Mephalor Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Hey this is a thread to just come up with names for new and old players. Here is a way to make cool sith names... http://www.sithspecs.com/2011/guide/sith-name-swtor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haldirwins Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 It depends on whether you want the name to make sense lore-wise or whether you just want something random. For instance calling a Chiss something like Alex would make no sense, however you may want to as it suits what you want from a name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbreez Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 This actually helped me a bit thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_FeatherStone_ Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 If I just think for a little while and use my brain, I can usually come up with decent names. Ebrin is one of my favorites that I created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveTheCynic Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 use my brain Hey! No doing that. That's it! Internet privileges revoked! No thinking allowed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megsimple Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 When picking names for your toons you have to first think of what you are after. If you want something suited for the class pick something in relation to the class Ex; for gun shooter or smuggler you can have Bullseye. Or if you want to be creative you can use real names in reverse Ex Mart would be Tram. Another option is you can pick fictitious name from movies that you like that suits your personality. I hope this helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinshon Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Whenever picking names, I like to go with names that mean something in real life (or at least sort of) like they did with Sidious and Vader. Although I have a number of toons which are just named totally fake names that I came up with that I simply like the fantasy sound of. Of course, I like to role play some and I have seen a lot of the old BillyBobs and whatnot so it's just what you want personally or lore wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediQuaker Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) When picking names for a character, you have to first think of what sort of name you like. Then you have to think of a few different way to spell it, because the usual ways are already taken. Then you have to think of a different name because every way to spell the first one is taken. Then you have to think of other ways to spell the new name. Then you can try a "random" name. And then you can try different spellings of the "random" name because the first few Random names were already taken ?! And that's how you end up with the name Aranold. Disclaimer - things did get easier when I discovered that ' works in names - like Qua'ker for example. Edited July 22, 2016 by JediQuaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveTheCynic Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 My general approach is to throw syllables around in my head until something with an interesting sound comes out. That may be part of why I have so many females whose names begin "Kyl-". So I have (Mantle of the Force): Lyuze (well, that's stolen from Casshern Sins, but she was originally Kylarina, copying a name I used elsewhere)KylathKylara'jenikKylara Nightsong (originated on Guild Wars 1, a Nightfall Necromancer. Nightsong is stolen from SpellForce II,originally Jannia'kinth) But also: BentarikParnosIntornosTelaXalari'pelarthLanara'kinthTikreva'tarsilReyelria'kinthKaztaraElharis Others are inspired by random thoughts passing through my head or previous characters in other games: Katerina Slipspeed (Guild Wars 1 Mesmer)Cleopatra Aegypti (Guild Wars 1 Paragon, but here I corrected the Latin grammar of her surname to be genitive instead of nominative, so in SWTOR she is Cleopatra *of* Egypt instead of Cleopatra Egypt)Havelock Thedane (from the folkloric hero of 13th Century Middle English sagas) And, most notoriously, Be-bop'alula, an ineffective attempt to rid myself of a song-related brain worm. When in doubt, though, I'll just mash the Random Name button until I see something vaguely interesting and them fidget it into something I really like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbaknght Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I'm a fan of creating Sith names by taking words that start with "In" and dropping the prefix. Some are obvious Invader = Darth Vader, Insidious = Darth Sidious) but there are still a bunch of good ones, many of which remain unclaimed. Darth Culcate Darth Cretion Darth Fuscate Darth Sularly Darth Vective Darth Fusive Darth Vected And my personal favorite: Darth Do-European Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiiTarr Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 From my thread on this subject: Choosing a name you like for your character can be an important part of the gameplay experience. I know all too well the frustration of choosing a name, only to be told that name is not available. For me, the most frustrating part of not getting the name I’d chosen, was having to come up with a new name right then and there, which sometimes resulted in a name I later hated. However, I came up with a way to mitigate my frustration and wind up with a name I like, (even if it isn’t my first choice), so I thought I’d share it with other players. Before you start the actual character creation process online, make a list of potential names, (and no, I don’t mean three or four names, I mean five, six, seven, or more). Review the list often, eliminating any names that you feel you won’t enjoy seeing every time you play, as well as any that may not fit whatever you have in mind for a particular character, (but don’t get rid of those completely, as they may yet serve you for future characters). If you make such a list and add to it as new names come to you, you’ll be ready to create a character when the time comes, even if it’s a spur of the moment idea, (I have a list I’ve maintained for months, just in case). When the time comes, be prepared to have some of the names rejected, but that’s okay, because you’ve gotten to the point where you are fine with any of the names on your list, (though most likely you will have some order of preference established). Having the list helps keep you from being too attached to any one particular name. There are several options available for creating such a list. You can take common names you like and adjust the spelling, adding/removing consonants, (or changing “c” to “k” or vice versa), and switching up vowels to phonetic variations of the same name. You can also use other languages by coming up with words that define how you see your character, then searching for the translation of that word in whichever language you choose, (think of the origins of “Vader” for example). [Once you have found words you like in another language, you may want to come up with alternate spellings for these words as well, just in case the regular spelling is already taken, or sometimes simply to make it sound more like a name to you.] If you have a specific species in mind for a character, use an online dictionary to identify names for that species, or even words from their language that you can turn into names, (Twi’lek, Chiss, and other species have dictionaries and even naming conventions available online). For something personal, you can look for variations of your real life family name and check the history/etymology of that name to come up with something for your character’s name, your legacy name, or both. Finally, you can just make up something, based on other names you’ve seen, either for that particular species, or in general. This process does not have to take very long either. A few quick searches can be completed in 5-10 minutes. How long you spend looking at the search results is up to you, but it’s definitely worthwhile if it helps you come up with a series of names you like. http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=805925 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveTheCynic Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I'm a fan of creating Sith names by taking words that start with "In" and dropping the prefix. Some are obvious Invader = Darth Vader, Insidious = Darth Sidious) but there are still a bunch of good ones, many of which remain unclaimed. Darth Culcate Darth Cretion Darth Fuscate Darth Sularly Darth Vective Darth Fusive Darth Vected And my personal favorite: Darth Do-European He's only a lord, not a full Darth, but you forgot one adversary from the SI story: Lord Cineratus. And it doesn't work for all in- words, of course... Invulnerable: Darth Vulnerable ???? Invincible: Darth Vincible Incredulous: Darth Credulous But you could have: Darth Vidious (invidious is a word. When said of an object, it means "inspiring jealousy/envy") Darth Iquitous (for the sound of it, I think this is an SI. I guess that's the name for the next SI I create) Darth Decisive Darth Sulation Darth Equitable Darth Flexible ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkcollard Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Saw a name named Magnum Opus! Big fan of Mad Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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