What's your naming scheme?

**PapaZeb** · 27th January 2007, 7:34am

So I've got a fair few chars, and a variety of names. And the one thing that always bothered me about mmorpgs is having to name characters and get them to be unique so it stood out.

In EverQuest I used to blend two different languages together to make names - entertaining, but odd.

In WoW, I'm going with whisky names. My main is Bunnahabhain (a delightfully sweet Islay whisky), with various alts with names like Dalmore (not a fave, but their cigar malt smells so yummy. A distillery about 20miles north of Inverness), Scapa (My current favourite, a honeysuckle flavoured whisky from the Orkneys) and so forth.

Anyone else have funky naming schemes, or is it all BigDawg101 and chucknorris (Though I should laugh - our guild has a chucknorris. We all joke he has 1 button and 1 action - the roundhouse kick)

Hammer · 27th January 2007, 9:37am

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Bunnahabhain

Dammed good whisky.

I try to use Hammer in my names, but I also try to keep it appropriate for RP'ing. So far I've used (amongst others) Hammerfell (my main), Hammerbourne, Trollhammer and a few others.

In SWG I don't use Hammer and tend to make use of the random name generator.

Warlord · 27th January 2007, 10:10am

I just used Bmkrieg since I couldn't fit BlackMetalKrieg. Usually make Black Metal sounding ones like the other character I have is Burzumish.

**PapaZeb** · 27th January 2007, 10:15am

Burzumish is black metal? It's a phrase from Tolkien's darkest language, a quote from the One Ring which Sauron made.

Ash nazg durbatulúk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulűk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul
aka
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them. One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.

Quiz Bhoy · 27th January 2007, 12:01pm

I name mine after old RPG characters I've played.

karbon14 · 27th January 2007, 12:06pm

i have no sceme. my main is Karbons (as karbon was taken and i wasn't feeling adventurous) my priest is called Kibble, and i have a rogue who's getting deleted and re-rolled, but im not sure what as yet called Denied

Semprini · 27th January 2007, 12:46pm

If I ever play this game, my first two characters will be called Thargandia and Thorgungos. Only Jeff will understand this reference.

*LesMTS* · 27th January 2007, 1:11pm

I just use the names of A list celebrities.
My current character is named "Gary Wilmot".

karbon14 · 27th January 2007, 1:13pm

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Originally Posted by Semprini

If I ever play this game, my first two characters will be called Thargandia and Thorgungos. Only Jeff will understand this reference.

i thought... i'll google it... and see why.... only to find this now that just doesn't explain anything.

Hammer · 27th January 2007, 1:19pm

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Originally Posted by karbon14

i thought... i'll google it... and see why.... only to find this now that just doesn't explain anything.

There's this one as well.

Rev Scapegoat · 27th January 2007, 1:19pm

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Originally Posted by Semprini

If I ever play this game, my first two characters will be called Thargandia and Thorgungos. Only Jeff will understand this reference.

I'll see that Jeff and raise you a Scape.

adrenalize · 27th January 2007, 1:26pm

I dont really have a naming scheme either, I named my first charectar Adrenalize, and I have a bank charectar called adrenabank. But My other Char's are called things like Thogan, Risin and Risinday.

Townsley · 27th January 2007, 1:31pm

i try to go after chariters from books whare possible, i have Belar, Nynave and Faldor at the moment, although my mains not named after anything jus called him Darkwain

Semprini · 27th January 2007, 5:05pm

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Originally Posted by karbon14

i thought... i'll google it... and see why....

Google doesn't (yet) index conversations had in the pub.

**PapaZeb** · 27th January 2007, 5:11pm

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Originally Posted by Semprini

Google doesn't (yet) index conversations had in the pub.

Any member of Team Second Place may still recall Thargundia.