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I need help naming a character...
2004-01-06, 5:19 PM #1
I'm at a loss for what to name my main character. I'm writing a book, and have everyone else named but him. I've been using "Garreth Waller" as a filler, but I hates it, and Waller is a crappy last name.

So, I need a good last name for that character. I'd like it to suggest that he's just a commoner with a simple life. Nothing extravagent. If you think Garreth Waller is fine, say so.

If not, please, suggest a new name. You can change first, but the last is what I'm concerned with.

(If I ever get published, and I use YOUR suggestion for anything, I'll credit it to you [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif])

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2004-01-06, 5:27 PM #2
Garreth Walker?

not a big change or anything, but i think it sounds better

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2004-01-06, 5:42 PM #3
What's the character like? It would help to know setting, character background, that sort of thing. Names are important things.

And I feel your pain with the names. Fortunately, for my book, I now have a fantasy language system all set up so I can just generate new names when I need them. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]

And um, if you're a writer, the ISB is interested in you. We're always looking for fresh bloo-- I mean, new talent. NeS is the place to be. Or NeS2, if you don't want to read 50 pages of story to get up to speed. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif] But I should leave the advertising to Geb...

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2004-01-06, 6:02 PM #4
*walks around distributing ads for the ISB...*

:P

What Krig said.

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2004-01-06, 6:06 PM #5
Garreth Shlivan i dunno

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2004-01-06, 6:15 PM #6
Here's a list of ideas:

Kunte Kinte
Walker, Texas Ranger
James Bond
Sweetness McSweet
Barry the Asskicking Pirate
Satan
DETHSTRÖK
Tyrone DuPrix
Shasta McNasty
Clue Lambasto
Grady Dillinger (ooh, that one's good)
Frankie "Don't take **** from nobody" Elliot

Feel free to use any of these.
2004-01-06, 6:18 PM #7
Well we can use Hinch's all purpose name generation program. Perfect for stories, RPGs, and fictional police reports.

Flip through a dictionary with your eyes closed, and point to two word. Then combine the two:

Homophone
Protectorate

...this one will be tough. Like the time I was making a name and the 2 words I got were "Dish" and "Rape".

Hrm, I guess Homtectorate. Sorry, that's not good. But feel free to use the system yourself. It's like the lottery, you win some you lose some.

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2004-01-06, 6:37 PM #8
Peter/Christopher Ruthven.

Any first name that ends in a vowel.

or you could try:

Chesty LaRue
Hooty McBoob.
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2004-01-06, 7:13 PM #9
lol


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2004-01-06, 7:20 PM #10
Why not just change it to Garrett or Derek.

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2004-01-06, 7:48 PM #11
Hmm . . . `grep -i '^G.*W' /usr/dict/words`


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2004-01-06, 8:20 PM #12
BOB TEH BUILDAR!

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2004-01-06, 9:07 PM #13
I have found that all the works J.R.R. Tolkien supply a crapload of names. That's where I get my character names.

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<scribbly handwriting barely resembling name>
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2004-01-06, 11:30 PM #14
First names:

Mike
Rob
Richard (They're not all from Linkin Park [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif])
Steve
Mark

Surname:

Bradford
Henley
Giller
Jones

Just some ideas


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tristan is the best friend of the jedi

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2004-01-06, 11:34 PM #15
Dave Johns.

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2004-01-07, 12:33 AM #16
Murphy Sanchez
Dirk Cornwallis
George Patswallis
Ignacious Jones
Tron 2.0

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2004-01-07, 3:07 AM #17
Jean-M... [http://forums.massassi.net/html/rolleyes.gif]

...

Walker Jarreth [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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2004-01-07, 3:11 AM #18
name him.................. Arkon

by the way, what is this book about

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2004-01-07, 3:53 AM #19
Brudii Kiefs.

And that was from pressing random buttons and rearranging them.

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2004-01-07, 4:12 AM #20
John Duffie

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2004-01-07, 4:44 AM #21
Jacko Mackateer

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2004-01-07, 6:26 AM #22
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 7:
Garreth Walker?

not a big change or anything, but i think it sounds better

</font>


I thought the exact same thing. GET OUT MY MIND.


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2004-01-07, 8:39 AM #23
Seeing as how I know this guy personally, I think it would be important to note that the character he is describing is a hero in a fantasy.

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‘I’m a bomb technician. So if you see me running, try to catch up.’
2004-01-07, 8:44 AM #24
Why not use existing technology to your advantage...

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2004-01-07, 10:00 AM #25
/me rumages around in GoY's mind......hmmmm, interesting, wait, what the.....O_O thats kinda kinky....

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2004-01-07, 11:01 AM #26
TQB!
NightFire
2004-01-07, 11:02 AM #27
Derek Wallas...

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2004-01-07, 1:35 PM #28
I'm gonna play with that name generator, but I don't think the names will fit the character.

He's a hero, yes - but at the same time, he isn't. He's just a guy trying to help at first, but then is forced to make a choice that would mean loss for himself or loss for someone else. Because of his character, he chooses to help the other, and that decision launces him into a series of events and choices that lead to him becoming a hero in the end.

He's very young at the beginning, mid or early 30's by the end. Works in a tavern at first serving drinks. It's important that he come across as just a normal guy, though. His name cannot sound regal or noble in any way.

Anything else?

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Frightening the very small and very old since 1952.
Frightening the very small and very old since 1952.
2004-01-07, 1:46 PM #29
Y.A. Tittle

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2004-01-07, 1:50 PM #30
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 7:
Garreth Walker?

not a big change or anything, but i think it sounds better

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Garreth SKYwalker



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2004-01-07, 2:10 PM #31
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Xanatos:
Garreth SKYwalker</font>


probably not

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2004-01-07, 2:38 PM #32
Timothy Ellis

Mark or Brian could be good first names

last names:
Faux
Lincoln
Carter (cool, it could be Colin Carter [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif])
Nelson
Hoffman
Harris
Wallis

Jason oculd be a first name

meh, just some ideas

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2004-01-07, 2:42 PM #33
INDIANA! Name it after your dog!

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2004-01-07, 3:23 PM #34
Can I call him Gary?

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2004-01-07, 3:24 PM #35
"Gebohq" Gajewski, The Last True Viking...

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2004-01-07, 3:49 PM #36
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 7:
probably not

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oh. ok.


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2004-01-07, 4:03 PM #37
Richard Climax.


(I actually met a guy named this. The funny part was, that he preferred to be called "Dick")
2004-01-07, 4:12 PM #38
Patrick as a first name...and any last name...

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2004-01-07, 4:21 PM #39
Peter O'malley!!!

(actually, don't. I know a peter o'malley and he is the most perverted guy i ever met. He's like 28 and he works with a stage crew company (I guess) and spends all his time flirting with the HIGH SCHOOL girls)

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2004-01-07, 4:28 PM #40
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Charoziak:
He's a hero, yes - but at the same time, he isn't.</font>


Arthur Dent? ok, that wasn't so good. how about... Daniel O'Keefe? since he worked in a pub, i decided to go irish.

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