Akaren – Akaren is a dyer of Lorbanery, who lost her magical powers.Aihal – Aihal is a wizard on Gont, student of Heleth and master of Ged called Ogion / ˈ oʊ ɡ iː ɒ n/.Titles in parentheses are the novels or stories in which the character appears. Child names, names of unknown status and nicknames are in green. True names are shown in red, use names in blue. A secondary list below gives the use-names and child-names of those whose true names are known.

In the list below, true names are used where known, otherwise use-names and nicknames. As a young, inexperienced wizard, Ged (use-name Sparrowhawk) is able to bargain with an ancient, powerful dragon on equal terms because he has guessed the latter's true name. They have single names (Azver, Seserakh, Tenar).ĭragons also have true names. Kargs, who hate magic, do not use this system of naming. Use-names are not unique there are, for instance, three different characters called Rose. It may be an animal (Dragonfly, Hare, Otter, Sparrowhawk), a plant (Alder, Heather, Moss, Rowan), a substance (Diamond, Flint, Ivory, Jasper, Onyx) or something else (Golden, Kurremkarmerruk, the latter having no meaning). A use-name is adopted for everyday dealings. One's true name is a closely guarded secret shared only with those whom they trust completely because it grants the knower control over the person. Up to puberty, a person is known by their child-name at their rite of Passage, at about the age of thirteen, that name is taken from them and they are given their true name in the Old Speech by a witch, sorcerer or wizard. In Earthsea, each individual among the Hardic peoples has several names over the course of their life: a child-name, a use-name and a true name. This is a list of the names of characters in the stories about the fantasy world of Earthsea, created by Ursula K.

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