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My D&D/PF2e world has at least one naming convention that is a bit unusual. I came up with this before I ever ran a game there, and have used it for the last couple campaigns I've run.
Halfings in my setting use a very specific naming convention. Their first name is always some diminutive form of a common name and their last name is always a compound word which combines an animal and an object.
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