Hello!! This is my first time posting, so I hope I'm doing this correctly. I wanted to share my thoughts on the topic and to see what everyone else thought!! I did some digging and hopefully this makes sense!!
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The Xbr'aal naming conventions seem to be based on a traditional Mayan way of naming.
This method involves consulting the [Tzolkʼin Calendar] and in FFXIV, for the Xbr'aal, it's much more simplified into:
Their names also don't seem to denote any familial linkage, as Wuk Lamat and Wuk Evu for example, share the same part of their name, but no mention is given to any kind of relation based on that.
But then there comes the issue of how a lot of the Xbr'aal names don't line up with most, if any of the other words in Mayan numerology nor the Tzolkʼin Calendar. This can be explained as potentially changing the words so it's not a one to one with things IRL.
I haven't checked in the Japanese version, but a potential example can be seen with Wuk Evu's name. Evu, most likely came from Eb, the 12th day of the Tzolkʼin Calendar.
This can be explained as Eb, when read in Japanese, could be Ebu or Evu.
Though not exactly the same, the "first name" Bol could have come from the Mayan number Bolon (9), and Br'uk from Buluk (11).
Thusly, while I think it highly likely that the Xbr'aal naming convention is based on the time they are born, as it historically holds cultural significance with the people their names seem to be based on.
Unfortunately as the words used aren't one to one, there are little lore accurate names that can be made without borrowing from already existing NPCs and mixing and matching them.
Thank you for reading my thoughts o/ and I hope these make sense!! I'd really like to hear everyone else's thoughts too!!
Continue reading...
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The Xbr'aal naming conventions seem to be based on a traditional Mayan way of naming.
This method involves consulting the [Tzolkʼin Calendar] and in FFXIV, for the Xbr'aal, it's much more simplified into:
This can be seen in Wuk Lamat's name as Wuk = 7 and Lamat = the 8th day of the 20 days named in the Tzolkʼin Calander.
Their names also don't seem to denote any familial linkage, as Wuk Lamat and Wuk Evu for example, share the same part of their name, but no mention is given to any kind of relation based on that.
But then there comes the issue of how a lot of the Xbr'aal names don't line up with most, if any of the other words in Mayan numerology nor the Tzolkʼin Calendar. This can be explained as potentially changing the words so it's not a one to one with things IRL.
I haven't checked in the Japanese version, but a potential example can be seen with Wuk Evu's name. Evu, most likely came from Eb, the 12th day of the Tzolkʼin Calendar.
This can be explained as Eb, when read in Japanese, could be Ebu or Evu.
Though not exactly the same, the "first name" Bol could have come from the Mayan number Bolon (9), and Br'uk from Buluk (11).
Thusly, while I think it highly likely that the Xbr'aal naming convention is based on the time they are born, as it historically holds cultural significance with the people their names seem to be based on.
Unfortunately as the words used aren't one to one, there are little lore accurate names that can be made without borrowing from already existing NPCs and mixing and matching them.
Thank you for reading my thoughts o/ and I hope these make sense!! I'd really like to hear everyone else's thoughts too!!
Continue reading...