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| - An Ixanian name consists of a family name followed by a given name. Both names are fully interchangeable, meaning that an Ixanian name can be used for either the family or given name. Since Ixanian names are genderless, the given name is preceded by either "Xo-" or "Xa-", which denote a male and female name respectively. The majority of names being with or incorporate the letter "x", which is viewed as a holy letter by the Ixanians. There are currently 110 known Ixanian names. According to the Ixanian Naming Laws of 1621, the Ixanians only have two name. There is no middle name in the sense, though many Ixanians do give their children clan names, which are used to further denote where an Ixanian is from. Each clan is identified by a specific place, be it a city, region, province, river, or any other geographic location. Married men and women keep their full personal names, while their children inherit their father's name which serves to denote which family the individual belongs to. The naming system has remained the same since the adoption of the Xiani as the official language of Ixania in 624 following unification, and standardized in 1621. The system is considered unique to the Ixanians, who built their naming system entirely without outside influence or aid, from a language that had no previous predecessor to draw from. Ixanians have historically forced conquered groups to adopt Ixanian names as part of their cultural genocide.
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