ET
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Post by ET on Jul 24, 2012 19:42:43 GMT -6
Well, what's your characters' personality like? That helps in choosing names. One way to come up with decent fantasy names is to find real-world names and skew them one way or another. For example, let's take the real-world name Maria: Marya Maari Marri Naria Marias etc. (And these are all from the top of my head; I wrote the list in under two minutes) This sometimes can risk breaking the fourth wall, but in many cases it works very nicely, such as in real-world-ish settings. There's another site that I really like that generates loads of random names at the click of a button: rinkworks.com/namegen/It's actually really powerful and useful once you learn the syntax for the Advanced Interface (though, the Simple Interface works perfectly well, too, for many people's needs). I once got it to come up with fairly realistic pseudo-Japanese names. If somebody's interested I can give an example of one way it could be used. Or, you can just go about name-creation by stringing together random syllables until you get a combination that sounds good.
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Post by MaryGrace on Jul 24, 2012 21:14:13 GMT -6
She has a very sanguine, bubbly, personality. Very outgoing and adventurous. Wow, I like that idea! Thanksies! I really like Marya, actually. Adding that to my list!
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Post by beckie on Oct 21, 2012 13:31:45 GMT -6
Okay so for NaNo I'm doing a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood and I need a name for the wolf Any ideas, folks?
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Post by Emilie on Oct 27, 2012 9:43:17 GMT -6
Have you tried looking up names meaning 'wolf'? Conan means little wolf/hound.
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Post by Felicity Michaela Flourish on Oct 27, 2012 10:08:13 GMT -6
Catherine and I came up with these if anyone wants to use them. Kiara Therese Tiana Louise Fiona Cecile Gloria Angelica Miriam Sophia Stella Isabella Anastasia Louisa Belle Grace Savannah Jillian Phillipa Grace Selena Taylor Yvonne Rachel Anna Raquel Katrina Mariette Lydia Terese Melody Corrine Smiley Jeanette Melanie Olivia Haley Julietta FLOWER GIRL: Cecilia Marigold Lily Kateri Willa Hazelia Felicity Rose Elizabeth Daisy Cassandra Iris Flora Marie Clara Sunflower Hazel Joan Ivy Lucia Lilac Joy Violet Anne Lavender Jane Wisteria Juliet Madeline Tulip Sarah Nightshade Laura Blossom Agatha Larkspur Emma Holly Penny Alice Samantha Fern Alexandra Scarlett Emily Posie
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Post by beckie on Oct 27, 2012 10:20:35 GMT -6
Have you tried looking up names meaning 'wolf'? Conan means little wolf/hound. Thanks actually I found a name: Mactire Mostro
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Post by Catherine on Oct 30, 2012 12:08:24 GMT -6
Catherine and I came up with these if anyone wants to use them. Kiara Therese Tiana Louise Fiona Cecile Gloria Angelica Miriam Sophia Stella Isabella Anastasia Louisa Belle Grace Savannah Jillian Phillipa Grace Selena Taylor Yvonne Rachel Anna Raquel Katrina Mariette Lydia Terese Melody Corrine Smiley Jeanette Melanie Olivia Haley Julietta FLOWER GIRL: Cecilia Marigold Lily Kateri Willa Hazelia Felicity Rose Elizabeth Daisy Cassandra Iris Flora Marie Clara Sunflower Hazel Joan Ivy Lucia Lilac Joy Violet Anne Lavender Jane Wisteria Juliet Madeline Tulip Sarah Nightshade Laura Blossom Agatha Larkspur Emma Holly Penny Alice Samantha Fern Alexandra Scarlett Emily Posie I love those names...lol! I had forgotten about that day!
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