User blog:Evil-Tree/Theory: The world of Hilda works on the magic of True Names

Through a combination of reading Tales of Earthsea, seeing something akin to this theory online and a Hilda-related dream I had (may do a blog post on that later) I've come to theories that the magic of Hilda, at least the animated one, operates on a true name basis.

For those unfamiliar with the concept, a true name is the essential nature of a person, animal, object, etc that when said gives whoever said it control over the said thing. For example wizards in Tales of Earthsea use true names in sentences, said in the dragon language, to control their surroundings as magic, e.g. commanding a bird to land on your wrist. However, things get murky in these kinds of stories when it comes to the true names of people. In good cases you share it with the person you trust and the two of you share a deeper connection and may even be able to connect with one another at a distance. In bad cases the someone who learns your true name can use it to make you their slave.

If the world of Hilda operates on this system it may explain why many magical creatures don't have/reveal their real names, even their casual everyday ones, to anyone. e.g. Wood Man is just Wood Man, Lindworm is just Lindworm and all Nisse being called Tontu, to name a few. (and while the elves do reveal their names they probably have a ton of paperwork to protect them from misuse). This even could extend to humans who practice magic as the one human most theorised as being a witch, The Librarian, is simply known as that.

This concept is older than fiction I mentioned. In ancient Egyptian mythology Ra was said to have created all forms of life by uttering their secret names and in another myth the goddess Isis convinces/tricks/manipulates (depending on how you view it) Ra to give her his true name and she gains all the power of Ra in doing so.

What do you guys think? Could I be onto something or overanalysing things while I read my book? I'd like to hear.