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Anyways, so a little background first so this make sense, but I usually headcanon and write Techno as a full piglin so this interacts a decent amount with cannon Minecraft mechanics (not that there's much there in terms of language or concrete culture but I love them).

Obviously Technoblade is a kinda odd name, especially if you consider the existence of guys named things like Phil, or Sam or Tommy (as examples) who are usually depicted as human or human adjacent. So, assuming piglin Techno that means that one, piglins have their own naming conventions and two, that they almost certainly have their own language that differs from that of overworld languages.

Pulling from Minecraft mechanics for a moment: the fact that you can trade with piglins for enchanted books, means they clearly have some kind of written language or access to magic (potions, enchants) but it's different from overworld magic because there's no legitimate way to get an enchantment table in the nether. So, language, possibly written, because they also snort and grunt to each other and the player if you're wearing gold or trading with them. They also have a noise for 'I'm mad at you and going to stab you,' so it's clearly a complex language that we just don't understand.

Anyways back to names, so different language and culture means that we can now examine how a piglin might be named. So, if Technoblade is a canon piglin name that can act as the basis for the naming conventions. Breaking that down further we have the basic, Techno and Blade - he's been called both in different situations and chat love replacing both elements of his name for the purpose of memes (technoplane, technomean, etc.) I've also seen people break it down further into 'Tec' and sometimes going the opposite way with hyphenating the name (meannoblade) so we have three distinct parts of the name to work with: Tec, Hno and Blade.

So, piglins have hyphenated names consisting of two single syllable sounds and then a modifier. Assigning meaning to those is the fun part where we get to mix in some level of like... world and culture building.

We'll start with Blade since that's the most recognizable in the context of real actual words. Going back to MC mechanics, there's three types of weapons piglins use in game. Regular piglins use swords and crossbows, Brutes use axes. Blade could refer to either a sword or an axe but usually those are used for defense - so in the context of a culture that values hunting, wealth (gold) and group protection Blade becomes a modifier denoting a piglin's role in society. In the case of Technoblade - he's a defender, fighter and possibly a Brute (protector and respected position within bastions). This fits with the character, as a fighter and plays in nicely with playing around with things like the blood god, chat etc.

Using that, we then have the obvious modifiers: Blade and Bow. But this could apply to other jobs in piglin society - merchants could be referred to by their wares, potion brewers, scholars, etc. Some options I've come up with are Pick, Tusk, Hoof, Smith and so forth. These could also really easily be translated into other languages since they just refer to a job - so Technoblade can be a name denoting a job and position in society in the nether calling him just The Blade strips him of the other parts of the name but is easily recognizable by people outside of that culture - fun implications.

Next we look at Tec and Hno - I think you could just treat it as one name but that's no fun and the name Techno doesn't really compute well because one this isn't cyberpunk and two MC doesn't have computers. So, going back to piglins in game for a second, they usually travel in groups and it's rare to see piglins alone. We can also pull a little from real life boars which usually travel in family groups. So piglins are probably highly group oriented and have big families. I could write a different essay on piglins probably being very polyamorous because more kids is better and more partners means more food but we'll leave that for another day.

The obvious jump here is that we have a family and a personal name. I take it as Tec is a family name - it denotes which sounder (family or group of piglins) you are a part of and is the first name a piglin receives. Personal modifiers are added, usually connecting you to something culturally significant, in this case Hno, and that makes up the person's full name until they get a job and therefore a job modifier. Personal modifiers I have currently are, Hno (large or first), Ber (gold, wealth), Te (small or second), and Her (Fire).

This also scans with Nether as word (I could make this a language... but I won't). Net- Her - Net denoting location (below) and Her meaning Fire - so The Fire Below. Technoblade in this case would mean The first of the Tec sounder, defender if translated.

So Techno - using this as a basis I think we can also infer that it's rude to refer to a person just by the personal modifier since that strips them of both job and family connection - hence why it's normal for people to call him Tec or Techno but not just Hno and why calling him Technoblade or just The Blade shows different levels of formality. Tec is for people close to him or other family, Techno is a little more formal but still close, Technoblade is a sign of respect and The Blade wraps right around into you are someone I have hired to do a job for me relating to your role in society.

So! To make your own piglin name all you need is a family name (one syllable), a personal name (another syllable) and then a role! Using my blog as inspiration my name would probably be: Nethberpick or golden of Nether, builder.

I also have decided that piglins will shorten visitors names and then add 'za' on the end to denote that they are not of Nether and are a stranger - so Philza actually translates to that guy Phil who is not from here. Techno called him this for years after they first met and Phil just never asked him why, liked how it sounded so that's his name now.

so first off! i rewrote the alphabet. theres 21 letters in the piglin alphabet; a ah b d dh e ē eh f h i k l n o r rh t u v z. you will notice that 4 of these are compound letters, they are pronounced in a 'softened' way, and are written different in the writing system (you put an extra line beneath the root sound, aka a becoming ah if u underline it. theres no tidy way to denote this in english, the best ive found is like. bad(eh). esp. bc h is its own letter. the (eh) in bad(eh) is pronounced differently from the eh in zehan) (i am also considering adding a 21st letter aka zh)

there is an l in the piglin language but its not super commonly used

tekan'o'bad(eh) is thus a) not a very normal name for overworlders and b) not all that easy to pronounce. hence it got simplified into the similar enough sounding 'technoblade' and no one really bothered to ask further than that

anyways. into the actual construction.

family names are usually two syllables, but this can change depending on how many parents you have/want to associate with. traditionally its two sounds from the middle of your parents' family names smushed together. you can trace family names back this way. so tekan is a combination of 'te' and 'kan' (or could be 'tek' and 'an' if u wanted)

the nature infix denotes what type of piglin you are; brute (naturally stronger and larger, not gender specific), sow (naturally more fertile and calm, again not gender specific), runt, regular piglin, hybrid, and i SWEAR i had one for stillborns but i am trawling through my google drive and cannot find evidence of it. anyways. in order they are: 'o' - brute '(dh)' - sow 'a' - runt 'v' - regular 't' - hybrid this is the only part of a piglins name that is incredibly unlikely to change at any point in their life. its unusual for a family name to change but still possible, but changing ur biology is. significantly harder

then the last part is the most changeable part, its related to which of the four cornerstone gods of the nether you have the most affiliation with. when ur parents name u they generally go for either their gods, or the gods they want blessings for u from. theres a variety of sounds associated with each god, i wont list them all, but im thinking of dividing them up even more to represent different aspects of each gods' domains.

the four cornerstone gods are the four main gods of the nether, representing the necessary things for successful settlement and life in the harshness of the nether. they are as follows

the blaze empress - she is the burning heart of the nether, a like. overarching presence and unifier. she is the goddess of unity and cooperation in a way. she also concerns smaller aspects such as healing, fire, leadership, and creation. she can be simplified to the founder of the nether's inhabitants. she represents how survival in the nether is an organised group effort

the wither - the wither is representative of the unknown, and the border between the known and the unknown. they arent a malicious god, but emphasise a respect for this boundary. they also have aspects of travel, fighting/war, death, and boundaries of all kinds. they can be simplified to the death and war god. they represent how survival in the nether requires a wariness and understanding of boundaries between the civilised and the wild

the blood god - the blood god is the god of blood ties and community, and of forging, fostering, and maintaining these bonds. he again isnt a malicious god, his name usually misinterpreted by overworlders. he has domains in community, defence, strength, and family ties. he can be simplified to the god of connections and protection. he represents how important family and community are to lasting survival in the nether

aurum - they are the god of plenty, prosperity, and produce. lots of ps. he encompasses all things food and supplies, as well as group prosperity, wealth, and sharing of. they have smaller aspects of gold, farming, life, and trade. they can be simplified down to the god of plenty, and she represents the need for food and supplies to survive in the nether, and the necessity of sharing these

SO ALL THAT BEING SAID!!!!! bad(eh) is a combination of the sounds ba and d(eh), ba for the blood god, and d(eh) for the wither. this was not the suffix given to techno at birth, nor the one he grew up with. my headcanon backstory for him is he grew up in a wither bastion (bastions are very dedicated to their god) and Did Not Have A Fun Time. he ran away and started worshiping the blood god of his own accord and changed his name to match, but still kept the d(eh) because his childhood is an important part of who he is.