I need a name!
I need a name!
I originally chose the name I'm using now,which is my actual name, becasue I couldn't think of anything and wanted to join as soon as I found this site. Well, it's no fun using my real name everywhere so I want a good alias
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Tell us more about yourself. If we don't know much about you, we can't help much. Tell us about your wereside, your personality, interests, etc.
Or, you can just do what I did and borrow a few letters or a syllable from each of your three names. Now, mix them together until they sound cool and think of a different phonetic spelling for the name you have invented.
Example:
Rebel
Lenore
Fornea (pronounced 'ay')
Put them together = Renoreea (huh?)
Change the spelling a bit = Renorei (Cool!!)
Also, avoid picking a boring, overused name. I won't use any specific examples because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. But, if you decide to use your new alias at other websites, but you have a really common alias, then you'll often find that your alias is already taken. Ultimately, I would suggest picking something that is highly unique to you, not something generic that sounds pretty.
Or, you can just do what I did and borrow a few letters or a syllable from each of your three names. Now, mix them together until they sound cool and think of a different phonetic spelling for the name you have invented.
Example:
Rebel
Lenore
Fornea (pronounced 'ay')
Put them together = Renoreea (huh?)
Change the spelling a bit = Renorei (Cool!!)
Also, avoid picking a boring, overused name. I won't use any specific examples because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. But, if you decide to use your new alias at other websites, but you have a really common alias, then you'll often find that your alias is already taken. Ultimately, I would suggest picking something that is highly unique to you, not something generic that sounds pretty.
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You know i always liked the name Bobo The Wonder Monkey, or Samson the Weremoose...OF DOOOM.
but thats just my preference
but thats just my preference
Apharoh:* finishes sweeping the floor* "Adolph its time for you to mop"
Adolph:"you did a terrible job of sweeping"
Apharoh:"So whats your point"
Adolph:"YOU CANT MOP A DIRTY FLOOR APHAROH!"
Apharoh:"Not with that attitude"
Adolph:"you did a terrible job of sweeping"
Apharoh:"So whats your point"
Adolph:"YOU CANT MOP A DIRTY FLOOR APHAROH!"
Apharoh:"Not with that attitude"
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Nice.Renorei wrote:Example:
Rebel
Lenore
Fornea (pronounced 'ay')
Put them together = Renoreea (huh?)
Change the spelling a bit = Renorei (Cool!!)
You could also do what I do with a lot of the characters in my book and go with an anagram. For example:
Rintessi [spoiler]Sinister[/spoiler]
Brad Statfa [spoiler]Fat Bastard[/spoiler]
Henry Aicher, D.C. [spoiler]Richard Cheney[/spoiler]
It's easy. Just pick a word with four syllables that describes you, then use your imagination and go hogwild.
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Also, I'd like to add that you should avoid using your specie name in your title. This is actually more of a personal preference of mine, but I tend to prefer it when someone uses an actual name.
For example...say your wereside is a panther and you like playing cards. A person who didn't give it much thought might simply go with something like "Poker Panther". Whereas, if someone gave it a bit more thought, they could have came up with something like "Blackjack". This is actually a stellar example because it alludes to your phenotype's color without blatantly declaring your wereside, and makes clear your interest in cards. By avoiding mentioning your animal in your name, you are also being a lot more original. I can't tell you how often I see someone with a name like "_______wolf".
EDIT: You might want to do a bit of research as well. For example, pretend your character doesn't like wolves. Well, the scientific name for Wolfsbane is aconitum. You could alter this a bit and come up with something cool-sounding like "Aconitus" or "Aconus". A good example of a name like this would be Vilkacis's name. It's a lot more original than simply "Werewolf", but it means roughly the same thing, in Latvian mythology.
For example...say your wereside is a panther and you like playing cards. A person who didn't give it much thought might simply go with something like "Poker Panther". Whereas, if someone gave it a bit more thought, they could have came up with something like "Blackjack". This is actually a stellar example because it alludes to your phenotype's color without blatantly declaring your wereside, and makes clear your interest in cards. By avoiding mentioning your animal in your name, you are also being a lot more original. I can't tell you how often I see someone with a name like "_______wolf".
EDIT: You might want to do a bit of research as well. For example, pretend your character doesn't like wolves. Well, the scientific name for Wolfsbane is aconitum. You could alter this a bit and come up with something cool-sounding like "Aconitus" or "Aconus". A good example of a name like this would be Vilkacis's name. It's a lot more original than simply "Werewolf", but it means roughly the same thing, in Latvian mythology.
well, it was by accident. i just learned this recently.Grayheart wrote:Aha! And I thought this is just 'by accident'Darum wrote:really? mine is german for "because" aparently!Morkulv wrote:My nickname means 'powerfull wolf'..
heheh.Set wrote:Now watch me try to type Darum but end up typing "because" instead.Darum wrote:really? mine is german for "because" aparently!Morkulv wrote:My nickname means 'powerfull wolf'..
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I say just pick a name that you see fit to your or your characters personality and do what Reronei said, try not to use a really overused name but if you really want to then its ok. Lol you be suprised how little Shadow Wulf is used by I picked that as I see fit to me, sesne before I liked to keep certain dark things a secret in other words in the shadows, and then my friends used the name Shadow Dawg and I liked, and then i realised sense I love wolves so much, and I thought it was clever how my friend made his name, I just came up with the name Shadow Wulf. And serously I did not know wulf was even a real word, I just made it up in my head. Anyway you can do what I did and mix whatever inspires you with something about you.
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Set wrote:You like silver?Silver wrote:Hmmmmm. Can you guess how I got my name?
One thing: if you end up combining words from other languages or make up a name that sounds Chinese or whatever, translate it, because it might actually mean something.
Speaking of that...that reminds me of something I read in my marketing book. Apparently this U.S. company wanted to sell their product in Germany. But they didn't doublecheck how the name would translate first, and just kept using their old name. Little did they know the product name, in German, meant something to the effect of "Dung Mist".
I totally agree. I've gotten a whole lot more help here than I expected. I guess I'm just completely uncreative or something.Renorei wrote:Also, I'd like to add that you should avoid using your specie name in your title. This is actually more of a personal preference of mine, but I tend to prefer it when someone uses an actual name.
I've got a few ideas of my own now too. I'll see what I can come up with.
Ah, thank you for reminding me. It had completely slipped my mind:Shaun wrote:pard is an old term that means panther.
*adds 'Pardus' to his list of online handles he's used in the past*
I wonder how many other names I've forgotten I even ever used.
-- Vilkacis