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title: Lántas—Personal Names
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hidetoc: true
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backname: Lántas
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backlink: ../laantas
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Names in Lántas can be very long in their full form, containing multiple
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goneonymics[^goneo] (names referring to their parents, biological or
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otherwise); at least one given name, usually two; several adjectival epithets;
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and a toponym (referring to the town where they grew up), in that order. An
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example of a full name is «Mafitsuš Kampatsuš Mammu Šamni Bahút Tamnissa-Amat
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Gappatkirḿlin» meaning, in order, "Child of Mafi (mother), Child of Kampa
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(father), Mammu Šamni, Strong, Loyal to their Family, from Gappatkir". In most
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situations they would be referred to as either Mammu or Šamni depending on
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their preference. Many names are even longer than this; as a culture, Lántas
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speakers take significant pride in giving their children particularly long
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names. The given names themselves have no inherent meaning or gender bias, but
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names are frequently reused within a family.
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[^goneo]: Full disclosure: I made this word up.
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