What is a good name for a barbarian?

[Nifft]

OK, help me out. It's gonna be ___________, son of ________.

Here are the possible names:

Jochi
Nasan
Unegen
Tuli
Buqa
Bortai
Tolui
Ogotai
Baichu
Khidyr
Surtak
Ho'elun

That's just 2d12... what do you need us for?

-- Nifft

 

[CCamfield]

Not wanting to be negative, but did those names come from a generator? (Ok, I like Surtak. The others are just 'ehhh'.)

I mostly use real names from old cultures. Kate Monk's Onomastikon has a ton of stuff, including old Gaelic, Saxon, Old Norse, Basque, ancient Sumerian, you name it. Nifft, you might like the Old Norse list of names... Arlogh, Modolf, Skapti, Steingrim, etc.

http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/

 

[-Ekimus-]

what!

This should end your searching. Krunk. If you have not seen what the name is from, you should, cause its damn funny, and comes with the pre-made quote of "Krunk Smash!"

 

[tleilaxu]

Not wanting to be negative, but did those names come from a generator? (Ok, I like Surtak. The others are just 'ehhh'.)

I mostly use real names from old cultures. Kate Monk's Onomastikon has a ton of stuff, including old Gaelic, Saxon, Old Norse, Basque, ancient Sumerian, you name it. Nifft, you might like the Old Norse list of names... Arlogh, Modolf, Skapti, Steingrim, etc.

http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/

They're all mongolian names...

 

[thegreatbuddha]

If you have the Kingdoms of Kalamar Player's guide, look at the Fhokki names. If not, find someone who does and look at the Fhokki names.

Personally, I like Thurvann (thur VANE) or Arturr(ar TUR).

 

[tarchon]

Odd, an actual Norse name.

Jeeze, Grimloch would be a tough one to get saddled with.

My wolf nomad barbarian has a Mongolian name. I'd avoid Bortai and Ho'elun unless the character's a she. (Much as I appreciate Onomastikon, much of what it says about Mongolian names is rather wrong.)

The Mongolian patronymic pattern is like
Tulin Jurchi (Jurchi son of Tuli).

Unegin BTW means "fox" if you were planning to use it.
Batu is something like "strong" or "firm"
Moenke = eternal

Medieval Mongols prefered single element names, but compounds become common later in history, especially with "bat-".

As in most pre-literate or early literate cultures, Medieval names were almost always part of the general vocabulary of the language. Words that only function as names and have no other clear meaning only tend to occur when a culture has developed a body of unchanging tradition reinforced by the written word.

Thus the names to the Mongols were simply things like "Strong," "Brave," or even abstract terms sometimes.

The author of this site knows what she's talking about.

 

[Sir Edgar]

"Crunchee Munchee"

 

[tleilaxu]

Right now I'm thinking Tolui Surtaq (Surtaq son of Tolui)

 

[jdavis]

Solomon Grundy

"Solomon Grundy want pants too."
(Cartoon Network joke)

 

[Priest]

Skaflaw
Nangle Bearkiller (My Halfling Barbarian)

Jurrax, Cu-Culainne, Gwydyar ap Oram (Gwydyar son of Oram), Anglborn, Bjoren Thorenson, Ander, Rigovax, Umban, Suilax, Ysarren, Neith ap Fyngdwythan, Caridan, Voxel, Thurne, Volsung
Odgar the Blessed Onnud, Ethar, Dane, Woddun