Guild Wars 2

…the hell do their names come from? Are they named in the dream? Do they decide on a name after a certain period of time? Does the Pale Tree name them? What?

I mean IRL we the player name them, but every other race is born normally so it’s generally assumed they were named by their parents…if the Pale Tree DOES name them all can you imagine doing that in a world without an internet connection and direct access to baby name websites? She must be really stuck for ideas right about now.

according to the wiki:

Sylvari do not “choose” their names nor are they outright given by the Pale Tree or other sylvari. Instead, the sylvari simply ‘know’ their names upon awakening, though why is never explored and the sylvari do not question why this is.

They got their name the same way Aurene did.