Please, I am genuinely asking where this “you can give The Folk TM your name, but don’t give your name away” lore came from. I see so many posts along the lines of, “if asked for your name by Someone in the woods, make sure to clarify you’re not giving it to them before you tell them what it is, to be safe.”
The True Name lore you’re referencing has never been about giving away your name as you would a physical object or an oath. It’s that simply knowing someone’s True Name gives another power over that person, period.
I don’t know where this new lore cropped up, but in its specific context as I’ve seen it on this site, generally in reference to the Irish Other Crowd, it’s historically incorrect. I’m not saying y’all can’t make up New folklore. It is, after all, Folklore. But if you’re Genuinely trying to avoid, you know, True Name issues,
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