RPG Names

RPG names can be loads of fun to come up with.  Its a chance for name fanatics to pick a ridiculous name that's fanciful or silly or straight up bad ass. 

An obvious way to pick a name for your character is to choose a name that has to do with your character's job.  For instance, I named my rogue Lyree.  When you think about it, it works out quite well.  Lyree has a similar sound to liar, which fits a rogue so well since they are essentially thieves.  A great name for a warrior would be Alexander (although boring for an RPG name) because it means defending warrior.  The best way to find a good name to fit your character's job is to look up names by meaning.  There are some cool names out there from different origins that will fit right into an RPG realm.

Another way to pick a name is to go by origin.  You can find loads of neat names that are ancient Roman or Latin that will most likely fit in with the lore of the game.  One of the girls I used to play with named her characters after words but by using the Latin or Italian form, or at least a variation of that.  For instance, her paladin is Justizia.  What does Justizia sound like?  Justice.  What do paladins generally do?  Dole out some justice! 

Yet another way to pick a name is to just come up with something off the top of your head.  You can use existing names to create a new one.  You can choose a name made up of words that sound cool or funny together.  Steve named his warrior Dillmonkey.  I don't even remember why, but its a ridiculous name that works because its Steve and it fits for him.  His hunter is Steveman....not very original, but true to the player!

Or, if you feel like going with a name that has been chosen to go with the game, most RPG games have a random name generator that will generate a name for you.  Often, these names fit right in with the game's character names.

The real question is which of these names would actually work for a baby name.  I might question your sanity if you told me you were going to name your child Dillmonkey, but if you said you were thinking of using Lyree, I can see that as a legit name.  Give me a little more time, and I'll come up with a list of some names that I think could cross from being used as an RPG name into being used as a child's name.  If you can think of any as well, or know of any that have already been used, let me know and I'll add them to the list!

Will post again soon

I promise to post again soon.  Right now, this third trimester is kicking my ass.

Inspiration please!

I need some inspiration!  What kind of name topic would you like to see more about?  A certain style?  Perhaps names with certain meaning?  Anything celebrity?  Let me know!  I need a starting point!

To Change a Name

News flash!  Even celebrities second guess their name choices.  Recently (as in today), I found out that David Boreanaz and his wife decided to change their baby girls name.  Originally Bardot Vita, the little Boreanaz is now officially Bella.  I'm sure you can imagine that I love this name, but the important thing is that it fit for the parents and their child. 

If you suddenly decide that you made a wrong decision about your child's name, don't just live with it!  You'll be thinking about the other possibilities for the rest of your life and that's no way to think about your child or anything to do with your child.  This is probably why I immediately start thinking about what to name my baby when I find out I'm having one.  Hell, I was thinking about what I would name my kids well before I actually conceived. 

Anyway, sometimes you can fall in love with a name but when the baby comes it simply doesn't feel right.  What do you do?  Do you stick with it?  Do you find a new name in the hospital?  Are you able to find a new name in the hospital?  Some parents can't come up with their new choice in the hospital and either leave the birth certificate blank or just use their original choice.  Sometimes, parents also run into the problem of waking up when their child is a few months old and realizing they suddenly can't stand the name they've chosen because it doesn't seem right for their child. 

Now, for whatever reason someone decides this, it is pretty important to be sure to think through this thoroughly.  I don't think that any parent should leave their child with a name that they don't like but the parent should also be sure that there really is a problem with the name and that there is an obvious replacement that should have been chosen in the first place.  A person's name is so important that you can't just change it at a whim without seeming completely insane.  So, again, the parents need to really assess the situation.  What do they not like about the name?  What do they want in a name?  Does it fit their child? And most importantly, do they love the new name?

Ideally, you choose a name that you are in love with to begin with and it stays that way.  I honestly don't understand how you can choose a name for you child that you love and then suddenly that changes.  But I wouldn't judge someone because of that (until they start doing it multiple times...).  I think that you need to love your child's name, not just like it.  With that in mind, can you see yourself changing your mind about a name that has already been given?  More so, would you be brave enough to change it if you did?

Find me an Alternative

Its been a while, I know.  I just wasn't really inspired to get on here, but, in my defense, it has been a busy 2 weeks.  Anyway, my topic today is name alternatives.  The list below comes from babynamewizard.com.  The site's author wrote a blog about this a few months back.  I like these kinds of discussions because I have found a ton of names that I really love now by looking for alternatives to popular names.  This list doesn't even consist of wildly popular names, but it consists of names that are very close to being so.  The alternatives are options for you to stay ahead of the curve.  Although, seeing Arabella on there, I think it IS one of the names that should begin to have alternatives.  I'm surprised at how popular it has become in just the past couple of years.  With that said, here's some options for names that are so very close to popping into the top 100 (or perhaps already have).

GIRLS

Amelia: Helena, Celia, Beatrice, Adela, Aurelia
Arianna: Arabella, Alessandra, Iliana, Ariella, Allegra
Lila: Luna, Isla, Lana, Mira, Calla
Marley: Presley, Laney, Ellery, Everly, Marlowe
Peyton: Teagan, Leighton, Madigan, Paxton, Larsen
Piper: Ivy, Sawyer, Juniper, Wren, Briar

BOYS
Carter: Porter, Archer, Ramsey, Calder, Seaver
Levi: Tobias, Cyrus, Jericho, Boaz, Wiley
Liam: Finn, Callum, Cian, Ewan, Teague
Maddox: Paxton, Hendrix, Lennox, Saxon, Hawkins
Oliver: Edgar, Julius, Everett, Alistair, Benedict
Wyatt: Sawyer, Walker, Abbott, Winslow, Crockett

Of course, I threw my own favorites in there (they are the bolded names).  The only one that really doesn't sound like such a good option to me is Crockett.  I immediately thought of a "crock of"......well, something that isn't very nice to say.  That's always something you have to consider when choosing a name, but while I may think of that, most people may find me crazy because I do. 

By the way, if any of you name your kid Finn, I will be eternally jealous of you and will think you're the coolest in the world.