Naming Dashti

For the names in book of a thousand days, I wanted to use words that would feel at home the the Mongolian-inspired fantasy world. These names are not true Mongolian names but many have roots in Mongolian words (some are archaic and no longer mean anything in Mongolian). Here are some of the names from the book and their meanings.

Tegus – perfect

Batu – loyal

Checheg – flower

Erdene – jewel

Chinua – wolf

Gal – fire

Vachir – thunderbolt

Dash – good luck (adding -ti means, one who is good luck)

Qacha – flank

Alagh – mottled

Saran – moon

Khasar – terrible dog