Misress D got over a hundred responses to her thread about name pronunciation, I wondered where some of those names originated, what was the source of inspiration.
Zarkando was the name of my fave char in D&D back in the 70's. (Yeah, I'm old) I used it as my first mage in EQ, but my shammy there, Chato, sort of went from alt to main. Over time I finally got fed up by some things in EQ, swore off mmorpgs, played rpgs on my computer, like Morrowind and Oblivion, but Bliz (was familiar with them playing D and then D2), in the best schoolyard drug dealer methodology, gave a free month last Dec. (Come on kid, try it.... the first hit is free.... then you pay.... moohaha). My quibbles with EQ didn't exist in WoW, so yeah, I was hooked.
Anyway, I'd long gotten over trying to come up with fantasy sounding names for my toons, so I have a couple right now that are designed to give a passing player who reads the name a bit of a chuckle....
For instance... Kardoor.... (Pronounced Car Door)
Maybe my next one will be WindShield......
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Some dead guy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus
aka Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim
Also used it in EQ and various other games. Though he hasn't been my WoW main for a long time, I still like to use it as a forum handle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus
aka Philippus Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim
Also used it in EQ and various other games. Though he hasn't been my WoW main for a long time, I still like to use it as a forum handle.
Blade with whom I have lived, blade with whom I now die,
serve right and justice one last time, seek one last heart of evil,
still one last life of pain, cut well old friend, and then farewell.
serve right and justice one last time, seek one last heart of evil,
still one last life of pain, cut well old friend, and then farewell.
I actually don't remember where I got it from. It just walked into my mind I guess. I give all my characters a name ending with -ndil, as a kind of signature. Thundil, Thalendil, Tushendil are a few of em.
<Method> member after KJ world 2nd wrote:
OMG! 3 Badges!
Thalendil - Level 80 Priest - Aggramar EU
Sangui - Level 80 DK - Silvermoon EU
Saevitia - Level 80 Hunter - Aggramar EU
Zelrin was made up when playing around with sounds n stuff.
Ridill is Some sword.
Zelrift/Zelrix/Zelrinn/Zelrina are all from Zelrin.
Ridill is Some sword.
Zelrift/Zelrix/Zelrinn/Zelrina are all from Zelrin.
Zelrin --- RDM ---LVL 75--- --Retired.--
Aggramar Realm.EU
Zelrin ---80 Undead Rogue ---Retired.--
Nagrand Realm.EU
Zelrix ---71 Human Mage--- Glass cannon in the making.
I started playing WoW because of people in the Out of Topic forum here at Allakhazoo. So I used "Seotamot," which is Tomatoes spelled backwards, as my character name so they'd know who I was.
I wanted to name myself Aircraftcarrier but it's too long, so I had to, uh, shrink it. :)
my charecter named Amerlena which i kind of dirived from Ambellina from the song the crowing by coheed and cambria which im constantly asked if thats where i got the name from and yes i did.
How many gnoes does it take change a light bulb?..... depends how high ur ceiling is.
With the exception of my Tauren, MeadowMuffin, all of my character names deal somehow with flatulence. Flatonius, Flatunello, Phlatus, you get the drift. Ahhhhh.
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Posted: Nov 13 2008 at 6:09 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) i smell a **** joke or referance...
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Most of my names come out of nowhere.
Telo / Tehn etc. Randoms.
Telo / Tehn etc. Randoms.
70 Rogue
Because Keeping Your Virginity is Worth $15 A Month
Because Keeping Your Virginity is Worth $15 A Month
Sielncia, obviously, is because Rogues are stealthy, and silence is paramount. She's also female.
Immjacko
Safejacko
Deathbyjacko
A prefix followed by jacko, my RL-friends-static-party-inside-joke credo.
Imm is mother of, chosen because she's the guild master and static group leader.
Safe is a protection Paladin. Protection implies safety.
Deathby is clear enough. She's also my soon to be created Death Knight, fanatical jacko practitioner undaunted by death.
Immjacko
Safejacko
Deathbyjacko
A prefix followed by jacko, my RL-friends-static-party-inside-joke credo.
Imm is mother of, chosen because she's the guild master and static group leader.
Safe is a protection Paladin. Protection implies safety.
Deathby is clear enough. She's also my soon to be created Death Knight, fanatical jacko practitioner undaunted by death.
TTITTTTT
TTT♣TTT
TTTITTTT
OMMMINOUS
HUMMMMMM
TTT♣TTT
TTTITTTT
OMMMINOUS
HUMMMMMM
ohmikeghod the Venerable wrote:
"You couldn't get a clue if you smeared yourself with clue musk and danced the clue mating dance in a field full of horny clues during clue mating season."
Quor wrote:
LoS is the little bit of darwin that some dev managed to sneak into the programming of WoW.
swm is short for satan wants me which is the name of a song, see my sig 'in loving memory of...'
In Loving Memory of SatanWantsMe 2006-2008
SWM Wiki | Journal | What I am listening to right now
SWM Wiki | Journal | What I am listening to right now
Kavek is just some name I came up with that sounded vagely gnomish to me. I've seen a couple of other people with it, but I don't think it means anything.
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
Blizzard's charming sense of humor.
(With slight modifications)
(With slight modifications)
Failure is just success, rounded down.
I just made mine up back when I started playing FFXI in 2003. But the more I think about it, the more I believe I was subconsciencely inspired by Izual from Diablo II.
It never really clicked until 4-5 months later when somebody noticed my name and asked me if I had been a big D2 player.
It never really clicked until 4-5 months later when somebody noticed my name and asked me if I had been a big D2 player.
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Gobi is my main. The name came from that stoner sketch on Saturday Night Live Jared's Room. Gobi was Jared's sidekick. It thought it was an awesome name.
“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” - Stephen Henry Roberts
Gobi - Mage - Scarlet Crusade
Well my nickname and name I used in most online games was Mic.
Some friends started playing Matrix online and dragged me in. Mic was already taken, and I wanted to sound all techy and stuff so went Micro, which was taken, then Micros.
Then when I started Wow, I liked the sound of Druids, and had wanted to be a tauren. I liked the idea of being a female one since I saw so few when watching my friends play. Micros seemed a bit strange as a Tauren name, so a slight tweak later, Milkros was born.
Some friends started playing Matrix online and dragged me in. Mic was already taken, and I wanted to sound all techy and stuff so went Micro, which was taken, then Micros.
Then when I started Wow, I liked the sound of Druids, and had wanted to be a tauren. I liked the idea of being a female one since I saw so few when watching my friends play. Micros seemed a bit strange as a Tauren name, so a slight tweak later, Milkros was born.
Milkros of The Armory, Agamaggan
Kinariu was an eq random name with an modification. I used it for years, she was retired in EQ2.
Darqflame, originally Darkflame Assassin was my first rogue in EQ that I played anonymously to get away from tell hell and being an officer of my guild. I used that name when I got the job here because most people didn't know it was me. I don't think I told more than a few people for a year or two. I removed the Assassin part and use it all the time. Oh yeah, I changed the K to a Q because 1)everyone and their dog started using it, 2)the dot.com was nearly 100k for it and 3) the Q is quirky!
I have several changes to the flame name: Dorqflame, Deadflame, etc
I have Morbidia for my undead, due to my morbid curiosity.
I also have Beeyawnsay (Beyonce) for one Blood Elf because damnit, she looks just like her!
I have a few others... maybe it's time for a new name!
Darqflame, originally Darkflame Assassin was my first rogue in EQ that I played anonymously to get away from tell hell and being an officer of my guild. I used that name when I got the job here because most people didn't know it was me. I don't think I told more than a few people for a year or two. I removed the Assassin part and use it all the time. Oh yeah, I changed the K to a Q because 1)everyone and their dog started using it, 2)the dot.com was nearly 100k for it and 3) the Q is quirky!
I have several changes to the flame name: Dorqflame, Deadflame, etc
I have Morbidia for my undead, due to my morbid curiosity.
I also have Beeyawnsay (Beyonce) for one Blood Elf because damnit, she looks just like her!
I have a few others... maybe it's time for a new name!
All my names are taken from the fantasy book series "The Malazan Book of the Fallen" by Steven Erikson.
Besides the "Song of Fire and Ice" by George R. R. Martin and to a lesser degree "The Dark Tower" by Stephen King my favourite books so far.
Besides the "Song of Fire and Ice" by George R. R. Martin and to a lesser degree "The Dark Tower" by Stephen King my favourite books so far.
Dauminor
Random name generator for the win! Yay Blizzard.
Random name generator for the win! Yay Blizzard.
Razbek - 85 Troll Shaman
Dauminor - 81 Blood Elf Rogue
Perenolde Realm
Dauminor - 81 Blood Elf Rogue
Perenolde Realm
axhed = guitar on the brain
dahemwonee = "the m1a" as in m1a1 abrahms tank
meshuggah = teh swedish metal band
sashathegrey = um, has an accent and grey skin...
mulvah = seinfeld reference
hverglmir = underworld lake which is the source of all cold from norse mythology
<simh aoms> = acronym for 'sword in my hand, axe on my side,' a line from a song
wotlk done installing, toodles!
dahemwonee = "the m1a" as in m1a1 abrahms tank
meshuggah = teh swedish metal band
sashathegrey = um, has an accent and grey skin...
mulvah = seinfeld reference
hverglmir = underworld lake which is the source of all cold from norse mythology
<simh aoms> = acronym for 'sword in my hand, axe on my side,' a line from a song
wotlk done installing, toodles!
hvergelmir, make sure your sarcasmometer is properly calibrated.
I was drinking a bottle of Sprite Remix while I was making my character.
The name I chose turned out to be Ximer - remix backwards.
The name I chose turned out to be Ximer - remix backwards.
BST SMN RDM PLD WAR MNK BLM THF DRK(72)
Grianne: The Ilse Witch from the Shannara series. Beside Allanon and Cogline, she is the only character I really like.
In Memory of Kyrin (Grianne, Bahamut) 1972-2009 RIP
It's better to be hated for what you are then to be liked for what you are not.
Lisette - 80 Blood Elf Mage - Exodar
Veteran of Dead of Winter
Tailor: 450 Engineer: 450 Cooking: 450 Fishing: 450 First Aid: 450
Mounts: 63 Pets: 63
It's better to be hated for what you are then to be liked for what you are not.
Lisette - 80 Blood Elf Mage - Exodar
Veteran of Dead of Winter
Tailor: 450 Engineer: 450 Cooking: 450 Fishing: 450 First Aid: 450
Mounts: 63 Pets: 63
Main character, Hawkrider: Just a deviation of my real name that my friends have called me all of my life.
Hornblower: Named after the greatest fictional naval adventure character in the world, Horatio Hornblower.
Dreade: Just sounded cool and I may have been drinking too much when I created him.
Hornblower: Named after the greatest fictional naval adventure character in the world, Horatio Hornblower.
Dreade: Just sounded cool and I may have been drinking too much when I created him.
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