What's in a name (WotC Article)

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Tem Ashlied, barbarian extraordinare, and Joat Mon, infamous bard, have been some of my personal silly favorites. Let me know if you don't get the jokes.

Of late I favor "Picard, the Elven Ranger" when I can't come up with a good name.

 

[HeapThaumaturgist]

Usually mine are generated with the Everchanging Book Of Names (shown above) or come from within ... and are Punny.

My current character is named: Bartleby Stoute, usually called "Brother Stoute". Don't really remember where I got that, just sort of plopped out on the page.

--fje

 

[Nyaricus]

Player's name reversed--my name reversed is lame, but this method is a classic
Draw a random number of Scrabble tiles and arrange them to make a name

The former is my handle here on EN World, and the later just sounds cool!

As for my methods, usually I just make them from my head, look in a name generator, etc.

For dragons, I've heard medication company names work really well. Have to try this one out still.

Other than that, thanks for the inspiration guys!

cheers,
--N

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I use baby name books, a book called "...Names" by Paul Dickson (its got a ridiculously long title), band names, pop-culture figures, songs, characters from books or mythology, letter scramblers, anagrams, language translators, alternative language versions of names (John becomes Ian, Orion becomes Arion)... The PDR is good- one character I had was a 1/2 Orc ranger named Klor-Kon...which is an alternative spelling of a Potassium supplement.

I'll use pretty much anything I can find, really.

 

[Hypersmurf]

The former is my handle here on EN World...

Your name is Sucirayn?

... did your mother not like you, or something? [/kelly_mcgillis]

-Hyp.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

For dragons, I've heard medication company names work really well. Have to try this one out still.
--N

I'm sure the black dragon Xanax inspires the fear of acid reflux in everyone in the region.

 

[Nyaricus]

Your name is Sucirayn?

... did your mother not like you, or something? [/kelly_mcgillis]

-Hyp.

Heh, not quite - my handle is my first and last name, with variantions.

Ryan Suche
=
Nayr Ehcus
=
Nyar Icus
=
Nyaricus​

It was a math class or three well wasted figuring that one out

cheers,
--N

 

[Nyaricus]

I'm sure the black dragon Xanax inspires the fear of acid reflux in everyone in the region.

See! Told'ja so!



cheers,
--N

 

[Remathilis]

My current character is Orly Yarly. Inspired by Fark.com

STHU n00b!

 

[Remathilis]

- Random sounds that just sound like a character name: Aramil Nialo, the elf.

Both those names are in the elf section of the PHB as examples of elven names.