eraname

Eraname is a term used to describe a naming convention that blends an era reference with a descriptive name to label a thing—such as a work, artifact, event, or character—within a fictional, historical, or archival context. The term is not widely standardized and appears mainly in worldbuilding discussions, fan glossaries, and tagging systems on creative platforms.

Origin and usage: The coinage combines "era" and "name" to convey both the temporal setting and the thematic mood of the item being named. In practice, an eraname may pair a period label (for example Iron, Bronze, Dark, or a calendar-era like Year 312) with an evocative epithet (Dawn, Requiem, Ascendant). Examples include Iron Dawn and Bronze Requiem. In databases or catalogs, eranames may be stored as slugs such as iron-dawn or bronze-age-requiem.

Application and scope: Eranames are used in fiction development to quickly communicate epochal context; in archival tagging to group materials by era-associated themes; and in game or narrative design to label chapters, artifacts, or quests. They are related to concepts such as chrononyms, era labels, or worldbuilding tags, but differ in emphasizing the fusion of temporal context with descriptive semantics.

Limitations and notes: The term is not a standardized or widely recognized label, and usage varies by community. Variations in capitalization, punctuation, and formatting can reduce interoperability, so maintainers are advised to document conventions in a glossary.

See also: onomastics, toponymy, worldbuilding, cataloging terms.