The name Suitov refers to a line of nobility based in Applestone. The name is pronounced "swee-toff" in its Applicised form. The original pronunciation is closer to "svee-tofe".
From one of the Nordgelert languages, the word "suitov" means "winter" and takes the normal form for a title or surname. Non-inheriting cions of the Applestone Suitovs sometimes take the surname Winter. The "ov" is not a Russian-style suffix that means "son of"; the language bears no relation to Russian (at least, the capitalist dog author would be surprised to learn otherwise).
Lords Suitov tend to acquire a given nickname during their youth, a family tradition that was more or less formalised at around the third or fourth generation. Thus, the most well-known of the Suitovs in modern times is Suitov Iceheart, and other notable Suitovs have included Suitov Sangfroid and Suitov Steedfast.
The origin of the Suitov line lies with a then-unknown northerner who arrived from the boreal wastes and promptly performed a service (likely martial) for the monarch of the time, resulting in the reward of land and hereditary title, the latter being self-chosen. As the founder, he was known simply as Lord Suitov (of Applestone) without a nickname.
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