Meric name

Personal names in the Meric language consist of one or more given names (silbnomt, p. silbsnomst, lit. "self name"), a patronymic (atynomt, p. atynomst, lit. "father's name") for men or a matronymic (mutarnomt, p. mutarnomst, lit. "mother's name") for women and a surname (siepnomt, p. siepnomst, lit. "clan name" or "family name"). In spoken Meric, a person's names are presented in the order of "given name, patro/matronymic, surname," e.g. Andrias Gerinbairns Szulz.

After marriage, couples add each other's maiden names to their own, but both use only the husband's surname outside of official documentation. Following modern trends in gender equality, it has become more common for married women to use their maiden surname informally, but this is not reflected in official legislation. The use of hyphenated names is found in Mero-Curgovs of foreign descent but has no basis in the Meric language or in Mero-Curgov legislation, which records both surnames independently.

The most common modern Meric language names come from the Marian lore derived from saints and folk figures; Maria/Marea Mary, Sjorg/Sjorj/Jorg "George", Jecop "Jacob", Sjuna/Sjunea "Junia", from traditional Merand and Curgov names; Armaneas "Armand", Creit, Euri (of no relation to the Yarovan Yuri) and from Panecorism; Geir, Wylla. Most surnames are derived from an occupation, a location, or a deed attributed to an ancestor. Many Meric speakers of Eastern Artemian descent will have translated or transliterated patronymic names in place of conventional Meric surnames.