Given names in your conlang

[Serena]

Hi all,

I noticed that I really like translating real existing names into "con-names". I often use names of real person when I write conlang examples and lessons.

Let's share our conlang-ed names :)

Gadīl

English names:

Sarah: SHRH (Sārā) /θaːʁa/
Jenny: JHNY (Jānī) /ʒaːnɪ/
Jodie: JWDY (Jūdī) /ʒuːdʲɪ/

Italian names:

Serena : SRYNH (Sarīnā) /θaʁɪːna/
Luca: LWKH (Lūkā) /luːka/
Carlo: KRLW (Karlū) /kaːʁlʊ/

[Ahzoh]

Arkhéan

My name;
Malcolm; Målykom (ma'lɨkom)

Alexander; Ålexandřj

John; Jona

All I got for now...

[Sḿtuval]

I noticed that I really like translating real existing names into "con-names". I often use names of real person when I write conlang examples and lessons.

Exactly how I feel.

Řo'exat

Male Names
Jonx [joŋx] John
Franćiıs [fɾaŋkʲiɪ̯s] Francis
Mixălă [mixɑlɑ] Michael
Tobyjxă [tobɨɪ̯xɑ] Toby
Řoberxă [robeɾxɑ] Robert


Female Names
Šiara [ʃʲaɾa] Sarah
Miaj [mʲaɪ̯] Maya
Žoleja [ʒoleja] Julia
Kiala [kʲala] Kayla
Aŭvadrija [aʊ̯vadɾija] Audrey

A short introduction using two of these names:
Ĕdălă, Franćiıs. Du novet na ktaj Šiara?
hello Francis PST meet.2SG.FAM 1SG.GEN friend.FEM Sarah
[idɑlɑ fɾaŋkʲiɪ̯s du novet na ktaɪ̯ ʃʲaɾa]

[Ambrisio]

Some common names of Terrestrial origin in my conworld:

Female:

Liesel: Liisel (more common in Nehetsluha)
Sophie: Soppii (more common in Nehetsluha)
Alexis: Aleksis
Emily: Qemli
Jennifer: Zenpõr (rare) -- note: Jenipõri is a common name in Yõngirezim
Ashley: Qäsli
Hannah: Hänna (rare)
Isabel: Qispel (also common in Yõngirezim, as Izabela)
Heather: Hetsõr, Ḥetsõr (rare) or Ḥäip (calqued)

Male:

Neil: Niil
Buzz: Bõs
Yuri: Qiuri
Alan: Qällõn
Albert: Qalber
Eugene: Qiuziin

Two interesting male names:

Mercury: Merkri
Apollo: Polo

Some of my con-celebrities with these names:
Polo Beldros Rõntiup -- cryptographer and linguist
Qiuziin Rõnqõs - comedian
Niil Sidbood -- playwright
Qispel Artiol -- computer scientist
Hetsõr Artiol -- mathematician, sister of Qispel Artiol