A Noble Name

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Aiden de Loinview?

It's French, it's not my fault!

Good suggestions, guys, but I think I'll take a step back from the overly german stuff. I do like the idea of making it a three part name, perhaps with Van in there (since the noble with Von is from the opposite side of the continent). Aiden Van... something. Or maybe Aiden Val something.

Aiden Van Shining Tower.
A reference to the light house of the families town, that was build by the "founding member" of the Shining Tower family. It is no longer in use after the land has been expanded with dikes (like at the northern German and Dutch coast-lines), and the tower is no longer at the coast, but instead in the center of a small town, with a canal or river leading through.

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

Aiden d'Argenteuil (~dar-jan-toy)
Aiden de Bellevue (~bell-view)
Aiden de Châteaubriand (~shaw-tow-bree-unh)
Aiden de Dompierre (~don (as in don't without the t)-pee-air)

AR

 

[Set]

I was fond of the Realms noble family name Bellabrante. It sounded like the nice version of Malebranche, either of which would work as a last name or a town name.

If the Dwarven connection is played up, the town could be named Stormhammer or Brightflame or Darkforge or something.

 

[Phlebas]

Flemish speakers use Van Der (of the) as a prefix which is a little less germanic

I used to work with a Lucas Van Der Schalk (lit. of the chalk) which i've always wanted to use in a game....

Or maybe turn it around, if the family name is Crane (for example), the city could be Cranton, or Cranham, or Cranville, etc

in this case the name is only lordly when you consider the town. might make for a delayed joke as the PC originally thinks it means his from the town, rather than a member of the founding family!

 

[Kaodi]

del'Cerga (del'Sairgah) sound any good? That is what I came up with off of the top of my head...

 

[MortalPlague]

There are some great ideas in this thread. It seems many posters have done a lot of research into noble names of the European tradition, all of which has given me a number of good ideas. For Aiden, I'm currently leaning towards Aiden Van Tallow, but I'm still trying to come up with something a little more magnificent. Something similar to "Von Redding"...

I like your suggestion, Kaodi, but not for Aiden. I'm going to be adapting that name for the family that ousted my PC's family... they'll be the Del'Sere family (del'sarah).

Set, I'm definitely considering 'Stormhammer' too... Lord Stormhammer has such a ring to it.

 

[tuxgeo]

I have a player in my campaign who's playing the son of a noble in hiding. His name is Aiden Farwatcher, but the last name has clearly been changed from the original to protect him and his parents from their enemies. It's getting to the point in the campaign where I'd like to involve that subplot. There's one small problem, however... I can't come up with a last name for their noble family.

I'm looking for something that sounds good following the name 'Aiden'. It has to be something 'cool', since I'm springing this on the player without any consultation. Normally I'd have him choose it, but I intend to have other characters use the name beforehand without him knowing who they're talking about.

I may also be using the family name to name their home town. If you can come up with a name that would work well for a noble family and a town, that's a huge bonus. The town is a mid-size town on a lake who receives ore from the dwarves and sends it downriver.

. . .

More specifically, I'm looking for a name that sounds glorious and powerful, old and regal, lordly and sage. I'm looking for a name that my player will take to when he discovers that it is his birthright.

erk. Does "Bourbon" sound like that (glorious and powerful, old and regal, lordly and sage)? How about "Romanov"? "Tudor"? They all were ("old and regal," at least). . . .

How about:
Moresby
Bellamore
von Aachen
Tollhaus-Lautrec (as in chocolate-chip cookies)
Carillon (but probably not Carolingian)
Vigilmorte
Pergentian
or maybe "Villiers" (and may Alexei Panshin forgive me)

 

[Oni]

Blackstone?

 

[Knightfall]

Here are some lists from my homebrewed campaign setting...

atte Churchedoor, le Moldemaker, le Tapermaker, Aldinoch, Altheworld, Bordmakere, Bredleder, Canis, Cheverell, Cranebayn, Dimichevaler, Evelgest, Fairdam, Godeswones, Handhamer, Inwood, Jolland, Knivetton, Leafgrene, Monemaker, Newdegate, Oil de Larrun, Oxenbrigg, Panermaker, Quincarnon, Redeknapp, Ruggenall, Sacheverell, Silverhewer, Sourale, Thornburgh, Thomasman, Tredeven, Upbithebrake, Vaughan, Woderbeter, Yelverton, Yivegoud.

Ackart, Atherton, Barras, Bussey, Champney, Cholmondeley, D'Aubigne, Douay, Ethelstan, Everard, Faucet, Fulke, Godenot, Guischard, Hansel, Holtcombe, Jetter, Legard, Mallery, Molyneux, Naffis, Ninon, Ockley, Pomeroy, Ramsden, Rowena, Sommer, Swithin, Theobald, Waldgrave, Wischard, Yule.

Abethell, Anwyl, Beynon, Carduggan, Cwnic, Dyfnallt, Emment, Estatling, Flellos, Folland, Gravenor, Gruffudd, Hault, Havard, Ithell, Jermyn, Kneath, Llywarch, Meredith, Nevett, Owen, Probyn, Rhydderch, Rothero, Sayvage, Treharne, Uprichard, Voyle, Walbeoff, Wmffre, Yerward, Yongue.