Fanon:Heptanomis/Onomatology

Heptanomis and Geography

 * Heptanomis: named after the Ancient Egyptian administrative region of the same name, which is based on hepta (seven) and nomos (rule)
 * Kyrenaia Nome: named after the ancient town of Kyrene, an important town in light of the surrounding deserts.
 * Ptolemaika Nome: named after Ptolemaios, specifically Ptolemaios I Soter, the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty and one of the Somatophylakes of Megas Alexandros.
 * Syriaka Nome: named after Syrian region, also the source of the name of the modern country of Syria.
 * Anatolia Nome: named after Anatolia, the name for what is now the mainland territory of Turkey.
 * Paleohellenike Nome: Paleo (old) and Hellenike (adjective form of Hellas, Greece)
 * Nesos Heterogenes Nome: Nesos (island), and Heterogenes (of mixed birth).
 * Agoraios Nome: Agoraios means "pertaining to the Agora"

Ecclesiarchal Headquarters

 * Kallisto Syrakosia: First name based on Kalos or more so its superlative, Kallistos, meaning beautiful. Syrakosia is the adjective form of Syrakousai, Anglicized as Syracuse.
 * Kallistrata Pellaia: First anme based on Kalos (beautiful) and Stratos (army), last name Pellaia adjective of Pella, the name of the capital of Ancient Kingdom of Macedonia after Archelaos III moved the capital there from Aigai, modern Vergina.
 * Hypatia Pydnaia: Hypatia is the feminine form of Hypatos meaning supreme (or in the times of Byzantine, "of the consuls"), and also the name of a Neoptolemaic mathematician who is a partial model for the character. Pydnaia is the adjective form of Pydna, the town near which the Battle of Pydna was fought.
 * Stratonike Attalida: First name based on Stratos (army), and Nike (victory). Last name Attalida refers to the Attalid dynasty (original term Attalides. lit. "of Attalos")
 * Eurydike Alkmaionida: First name based on Eurus/Eurys (wide) and Dike (justice). Last name Alkmaionida means "of Alkmaion." In historical perspective, the Alkmaionids claim descendant from Alkmaion who is the grandson of Nestor.
 * Lysistrata Amphipolita: First name based on Lysis (loosening, dissolution), and Stratos (army), and also the name of the eponymous character in Aristophanes's play. Amphipolita means "of Amphipolis," a city in Greek region of Macedonia and also a city formerly founded by Athenaioi settlers.

Kang Family

 * Kang: The McCune-Reischauer and Yale transliteration of 强, literally meaning "strong." The more accurate transliteration is gang.
 * Tae Jong: Tae Jong is the Korean pronunciation of 太宗, a regal title used in Korea and China. In Korea, the most notable king with this title is Lee Bang-Won, 3rd king of Joseon Dynasty. It is not his real first name.
 * Mi Ae: Transliteration of 美愛, former meaning "beauty" and latter meaning "love".
 * Yuri/Yu Ri: Transliteration of 宥利, former meaning "forgiving", and latter meaning "benefit/profit." The chinese characters for the first name is exactly the one used to name the Fin.K.L. member Sung Yu-ri.
 * Ho Young: Transliteration of 虎營, former meaning "tiger" and latter "manage"
 * Gyu Ri: Transliteration of 揆悧, former meaning "estimate" and latter "clever"
 * Sung Hoon: Transliteration of 成勳, former meaning "accomplish", latter "merit"

Attalid Family

 * Philetairos: Based on Philos (Friend, friendly love), and Hetairos (companion). Also the name of the founder of the Attalid dynasty at Pergamon.
 * Eumenes: Based on Eu (good,well) and menes (intent, disposition).
 * Parthenope: Based on Parthenos (virgin) and Ope (opening)
 * Olympias: Feminine form of Olympos, the name of the mountain. Also the name of Queen Olympias, one of the consorts of Philippos II, and also the mother of Megas Alexandros.
 * Thetis: Likely a distortion of Thetys derived from tethe (grandmother). Name used by Thetis, a sea nymph.
 * Theophania: Based on Theos (deity), and phanes (one who shows or shines).

Choi Family

 * Choi: the common transliteration of 崔, meaning "high." The actual pronunciation is closer to ché, with é pronounced like "way" without the y.
 * Bong Joon: transliteration of 奉準, former meaning "uphold" and latter "standard"
 * Eun Jin: transliteration of 恩珍, former meaning "mercy" and latter "precious"

Alkmaionidai

 * Kleisthenes: Based on Kleos (glory) and Sthenos (strength). Also the name of an Athenian politician of the Alkmaionid family that helped reform Athenai towards democracy.
 * Helene: Probably based on the same word meaning torch.
 * Andromeda: Based on andros (man) and medomai (think).
 * Chryseis: Derived from Chryses, which in turn is derived from chrysos (golden).
 * Nikias: Based on Nike (victory)'

Swanson Family

 * Swanson: Patronymic of Swan.
 * Tessa: dimunitive of Theresa, which is possibly derived from therizo (harvest).
 * Nicole: Feminine form of Nicholas, based on Nikolaos, based on Nike (victory) and laos (men)
 * Rachel: Based on the Hebrew word for ewe.

Working Immigrants

 * Teddy Kaplan: Dimunitive of Theodore, based on Theos (deity) and doros (gift)
 * Strauss Gauss: Strauss is actually a common German surname, associated with ostriches and the location Straus, or based on the word "struz" meaning quarrel.
 * Cherry Laplace: Dimunitive of Charity
 * Hye Ri Wang: Korean Transliteration of 王惠利 in the Western Order (Eastern order Wang Hye Ri). 王 means king, and is a Chinese surname not used by native Koreans. The name 惠利 means "grace" and "benefit" respectively.

Libuoi

 * Libuoi: Based on Libye, the term used to define Africa. Libuoi can also be replaced by Liboukoi, meaning the same thing, but with an adjectival meaning.
 * Thrasymachos
 * Hippias: Based on Hippos (horse)
 * Heron: Means hero.
 * Attalos

Mathetai Mouson

 * Mathetai Mouson: Literally "Disciple of the Muses"
 * Okeanos: The origin of the term Ocean.
 * Zoe: Means life
 * Melissa: Means bee
 * Persephone: Phrase pherein phonon (bring death) is suggested.
 * Seleukis: Feminine form of Seleukos
 * Krinias: Based on Krinon (lily)

Ptolemaioi

 * Ptolemaioi: plural of Ptolemaios
 * Ptolemaios: based off Ptolemos, which is Homeric form of polemos (war)
 * Soter: means savior
 * Berenike: Greek Macedonian distortion of Pherenike, based on pherein (carry) and nike (victory)
 * Philadelphos: lover of sibling, reflecting the actual Ptolemaios Philadelphos having an incestuous marriage.
 * Arsinoe: likely derived from arsenios (strong, manly)
 * Kleito: based off Kleitos (famous, splendid)
 * Euergetes: Good-doer, based off eu (good, well) and ergos (work)

Strategoi

 * Strategoi: literally generals. It is a self-reference on my part to the android species in which Kallistrata is the first.
 * Phylagoras Megistos Massaliotes: Phylagoras an alternative form of Pylagoras, based off pylai (gate) and agora. Megistos means largest, which is another self-reference: the sim is a portrayal of another character, who is the largest of the Strategoi in my fiction. Massaliotes means "of Massalia", modern Marseilles.
 * Epicharis Alexandreiana: Presumed to be based off epi (upon, on) and charis (grace). Alexandreiana denotes "of Alexandreia"
 * Xenotima Chersonesia: First name based off Xenos (foreigner) and timos (honor). Chersonesia means of Chersonesos, in this case Taurike Chersonesos, the Ancient Greek name for Crimean peninsula.
 * Kalliphana Pergamena: First name based of kalos (beautiful) and phanein (show). Pergamena denotes the character's origin at Pergamon.

Kostopouloi family

 * Kostopouloi: No data available
 * Angelos: means angel.
 * Athanasia: means immortal, as a feminine form of athanasios.
 * Kyriake: means "of the lord," feminine form of Kyriakos, a common modern Greek name.
 * Theophylaktos: based off Theos (deity) and phylax (guard)

Demirci family

 * Demirci: means blacksmith
 * Bayram: means happy situation
 * Ayla: means halo of the light of the moon or sun.
 * Engin: means vast.
 * Kelebek: means butterfly
 * Sevil: means loved.

Silver Lilies

 * Alkmene: means "strength of the moon"
 * Diomede; based on Dios (genitive form of Zeus) and medomai (to think)
 * Kalypso: most likely derived from kalypto (conceal)
 * Agatha: means "good"

Heraldry of Machine

 * Nikanor: means "victor/conqueror".
 * Euphrosyne: means "mirth"
 * Ione: means "violet flower"
 * Lyra

Argeadai

 * Perdikkas: In this personal case based on Perdikkas I.
 * Amyntas: based on amyntor (defender)
 * Philippos: based on philos (love, friend) and hippos (horse)
 * Alexandros: based on alexo (defend) and andros (genitive of aner for man)
 * Kynane
 * Kleopatra: based on kleos (glory) and patra (feminine of genitive of pater for father)
 * Roxana

Hadi

 * Abdul
 * Fawzi
 * Hosni
 * Ilham
 * Karima
 * Maryam

Quasi-Puritans

 * Hiera Leukolotos: Hiera is the feminine of hieros (sacred). Leukolotos is a keyed word made from a composition of leukos (white) and lotos (lotus)
 * Nektarine Hylophyleta: Nektarine based on Nektar anglicized nectar, and hylophyleta based on hylai (woods) and phyles (village)
 * Kyklia Nephela: Kyklia based on kyklos (ring, circle, loop), Nephela based on nephelos (cloud)
 * Agapeta Paleolamprotope: Agapeta means beloved, Paleolamprotope a combination of paleos (old), lampra (bright), and topos (place).

Townies

 * Halourge Oktanephela: Halourge means violet/purple. Oktanephela is based on okto (eight) and nephelos (cloud).
 * Atreus Chalkideus: Atreus is an Ancient Greek name after which Atreides are named after, including Dune's House Atreides. Chalkideus refers to Chalkis.
 * Atlas Sikyonios: Refers to the town of Sikyon at the upper right side of the Peloponnese.
 * Serena Selene: feminine of serenus "clear, bright, joyous", and Selene means "moon." A reference (and read probably homage) to Eidolon Serena of Aura Kingdom.
 * Sematia Astronome: Sematia is based on Sema (constellation), and Astronome is the feminine of astronomos from which we get the word "astronomer." The word itself is a compound of astros (genitive of aster, "star"), and nomos.(law)
 * Hesperia Demetrieis: Hesperia means "west," Demetrieis refers to Demetrias.
 * Harvey Sanders: Based on the famous Colonel Sanders.
 * Anthere Hekkaidekanyx: Anthere is an feminization of antheros means "flowering," and Hekkaidekanyx is compound of hekkaideka (16) and nyx (night)
 * Duran Samil: Emil Narud, enuff said.
 * Parthenos Sideris: Parthenos (virgin, maiden), Sideris feminization of sidereus (of iron)
 * Sander Bernie: Named after one of the US Senator looking towards Scandinavian-style social democracy.