How Do You Name Yours?

[Deleted]

So, you've got your character looking how you want it, all you need now is a name.

My question is this, how would you name your character?

[Jekdin]

Very Carefully.

I think it takes me a good 10-20 mins to come up with a "NAME".

IMO Hardest Part of this game is creating a name, 2nd part is leveling due to it being insanely boring!

[Furkel]

I've turned to the Wiktionary word of the day archive more than once - got various alts named Octothorpe, Ameliorate, Pilcrow, Ellipse, Moritose and Pantheon, to mention a few examples.

[Xifer]

Unfortunately I'm not very good with names so I normally just use a variation of my original username xD

[Pancha]

I try to find a name which is genuine and unique. Which normally makes me do a google search on the chosen name before actually using it.

[Zaelsino]

I generally try and find something that clicks with the race. Well, either that or "Zaelsina, Zaelsinu" and other "imaginative" and "creative" names...

Your tauren has a good one. I'd use something up that lane too.

[Miralynn]

I tend to google name lists hunting for something appropriate-sounding. Native American for tauren, Victorian English for worgen, Scottish/Gaelic for dwarves, etc. Or I just make something up that sounds right.

[Deleted]

I just name whatever come to my mind, like recently I made a new shaman alt and was drinking tea at the time, so I named him teabag -_-

[Quizen]

Hi. I'm 20 years old and I've asked my mom every time I wanted to create a new character.
Some names she have come up with:
Quizen(warcraft 2 nick name), Banouk(Hunter pet, bear), Mjakk(Dwarf hunter). Ive reused all 3 several times for all kinds of different things =P

[Jekdin]

Hi. I'm 20 years old and I've asked my mom every time I wanted to create a new character.
Some names she have come up with:
Quizen(warcraft 2 nick name), Banouk(Hunter pet, bear), Mjakk(Dwarf hunter). Ive reused all 3 several times for all kinds of different things =P

lol, this made me laugh, last time I asked my mom for something was when I was like 13.

[Deleted]

I usually design my character and class after a name. Taking the names from games and books I enjoyed the most.

Like a NE Druid called Jaheira.

[Deleted]

names for my characters are -

Malchiah - draenai shaman - reason i went with that name is that i liked the sound of it from when i played Soul reaver (i think it was one of his brothers names) it kinda stuck in my head while i was trying to create my shaman and so the name worked ^^

Daegen - thats my druids name - i usually just spend 5 mins or so rolling words out that sound good or are rather striking when said

Ryele - thats my warriors name - same as the druids for how i created it

Rhaal - my rogues name - i kinda wanted something sneaky and evil sounding to go with being a rogue and with watching the legend of the seeker, well you kinda get the reason of the name (and yes i know its spelt Rahl - its just a variation of it)

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I usually design my character and class after a name. Taking the names from games and books I enjoyed the most.

Like a NE Druid called Jaheira.

nice steal from baldur's gate there =P

[Lesath]

Most of mine are named after Intel CPU code names. Couple of star names thrown in and my original name from EQ, Cosworth.

[Deleted]

It depends a lot. I tend to give my characters what some people would call "RP names". It does varie a lot.

[Deleted]

Hi. I'm 20 years old and I've asked my mom every time I wanted to create a new character.

Really? Would be the last person I would go to.

I name my chars after names I have made up, something with fitting to their class or just because I find a name pretty.
I have found babyname sites handy, because you can search for orgin of the name or the meaning.

[Daetur]

I tend to mash syllables together until I get something that I feel "fits" the character in question. So, my toons are Shaeil, Caitala, Daetur, Kiore, and Jokaras. Lexander, my warlock, was a special case. He's a worgen, and I just dropped the "A" from "Alexander," obviously. Hmm, I guess I do have a couple exceptions. There's Tophur, my rogue, named after watching Dollhouse, and Corleonis, my mage, which means "Lionheart."

[Deleted]

Well, I just try to come up with an awful pun based around the class/race or a title.
Paladin - Aura ('Crusader' Aura with title)
Warrior - Stancedancer
Gnome Priest - Healbiter
Mage - Hovispocus (All mage food being baked goods, Hovis is a bakery company in the UK)
Tauren Druid - Convertibull

[Deleted]

Ponder for a good 30 minutes with mixed results.
In order of likelihood:
1) ESC ESC ESC ESC rage quit the game
2) Browse internet for names or ask gf to help out

lol, this made me laugh, last time I asked my mom for something was when I was like 13.

Moms know best and propably have more original ideas than some random kid, don't be childish.

[kombucha]

I was drinking Kombucha when I rolled my priest.

Most of my other characters have nonsensical names like "Phog" or "Crutt" I like names that are fun to say, and I'm generally unimpressed by names with loads of meaning behind them.

Also people who try to create "badass" names make me giggle.

[Ishimada]

Named 4 of my characters by the name of songs. For example, Schisma for "Schism", by Tool. One is named after musician, one after disease, two I didn't name by myself (one cartoon character and one random) and well... I guess it's random bounce-to-the-head names.