Where did the name 'Dungeons and Dragons' come from?

[JohnRTroy]

You guys do know that all together, Gary has 6 children, 2 sons and 3 daughters from the first marriage, and 1 son from the second, right?

He is prolific in more ways that writing, mind you.

 

[Melan]

Look at it this way: lots of people to game with. Also a nice achievement - to bring all of them up.

 

[Henry]

Has anyone else found it a little staggering that the "girl" who named D&D is in her 30's now? (Daughter Cindy, unless I'm mistaken.)

 

[smetzger]

Tunnels & Trolls was taken.

 

[Quickbeam]

Has anyone else found it a little staggering that the "girl" who named D&D is in her 30's now? (Daughter Cindy, unless I'm mistaken.)

Thanks for making us all feel older than we did before logging on to EN World this morning .

 

[chatdemon]

From The Fantasy Role Playing Gamer's Bible, 2nd edition by Sean P. Fannon (Prima Entertainment, 1996) :

Thus, Tactical Studies Rules had three partners by 1974 and set out to publish Gygax's and Arneson's new game. Mary Gygax (Gary's first wife) suggested that "The Fantasy Game" was far too dull a title; she offered up the replacement name - Dungeons & Dragons.

http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/Terminus/louprosperi/Games/FRPGBibleIntro.html