Where Do PC Names Come From?

[Kendhl Pilkvist]

From looking up names! Kendhl means 'of the water' or 'from the water' or something, and Pilkvist is a Scandinavian surname that means 'arrow' or something.

[Verilian]

Hmm.. Verilian was the name of an old character of mine on a different chat, who came from another old character in Yahoo! chat, and the name originally came from the Male Elven Names suggestions from the Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook version 3.0. Sira.. no idea, just popped into my head. L'orlei, the same. Marcus Ahysen.. I've always liked the name Marcus, and Ahysen was the last name of somebody who placed an order at the company I work for. Massacre was named because he likes to kill people, and learned about the word and thought it was fitting. His real name cannot be spoken by humans. Sahassvanikol... I'll be honest, I just threw down a bunch of S's, and then filled in the blank.

[Hope Dawnwhisper]

Sahassvanikol... I'll be honest, I just threw down a bunch of S's, and then filled in the blank.

LOL brilliant. Thanks for making me smile, V.

Isalie - It's the name of a niece of one of my characters on another site, a name that I suggested to the character's player and regretted not using myself, so I decided, on this new site, to use it.

Kalina - She's more interesting, she got hers from an orca at SeaWorld, who died a few years back. You know that weird sensation you get when you're so overwhelmed with happiness that you cry? I get that at SW, whenever I go, and I adored watching Kalina in the shows. (Yes, I know which one she was). I liked the whale, I liked the name, I chose the name. I think more characters will be named after Orcas down the line o.O

[Amelia Cross]

Amelia was just something that came into my mind, it sounded nice and here she is now. Regarding the last name Cross, well, I like Need for Speed, Most wanted is my favorite. Those who have played probably know that there is a Sergeant Cross. Yep. The last name just seemed to work with the name Amelia and thats how the union was born. Though seeing so many actually having some meaning behind their names. I decided to look up the meaning of 'Amelia': Amelia is actually derived from two names: "Emilia," a Latin name meaning "rival," and "Amalia," a Germanic name meaning "work" or "labor." "Amelia" is also the term for a birth defect in which a child is born without limbs, from the Greek prefix "a-" ("none") and the word "melea" ("limbs"). Yep, brings a load of sunshine to her name

[Liarra Frostfawn]

Finding a name is always my least favorite part of making a character. I can have a rough outline of who the character is in fifteen minutes, but it'll take me hours, even days, to come up with a name.

I have a list of names I use on a regular basis, and I go over those first to see if they match up with my new character. Liarra's name is slightly based off of "Layla" a recent favorite of mine. Layla didn't fit though as it's a name I typically use for very sweet natured healers, or sheltered girls from the city or small suburban town. It doesn't fit a girl in the snow and wilderness.

After spending hours reading about Avanthal and the Vantha I was reminded of the water tribes from Avatar: The Last Airbender. *geek* Snow all year round, dark skin, dark hair, hunters and fishermen equipped with spears, buildings made from ice, etc. Even a slight comparison with Morwen living in the city, like Tui, La, and Yue in the Northern Water Tribe. Though of course it's a goddess of winter, and the spirits of the moon and ocean.

Since names from the tribes make heavy use of A's and R's, that's what I went with. Thus, "Layla" became Liarra.

Other names I've used far and wide I tend to create with sounds. Do I want a soft name, or harsh name? For me, K's are hard and L's are soft. I use a lot of L's. Then I start typing out syllables to find a flow I like. When I've got something sounding good, I look at possible nick names that can be taken from it. A lot of my names get scrapped at this point because I hate the potential nicknames.

Other names I use are structured off of real names that I like. Usually the base name is overly used, or impossible to get because someone else already used it. Emmalinna - Emma, Ellidrid - Ellie. Emma is just a girls name that I really like, Ellie is from the TV show Chuck *geek* Evie is another favorite, but I've yet to attach to a full length name other than Evelyn.

All in all, I eventually come up with a name. Though lots of characters have been made over and over again through the years because i just can't get a name that sticks to them.

[Kreig Messer]

I usually took the names from other languages to reflect the nature of my characters.

Prime example being Kreig as its a slight misspelling of the word Krieg, which is german for War... exemplifying my characters combat nature.

[Fallon]

Well "Fallon Skylar" for me originated from my LARP character (with the same name), which originated from this; Fallon; Gaelic Origin, Meaning 'Leader' or 'Of a Ruling' (depending where you look). Skylar; Dutch Origin, Meaning sometimes 'Guarded' or 'Protection', though most traditionally it means 'Scholar'. So quite literally, "Fallon Skylar" is "Lead Scholar" - Sort of. You get the idea.

[Kit Rowan]

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Kit is the name for a young fox, which is depicted as a very clever creature, and so it felt an appropriate name for an Alvad to give their daughter. The rowan tree is very magical in some mythologies, and it captured my imagination when I was making Kit, especially considering that the father she got the surname from was a wizard.
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[Ardea]

Gah, I'm terrible with names. I basically sit there for what feels like hours- no- days randomly typing on my keyboard or trying to find a name that *sounds* how I want people to perceive my character. For example, if I had a particularly dainty, feminine character in mind I'd call her something soft and gentle on the tongue. So I do research and "stuff", trying to pick a good name which portrays my character in an accurate, positive (or not, in some cases) light. When nothing comes to mind, I just use the same name as another character that I have created/played before. Ardea - My first thoughts in the creation of this name were that it had to mean something personally to me and also be reflective of my character's passionate, stubborn personality. I have a soft spot for Latin, so, naturally, that is the language from which this name originates. The first half of the name (the 'Ar' bit), comes from the Latin word 'ardor' which basically means love (fitting due to her need to find a bondmate) or intensity (her stubbornness/aggression). The second half is, perhaps, more obvious, as the feminine form of the Latin word 'deus' meaning God, hence, 'dea' means Goddess. Just checked my Latin dictionary, apparently 'ardea' also means heron, unintentional, but I guess even that suits her as a heron is a bird and the recurring message in her family is one of freedom, which birds represent.

[Liyana Winterflame]

As the title suggest where did you come up with the name for your PC, and/or the self given title(s)? I guess I'll start. Shiyami Toten, the Ake Aug. Shi means death in romanji Yami means darkness, also in romanji. Toten is german, for death/dead. Now, the title is also made the same way. Ake means scarlet, or red, in romanji, Aug means eye, in German. What I find funny, is that when you have the word 'shiyami', it can also be translated as 'salt'. Huuuur duuuuuur Anyways how about you guys? how did you guys come up with your characters names? I gave up on using names that actually mean something, especially in Japanese or Chinese. It's just too weeboo. Instead I opted for modeling the name around a character. All letters have a feel to them. S is sharp and slithery and loud. L is lilting and fluid. N is soft and nondescript. K is hard and almost vulgar. No really a difficult science.