>>5615843>Names, etymology, onomastics etcWow, I really like this! It doesn't have to be accurate but I like it when the names have some hidden meanings hehe
I was actually a bit surprised initially I thought in your quest Sira was a girl that name just felt feminine to me, but maybe it has different associations in other languages. Meanwhile Warin felt male hehe, like Warren lol. But it is not that big a deal, yay
Onomastics pretty important in all fantasy and sci-fi settings, especially if the world is unfamiliar, the name anchors the audience to various myths and allusions.
I think in ancient times, scholars actually kept books / lists of people places and names eg Irish Dinnseanchas (Robert Jordan Wheel Of Time Man, did you steal Seanchan from this??) they can provide an amazing encyclopedic fantasy reference of ready-made world lore if you can source and find them.
I know of this effect in linguistics, the "bouba-kiki" phenomenon
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effectYou see this onomatopoeic (?) sound symbolism effect in English, "bubble" versus "spike" etc not sure how robust it is across other languages. Of course in fantasy if you encounter some made up people like Gothagula vs Luthlorien you can take a guess as to which is the Evil One vs Elf Hero etc.
(Random pretty Princess lady picture to counteract previous John Galliano and weird Zoolander male humiliation fashions)
