An animist nation, the traditional names of Otrenite peoples are built around honoring their ancestors. The concept of a first name technically doesn’t exist. Otrenite people have three names, all of which are the surnames of their ancestors.
The firstborn child of any Otrenite couple always follows the same naming scheme.
The first name is the mother’s middle name, which is itself the maiden name of the child’s maternal grandmother.
The second name is the mother’s maiden name, the surname of their maternal grandfather.
The third name is that of one’s father and grandfather, and is always passed down.
The second child will always incorporate their father’s middle name, which is the maiden name of their maternal grandmother, and the only grandparent not represented in the firstborn’s names.
For subsequent children, the order of the names are shuffled, or the names of other ancestors are used, such as the father’s mother’s maiden name, or a great-great-grandfather.
In the event that a child has identical adjacent names, "zu"—the Otrenite word for "two"— and "wen"—the Otrenite word for "three"—are substituted to avoid repetition.
A child named Shi Kang Shi would simple be referred to as such. Shi Shi Kang, or Kang Shi Shi, would be called Shi Zu Kang, Zu Shi Kang, Kang Zu Shi, or Kang Shi Zu. A Shi Shi Shi would be called Wen Shi or Shi Wen.