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=== Male Commoners ===
Male commoners
Male commoners are often promoted to pick names that reflect their professions or honour their immediately family members, such as fathers, lost brothers or godfathers. Soldiers often pick the names of famous soldiers such as Tomes, Ierome, Sebastone, Dilaine or Iaume. More scholarly minded individuals like civil service, clerks or clergy pick more academic or holy names such as Clemene, Stefan, Raefe, Laurente or Gregore.
Names are not permitted to be changed without an appropriate form to the Government.
=== Male Nobility ===
Male members of the nobility are highly encouraged, and often shunned upon, for not picking a name of the reigning monarch at the time of birth. For example, members of the nobility born in the reign of [[Constantine IX Vasa]] would have public pressure to include Constantine, or the High Sarovian version of it, in their names. Likewise, one name is usually reserved for a warrior of some kind, either a saintly warrior or a famous warrior in their lineage.
Most members of the nobility are born with only three names. An additional name or two, the baptismal names, are done after baptism. It is also common that in the age before majority, names of honour will begin to be bestowed. The procedure for naming is simple, and the reason the honourific names do not come earlier is because the names bestowed are intended to be reflective of what the individual is like personality wise. For example, a son of a noble going into politics may be bestowed a name of honour of a famous politician or royalty whereas a soldier may be given a famous field marshal's name.
It is commonly accepted that after the age of majority, no additional names may be given or removed except congomens, which are granted by the Emperor.
== Female Traditions ==
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=== Female Commoners ===
Female commoners are often permitted to have more names than their male counterparts. A woman may begin with just her first and last name, and of course, a middle name of a [[Stefanic Church#Saints|Stefanic saint]]. However, women are also permitted a fourth name that goes before their last name. This name is always the name of a woman within her spouse's family - such as their mother, sister or grandmother.
Female commoners are often promoted to pick names that reflect their professions or honour their immediately family members, such as sisters, mothers or godmothers. Soldiers often pick the names of famous soldiers such as Orsanna, Margea, Alessara, Kathrinna or Celia. More scholarly minded individuals like civil service, artists or clergy pick more academic or holy names such as Stefanna, Laisa, Lace, Ristina or Sicarlinna.
Names are not permitted to be changed without an appropriate form to the Government.
=== Female Nobility ===
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