Naming your character

[Blank Verse]

I've gone by Jesus McAwesome in a few games. When I play for the sake of RP, I generally go with something like Weylin (Celtic for son of the wolf) or Wiglaf (Old English for legacy of war).

Wizardy characters usually have the name Ailfryd (elven wisdom or sage, also Celtic).

 

[zacaron]

for some reason I have always had an affinity for Iron Angle but for name choosing when in doubt...google norse mithology

 

[101194]

I allways name my dudes 101194. For the Xbox I had to make it xXx101194xXx To confuse people (mostly to the fact It won't let you start with numbers)

 

[Seann]

I really regret my name choice here. Usually I name things after my silly drawings in paint. Such as Rocket Squid. Imagine a Squid with a rocket buckled to it's back and a pair of yellow goggles. Thus Rocket Squid is born.

 

[Andalusa]

For online things I use the_mooster, Andalusa, AriSekari or Ula. The first one is derived from a nick name, the other three I found somewhere and I liked the sound of them so I've stuck with them.
For not online things either my real name or the stupidest thing I can think of at the time.

 

[Klagermeister]

It depends on the situation. I make the character fit its scene and race.
For Elves on Oblivion, I have come up with Reihansil, Ichtheras, Randael, Sahasralle, etc.

Or I just take a simple name and change it to fit the situation a little.
Like changing "Isaac" to "Isael" for a medieval game.

 

[Mrsoupcup]

Well I usaully go with my name, somtimes Lord of Canada, and when I feel sassy I copy Yahtzee with the legendary Fagballs.

 

[Superpuff]

I sya go the the name thats not taken that just feels right or come up with one name and just change it swap around for other characters

 

[ArcadianTrance]

All tank charactors I make are named Tankleton.
I love that name... <3

 

[Higurashi]

Though the name I'm the most proud of will always be my Diablo 2 barbarian named Barbarpappa, after a cartoon figure called Barbapappa

Åh herregud... Yeah, I, uh... hahaha... That is funny indeed. For us, most of all, I guess, being Swedish. Still got that one left? I still play D2 now and then.

On topic, I like this thread. This is a major issue when RP'ing, because a name can make you remember a lot of things, and can conjure motivation in many ways. It also says a lot of the character. I tend to go for the beautiful approach, as I always do in life. Things I like in other languages, like Latin and Japanese. Exempli gratia, Shichiyou is "moon", in Japanese. Always loved the moon. It fills me with a magical sense. So as I think of the character, I smile in remembrance of the mood of him/her. Or Darth Eternum (eternity is "aeternum" in Latin) for my Sith character.

Then we have names I just steal because I associate them with characters I love, like <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/362.82757#1136699>Lethe and <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/362.82014#1107669>Ilyana from Fire Emblem.
Moving on, we also have <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/362.88129#1347952>Mira Savo. A name I felt sounded French, which I got from the KotOR name generator, and used for a character I like to RP. I have also used simply Higurashi, but added "<url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/362.72627?page=7#1066221>Stargazer" as a surname of sorts.
Further, we have Nanase, whose name I got from El Goonish Shive, an awesome comic. I love the character deeply. Got the sheet for that specific character somewhere deep in my vast, vast inbox. She is in the same RP as Ilyana, anyway.

Right, those are some of my RP characters I have come up with. The only MMO I really played was Runescape back in the olden days, and my account was my name backwards. Not so fancy. Later on, I made one of the name "Wyrmqueen". Very likeable.

Oh, almost forgot. Got one named <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/362.68543?page=2#682382>Ashlen too, who I should mention for the sheer epicness of it. Anyone who likes to read should read the Ratings War thread. Ratings War II is going on right now as well. Pure epic.

Okay, I am really going to stop now. I have a lot more characters, but I figure this will not be read anyway. Abayo.

 

[darthzew]

Argo Jinn is the first I usually go for because it's the name of the main character in the Star Wars stuff I write for fun.

 

[This-is-Hip-Hop]

For me it depends on the Genre,
If it is a Japanese Role Playing Game, I name the Female Protaginist Hitomi, and the Male, Mabe, My last name that means pearl in Japanese, if you want to pronounce it that way.

If it is a Western Role Playing Game, I name the Male protaginist Kevin, Which is my First name. The Female Protaganist I name Ashley, if there is one.

-This-is-Hip-Hop

 

[Naterrs]

If it's a boy..Junior. And if it's a girl....Junior.

 

[Aedwynn]

I tend to re-use names of old D&D characters, both my own and from people I've gamed with and lost touch with.

When coming up with an 'original' name I tend to lump a few sounds together that sound about "Right" for the tone of the race I'm making.

Faelyndyr for an Elf character and say... Kharzgrum for an Dwarf or Orc (depending on mythos)
For Human Characters I tend to use normal, everyday names names and either change the spelling or add a syllable here and there or just otherwise mess them up. Say Elzibeth or Daymon or something.

Changing the names of months or gemstones about is great for most female characters (although I did once have a Dwarf called 'Hammerfist'. Heh. 'Geddit? I know, it's lame.)

I also like to create 'meaningful' names for joke characters. Such as Erroleas Flynneth for a swashbuckling Elf or Artur Brun for a fire-using Human magi. I tend to do this when I'm not taking a game seriously, though.

EDIT: The above typically applies to Fantasy games. I tend to just use straight-up human names for human sci-fi characters. (Unless it's Dark heresy...)

 

[Ago Iterum]

Umbrielian - means "shadows" in latin (as a show of what a dumb choice of a name this is, people think it has to do with umbrellas)

Well the word umbrella DID come from merging Umbra (shade) and Umbel (A flower that is shaped round and flat, which was the initial inspiration).

So their confusion is justified.

Don't thank me, thank my emergency derivation of umbrellas training. One day it will save my life. You'll see...

 

[RAWKSTAR]

If the name 'Feel my nipples' can fit I am always that.

 

[Naterrs]

yeah it does mean death-dealer

Thank you, sir! You have been most helpful, and I appreciate your expertise.

oh youre much nicer than the last person who i gave german advise to. the last guy called me a nazi, and he's no longer alive!!!!!! (he had a heart attack in 2003, and he was my uncle, and he smelled like snakes)

most random thing ever? I think so

 

[Naterrs]

If the name 'Feel my nipples' can fit I am always that.

that would definitely strike terror into my heart if I saw you online. "Feel my nipples!" AAAAHHHHdon'twanna!!

 

[Tattaglia]

cooldude69. Yeah, 'cuz I'm cool and shit.

I'm also known to type Balloons, Fish Burger, Electric Boogaloo, and Funtastic Man into the Name box.

 

[deletemeplease107]

My name is always Sipher, and if its taken, different ways to spell Sipher...