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!