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[fuelledbypassion]

i've personally been struggling to find names for the characters that i have created, but i am sure there are those of you that can reel cool names off your tongue in seconds. i was hoping people could maybe advise others on a name that would suit the character that they have created. thanks to dennis carpenter for helping me name my human character....meet Rhygar!

[fuelledbypassion]

im currently looking for a name for an elf rogue who i intend to be an archer with good magic. i can seem to upload a picture tho for some reason?

[Varenus Luckmann]

If all else fails, look at the lore. I named my most recent family member Adalha.
Where I got it from? Vir Adahlen, which means "Way of the Forest". Adahlen became Adahla as a name. Suitably foresty for a dalish elf, I think.

So BAM, instant name.


Edit: For example, "Vir" obviously means (maybe not literally) "Way" - as in Vir Adahlen (Way of the Forest), Vir Bor'Assan (Way of the Bow) and Vir Assan (Way of the Arrow).

"'len" appears to relate to "child" - as in Shemlen (quick children), Da'len (child) or Durgen’len (Children of the Stone).

So one could imagine that something along the lines of "Vir'len" would mean "Child of the Way" or with reinterpretation of "Way" , "Roadchild". I.e. traveller. A suitable name for almost any elf, no? Wheter it be a city elf street urchin or a dalish ranger.

Modifié par Varenus Luckmann, 27 octobre 2009 - 02:53 .

[Cayenne Firepepper]

Try this link, lots of ideas, nationalities, mythology, etc.
http://www.behindthename.com/

[fuelledbypassion]

are you sure vir'len wouldn't mean 'way of the child'? i.e. someone who is childish and immature!!

[Varenus Luckmann]

fuelledbypassion wrote...

are you sure vir'len wouldn't mean 'way of the child'? i.e. someone who is childish and immature!!

As I said, I'm not sure of anything. This is all assumptions and conjecture and make-believe.

[jezelf]

http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/
http://www.name-meanings.com/
http://www.namenerds...rish/lists.html
http://www.gallica.c...celts/names.htm
http://www.behindthe...mc/cel-anci.php
http://www.behindthe...om/nmc/anci.php
http://www.mythome.o...elticnames.html
http://ancienthistor...ncientNames.htm
http://www.egyptpyra...ramid_names.htm
http://ahd.exis.net/...ames-naming.htm
http://pleiades.stoa.org/names

A few I found before for I thread over at the Chronicles Network

Some of these are not just lists with meanings, but also structure for families like the Irish Naming Patterns for Children for example...

The 1st son was usually named after the father's father
The 2nd son was usually named after the mother's father
The 3rd son was usually named after the father
The 4th son was usually named after the father's eldest brother

if anyone is interested,

http://zompist.com/kit.html   is a language contruction kit. I haven't used it but it's interesting.   and you could always use an anagram creator

hope it helps.

[LadyKarrakaz]

Or there is the fantasy name generator.

[Malkavianqueen]

I just named my characters after Gods/Goddesses/mythology. ;P

[dtking3]

Great links.



I usually just mash the keyboard randomly for Dwarven names

[DalishRanger]

In general, I would suggest generators and name sites with meanings like babynamesworld.com to look up names or get ideas from them. I remember one guy on the old forums mentioning that he just hit random keys on his keyboard, found combos he liked, and then added more vowels/took out extra letters until he came to something he liked. That might work well too.

[Achromatis]

Well for my first playthrough I usually just use my own first name. Not that its ever mattered, its not like any NPCs will ever say or use your first name. And since the last names are premade I expect it will be similar to Mass Effect with people using your last name all the time or something.

[Atilius the Hun]

You can also search for wiki sites for ancient names from different cultures such as those of Gaelic, Roman/Latin, Greek, Persian, Iberian and/or even Mongolian origins. There are lots of good names out there and you can even create unique off-shoots of these names for yourself.

Modifié par Atilius the Hun, 27 octobre 2009 - 09:41 .

[CalmProto]

Sometimes I look at maps of countries I have not been too, pick an area, and mix and match the names they have there already. 100's of names can come from that.

[vyvexthorne]

I sometimes create fun character names by typing in a random string of letters.. like yuarldij.... then I'll take that and type it like it would be pronounced.. Uarldij .. Then subtract, add or rearange the letters so that it looks fun.. Jiidalru, Uralldij, Raliju. Or you can take two random words like Chair and Table and combine them to be something like Chable or Taiir. Or you can take a common name like Alex.. and just mess with the spelling.. Alix, Alyx,. You can also take something within the personality of your character and then mess with that.. Like for my little dwarf thief.. I wanted him to be a slimey type of character, untrustworthy, complete vermin.. so I named him Vermar.

[Ralsar]

I've been using the same names for my RPG characters since I was a child (a long, long time ago)

[Habnor - God of Whine]

Mine happen thru evolution.

For example I was creating a Orc Choppa and well when i got designing him i could only picture a watermelon is what his head looked like, so he got Melonhead. Yes I'm quite original.

Another character I made I could not think of a name, so he got the name of "Shrug"

Modifié par Habnor - God of Whine, 27 octobre 2009 - 11:02 .

[Yellow Eye]

Try seventh sanctum. Great variety of options (serious and humorous alike).
http://www.seventhsa.../index-name.php

Modifié par Yellow Eye, 28 octobre 2009 - 12:07 .

[Splatbeard]

Personally, I sit at my computer mumbling random syllables with the sort of sound I want until I notice myself spouting off a nice combination.

Make sure no one else is within earshot, though, or you'll get some weird looks.

[Emma-Lath]

I like to take my names from book characters with unique names, for example Eowyn (you should all know where that name is from) and Faydor (I changed the spelling on that name but i'll give any one a penny if they can figure out where it's from).



After that I use obscure names that i really like i.e Fallon, Elodie, and Isolde.

[stevej713]

Since the Fereldans are described as being influenced by the Celts, I used a Celtic name for my Human Noble. I can't wait for when a Dragon Age game takes place in the Tevinter Imperium so I can name my human Herakleios.

[elemental150]

i usually find an ancient god the fits the personality of what i am thinking for my character and name him that

[LetheAlethe]

I look at the names the generator comes up with in-game (or in the CC) and look at the long list of names I've been collecting (and still continue to) just for games and RP. There are usually a few I like that seem to fit the general atmosphere of the in-game (or CC) names, or a few that can be modified to fit it. If there is nothing, I usually (strongly) modify the names the generator comes up with or make up a new one. Those last two usually produce names I'm not as satisfied with, though, so sometimes I use names I have already used for characters in the past (I generally try to come up with a new name for each character).



If there is no random generator for names in the game, I tend to go in with a test char and have a look at NPC names to get the general atmosphere for names for any particular group my char will belong to.