Lore talk:Dunmer Names

Thiralas

I'm sorry to mention this mistake but there is only one member of the Thiralas family. Now normaly I would correct the problem without starting disscusion, but if someone who made this (great job btw.) made one mistake, it is possible that he made others as well. Since checking for them would be a VERY long job, I'm not going to start it right away, so... if someone with a lot more persistence could do this instead I'd be very grateful. — Unsigned comment by Kertaw48 (talk • contribs) on 23 April 2010

EDIT: Found another one - Helas. — Unsigned comment by Kertaw48 (talk • contribs) on 23 April 2010

Thanks for discovering this, I have corrected them both. As for going through the entire list, I doubt that is going to happen. As you can see, the list is huge and it was not created by a single person. Going through it all would basically mean doing it all over and double-checking every single name in the construction set, and I doubt anyone would be up for that (I MIGHT do it someday, but it's not likely). If you or anyone else comes across any other errors here, the best thing to do is to just correct them yourself as you find them. Thanks for helping out though! Kalrot 23:50, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Casimir

i saw that was just removed, which made me think of it, Erandur is called Casimir by the devotees in the temple during the quest Waking Nightmare, i think that it should be re-added. (Eddie The Head 14:42, 6 January 2012 (UTC))

I see. Is it absolutely certain that this is not his nickname or a name he adopted later in life? -- kertaw48 14:56, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Well I don't know if it was a nickname, but it seems more likely that erandur is a name he picked up later in life, nothing to prove that though, it could just easily have been a nickname. (Eddie The Head 14:58, 6 January 2012 (UTC))

Neither of those by themselves sound like Dunmer names. I think it could have been he was supposed to be an Altmer, but got changed later during game's development. If you insist, we can keep both names. -- kertaw48 15:03, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

I re-added it, to me casimir makes more sense as a dunmer name than erandur, but there have been some wierd names. (Eddie The Head 15:08, 6 January 2012 (UTC))

Family and first names

Both Arvel and Drelas are Skyrim first names. Arvel and Drelas are both also supposedly family names in Morrowind and Skyrim. However, I cannot find them as family names in Skyrim, unless they are listed in books. Should Arvel and Drelas be added to the lists for Skyrim first names? We document every other occurrence of names. Vely^►t►e 15:10, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

The only source for the names Arvel and Drelas in Skyrim are those two NPCs. And since both of them have only a single-word name (the Swift is a nickname, to be sure), there's no proof that either of those two names are either first or last names. It's just that both of these names appeared in previous games as last, not given names, so it would be safe to assume that for Skyrim it's just the same. -- kertaw48 16:24, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Brand-Shei

An anonymous user edited this page with the following:

"There is also a dunmer located in Riften named Brand-Shei, but he was named and raised by argonians and so has an argonian name."

Should this information be put on this page? Should a Notes section be made just for this information? Maybe just a sub-note? Place this on the Lore:Argonian Names page instead and make a note about it? Both? Nothing?--WoahBro (talk) 04:56, 11 May 2013 (GMT)

I believe it should really only be noted on the respective individual NPC page, which is why I have initially undone that anonymous editor's edit towards the page. Saves contradiction between the two in my opinion about deciding whether it should be listed on the page and where. -helenaanne  ^{talk ♥} 05:02, 11 May 2013 (GMT)

Ashlanders

Why does the article say that the Ashlanders "are only encountered in Morrowind, although one of them, Thanethen Rotheloth, has appeared in The Hero's Guides to The Elder Scrolls Online"? There are quite a lot of Ashlanders in ESO, and many of them are named. -Vordur Steel-Hammer2 (talk) 13:18, 11 September 2014 (GMT)

Purely because no one has yet bothered to update the statement. I've done so now. -- Hargrimm^(T) 14:03, 11 September 2014 (GMT)

Velothi

Velothi on Vvardenfell are recent descendants of Ashlanders who settled down, according to in-game lore. They use the same naming conventions as Ashlanders - the most obvious and numerous examples are the Dunmer NPCs in Gnisis, but there's a few scattered around elsewhere as well. Is it worth mentioning something about this in the article or is it too trivial?— Unsigned comment by 95.149.92.154 (talk) at 02:48 on 17 November 2014

Is Fothyna actually a male name?

Fothyna is listed as a male name, but the npc in question is (incorrectly) referred to as female in some dialogue, and to me the name certainly sounds more female. It may have originally been intended as a female name. I reckon it may be worth either listing it as female or, if it's allowed, removing it to avoid confusion. Moony77Wolfy (talk) 21:33, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

3x: Mausur (1, 2)

Who is the third Mausur? 109.252.79.29 11:04, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

1st : Mausur Ababael (random npc in Morrowind:Gnisis Eggmine (place)), 2nd: just Mausur without surname (in Ahemmusa Camp) and 3rd: Mausur Assaplit (in Ashlands#Mausur_Assaplit) Tyrvarion (talk) 11:18, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! Mausur without a surname is not displayed in the template in the article. How to fix it? 109.252.79.29 06:07, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Manabi (incorrect gender?)

Manabi is listed as a male name, but the link leads to a female NPC. --83.217.200.143 17:50, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Nice catch, the NPC in question is indeed female. I've moved the name appropriately. — Wolfborn^(Howl) 04:06, 12 January 2024 (UTC)