
** When a male rider [[DragonRider Impresses]], they shorten their name and contract the first syllable.  This originally developed to aid communication during combat, and later became a [[FantasticHonorifics honorific]].  
*** Falloner becomes F'lon, Falarnon becomes F'lar, and Famanoran becomes F'nor. 
*** One of the things that distinguishes Jaxom of Rutha Hold as ''not'' a Dragonrider is that he does not recieve the honorific.  Although before that descision was made, several characters discuss what his name might be fore-shortened to.

I seem to remember one of Todd's co-authored books describing a new naming convention appearing amoung the trading caravans as the Northern continent is first settled, but not the specifics.