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[gwanko vera]

i am working on a fanfiction and i've noticed for the most part it is somewhat difficult figuring out what are the typical names for the different species.

there are a few thing that can help with some of the names,

Asari: (edit) greek-esque and Asari names seem to favor lots of flowing, romantic letters
like L, N and short A. serene, somewhat haughty names. and Egyptian
Mythology.
Batarian: I haven't seen or read any tips for naming them
Drell: (edit)They might be western african. "thane" krios" sound very tribal.
Elcor: i haven't seen or read any tips for naming them
Hanar: have two names, the face name and the soul name. (edit) flowing names
Humans: This can be easy
Krogan: (edit) the first name is the clan they come from, second is simple gutteral first name
Volus: They have two names but no family names
Salarian: A full name includes – in order – the name of a salarian's homeworld, nation, city, district, clan name and given name
Turians: (edit) Roman-esque
Quarian: Their names are composed of four parts—the quarian's given name and
clan name separated by an apostrophe, the title ('nar' means 'child of',
referring to their birth ship, while 'vas', adopted after the quarian
has completed their Pilgrimage and joined a ship, means 'crew of') and
the name of their vessel.

vorch: i am not even sure if this species has names. (edit) quick, sharp and or simple names
yahg: probably won't be in my story, but might be of use to someone else later. I haven't seen or read any tips for naming them.

that is it, finding a small list of the names, you can look at a wiki, and that shows the names of the notible characters of the species. if anyone can help with ways to name the species that would help me greatly and hopefully help others as well.

Modifié par gwanko vera, 12 avril 2011 - 05:51 .

[AnimaTempli101]

Krogan names need to be guttural, simple names in my opinion.
Hanar names on the other hand, in my eyes, need to be flowing, long names

Other than that I can't really think of other tips to people.

[ElectricZ]

Turians are loosely based on Roman naming conventions it seems. Look up some Roman names and change some letters around, maybe combine two and you'll get something reasonably turian sounding.

[Severyx]

I believe one of the vorcha on Omega was named 'Shissk' or something like that. Leads me to believe they have sharp and quick cut names.

Asari seem to follow a typical first name:last name style, but a bunch of known asari appear to share a T'(T apostrophe) before the last name. I'm not sure what significance this holds. (Examples include Liara T'Soni, Aria T'Loak, Aurana T'Meles).

Salarians do have that massively long name, but have you once heard of or seen a salarian use it in game or other media? (I don't know about the comics, I haven't read those) I think salarians only use their complex name in the presence of lots of family and for reproductive contract purposes. So unless you really plan on going into those areas, you really don't need to delve into salarian full names, in which case it's just given and clan. That'll be much easier on your creative juices, trust me. I almost went into that with the Dolannus brothers from my fic, and it ended up becoming a creative nightmare.

As for how each species' names should sound phonetically, the only resource we have on that is similarities between names seen in the games, books, etc. For instance, Asari names seem to favor lots of flowing, romantic letters like L, N and short A.

[Terror_K]

Yeah, I basically looked at the common names from the games (actually, mostly the original game, since when I started my story ME2 was still quite a way away from release and we'd got nothing, not even the first teaser) and then looked into their basic naming conventions and references. Turians seemed rather Roman-esque, while asari were somewhat Greek. I'd like to think the characters I created in my story had fitting names, but that's ultimately up to the readers to decide. Some of the main ones I had were the following:-

Yalo'Pala nar Lerta: A quarian, obviously.
Linna'Pala vas Rodus: also a quarian.
Intarr: a krogan (this name was also both a programming and Stargate reference too though).
Durrlex Gonamida: also a krogan.
Dr. Haedian: a salarian.
Lylanya Alanthios: an asari
Sytheria: ditto
Varinus: a turian
Dri'ala: again, an asari.
Tagarn: batarian
Arann: a drell

There was also a minor character I had called "Kriost Palmera" who was a salarian. Remove the 't' from the end of the first name of course and you get "Krios" which ended up being Thane's last name in ME2, which was a funny coincidence since I named him before I even knew of Thane.

Putting in subtle jokes/references that fit can be fun too. For example, I named the ship of the main asari character as "Karina" because it seemed kind of asari for one, but because "Carina" means "ship" in Latin. On top of that it's a constellation.

Again, I'd like to think they fit the ME universe, but unless BioWare give a thumbs up it's largely up to the readers. The best you can do is try and follow what conventions you can with the info you have and feel what fits best really. I think the ultimate proof of success is actually more if nobody really notices the names and just accepts them.

Modifié par Terror_K, 11 avril 2011 - 02:21 .

[Blze001]

Terror_K wrote...


Intarr: a krogan (this name was also both a programming and Stargate reference too though).

If you're referencing the character, shouldn't it be "Int*arr"?  
I want one of those Stargate intars thought... they're like futuristic paintball guns. With electricity.


(Kicks himself back on topic)

When naming Asari, I try to give them serene, somewhat haughty names. I lean towards Egyptian Mythology for possible inspiration. Fun fact: 'Asari' is another name for the Egyptian God 'Osiris', dunno if that was intentional or not.

[gwanko vera]

thanks for the help, I'll update the list with the addition ideas for the names. later i will gather some examples from some stories of each of the species names to help with naming. I agree that it is upto the writter to try and come up with something that fits, and ultimately it is the read that decides if the name fits the race.

Modifié par gwanko vera, 11 avril 2011 - 04:21 .

[Zero Hakaru]

Heck, you actually started a guide that others can use as well.

As for some advice, some puns work too for names. Recall Admiral Zaal'Koris's talk about the Qwib-Qwib and the other ship names he'd work under, the Iktomi and Defrahnz. This turns out to be a more humorous name for English speaking people as the titles vas Iktomi and vas Defrahnz are puns of "vasectomy" and "vas deferens."

So, it doesn't hurt to throw pun names in there or twist normal words and phrases around, especially for comic relief.

[jamesp81]

As has been mentioned, you can look at the culture your alien race is based on and get some ideas from things like city names, country names, names of real people, etc. You can often get good results just by switching around some syllables.

For an Asari for example, a good name might be Athenya (a-thin-ya) T'Seres (t-sair-es). Athenya deriving from "Athens", T'Seres deriving from the somwhat common Asari them of T apostrophe consonant, followed by two syllables.

Modifié par jamesp81, 11 avril 2011 - 06:02 .

[Severyx]

Also, I noted that you have the krogan name backwards. It's clan name first, THEN given name.

e.g. Urdnot Wrex, Urdnot Grunt

[emmanuelsieyes]

My understanding of the Asari T'Name is that it perhaps denotes some special social status - Asari with a last name prefixed by T' tend to be more influential figures. The pop star has a T, Matriarch Benezia was likely originally Benezia T'Soni, perhaps Aria is using T'Loak as symbolism (the Queen of Omega).

However, the named asari (rana thanoptis, shiala, that one in noveria that attacks you) don't have a T are likely ordinary people as opposed to whatever asari nobility is.

[Spartas Husky]

Asari: eastern greek. Mix of greek and Egyptian in my view. hard to say their names dont seem to be that special.

Batarian: They remind me of eastern european names but taking the russian part out of it. Foreign. harsh

Drell:  They might be western african. "thane" krios" sound very tribal.

Elcor: They... no idea really. brutish would not do them justice.

Hanar: They, if the name we are speaking off is the one given to strangers? or soul names. usually their soul names would  never be uttered. So not sure how their non soul names go by. I know soul names are rethorical given the hanar's inclinations. if he is hyperactive "high spirits", if its a fast swimmer "water glider"

Humans: lol duh

Krogan: They have a very northern european tribal feel to them. harsh, short. Alemani, or saxon tribes to them. maybe viking names woudl give you an idea. "Grog" actual viking last name. "urdnot"..."Hashtrol" (last viking) very... ellaborate in their wording.


Volus:  They merchantile, tribal. Middle eastern I would look into. Name is a lot to them... or at least last name "clan"

Salarian: They have an western european style. renossance era? complicated long names depicting their status, and origins as well as line of labor? No name for them is just a name, is a title given or earned depending of their actions. As akward as it sounds their name would most likely resemble an ID number than anything else.
(, given name, minute, hour, day year born. City country. Mom(matriarchal society), dad's last name, line of work, married to, her or his wife husband line of work, greatest accomplishment)

Most likely thats why they would be unpronauncible. you dont know when one word ends and another one begins.


Turians: They have roman names mostly. easily found on google I quess

Quarian: They have easy names. Make up a name followed by their cultural rules of place of birth, last name, and ship stationed at. basically the only thing that differs quarians from one another is their last name. since the 1, 3 and 4 might be common at some point.

vorcha: not sure we have enough information on how their names work. Short, to the point, unintentional, and usually given by someone else. Something resembling a pet?

Ur, Kaz, Tok?

no ened to have the shhhh of a snake thing or predator style but vorcha are ackward and short names. againw e dont have enough info to say anything about their culture.

[gwanko vera]

well now that we have the majority of the species with at least one tip on names, i am going to gather some species specific names and post them here. I will start with the official names then go into names i have seen in fanfictions, then using the guide lines in this list to provide a names.

[gwanko vera]

Mass effect species names

Asari

Matriarch Aethyta (an Asari Bartender in the Eternity lounge
on Illium her father was a Krogan she believes that they should be preparing
for war because war happens every generation)

Aleena (an assari commando who had a successful career as a mercenary,
she is friends with Urdnot Wrex)

Alestia lallis (an Asari commando that is posing as a
scientist in ME1)

Aria T’loak (the queen or ruler of Omega)

Tevos (the Asari councilor)

Batha (an Asari scientist who specializes in biosciences   appear sin MEG)

Matriarch Benezia ( a powerful  Asari biotic and a spiritual leader to her
people. Liara T’soni’s mother and indoctrinated by the reaper sovereign, she
was killed in ME1)

Matriarch Dilinaga (a matriarch long dead, her writing are
considered important historical documents i.e. worth a lot if found)

Liara T’soni (a party member for ME1 and NPC for ME2 the
shadow broker between ME2 and ME3)

Matriarch Lidanya (commanding officer of the destiny ascension)

Liselle (Aria T’loak’s daughter)

Mallene Calis (an Asari businesswoman found on noviera)

Morinth (Asari Ardat-Yakshi potential party member for ME2)

Nyxeris (an agent of the shadow broker)

Nassana Dantius (an Asari diplomatic emissary and an unscrupulous
businesswoman that kills anyone who gets in her way.)

Nelyna (an acolyte of the Asari Consort)

Rana Thanoptis (an Asari Nuerospecialist npc that runs into shepherd
in both games if you let her live.)

Samara (a party member for ME2)

Saphyria (the Asari receptionist at the Citadel embassie)

Seryna (an Asari that lives on Illium)

Sha’ira (the Asari Consort)

Tela Vasir (A Spector and agent of the shadow broker)

 

Fanfiction names

[gwanko vera]

Batarian names
Balak: the leader of the Batarian terrorist group
Charn: the second in command of Balak’s terrorist group
Edan Had’dah: (a Batarian aristocrat and entrepreneur, he was indoctrinated and then later killed by Saren)
Eluam Ran’perah: (a Batarian pirate, his ship was shot down on Alsages)
Groto Ib-ba: (a Batarian mercenary working for the blue suns. He was killed by Saren)
Jath’Amon: (was the Batarian ambassador before he tried to assassinate the citadel council. He was arrested by C-sec)
Jella: (a female Batarian that worked at Dah’tan manufacturing company killed by saren.)
Forvan: (a Batarian bartender at afterlife that poisons human drinks.is either poisoned or killed by a random turian)
Solem Del’Serah: (the Batarian head of the blue suns, he is second in command)
Tarak: (The head Batarian of the blue suns on omega, he was killed trying to kill Archangel)

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Drell names
Feron: information trafficker who is hired by liara to find commander shepherd
Irikah Krios: thane krio’s wife she died as a result of thane’s work
Kolyat Krios: thane’s son
Thane Krios: an assassin and squad member

Elcor names
Calyn: an elcor ambassador to the citadel
Harrot: an elcor merchant on omega
Petozi: an elcor merchant on rift station of noveria
Xeltan: an elcor diplomat

Hanar names
Blasto: the first hanar spector, has a movie about him: unknow if it is fictional character or real
Delanynder: a hanar merchant in the citadel presidium
Opold:(a hanar shopkeeper on noveria
Preaching Hanar: a very religious hanar that was preaching in the citadel presidium

Known Krogan Clans
• Clan Drau - Drau Sorze is a "ruzad", or "judge", in the Republic of Ghurst on Tuchanka.
• Clan Forsan - this clan's leader declared being hit by Pyjak dung grounds for executing the trader responsible for introducing them to Tuchanka.
• Clan Ganar - Ganar Wrang, an exiled krogan battlemaster, founded the Blood Pack mercenary group.
• Clan Gatatog - led by Gatatog Uvenk on Tuchanka.
• Clan Hailot - clan leader Hailot Wrund controlled Garvug prior to the corporatist invasion in 2185.
• Clan Jorgal - a clan known to have one of the longest krogan bloodlines.
• Clan Jurdon - an enemy of Clan Urdnot on Tuchanka.
• Clan Nakmor - the Nakmor Ambassador can be found next to the Shaman on Tuchanka.
• Clan Quash - Quash Hurgott is a Blood Pack commander.
• Clan Ravanor - the clan runs a mining operation on Tuchanka; Warlord Ravanor Tusk is a clan member.
• Clan Urdnot
• Clan Weyrloc
Krogan names
Doctor Droyas: one of only three known Krogan scientists
Gatatog Uvenk: the Krogan battlemaster and leader of clan Gatatog he opposes any change to Krogan society
Urdnot Grunt: a genetically engineered Krogan super soldier he is a squad mate in ME2
Nax: a krogan mercenary. No info on what his clan is.
Dr Okeer: sometimes referred to as Warlord Okeer the second of three Krogan scientists. Creator if Grunt.
Patriarch: once the crime lord of Omega. He was defeated by Airia T’loak and was kept as a trophy and later as an advisor.
Shaman: is a Krogan in charge of rites and rituals in Krogan society.
Skarr: a Krogan battlemaster and mercenary killed by Anderson.
Urdnot Wreav: is Wrex’s broodbrother, if wrex was killed then he is the leader of the Urdnot clan
Urdnot Wrex: a Krogan mercenary and bounty hunter, was a squad mate in ME1 and leads clan Urdnot in ME2.
Chief Weyrloc Guld: the Krogan leader of clan Weyrloc.

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Quarian names
Admiral Daro’Xen vas Moreh: a member of the quarian admiralty board her wish is to see the geth back under quarian control.
Feda’Gazu Vas Idenna: a crewman of the idenna was killed by a cerburus agent.
Golo once Golo’Mekk vas Usela: a quarian living on omega eventually became a contact for Cerberus.
Admiral Han'Gerrel vas Neema: a member of the quarian admiralty board his wish is to see the quarians regain their home world.
Hilo'Jaa vas Idenna: was the quarian pilot of the Cyniad, killed by a cerburus agent.
Kal'Reegar: a marine of the migrant fleet. He is friends with tali.
Captain Kar'Danna vas Rayya: the quarian captain of the Rayya, tali’s birth vessel.
Kenn: a quarian merchant that runs a salvage operation on omega.
Lemm'Shal nar Tesleya: a quarian that tried to save the Idenna scout ship’s crew.
Lia'Vael nar Ulnay: A quarian on the citadel that is accused of stealing even though she is innocent.
Prazza: one of the quarians that was on freedom’s Progress trying to find Veetor
Admiral Rael'Zorah: is tali’s father, he was killed when testing technology against the geth.
Seeto'Hodda nar Idenna: a quarian aboard the Idenna killed by Cerberus agents
Admiral Shala'Raan vas Tonbay: a member of the quarian Admiralty Board an old friend of tali’s father.
Tali’Zorah nar Rayy later Tali’Zorah vas Neema or finally Tali’Zorah Vas Normandy: squad member.
Veetor'Nara: A shy, neurotic quarian with a history of mental instability. He gives info on the collector attack on freedom’s progress.
Captain Ysin'Mal vas Idenna: the captain of the Idenna proposed a long term mission for ships to leave the flotilla to look for a new home. They open a relay and explore uncharted space, for a five year mission.
Admiral Zaal'Koris vas Qwib Qwib: is one of the members of the quarian Admiralty Board. He opposes the idea of the Quarian going to back to war with the geth and wants them to find a new planet to call their own.

sorry bout the delay had a few thing to take care of. i'll get the other species after a bit.

[gwanko vera]

Salarian names
Administrator Anoleis (full name Rannadril Ghan Swa Fulsoom Karaten Narr Eadi Bel Anoleis) is the salarian in charge of Noveria's Port Hanshan.
Chorban: a self-proclaimed salarian scientist, who has developed a scanner to obtain readings of keepers.
Ish: a salarian information broker
Jaroth: a salarian who leads the Eclipse mercenaries on Omega.
Captain Kirrahe: an officer in the salarian military. He is a member of the 3rd Infiltration Regiment STG (special task group) was stationed on vimire.
Inoste Ledra (full name Gorot II Heranon Mal Dinest Got Inoste Ledra):a salarian merchant at Zhu's Hope, on Feros
Maelon : a salarian geneticist, former operative of the Special Tasks Group, and former student of Mordin Solus
Mordin Solus: squad member in mass effect 2
Morlan: a salarian merchant who runs a "famous shop" in the Lower Markets of the Citadel Wards.
Dr. Palon: a salarian toxicologist working at Noveria's Rift Station, on Peak 15.
Commander Rentola: Captain Kirrahe's second-in-command, Commander Rentola is the quartermaster at the salarian camp on Virmire.
Dr. Saleon, later known as Dr. R. Heart: a salarian geneticist who used to work on the Citadel. Illegally selling body parts
Chells: a salarian who appears at Flux, after Commander Shepard has visited and returns later. Gambling cheater
Tazzik: a salarian hit man under the employment of the Shadow Broker

Turian Names
onn Actus: a turian pirate and profiteer who specialises in collecting krogan armor and artifacts, especially anything from the Krogan Rebellions
Saren Arterius: born 2139, is the longest serving turian member of the Spectres. Went rogue and worked for the reapers killed by shepherd
Chellick: a turian C-Sec detective on the Citadel and former colleague of Garrus Vakarian
Nihlus Kryik: one of the Citadel Council's most decorated Spectre agents. He was killed by saren.
Warden Kuril: the turian warden of the Blue Suns prison ship Purgatory. Originally a law enforcement officer on Palaven
Lilihierax, better known as 'Li', because humans find his name hard to pronounce: a turian shuttle mechanic at Port Hanshan on Noveria, found near the garage
Admiral Mehrkuri: a Turian navy admiral during the Krogan rebellions.
Illo Nazario: a turian arms dealer known for his business dealings with batarians.
Septimus Oraka: a retired turian general who is in love with Sha'ira, the asari Consort.
Orinia: the turian ambassador to the Citadel in 2186
Execttor pallin: the Turian head of citadel Security. He acts as the liaison between C-sec and the Citadel Council.
Lorik Qui'in: the turian manager of the Synthetic Insights Noveria branch, found at the Port Hanshan mezzanine. A consummate businessman, he carries himself in a polite, refined manner, and is happy to talk about current events, including the lockdown at Peak 15 and the arrival of Matriarch Benezia. Unlike other turians, Lorik has something of an interest in humans, and particularly their curious idioms.
Lantar Sidonis: a turian, against whom Garrus Vakarian holds a grudge. He betrayed his teem the mercenaries on omega.
Joram Talid: a turian politician campaigning for the position of Citadel Zakera Ward Intendant in 2185 with the platform of eradicating organized crime, under the slogan: "Take Back Your Station".
Garrus Vakarian: a squad member
Commander Vyrnnus: was a turian biotic who fought as a mercenary in the First Contact War. He, along with several other turian mercenaries, was hired to work at the BAaT program in 2166, training human teenagers to harness their biotic abilities he was killed by Kaidan.
Volus names
Barla Von: a volus financial adviser who runs an office in the Financial District of the Presidium. Called a "financial genius" by Captain Anderson, he is adept at moving large sums of money without leaving a paper trail. He is an agent of the shadow broker
Din Korlack: the volus ambassador to the Citadel, sharing an embassy office with Calyn, the elcor ambassador.
Doran: the volus owner of the Flux nightclub, on the Citadel
Han Olar: a volus scientist at Peak 15's Rift Station, on Noveria
Jahleed: a volus found in the C-Sec Academy, attempting to get one of the officers to take his case. He claims his work partner, a salarian scientist called Chorban, was trying to kill him.
Pitne For: a male volus merchant. He is encountered during Samara's recruitment mission on Illium.

that is it for all the official names. i hope this will help people with their fanfiction writings