Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-25250830-20140905030244/@comment-25294232-20140908063357

I'm not convinced of the choosing of one's name theory. At least not for the entirety of the world, Patch is a possibility, but we've got a lot of points to the contrary.

Weiss

Ruby

The Malachites

There are numerous naming conventions in the world.

In western countries(US, Britain, etc) children are named after the father.

In nordic countries, the first child is named after the father and the second after the mother.

In eastern countries, such as japan, korea and taiwan, The child carries the more prominant family name.

In African countries such as Nigeria the names are drawn from the maternal and paternal grandparents.