Need help coming up with cool original rogue/swashbuckler name

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

I remember playing with a guy once who had a character named 'Feldaster Panache'. Don't remember what he was playing, but always thought that would be a cool name for a rakish character.

 

[Nightfall]

Howse do Varl sound to you?

 

[kenjib]

What's the world like? Genre? Is it typical medieval D&D or is it Rennaisance? Are there real world names in the world or would they be out of place? Suave European names like Tomás and Marco invoke a Dumas kind of feel, if that's appropriate.

 

[Dr. Strangemonkey]

Inspiration from Real Life

I like to steal names from minor characters or minor names from major characters from films appropriate to the genre.

For swashbuckling you should definitely hit something with as many vowels as consonants and a good trilling 'r.'

Either that or Brian, can't go with Brian followed by a title.

Brian the Unworthy
Brian the Swift
Brian the Doxy
Brian of the Flashing Blade
Ox-Eyed Brian

That sort of thing.

 

[hong]

"Marius Delphius" is bad, bacause there's a full stop after Marius. Well, maybe this one can be good for a villain. "Marius" can be said with a sneer.

Hey! The goody-two-shoes student in _Les Miserables_ is called Marius!

I, however, am a fencer. My SCA name is Michelle du'Port Royale (It's French, thus the masculine Michelle).

I'm pretty sure that the masculine form of Michelle is Michel.


Hong "as opposed to Nigel, which is the British form" Ooi

 

[Oni]

Dirk Donovan

 

[rounser]

Captain Blademeister was the name of an old swashbuckling character of mine. He wielded a rapier he called Pigsticker, and his wit was as sharp and cutting as a wet sponge.

 

[roytheodd]

Dash Crimson - 'twas a knock off of Will Scarlet.

 

[Kilmore]

Our former Primo DMo created an NPC named "The Great Mancucio" (man-KOO-sho) that had us howling in laughter.

 

[Mik]

How about these for ideas?

Levid the Livid
Cooper Quickknife
Slipgallows Jack
Armande the Reasonably Courageous
Remi the Cracktoothed (or crack-brained)
Jarri the Courteous
"Mad" Red Rackenham
Cutler the Twofisted (drinker)
Mafurido Ahufiri d'Urbano

=Mik