Laro

The Laro ethnicity are those tracing descent to the historical population of Laronor and the surrounding Laronor Oblast. They are a large subset of the Sval ethnic group and share many Svalic traits, such as matronymic surnames.

Naming in Laro

In Laro & Sval culture, a person's middle name reflects their mother's name. For example, if Reyna Lindotya Zarunski had a son called Tomas, his full name would be Tomas Renyavik Zarunski. If Renya had a daughter called Naki, she would be Naki Rendotya Zarunski (notice how the last syllable is dropped with girls). To complicate matters further, Laro and Svallic people will generally only use their final, family name in very formal occasions and on paperwork. Therefore they will typically introduce themselves as "Naki Rendotya" rather than "Naki Zarunski".

It should be noted that Kiy Tanthar is unusual in this aspect as he has been well travelled and typically uses the more Hal-like "Kiy Tanthar" rather than "Kiy Tatyanavik".

Family names are passed on patronymically, by marriage, as with many other cultures.