> On Soviet names, Nick Brooke reminded me of the wonderful
> Traktorina. I can't help but wonder if the current generation of
This sort of naming practice goes on in lots of places in the world, it is generally only noticeable in the interface between 1st and 3rd worlds; plenty of peasant societies use such literalist naming conventions, there does not appear to be any relation to puritanism.
Any comments on the Lunar double-barralled clan names?
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