no0rdinarymike wrote: »Just wondering if im the only one. I'm usually terrible at finding names for MMO's so I use a varation of my real name and add a random MMO'ish surname like Blackrose. Do you use your name or how did you come up with your character's name?
I can't think of anything that will make people roll their eyes at you more than using your actual name for a character. Even if you're not good at thinking up names you certainly know some other names that aren't yours. How about Mildred? That's a frikkin' dope name.
I like looking at the UESP page of names and mixing and matching until I find a lore-friendly combination I like.
I will bend the rules a little though if I'm really attached to a name (e.g. female Altmer names have never had an F before 'aa' before, only T, D, Y, R, L, or N; but I really liked the name Faarawae for my Dragonknight because I wanted a name that sounded like something in English so I let that slide. In the games before ESO only D and T came before 'aa', so my excuse is that I'm adding to the list of new letters they started!).
OP, for Redguards I like to look at names and words from the Arabic language. If the name you want is taken adding a surname like al-[town name here] might get the name through.
SantieClaws wrote: »Edit: This one she forgot Spiny Tim - Argonian - frail little orphan lizard child who khajiit took in to help with housework and murders.
AzraelKrieg wrote: »Mettaricana wrote: »Ps4 good names are as rare as billion dollar lottery winners
Everyone is swag, 420, blunt, reefer, pot, tokes
And so so many involving some form of child murder or abuse like eats euthanizes or slapping punching children or babies etc its like da hell man ?
And a s#@$ ton of XxXxnameXxX and they variety of the above to make names for characters... argonianblunts, tokes the orc
Its like ffs... and drizzt drizz't dr'izzt drizzztttt
On PC I have seen every variation Drizzt Do'Urden possible. Damn lot of DnD players out there
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Caius Drusus Imperial DK (DC) Bragg Ironhand Orc Temp (DC) Neesha Stalks-Shadows Argonian NB (EP) Falidir Altmer Sorcr (AD) J'zharka Khajiit NB (AD) |
Isabeau Runeseer Breton Sorc (DC) Fevassa Dunmer DK (EP) Manut Redguard Temp (AD) Tylera the Summoner Altmer Sorc (EP) Svari Snake-Blood Nord DK (AD) |
Ashlyn D'Elyse Breton NB (EP) Filindria Bosmer Temp (DC) Vigbjorn the Wanderer Nord Warden (EP) Hrokki Winterborn Breton Warden (DC) Basks-in-the-Sunshine Argonian Temp |
I like looking at the UESP page of names and mixing and matching until I find a lore-friendly combination I like.
I will bend the rules a little though if I'm really attached to a name (e.g. female Altmer names have never had an F before 'aa' before, only T, D, Y, R, L, or N; but I really liked the name Faarawae for my Dragonknight because I wanted a name that sounded like something in English so I let that slide. In the games before ESO only D and T came before 'aa', so my excuse is that I'm adding to the list of new letters they started!).
OP, for Redguards I like to look at names and words from the Arabic language. If the name you want is taken adding a surname like al-[town name here] might get the name through.
@vamp_emilyvamp_emily wrote: »The sad thing is, I have been spending time leveling 'Drama Queen Emly' and last night I found out I spelled my name wrongI had "Emly" instead of "Emily". I have to delete it
They're both lore-friendly, the first is just Imperial and the second Altmer.& I will adjust them a little to make it more lore friendly, like Aurelia became Aurelianwe.
I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.
starkerealm wrote: »With the no-surnames races, once you get a large enough sample, you start seeing how to kludge things. Which is how I ended up with an Altmer named Karinaire.
My own name had the advantage of sounding like an Imperial Templar, I suppose. Or Breton.
It's the first time I ever use my name in a game ~
My templar's name is an Imperial who goes by Alexia Artoria. The surname's made up, though. Thought it sounded imperial-ish enough, and reminds of Artorias from Dark Souls.
KingYogi415 wrote: »Most of characters are from the Game of Thrones universe. Arya Stark was perfect for playing dark brotherhood.
I don't roleplay but I find names and themes important.
My guild is The Night's Watch with my imperial Templar John Snow as the Lord Commander.
Cheers!
I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.
I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!
I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.
I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!
That information is most likely false indeed (human propaganda, like a lot of things we think we know about the Altmer), and a quest in ESO indicates its falsehood. A woman in Skywatch, Auridon, who tells you about her children and asks you to pray for them.
When you ask about one of them and comments on the name of that one (you say the name is unusual), she says "I know, so old fashioned!". If there are old fashioned names, it means their names can go in and out fashion, therefore there are popular names that are used by multiple Altmer, which means they can't be just numbers.
(Also I think it is worth mentioning that there are a few clouple of Altmer with the same names in the series)
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I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.
I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!
That information is most likely false indeed (human propaganda, like a lot of things we think we know about the Altmer), and a quest in ESO indicates its falsehood. A woman in Skywatch, Auridon, who tells you about her children and asks you to pray for them.
When you ask about one of them and comments on the name of that one (you say the name is unusual), she says "I know, so old fashioned!". If there are old fashioned names, it means their names can go in and out fashion, therefore there are popular names that are used by multiple Altmer, which means they can't be just numbers.
(Also I think it is worth mentioning that there are a few clouple of Altmer with the same names in the series)
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Yes I remember that line because the name she said, Wirande, sounded no different to any other Altmer name I'd heard and yet it was "old fashioned". Made me wonder if I was using old-fashioned names for my characters, or if some of the older Altmer in the game had old-fashioned names too (Trechtus, Vanus, Iachesis, Verandis, Mannimarco, Vingalmo, etc.).
As I said like most things in that text I think the numbered naming practice is false propaganda (it'd be nice if an Altmer actually responded to the claims but anyway), it's just always in the back of my mind when making an Altmer.
I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.
I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!
That information is most likely false indeed (human propaganda, like a lot of things we think we know about the Altmer), and a quest in ESO indicates its falsehood. A woman in Skywatch, Auridon, who tells you about her children and asks you to pray for them.
When you ask about one of them and comments on the name of that one (you say the name is unusual), she says "I know, so old fashioned!". If there are old fashioned names, it means their names can go in and out fashion, therefore there are popular names that are used by multiple Altmer, which means they can't be just numbers.
(Also I think it is worth mentioning that there are a few clouple of Altmer with the same names in the series)
(Edited a few times to add more information)
Yes I remember that line because the name she said, Wirande, sounded no different to any other Altmer name I'd heard and yet it was "old fashioned". Made me wonder if I was using old-fashioned names for my characters, or if some of the older Altmer in the game had old-fashioned names too (Trechtus, Vanus, Iachesis, Verandis, Mannimarco, Vingalmo, etc.).
As I said like most things in that text I think the numbered naming practice is false propaganda (it'd be nice if an Altmer actually responded to the claims but anyway), it's just always in the back of my mind when making an Altmer.
The child wasn't her oldest one, so I think it is not a matter of just being older.
But, let's face it, we could use a single player TES in the Dominion. The last three TES games, which were the ones that built most of the lore, were all in places of historical enemies of the Altmer. Besides, there is revolution brewing in Alinor after years of the repressive Thalmor government that attacked their own people.
Sorry, went on a tangent there. Anyways, I want the Altmer to respond to those claims too. Even if it is on a meta joke, like "Where did you hear that? Did you come straight from Skyrim?".
You: Wirande, that's an unusual name.
Ancalin: I know, so old fashioned. I named him after my father. My first boy. I knew what name he'd have. And he made me so proud.
I'm not sure that even counts as bending the rules. The names on UESP are just the ones that have appeared in TES games before. I think it's unlikely (even with Daggerfall) it's a complete list of every single name Bethesda would ever allow, ever. Unless they've specifically said those letters cannot be combined or laid out a naming scheme that makes it obvious they wouldn't work I think there's no reason to think it's not appropriate.
I think it's the whole theory that Altmeri names are combinations of numbers that makes me think I may have called my character Enetwothree instead of Onetwothree or something. I know that source is wrong on a lot of things about Altmer and it's probably false information, but I still think of it every time I name one! A lot of RP'ers come up to me when I'm playing her to try and start something though so it must just be me that thinks I've done something odd!
That information is most likely false indeed (human propaganda, like a lot of things we think we know about the Altmer), and a quest in ESO indicates its falsehood. A woman in Skywatch, Auridon, who tells you about her children and asks you to pray for them.
When you ask about one of them and comments on the name of that one (you say the name is unusual), she says "I know, so old fashioned!". If there are old fashioned names, it means their names can go in and out fashion, therefore there are popular names that are used by multiple Altmer, which means they can't be just numbers.
(Also I think it is worth mentioning that there are a few clouple of Altmer with the same names in the series)
(Edited a few times to add more information)
Yes I remember that line because the name she said, Wirande, sounded no different to any other Altmer name I'd heard and yet it was "old fashioned". Made me wonder if I was using old-fashioned names for my characters, or if some of the older Altmer in the game had old-fashioned names too (Trechtus, Vanus, Iachesis, Verandis, Mannimarco, Vingalmo, etc.).
As I said like most things in that text I think the numbered naming practice is false propaganda (it'd be nice if an Altmer actually responded to the claims but anyway), it's just always in the back of my mind when making an Altmer.
The child wasn't her oldest one, so I think it is not a matter of just being older.
But, let's face it, we could use a single player TES in the Dominion. The last three TES games, which were the ones that built most of the lore, were all in places of historical enemies of the Altmer. Besides, there is revolution brewing in Alinor after years of the repressive Thalmor government that attacked their own people.
Sorry, went on a tangent there. Anyways, I want the Altmer to respond to those claims too. Even if it is on a meta joke, like "Where did you hear that? Did you come straight from Skyrim?".
Wirande was named after his grandfather, so I was thinking of Altmer who would have been born several generations back. This was the dialogue:You: Wirande, that's an unusual name.
Ancalin: I know, so old fashioned. I named him after my father. My first boy. I knew what name he'd have. And he made me so proud.
I want an Elder Scrolls game in the Isles so badly, then hopefully they can talk about some of those claims and whether they're true/false/discontinued/only practiced by a minority etc. Also because Altmer are my favourite and I want to see more of their homeland, customs, and history.