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=== Names ===
Caelians have long names. Their first name is whatever their parents deem best fit, but after that is a long series of middle names. Middle names tend to either be recent relatives chronologically or whoever the parents consider to be the most accomplished relatives in the family history, but more experimental parents will choose middle names that represent their aspirations for the child, or names of people they admire from other families. Having someone else's child named after you is a great honor.

Last names are socially the most important, as they connect you to your family line. When marrying, couples will typically take on the last name of the family with the longer or more respectable history. It's considered generous and sweet to take on the name of the lesser family, and extremely daring and radical to choose a new name entirely. Hyphenation is also considered a respectable choice, as it reflects a devotion to both families; however, the child of hyphenated parents is expected to ally themself with one family or the other as they age.

Star names are, of course, very common, and starwatchers are sometimes consulted for fortuitous names.