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Friday 21 February 2020

Linguistic Archaeology: Halflings of the Flanaess

Greyhawk Halfling Names

1. Alamant Bounder
2. Allentar
3. Alphon
4. Arvoreen
5. Athemal
6. Bellod
7. Blodgett
8. Bornthien
9. Brandobaris
10. Brenja Longbaker
11. Bundis
12. Charmalaine
13. Cyrrollalee
14. Cyrroallaelee
15. Descritad
16. Diggdeep
17. Diggerly
18. Diggson
19. Diggwell Biffson
20. Dudley Talbot
21. Dugwall
22. Dunil
23. Finney Goodbarrel
24. Gavin
25. Glenda Silvertoe
26. Gormadoc
27. Griswald Hairhand
28. Halfhigh
29. Blight
30. Hanna Blackhand
31. Hesselwhite
32. Hoetoe
33. Joman Dart
34. Kaldair Swiftfoot
35. Kent
36. Lara Lightfingers
37. Lily
38. Mara Hardiggin
39. Permen Merrifoot
40. Pontus Hardiggin
41. Questin Himmble
42. Revv Aair
43. Ruskin
44. Sheela Paryroyl
45. Slu Tippy
46. Talf
47. Talfor Hemlis
48. Theodore Dobbins
49. Graf Twembly
50. Urgolan
51. Goody Whiteburrow
52. Windsor Greenshade
53. Yondalla
54. Yondolla



Popularity of use
A        %          E            %          I        %      O       %       U         %
32       59%      31         57%      30    55%   29    53%   10     18%

B     %            C      %       D        %          F       %       G         %
16    29%       4       7%    26    58%        7      12%   20       37%

H     %              J      %        K      %          L       %          M        %
15    27%         1      1%     5      9%        34     62%       9        16%

N     %              P      %       Q     %      R       %       S            %
29     53%       3       5%      1     1%   27      50%    17           31%

T         %           V     %            W         %          X       %             Y            %
23      42%       4       7%         8        14%       0        0%          10        18%

Z       %
0        0%


Popularity of use
62% L:
59% A, L: Lallal (The Singing Mother)
58% D, A, L:
57% E, D, A, L:
55% I, E, D, A, L:
53% N, O, I, E, D, A, L:
50% R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L: Roland, Orlando
42% T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L: Allentar,
37% G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L:
31% S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L: Diggson,
29% B, S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L: Brandobaris, Blodgett, Bellod,
27% H, B, S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L: Theodore Dobbins, Hoetoe,
         Hanna Blackhand, Blight, Halfhigh, Bornthien,
18% U, Y, H, B, S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L: Yondolla, Yondalla,
         Urgolan, Slu Tippy, Lily, Dunil, Dudley Talbot, Diggerly,
         Bundis,
16% M, U, Y, H, B, S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L: Mara Hardiggin,
         Athemal, Alamant Bounder,
14% W, M, U, Y, H, B, S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L:
         Windsor Greenshade, Goody Whiteburrow, Hesselwhite,
          Griswald Hairhand, Dugwall,
12% F, W, M, U, Y, H, B, S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L: Graf Twembly,
         Talfor Hemlis, Talf, Finney Goodbarrel, Diggwell Biffson,
          Lara Lightfingers,
9% K, F, W, M, U, Y, H, B, S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L: Ruskin, Kent,
       Kaldair Swiftfoot,
7% C, V, K, F, W, M, U, Y, H, B, S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L:
       Revv Aair, Gormadoc, Glenda Silvertoe, Gavin,
       Descritad, Cyrroallaelee, Cyrrollalee, Charmalaine, Arvoreen,
5% P, C, V, K, F, W, M, U, Y, H, B, S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L:
       Pontus Hardiggin, Permen Merrifoot, Sheela Paryroyl,
       Diggdeep, Alphon,
1% Q, J, P, C, V, K, F, W, M, U, Y, H, B, S, G, T, R, N, O, I, E, D, A, L:
       Questin Himmble, Joman Dart, Brenja Longbaker,
0% Z, X

Conclusion: there is sufficient alphabet before 42% to create halfling names, LALLAL is a viable name for halfling females at 59%. That these early access names are unused implies significant historic and cultural loss.
At 42% Allentar, and likewise 31% Diggson predate the immortal Brandobaris at 29%. At 27% Shire isnt viable linguisticly until after Brandobaris. This suggests Brandobaris is a pre-shire halfling name...
After Brandobaris, Yondalla achieves immortality at 18%.

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