Here is what I'm using in my science fiction setting. This presupposes that entirely logical aliens harvested humans for use as biological robots, so having a defined starting point and a limited sample makes life easier
The humans were chosen and defined in terms of forty genetic markers. these genetic markers were assigned (by the aliens) a hierarchy of desirability. The first generation had only a single last name, that of their genetic marker. The second generation had a hypehentated genius name, with the first word being the deignation for the highest rated marker between the parents and the second being the lower rated. Children are called by their sex and birth order, being something like first male offspring of gene marker 15 and gene marker 33. The next generation would take the highest marker from each parent and so on.
Once the children become adults they will acquire a name based on achievement
Just my two bits.
TerrySent: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:23 pm
Subject: [lojban] Re: Logical Naming Conventions
I thought it was a-sson etc; i.e., the first name, not the second (which is presumably already a sson or dottir) ----- Original Message ---- From: tijlan <jbotijlan@gmail.com> To: lojban-list@lojban.org Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:07:48 AM Subject: [lojban] Re: Logical Naming Conventions The Icelandic naming system goes like this: {a.A} (patfu) + {b.B} (mamta) -> {c.A-sson} (bersa) / {d.A-dóttir} (tixnu) or -> {c.B-sson} (bersa) / {d.B-dóttir} (tixnu) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_name mu'o mi'e tijlan To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help. To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.