Wizard Names

[Tetsubo]

The last wizard I played was a human named Canthos the Grey. He was a rather dour man that had been raised primarily by dwarves.

 

[Arkhandus]

Woah, wierd. This is older than I thought. I completely forgot that I had already contributed to this thread some time ago. Someone must've dredged it up recently and I just didn't recognize it as one I'd responded to before the server crash.

 

[Megatron]

I play a mage named Morbo.
Morbo demanded I type this.

 

[Asmor]

Any name can be a good name, once you get used to it.

When I first started playing WoW, I decided to use their random name generator instead of coming up with something on my own. I ended up settling on Kameeka, which I wasn't all that happy was, but I figured it was good enough. It just didn't sound right to me.

Now fast forward 60 levels, and I can't even imagine what problem I ever had with the name. It just fits perfectly. Same goes for my fiancée's character, Edelga. Thought it was silly, now it just sounds right.

 

[VirgilCaine]

Cyvus Vail.
Tregillish Mul.

 

[Megatron]

other wizards from my setting:

Zodameran, lord of the tower
Thanomeidin the High Mystic
Solmung the Cryomancer
Erracus Al'din, Ethermage
Osric Shadowmancer
Nazaran the Wanderer
Ghel-Arrad, Lord-Mage of Windport
Ascareed, Lichlord of the Whisperlands
Khenzaga Stormchild

All of which are major players through out my settings history, so i wouldn't lift them directly.

My suggestions: play with syllables- keep the ones you like, discard the rest.

 

[Gentlegamer]

A friend of mine who plays in our D&D games has a habit of having unimaginative names; things like Kyle, Jacob, etc. Now, don't get me wrong, a players character is his own business. Recently, this friend of mine, let's call him the Bill, has decided to play a wizard. He decided that he wanted a name for this character that is really, well, wizard-like. He doesn't want to steal names from books or the like (and he clearly stated that he wasn't going to use any of the big names, like Gandalf, Elminster, Mordenkainen, etc). So, I ask all of you: what are some really nice wizard names? Names that just scream "look at me, I'm a powerful wizard?"

The thing is, no name inherently shouts out "look at me, I'm a powerful wizard." It is the career of the magic-user that determines the fame or infamy of his name as a wizard. The name "Mordenkainen," for example, was created by Gary to fit into the campaign of Rob Kuntz, which was based on Finnish legends. The name is pseudo-Finnish . . . being synonymous with "powerful wizard" came much later.

Just be wary if he chooses "Randle Flagg" as his wizard's name . . .

 

[Gentlegamer]

Rhialto the Marvellous
Chun the Unavoidable
Phandaal
Pandelume
Laccodel
Mazirian
Maurenron
Rogol
Kerlin
Glenstorm

No Iucounu? No Turjan?

 

[vulcan_idic]

Back in one of my high school games a friend had a wizard with a name borrowed from a great scientist of history, which I though fit perfectly - Archimedes

 

[Kwitchit]

Robert Jordan's names sound good- semi-realistic, but not real. Some that might work for a (male) wizard (as long as no-one has read WoT)

Mazrim Taim
Raolin Darksbane
Padan Fain
Rhadam Asunawa
Eamon Valda

Hey, why did I pick all evil people...