Both names derive from the language of the original inhabitants of the islands.
Ulijēy comes from “ulij” (fog) + “ēj” (island), while Bilēy means something like “the distant island” (“bìl” meaning “far”), referring to the distance to Ulijēy.
The 47 families of the People Beyond the Clouds were registered and given names describing their appearance and their mysterious background. Here is a list of the family names of these 47 families: 1.