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<blockquote data-quote="random user" data-source="post: 1610206" data-attributes="member: 16581">I wouldn't sweat the names too much.&nbsp; Just make something up, and people will get used to it (as long as it's pronouncable).Some ideas (many of which I've used):- Grab a map and look at street names; use any that are interesting.- Take a word or two and swap some syllables.&nbsp; (Business -&gt; Sinesbu, &quot;Slide Show&quot; -&gt; Deshowsli) - Drop/swap a letter or two&nbsp; (Health -&gt; Halth or Heathl or Hathl, Deshowsli -&gt; Deshosi, &quot;Full Story&quot; -&gt; Fulsto or Fulstor)Use any combination of these.Also I've noted&nbsp; that most names (though not places) in English at least are only 1-2 syllables (Alex, Jessie, Charlie, etc), so it's not &quot;stupid&quot; to have most NPC's with names that are short.PS. your original word/phrase list can come from anywhere really, don't worry too much about finding a good original word.&nbsp; All the word examples I used were pulled in less than 3 seconds each from the CNN home page, which was on another browser.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="random user, post: 1610206, member: 16581"] I wouldn't sweat the names too much. Just make something up, and people will get used to it (as long as it's pronouncable). Some ideas (many of which I've used): - Grab a map and look at street names; use any that are interesting. - Take a word or two and swap some syllables. (Business -> Sinesbu, "Slide Show" -> Deshowsli) - Drop/swap a letter or two (Health -> Halth or Heathl or Hathl, Deshowsli -> Deshosi, "Full Story" -> Fulsto or Fulstor) Use any combination of these. Also I've noted that most names (though not places) in English at least are only 1-2 syllables (Alex, Jessie, Charlie, etc), so it's not "stupid" to have most NPC's with names that are short. PS. your original word/phrase list can come from anywhere really, don't worry too much about finding a good original word. All the word examples I used were pulled in less than 3 seconds each from the CNN home page, which was on another browser. [/QUOTE]

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