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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6445587" data-attributes="member: 4937">Tolkien set the standard here, with the dwarf name being a short 1-2 syllable name followed by a clan name of the form adjective + noun.&nbsp; Tolkien himself was copying most dwarf personal names from medieval literature. Most of Tolkien's clan names had to do with hair, and so you had: Longbeards, Firebeards, Broadbeams, Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks and Stonefoots.&nbsp; I generally follow that pattern myself, as in my experience does most everyone.&nbsp; I go so far as to you several of the Tolkien names, and recombine others - Longlocks, Broadbeams, and Ironfists all show up for example among my NPCs.&nbsp; I've also used Stonehold, Blackstump, and Wellforge.&nbsp; I try to use my better names for important dwarfs and signify dwarves of lower social standing by the less flattering family names they have - Ogdin Mudstump was a petty thief for example.&nbsp; For first names, Orin, Bolin, Dorin, and Sterni have been used recently.&nbsp; The sparks don't fall to far from the anvil.One thing I refuse to do however is name any of my dwarf families or clans after alcoholic beverages.&nbsp; I find the whole stereotype of dwarves as drunken brutes played as the object of comedy to be demeaning and unserious, and anything that furthers the stereotype I try to avoid.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are actually far more instances of elves getting drunk in Tolkien's stories than dwarves, and yet elves haven't absorbed a bunch of racist Irish and Scotch stereotypes and aren't chiefly associated with alcohol consumption.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 6445587, member: 4937"] Tolkien set the standard here, with the dwarf name being a short 1-2 syllable name followed by a clan name of the form adjective + noun. Tolkien himself was copying most dwarf personal names from medieval literature. Most of Tolkien's clan names had to do with hair, and so you had: Longbeards, Firebeards, Broadbeams, Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks and Stonefoots. I generally follow that pattern myself, as in my experience does most everyone. I go so far as to you several of the Tolkien names, and recombine others - Longlocks, Broadbeams, and Ironfists all show up for example among my NPCs. I've also used Stonehold, Blackstump, and Wellforge. I try to use my better names for important dwarfs and signify dwarves of lower social standing by the less flattering family names they have - Ogdin Mudstump was a petty thief for example. For first names, Orin, Bolin, Dorin, and Sterni have been used recently. The sparks don't fall to far from the anvil. One thing I refuse to do however is name any of my dwarf families or clans after alcoholic beverages. I find the whole stereotype of dwarves as drunken brutes played as the object of comedy to be demeaning and unserious, and anything that furthers the stereotype I try to avoid. There are actually far more instances of elves getting drunk in Tolkien's stories than dwarves, and yet elves haven't absorbed a bunch of racist Irish and Scotch stereotypes and aren't chiefly associated with alcohol consumption. [/QUOTE]

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