namereal
Namereal is a term used in speculative fiction and worldbuilding to describe a hypothetical state in which naming actions have a direct causal effect on reality. The concept treats names not merely as labels but as forces that can create, alter, or stabilize aspects of the world. The word is a compound of name and real, signaling a close link between language and existence.
Its origins are informal, arising in online forums and collaborative writing communities in the 2010s. There
In fiction and media, namereal functions as a plot device that lets characters influence events by uttering
Scholarly discussion of namereal tends to connect it to performative utterance in linguistics and philosophy of
Because namereal is a versatile concept used across art and theory, it has various implementations and no