About renaissance (portuguese) names
Spellings here predate any dictionary, so "Garçia de Figeyro" and "Vincente de Siqueyra" keep the y and ç that later reforms erased, while short results like "Auta Neta" feel plucked from a village register. They suit age of exploration fiction, carrack crews, and colonial Brazil backstories. Let a character's spelling drift between documents for extra authenticity.
How renaissance (portuguese) names are built
A given name pairs with a surname, drawing on 232 male and 103 female given names against a deep 977-entry surname pool. Amador Neta is a male given name plus surname; Ines de la Clina is the female version; Amdre Mertinz is another male pull.
Amador Neta
Amador (given, male bank) + Neta (surname)
Ines de la Clina
Ines (given, female bank) + de la Clina (surname)
Amdre Mertinz
Amdre (given, male bank) + Mertinz (surname)
Naming notes
Female draws use the female given bank, male draws the male one, and both close on the shared surname pool of 977 entries. Some surname entries carry leading da or de tokens (de la Clina, da Mouta), kept attached as stored. Era label: Renaissance Portugal. The surname pool is far larger than either given bank, so surnames vary widely while given names repeat sooner.
Questions about renaissance (portuguese) names
- How is a name built?
- A given name is drawn from the male 232-entry bank or the female 103-entry bank, then a surname from the shared 977-entry pool, always two words.
- Why do surnames vary more than first names?
- The surname pool holds 977 entries against 232 male and 103 female given names, so the generator cycles through given names faster.
- Why do some surnames carry da or de?
- Those tokens are stored as part of the surname entries (da Mouta, de la Clina); the generator keeps them attached.