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    • TheFireminded
      TheFireminded last edited by

      I was wondering how you guys came up with some of your character names. Any interesting stories?

      Mine isn't very interesting. I'm a huge MtG nerd, although I don't get to play that often. I was playing a deck that used a card called "Jhessian Balmgiver". So I took the initials JB, I originally wanted her to be Jhessia, but then I added the "l". So there we have Jhlessia.

      Apple - In a hut somewhere living to old age

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      • CitizenBane
        CitizenBane last edited by

        My current char is named Anjela, which was the name of my mother who passed away dec. 17th.

        magpie> If you don't want to die don't spit at a blueberry muffin

        khammy> Raaz was a sexy beast. The kind of guy when he beat you up, you get horny.

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          Hinty last edited by

          Most of the time I just sit and string random sounds together in my head until they sound like a name vaguely appropriate for the chars homeland.

          In the case of Maeve Lasair, well they are old celtic names. I like to dip into a book of old celtic names I have on occasion.

          Warning: May contain traces of Sarcasm.

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            Gimpatronic last edited by

            Apep means crocodile in egyptian (according to some Yahoo answers post…)

            Cipactli means crocodile in an ancient language i cant remember the name of.

            I normally use latin.

            generally i use whatever language has a good sounding word relevant to the concept.

            Or I find some olde english version of a name of some historical figure.

            FREE MY SISTER OR I DESTROY EVERYTHING!

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              Neolithic Heartbeat last edited by

              Aurixvrak, Son of Aunelulth the Gold, was derived using the Draconic Translator I found based upon D&D draconic.

              "Aunelulth" quite literally means "Artist," and Aurixvrak is a corruption of the language meaning "Golden Son," though it literally translates into "Goldson." It should also be noted that these are nicknames for the Common tongue, and that their actual names are likely thrice as long, as are all true draconic names.

              Sir Morden Haar was derived two different sources. I generously borrowed "Morden" from the character in the most excellent mid-90's TV show Babylon 5, and Haar was the name of a Wyvern Rider from the Fire Emblem tactical console games.

              Volonte, funnily enough, is the name of a criminal. I used to work for this cute little bureau that would compile records of various documents such as warranty deeds, trusts, and criminal records from the different counties in Tennessee. When putting the criminal records into the database, I noticed the name "Volonte" and it stuck to me.

              "Vicariously, I live while the whole world dies.".

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                Fireblood last edited by

                Usually, I spend about three names throwing together a name. It's one of those aspects of a character I care little about.

                Gwarn was just a pile of letters. "Fireblood" seemed like it could attract attention and was vaguely draconic-sounding for no real reason whatsoever.

                Akmin Iras-Elmith was just syllables cobbled together into a semi-pronouncable mess.

                Burt the Digger was the result of a long and fruitful discussion with Abby about what name would best represent the character.

                Gwarn Fireblood (Dead) - Good riddance.
                Akmin Iras-Elmith (Dead) - Skill Focus (Bluff) will get ya far, and then it'll get ya killed.
                Burt the Digger - Heavily armored Stormtrooper kitten.

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                  confusedgamer last edited by

                  Most of my characters, I make out of famous anime characters that I like, then mix&Match first names

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                  • Paradox
                    Paradox last edited by

                    hence the pink hair.

                    -Erza (Doom,Doooooooom!!!, DOOOOOOOOM!!!!!)
                    -Bleely Mibsybell (Doctor, Clocksmith, and Cook) [Went for a walk]
                    -Uluna Seril (Loremaster) [Gathering up some mold]
                    -Elrinen Danacia [Went to buy smokes but never came back]

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                      confusedgamer last edited by

                      don't forget the Deep purple my seer had….not going to have such exotic hair colors for abit

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                      • lillesmurfen
                        lillesmurfen last edited by

                        I never use any references or generators for serious characters. Usually. I just try to come up with something suitable. Often I have a name that sticks and then try to find a last name that can work with it.

                        Snowball fight! Goooooooooo!

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                        • Cadiz
                          Cadiz last edited by

                          i use the random name generator and transpose surnames usually.

                          Fyananamoac was actually a typo and should have been Fyananamoca which is Butterfly in the in game elven translator.

                          Zool's rule - don't be a dick.

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                            luteijn last edited by

                            For my Mulhorandian, her real name was 'Nane', which was a real name that supposedly meant 'Nice' in ancient egyptian. They didn't really bother too much with the order of the letters in their words, and usually didn't write all the vowels either, so her name would just be written as one or two wavy lines (water) "NN" with maybe a bird to indicate the 'A' and another 'A' bird to indicate a Female name. When she came west, she just transposed the letters to read Anne/Anna (reading the female name indicator by its letter value).
                            The letter N is a wavy line (water), you can write A N N A as /\ // // /, then push these together and get a wavy line again ////, which would then be her name in both scripts at the same time. Her father was a wagon smith, so that became 'cartwright' in the west.

                            Adella is just something that sounded like a valid name and came before Anna in the alphabet so she'd sort to the top of my vault.

                            Anna Cartwright, Luruean originally from Mulhorand - Sacrificed
                            Adella, Selunite originally from East Way - probably still too nice
                            Jack Brias, the man in pink
                            Althea Elvanien, ugly elf wizard

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                            • 21 tonne giant
                              21 tonne giant last edited by

                              Tomas is a variation of my real name.

                              Bhast was an old EfU NPC I think, I loved the name so I stole it.

                              <21tonnegiant> i wish i was lavishfeast, that guy is pure box office gold.

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                              • The Abbot of Dognlin
                                The Abbot of Dognlin last edited by

                                I tend to go onto Baby Names and take a look at what grabs my attention. I often use Celtic names, because I love the feel of them on my tongue. I'll also look for other country names that reflect the character background I'm looking for.

                                Surnames, I often look for approriate tradenames as these are very traditional in a medaevial culture for commoners.

                                A Link from Lilly that I often start at.

                                If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the croud, a coin to the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips.

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                                • Duckroll
                                  Duckroll last edited by

                                  Tong is a meeting hall in Cantonese:
                                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tong_%28organization%29

                                  Jool is part of the name of a martial art:
                                  http://www.stpaulksw.com/blog/79/3-tips ... jool-bong/

                                  This makes Tong Jool, the Kara Tur merchant

                                  Tong Jool, Merchant of Kara Tur

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                                  • --lizard-man--
                                    --lizard-man-- last edited by

                                    Adre Darksteel, Brannus, Vazlah Nyirase, Kitara Rift, Jezebel Dourstein, Michard Hornwood, Viktor Valeholt, Evander Pendragon, Raghat Jotuman

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                                    • dripster13
                                      dripster13 last edited by

                                      Most of my names are just whatever I feel like. I didn't start picking names til Elizu Visu.

                                      Visu I got from this song ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mscUtqYHv8 ) and I sorta just paired Elizu with it for the sound.

                                      Switchalbarbin Machintubble I just picked something that sounded very Gnome like and had a fun meaning to it because I came up with a little back story as to how he earned the name.

                                      Micha Smithson: I wanted it to be Michael but then I realized many people would shorten it to Mike so I shortened it to Micha. Smithson is because his father was a Blacksmith, so I went sorta generic with it.

                                      Dead/Retired:Drago,Gorf, Warian, West,Elizu, Switch,Sir Micha
                                      Living: Allan Scarlet
                                      peeks under Elizium's robe I found the underdark

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                                        Alice shadowhand last edited by

                                        @The:

                                        I tend to go onto Baby Names and take a look at what grabs my attention. I often use Celtic names, because I love the feel of them on my tongue. I'll also look for other country names that reflect the character background I'm looking for.

                                        Pretty much same story here. I sometimes like the name's meaning to link in with the character slightly. I think Dorn my helmite fighters name meant fortress or something similar.

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                                          Amy Veln last edited by

                                          I generaly pick them at random Jac was just somthing simple and Sorn is from drow of the underdark book it's a drow fore name.

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                                            Fireblood last edited by

                                            I thought you guys had intentionally made variations on Jack and John.

                                            Gwarn Fireblood (Dead) - Good riddance.
                                            Akmin Iras-Elmith (Dead) - Skill Focus (Bluff) will get ya far, and then it'll get ya killed.
                                            Burt the Digger - Heavily armored Stormtrooper kitten.

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