Fantasy Names

[slyc_willie]

I would like to solicit the help of my fellow authors in coming up with names for my adult version of a Neverland-type fantasy world. I want to stay in the convention established by works like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Wizard of Oz, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and so.

What I'm especially interested in are names that sound fanciful and descriptive, but are also literal. In other words, if there is a small lake called the Golden Pond, then the water in it is actually golden. I also like completely made-up, convoluted names, a la Jabberwocky and Bandersnatch.

So far, I've put down a few place names on my map: Manticore Valley, River of Broken Swords, the Nemial Caves, and Fearcrystal Pond. I have some interesting side characters and creatures, such as the Broken Hermit, the Eye Thieves, a curiously fussy little guy by the name of the Late Mole, the Hoof Lads, and a nasty henchman of someone named Valkenhauk.

See where I'm going?

Toss out a name of something, someone, or someplace. Or anything else that pops into your head, like the name of some crazy, fantasy-land disease or condition ("she discovered one day that she had developed a case of the wicklewees . . . .").

Let loose your creativity! Brainstorm with me!

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Feel free to use GoatPig as a Hoof Lad

 

[slyc_willie]

Feel free to use GoatPig as a Hoof Lad

I may just do that!

 

[Saxon_Hart]

I once wrote a paper for school with a race of creatures called Rypierians Feel free to use it if it suits you.

 

[slyc_willie]

I once wrote a paper for school with a race of creatures called Rypierians Feel free to use it if it suits you.

Or maybe Rapierians . . . they have appendages that resemble rapiers. Hmm.

 

[glynndah]

The Mourning Glories are very, very sad, even in their colorful raiment.

The Golden Retrievers are not allowed free reign in King Midas's court.

The Johnny-Jump-Ups are rather startling if one is not expecting them.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit can be a bit annoying when he starts preaching.

 

[slyc_willie]

The Mourning Glories are very, very sad, even in their colorful raiment.

The Golden Retrievers are not allowed free reign in King Midas's court.

The Johnny-Jump-Ups are rather startling if one is not expecting them.

Jack-in-the-Pulpit can be a bit annoying when he starts preaching.

Now we're on the right track.

I think I've seen Mourning Glory used in that sort of context, though. I'd have to look for it. But I really like the idea of golden retrievers actually being golden. Jack-in-the-Pulpit could be an interesting, crazy sort of side villain.

Thanks, Glynndah.

 

[glynndah]

Now we're on the right track.

I think I've seen Mourning Glory used in that sort of context, though. I'd have to look for it. But I really like the idea of golden retrievers actually being golden. Jack-in-the-Pulpit could be an interesting, crazy sort of side villain.

Thanks, Glynndah.

Not only are they golden, they bring gold back to their masters, too.

The Blue Bells make a very pretty tinkly sound in the meadow.

The Ash trees leave a sooty mark if you brush by them.

 

[slyc_willie]

Not only are they golden, they bring gold back to their masters, too.

The Blue Bells make a very pretty tinkly sound in the meadow.

The Ash trees leave a sooty mark if you brush by them.

Feel free to keep posting. I gotta go make dinner.

 

[glynndah]

Watch out for the fireflies. They're very pretty but they will burn you if you're not careful.

And that honeysuckle vine? They've been known to force their way through windows and doors in order to lick the honey from your morning toast.

 

[slyc_willie]

Watch out for the fireflies. They're very pretty but they will burn you if you're not careful.

Not to mention dragonflies. They're the worst.

 

[damppanties]

Not to mention dragonflies. They're the worst.

"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."

 

[jomar]

There's an app for that.

 

[slyc_willie]

There's an app for that.

By all means, point me to it.

 

[Darkniciad]

I seriously do things like pick up a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide or Cheez Whiz and glance really quickly at the dead center of the small print. Things jump out at me from a mish-mash of several already convoluted words.

Phosalt. ( Phosphate, Salt )

That can turn into Fasalt, which is a decent, sneaky-sounding name.

Keereach ( Keep out of reach of children )

Kir's Reach sounds like maybe a mountain village.

Raid the cleaning cabinet, the medicine cabinet, etc. and let things jump out. Write them down as you go along, then go through the list and let your imagination turn them into something more appropriate.

As far as an app for that, here's a page with a buttload of name generators.

http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php

 

[NaokoSmith]

Going to another language and looking up the translation of nice things can be inspiring.

French for troll is Lutin: Lutin sounds like a sympathetic thoughtful sort of troll, one who thought better of life under the bridge attempting to catch and eat GoatPig and the Golden Retrievers.

Turkish for girl is Kiz. Gosh, she already sounds like a Turkish Delight .

Latin for lead is plumbum, hence plumber (someone who works in lead). Plumbum the builder - chemists will laugh at that too, especially if his nickname is Pb.

 

[slyc_willie]

I seriously do things like pick up a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide or Cheez Whiz and glance really quickly at the dead center of the small print. Things jump out at me from a mish-mash of several already convoluted words.

Phosalt. ( Phosphate, Salt )

That can turn into Fasalt, which is a decent, sneaky-sounding name.

Keereach ( Keep out of reach of children )

Kir's Reach sounds like maybe a mountain village.

Raid the cleaning cabinet, the medicine cabinet, etc. and let things jump out. Write them down as you go along, then go through the list and let your imagination turn them into something more appropriate.

As far as an app for that, here's a page with a buttload of name generators.

http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php

Lol. Thanks for that, Dark.

I once had an idea to write a story in which every name was that of a prescription drug. The evil wizard would be Zoloft, with a beefy sidekick named Lithium. The hero was Paxil, and the mysterious sage he encountered would be Adali Mumab.

But what you described was actually a pretty interesting way of coming up with names. I may actually use Kir's Reach.

Going to another language and looking up the translation of nice things can be inspiring.

French for troll is Lutin: Lutin sounds like a sympathetic thoughtful sort of troll, one who thought better of life under the bridge attempting to catch and eat GoatPig and the Golden Retrievers.

Turkish for girl is Kiz. Gosh, she already sounds like a Turkish Delight .

Latin for lead is plumbum, hence plumber (someone who works in lead). Plumbum the builder - chemists will laugh at that too, especially if his nickname is Pb.

I like, I like. Thanks for this tip. I can already envision a character named Plumbum. Big, oafish, but with a simple sort of wisdom that comes in handy more often than you would think.

 

[NaokoSmith]

I like, I like. Thanks for this tip. I can already envision a character named Plumbum. Big, oafish, but with a simple sort of wisdom that comes in handy more often than you would think.

And never mind what other large plum parts he might have People think he's called Plumbum because he is a plumber but actually .... <snerk>.

 

[johneb87]

I seriously do things like pick up a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide or Cheez Whiz and glance really quickly at the dead center of the small print. Things jump out at me from a mish-mash of several already convoluted words.

Phosalt. ( Phosphate, Salt )

That can turn into Fasalt, which is a decent, sneaky-sounding name.

Keereach ( Keep out of reach of children )

Kir's Reach sounds like maybe a mountain village.

Raid the cleaning cabinet, the medicine cabinet, etc. and let things jump out. Write them down as you go along, then go through the list and let your imagination turn them into something more appropriate.

As far as an app for that, here's a page with a buttload of name generators.

http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php

I've used that site too to get names for my own stories. I've also used this site http://www.thinkbabynames.com/ when trying to find names that have meanings to their roles. For example, Sasha can mean "protector of men".

 

[slyc_willie]

I've used that site too to get names for my own stories. I've also used this site http://www.thinkbabynames.com/ when trying to find names that have meanings to their roles. For example, Sasha can mean "protector of men".

My longtime favorite has been 20,000 Names. It's probably one of the most thorough I've found.

 

[slyc_willie]

And never mind what other large plum parts he might have People think he's called Plumbum because he is a plumber but actually .... <snerk>.

I could make him gay, so that the name "Plumbum" has additional meanings.

 

[johneb87]

My longtime favorite has been 20,000 Names. It's probably one of the most thorough I've found.

Oh, used that too. How I found the name for Radulf and my other lycan and dragon characters.

 

[NaokoSmith]

I could make him gay, so that the name "Plumbum" has additional meanings.

Gah, he's writing his own story! Go for it!

I have to use sites too, for Welsh names. I have to be careful not to use the names of people I know - or worse, Piglet's classmates

Hey, I just burnt the slut's French toast ... must get on with breakfast ....

 

[Saxon_Hart]

Gah, he's writing his own story! Go for it!

I have to use sites too, for Welsh names. I have to be careful not to use the names of people I know - or worse, Piglet's classmates

Hey, I just burnt the slut's French toast ... must get on with breakfast ....

I like using the names of people who pissed me off as characters who get fucked over.

 

[JackLuis]

Mesopotamian names

From Akkad, ~7-4,000 years old
I'm using Atupiti as a MC in my slave girls story.