jménu
jménu is a term used in speculative linguistics and world-building to describe a naming system that ties an individual’s social identity to their given names and kinship relations within a community. In this usage, a name encodes information about lineage, status, and group affiliation, and naming events often accompany important life transitions.
Origin and usage. The term is a neologism created for theoretical discussions and fictional settings. It is
Structure and variation. A jménu system typically involves rules for creation, inheritance, and modification of names,
Relation to related fields. jménu is related conceptually to onomastics, sociolinguistics, and anthropology of naming. It