Diziet Sma
Diziet Sma is a fictional character. She is a citizen of The Culture in the novel Use of Weapons and the novella The State of the Art by Iain M. Banks. Her full name is Rasd-Codurersa Diziet Embless Sma da'Marenhide. This is a good example of how names work in the Culture: Rasd-Codurersa is the solar system of her birth, and the specific object (planet, orbital, Dyson sphere, etc.). The "-sa" suffix is roughly equivalent to "-er" in English. By this convention, human beings would all be named Sol-Earther. Diziet is her given name. This is chosen by a parent, usually the mother Embless is her chosen name. Most Culture citizens choose this when they reach adulthood. As with all conventions in the Culture, it may be broken or ignored: some change their chosen name during their lives, some never take one. Sma is her surname, usually taken from one's mother da'Marenhide gives the specific location of her birth. the "da" or "dam" is similar to "von" in German.
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