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Garlean Naming Conventions

Garlean characters that have appeared have a distinct naming convention quite different from those in Eorzea. They consist of a given name, a middle name denoting rank, and a surname taken from their family.

The ranks observed so far:

Royalty:

  • zos: Emperor
  • yae: Member of the royal family in the line of succession.
  • wir: Member of the royal family with no claim to the throne.

Military:

  • van: Legatus
  • tol: Tribunus laticlavius or Tribunus militum
  • sas: Tribunus angusticlavius or Praefectus castrorum
  • rem: Primus pilus or Pilus prior
  • quo: Primi ordines or Centurion
  • pyr: Optio, Tesserarius or Decurion
  • oen: Duplicarius or Legionarius

Specialists:

  • nan: Chief engineer or engineer
  • mal: Primus medicus or senior magitek technician
  • lux: Chief medicus or magitek technician
  • kir: Senior medicus or senior technician
  • jen: Medicus or technician

Public Officials:

  • iyl: Dictator or Princeps senatus
  • het: Consul, Praetor, Tribunus plebis, Aedilis, or Quaestor
  • goe: Censor
  • dus: Lictor

Unknown:

  • fae
  • eir

The majority of citizens bear the ban title and those who appear to be well respected artisans have adopted the title cen. aan is a title bestowed on the people of annexed territories and they lack even the basic rights of the citizens. People of annexed territories can gain citizenship for a display of exceptional skill or 20 or more years of military service.

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