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When you pick a name for your ocs do you put meaning behind it? Or do you just pick something and say, “that sounds about right.”
I’m probably the second
May 20, 2022
I’m probably the second
May 20, 2022#question
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I always put a lot of thought into them, like looking up a name that means or reveals something about them or references a person that has something to do with their creation or something linked to their cultural background. But there are times when I just give them dumb names BUT I look them up and it turns out those names actually fit them aksvakb
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Both tbh, but I base their names around the regions and elements they were born and/or raised in
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Both but sometimes I'm not check the meaning correctly like
" Sol" when i search up their meaning it say Souls.
Next one of the people on Discord say to me that i was wrong and correct me by saying "it's nice that have a meaning to the name
but actually the real meaning is Sun
I so that happened..
" Sol" when i search up their meaning it say Souls.
Next one of the people on Discord say to me that i was wrong and correct me by saying "it's nice that have a meaning to the name
but actually the real meaning is Sun
I so that happened..
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The regions in my story are roughly inspired by real world cultures, so for side characters I randomly generate region-specific names, and then for main characters I’ll actually scroll through the meanings and pick ones I like :)
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•Sometimes. For example, Roanigan’s brother, Winter was born on a snow storm on the first day of winter
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Both. If they have a name from a particular culture I will general go with a meaning because I have to look it up anyway other times I just think of it randomally. Sometimes it's both. Riaj'nud's last name Dunjear was created by me as was the name of the god Dunjoour but the similarity was on purpose.
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I usually do the first option considering a lot of my ocs are based on myths and legends. But one time i made a new antagonist and i was thinking of a name for him but all i could think of is just that one devil may cry meme that goes "¡JAJAJAJA Dante tu Novia esta bien loca!, ¿Jugamos al 8-ball?" So i named him Dante after that
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I'm the second. I just kinda string together syllables and go "that sounds okay". I've never really had a set naming convention, and all my characters are from all over a high fantasy world, so if I come up with rules, I gotta have hundreds of them....
Some have real world names with a fantasy twist to it (but basically get shortened to the normal one), others came in randomly, some came from name generators.
..... It's not a good naming system and I don't recommend it. It basically means I can't seem to come up with names reliably
. Hence why one character has lacked a name for like, a decade......
Some have real world names with a fantasy twist to it (but basically get shortened to the normal one), others came in randomly, some came from name generators.
..... It's not a good naming system and I don't recommend it. It basically means I can't seem to come up with names reliably
. Hence why one character has lacked a name for like, a decade......•
•It depends. For Zachir, I was feeling either Louis or Zach but a friend already has a Luis and I didn't want to seem like I copied them. But Zach didn't seem fantasy-ish enough so my friend suggested Zachir and I went with it.
Kovari's name literally came into my mind while I was brushing my teeth one night and I ran to my room to write it down before I could forget.
I followed the creator of the show She-Ra on Twitter and she was fostering kittens. One of them was named Sorsha and I really liked that name, so I gave it to my oc. It means "the shining one", so when I made her brother I named him Lucius, also something light-related, so they'd be the light siblings
Kovari's name literally came into my mind while I was brushing my teeth one night and I ran to my room to write it down before I could forget.
I followed the creator of the show She-Ra on Twitter and she was fostering kittens. One of them was named Sorsha and I really liked that name, so I gave it to my oc. It means "the shining one", so when I made her brother I named him Lucius, also something light-related, so they'd be the light siblings
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•the majority of my characters are named the way that they are literally just bc it made me laugh
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Every name I give my characters has a good level of research put into it. It makes me feel clever
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To be fair, I try my best to find a name that can fit my character’s personality, but in the end I still pick the most random name that comes to mind. I’m quite an impatient folk so I suppose it makes sense, but making a list of possible names can usually help deciding onto your favorite one!
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OK HERE'S THE KICKER
I for no reason at all, have an ability to give my oc's names/design and lore deeper meaning that correctly intertwine these three aspects and give them deeper meaning and I won't even know about it until like months later I'll be doing some proper research for lore and then discover that I actually already did it subconsciously
. _. I cannot stress enough how many times this happened and it surprises me every time
I for no reason at all, have an ability to give my oc's names/design and lore deeper meaning that correctly intertwine these three aspects and give them deeper meaning and I won't even know about it until like months later I'll be doing some proper research for lore and then discover that I actually already did it subconsciously
. _. I cannot stress enough how many times this happened and it surprises me every time
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•Hmm I used to look at meanings behind them but now I just choose a name that just sounds right and suits them.
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•definitely a mix of both
like my main character Memphis used to have a meaningful name but it didn’t fit him
Memphis fit and sounded more badass, so that’s what I went with lmao
like my main character Memphis used to have a meaningful name but it didn’t fit him
Memphis fit and sounded more badass, so that’s what I went with lmao
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•For most I try to think of names o think sound cool but I think generally I try to pick a name based on wherever that oc comes from or the culture that inspires that oc.
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