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The StoryGames Names
Project
Compiled by volunteers from
story-games.com
Foreword by Paul Tevis
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Forewordby Paul Tevis
“What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title.”
--Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2
Shakespeare is, of course, pulling our leg on this one. I nd it difcult tobelieve that a man who wrote plays about a missing princess named Perdita
(from the Italian word for “loss”), a suicidal girl named Ophelia (from the
Greek for “help”), and a villain named Iago (a Spanish variant of James, from
the Hebrew meaning “he who supplants”) really thought that names don’tmatter. After all, good names take a long time to come up with. Given his
rehersal schedule, if Shakespeare really believed this nonsense he would
have had a lot more plays with characters named “Bob.”
Like Shakespeare, I love names, and I understand their importance in
creating an appropriate dramatic mood. (Unlike Shakespeare, I’m not a ge-
nius, but you work with what you’ve got.) Names are an important part of
my games. When I’m putting together a campaign setting, one of the rst
things I go for is a name list. Am I running a Viking game? Then I’ve got tohave Viking names. Finding the right name for a character is not only critical
to my process of xing the character in my head, but sometimes it lets mepull cute tricks. One of my recent games involved the largely bilingual cul-
ture of fth century Britain. Certain of the nobles from lesser-Romanizedregions were known by two or three different names: a Celtic birth name,a Latinized version of the Celtic name, and sometimes a completely Ro-
manized name. As a result, I was able to subtly hint at characters’ opinionsabout the High King depending on whether they called him Wortigernos,Vortigern, or Vitalinus. Much to my delight, the players did the same thing.
Take that, High King Bob.
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Many of my favorite game books have name lists in them already. Often,
that’s what makes them my favorites, as it’s much easier to get a sense of
what a game world is like if you know what the people in it are called. Some-times, though, you’re left without such a resource, either because the game
doesn’t include it or because you’re transplanting the system into a com-
pletely different setting. That’s where this book comes in. Jason Morningstar,
a man who clearly understands the value of an evocative name, got the idea
of harnessing the awesome might of Story-Games.com, a community of
story-oriented gamers, to put together a whole book of name lists drawn
from different cultures. This volume is the fruit of that effort, and I have to
say I’m impressed with the results. I knew about the project, but until Jason
asked me to write this introduction I hadn’t realized that in amongst themore pedestrian “Byzantine Greek” and “Sengalese” lists were gems like“Creepy Campus,” “Owlbear,” and “Ridiculous Hobo.” There’s tons of greatinspiration here, and hardly a Bob among them.
So, there you go. You get twenty names per list, a number which is
neither too few nor too many and is easily selected from via a random
method, if you know what I mean. Take these lists and avor your gameswith them. Because you, Shakespeare, and I know, there’s nothing worsethan an owlbear named Bob.
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Table of Contents
Foreword ii
Fantastical Names 11001 Nights 2
Amazons 6Angels and Demons 7
Apijan 9Elvish 11
Englishy 12
Fae Public Names 15
Fantasy Egyptian 17
Hawohohewu 22
Magicians and Wizards 24Martians 25
Nhirrpi 26Orrakachu 28
Pixies 30Pseudo-English 31Quechua 34Space Cowboys 37Two-Fisted Space Opera 44
Tattooed Land 45Tricksters 48
Venerian 49
You All Meet in a Tavern... 50
Contemporary Names 53American Names 54
Arabic 60Brazilian 64Chechen 66Chinese 68
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Crime & Punishment 74Czech 77Danish 79
Filipino 81
Finnish 86
French 87
German 89
Greek (Modern) 91Hungarian 93Irish 95
Italian 97
Jamaican 100
Japanese 101
Korean 106
Mongolian 109North Indian Hindu 111
Portuguese 118
Prison Nicknames 122
Roma 123Russian 125
Senegalese 127
Sicilian 128
Spanish 130Thai 137United Kingdom 139
Historical Names 143Arthurian 144
Assyrian 146
Aztec / Nahuatl 148Baker Street 150
Berber / Amazigh 151
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Biblical 153Byzantine Greek 155
Catalan 158Celtic 161Cheyenne 162Chickasaw 164Cowboys 167Doukhobor 169
Elizabethan 171Ethiopian 173Grey Ranks 175
Inuit 178
Maori 180
Meg’s Family 181
Milk & Honey 183New York, 1909 191
Noir 193
Norman & Occitan 196Norse 198Old English 201
Old Hungary 203Persian 204
Polish 206
Polynesian 208
Primitive Names 210
Privateers 211
Roman 214
Shetland Islands 224
Sixties America 227Swedish 230Tlingit 232Zulu 236
Humourous Names 239Barbarians and Enchantresses 240
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Bikers 242
Creepy Campus 243
Gamers 247Gnollish 250
Gorgon Island 252
Mexican Cinema 253Orcish 255
Owlbear 256
Porn Stars 259
Pseudo-American 261
Ridiculous Hobo 263Spammers 265
Trapplensteink 267
Weather 269
Weirdos 272
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Compiled by Meguey Baker
These names are taken from the 1001 Nights collected by Andrew Lang,
with a few additions. If you feel the need for a character with a full name, aneasy way is to choose ‘Name ibn Father’s Name’ for a male and ‘Name bint
Father’s Name’ for a female. Being known only as ‘Ibn Father’s Name’ would
be common and ne. ‘Name al-Adjective’ (as ‘the Lionhearted’, the Bald’etc.) is very common for men, far less so for women. Adding ‘Baba’ before
a name is a handy familiar honoric, as ‘Uncle’ would be. Women are oftenhonored as ‘Umm (mother of) Child’s Name, Name’. For nobility, Amir andAmira for Prince and Princess is easy.
A number of lists are listed which can be transformed into surnames.
Simply add the prex ‘al-’ and take off the sufx ‘-i’, except as noted.
1001 Nights
MALE
AhmedHasadBehmanSchraiazCassimMahmoudDanash
AbdallaMustaphaDoubanGifar HarounMarzamanMihrageDamriatPerviz
FirouzRashidSidiZouman
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FEMALE
AmiraIsmaliaBalsoraNisamSerendibDinarzadeNour
ImmaMaimouneMeliaBadouraMalikaZaraNouriganAzizaMorgiana
ParizadeMaryamSeritZoulika
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1001 Nights2ADJECTIVES
Najjar - carpenter Husayn - beautifulRabi - springAbbas - frowner Khalil - friendAzhar - shiningBasir - wiseFayyad - generousKatib - scribe/author Hakam - judgeWalid - newcomer Sagher - youngAwar - one-eyedDarir - blindKabib - elder Hasib - respectedAbrash - leper Mubarak - lucky Quatan - cloth worker Hadad - blacksmith
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CITIES AND PLACES
MeccaSamarkandDimashqui / DamascusRomeConstantinopleMawsil - MosulMadinah - MedinaBaghdadMarrakeshMoroccoHebronSanaaBuraydahTabuk Kairouan JerusalemNazara / NazarethBakkahAdenAlexandria
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PLACES, FAITHS AND TRIBES
Rashidi - line of Rashid Jahmi - line of JahmTahiri - line of Tahir Ghassani - line of GhassanSuli - line of SulIska - Iskayah sectSu - Su mystic (keep the ‘i’)
Uqlidsi - studier of EuclidNasrani - Christian (keep the ‘i’)Hindi - Hindu/Indian (keep the ‘i’)Rawandi - PersianIkmimi - EgyptianIfriqi - North AfricanBadawi - BedouinRumi - RomanSakhawi - Eygptian
Abartai - near BaghdadSamari - from Sammarkand Jurashi - YemenMaghribi - West African
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FASHION AND FOOD
Cotton, silk, linen, and wool are common. Velvet and gauze and all
weights between are used. Rich red, blue, purple and orange dyes are com-mon, with pastels being a sign of very old, worn-out cloth. Embroidery is
extremely common, especially over the chest and upper back, along seams,at cuffs, and hems - geometrics are favored, but abstract organic shapes are
found. Every one who can afford jewelry wears it.
FOOD AND DRINK
coffee, raisin wine, shaved ice with fruit syrupsanise seed drink, mint tea, fruit juicesdates, gs, cashews, walnutsgarlic and sesame paste with vegetables and pita to dipsafron rice with cashews and raisinsalmond coil cakehummus and pita
taboule - bulgar wheat, onions, parsley, lemon, cucumber, mintgrape leaves stuffed with lamb and ricebaklaba - pistachios and honey pastry roast goat or lamb with coriander, cumin and pepper babaganoushzalata - yogurt, cucumbers, herbslentil and vegetable stewfried pudding with syruprabbit or fowl, marinated and roasted, with herbs and couscous
oranges, pomegranetes, peaches, grapes, apricotssugared cubes of jellied fruit tagine - meat or vegetable stew on couscousgrape leaves stuffed with raisins, rice and almonds
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FASHION FOR MEN
Izar - length of cloth tied at the hips, reaching below the kneesDishdasha - short sleeved loose retangle shaped v-neck gownSirwal - slim tting cotton pants, worn as an undergarmentThobe - slim gown with a simple sleeve and short colar, usually a light color Vest - often matching in material to the kaftanKaftan - long sleeved loose gown with a simple slit neck, highly embroideredMashala - sleeved robe of heavier fabric, worn as coat over a kaftanAba - wide dark rectangular wrap, slit to form a back and two equal front sidesTaksirah - shor t sleeved jacket in rich dark color with embroidery, open in the frontTaquiyah - small white pill-box type capGhutra - triangular scarf worn over the cap and scecured by a bandTurban - long length of fabric folded, twisted or wrapped around the capHayim - length of fabric folded and tucked as a belt with pockets, including a dagger Khanjar - a broad curved dagger Boots - thick soled leather boots with small heals (for stirrups)Slippers - thin soled, decorated shoes with slighting up-turned and pointed toesSandals - leather, with moderate soles and wide straps over the foot, bare toes. Jewelry: rings Jewelry: necklaces and bracelets Jewelry: earrings
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FASHION FOR WOMEN
Sirwal - slim tting cotton pants, narrow at the ankles, worn as an undergarmentLibas - very full pants of ne fabric, gathered at the waist and ankleKarsh - very full skirt, usually in several gathered tiers, with ribbon trim at the hemThobe - slim gown with a simple sleeve and short colar, usually a light color Thob’ob - gown of extreme length bloused over a narrow belt to make a second skirtAbaya - gently aring long gown with ared long sleeves, all with embroidery Sirish - gown with tight elbow-length sleeves and a low neckline, worn over pants
Suriya Mabdu - rectangular knee length gown with sheer sleeves, worn over pantsVest - tight tting stiffed vest, highly decorated, worn over suriya mabduBeladi - long gown with long sleeves, slit on the sides, worn over pantsKaftan - long sleeved gown with a square neckline, often embroidered Jillayh - gown slightly tted through the bodice and aring from the hips to anklesMashala - sleeved robe of heavier fabric, decorated through the chest, over a kaftanAba - wide dark colored rectangular wrap, slit to form a back and two equal front sidesHenna - black, red, or brown paste used to decorate hands and feet with patternsVeil - various lengths of cloth used to cover the hair and/or face, can be sheer or not
Asab Hrir - cloth with tasseled ends that hang down the sides, secured by a capChador - full-body veiling, with a lace, net, or embroidered screen for the eyesSlippers - thin soled, embroidered shoes with slighting up-turned and pointed toesSandals - leather, with moderate soles and wide straps over the foot, bare toes.
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Compiled by Moyra Turkington FEMALEMitylene / hornless moonLysuppe / lets loose the horsesAndromache / man ghter Aello / whirlwindOrithia / raging in the mountainsMelanippe / black horseAutochthw / created by oneself Eumache / good ghter Areto / unspeakableThraso / condenceBarkida / grievous in wrathAganippe / mare who kills mercifully Kleodaeis / famous warriorAntiope / confronting moonDeinomache / terrible warrior Penthesilea / compels men to mournMolpadia / death songCharope / brilliant confrontationCyrene / sovereign mistress of the bridleSynope / moon face
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Amazons
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Compiled by Shreyas Sampat
These are names intended for
less-prominent agents of the twosides; they’re all taken from various
lore. Most of these are appropriate
for an angel of any gender, but I’ve
divided them into a masculine and
feminine list based on my intuitions
about English names.
MASCULINE NAMES
YurkemoMetatronOfanielPadaelThegriHarabaelZagzagelSandalphonBahutVelonGalitzur AdirionArchasIsralCherubielDagielFanuelAdmaelKemuelTebliel
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMININE NAMES
Ra’uelAkrazielSarakielZephaniahRidyaSurielHayyel
RaguelTurielRahabTarshishMizraimHashmalIlanielAkathrielLailah
YehadrielBaradielHaldielZadkiel
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TITLES OF ANGELS
Whose Crown Branches OutThe Angel of the FaceBearer of His ArmLord of the Fruit-BearingWhose Waters Spring UpThe Rigid OneThe Measurer
The One Who Walks In RighteousnessRevealer of the Rock The Secret of GodThe Burning OneThe Lord Dwells in HimThe JudgeThe Chariot-Driver The Prince Over the WorldKeeper of the Key
The Innumerable OneSealer of the Guilty He Opens the Door The Golden One
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
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Angels and Demons
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DEMONS
ErathaolNagrasagielKezef DachielHemahLahatielDumahSemhazaiMakatielAbaddonHutrielKushielAf ShoftielKipodPuruelMekallehHarielPusielRogziel
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
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Compiled by Jason Morningstar
These names are loosely based
on the Chukotko-Kamchatkan lan-guage of Koryak.
ApijanMALE 1
ErukwynGaegatapijanGilanUtlinGillinWanjonOltinPalajonApi√âkuqaremanWéwaamGujlumenIwlpijanWanqilir UtpijanPalaqilir AwaamCa’olPonegrinRorgyn
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FEMALE 1
AhwaAjqéjaImelgraAwelqéjaCaagyenAhqilaGajqila
ImelqlaKijpijanaPeekwaamUmwaamWantaOlwaPalagaKijtinIkunin
NinalanaOlkanaIrkanyen Jaajwa
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MALE 2
UtwaamWelqulkanUjqilir UmjonWelqulwaamGujguenUwelen
WépijanUwelwenKuuluninNuntin JaajjonKagrwaamErkunwaamCa’wenÉâkunyn
Olqilir UtgranUwelqejWangran
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Compiled by Joshua BishopRoby
Sindarin names from: Noel,
Ruth S. and Tolkien, J.R.R., Languagesof Tolkien’s Middle Earth. Hough-
ton-Mifin, Boston, Massachusetts.1980.
MALE
Ehtyarion / Spear Carrier Mithrennon / Grey Barathion / Eager Rilien / BrilliantVeryangóle / Bold CounselSaeldur / WiseNestarion / Healer Locien / DragonAearion / Son of the SeaMornendon / Black HairedAlyan / BlessedArandur / StewardBercalion / Bright VowTirithon / VigilantFeredir / Hunter Lauron / AncientValdaglerion / Worthy Bregolien / FierceCalanon / LightIdhrenion / Wise
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FEMALE
Silivrenniel / WhiteBellethiel / StrongGwilwilethel / Buttery Tirananniel / Far-SeeingCirelondiel / PortEleniel / Star Meldiriel / Friend
Lostariel / FlowersIndilwen / Lily Rhavaniel / Wild OneTeithaglir iel / PoetBainwen / Fair Naerwen / Sad OneLairelithoniel / Ash Tree MeadowFalathiel / HuntressVendethiel / Maiden
Alassiel / JoyfulValadhiel / AngelicVanlanthiriel / beautiful waterfallFaelwen / Justice
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The eight lists following the given names below are intended to be usedtogether. The lists contain common parts of names used in England for
place names, surnames, noble domains, and occasionally rst names.Names are created by taking two or three (or sometimes four) parts
and putting them together. When creating a name, you can add an ‘s’ or ‘in’
between any of your selected parts.
The name-parts are labeled with hyphens at their ends if they usually
begin names, at their beginnings if they usually end names, and at their be-
ginnings and ends if they can be used for either or used in the middle of a
name.
The meaning of each name-part is listed in parentheses.
MALE NAMES
JohnThomasWilliamRichardRobertEdwardGeorge
Henry JamesFrancisNicholasMatthewChristopherAnthonySamuelMichael
EdmundRalphPeterAndrew
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FEMALE NAMES
ElizabethMaryAnneMargaretAlice Jane Joan
AgnesCatherineIsabelSusannaDorothyElinorEllenSarahFrances
GraceBridgetMargeryMartha
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CULTURAL LIST 1
brew- (brewery)-bridg(e)- (bridge)-brig- (bridge)-chester- (camp)-castle (castle)-kirk- (church)church- (church)-bur(g)- (city)-cot(t) (cottage)-croft (cottage)-court- (court)cros- (cross)os- (divine)-by (farm)-wick- (farm)-worth (farm, home)bran(d)- (re, burnt)brin- (re, burnt)haw- (hedge)hay- (hedge)
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
CULTURAL LIST 2
-ham (home)king- (king’s)mel- (mill)mil- (mill)-ford (place to cross a river)pres- (priest’s)-shire (rural domain)gar- (spear)strat- (street)sedg- (sword)-bury (town)-ton (town)stock- (tree stumps)-bed- (village)-swain (wagon)wain- (wagon)wal- (wall)war- (weir)-vell (well)-well- (well)
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GEOGRAPHY LIST 1
-et (area)-bain- (bath, water)-water- (body of water)-beck- (brook)-born(e)- (brook)-burn- (brook)cov- (cave)
-clay- (clay deposit)-cliff- (cliff)dig- (ditch)-burl- (forest)-don (hill)-dun- (hill)-hil(l)- (hill)-tle (hill)how- (hill)
law- (hill)hol- (hollow)-ey (island)-key (island)
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GEOGRAPHY LIST 2
-sey (island)-lake- (lake)-more (lake, swamp, marsh)mar- (lake, swamp, marsh)-land (land)-ley- (meadow)-mont- (mountain)
-brent- (mountaintop)-lin- (pond)-ridg(e)- (ridge)wad- (river crossing)se(a)- (sea)-wood (small forest)ather- (spring)car- (swamp)fen- (swamp)
-dal(e)- (valley)-del- (valley)-den- (valley)-ell (valley)
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FAUNA LIST
bever- (beaver)bor- (boar)ever- (boar)cran- (cranes)buck- (deer)swin- (pig, swine)har- (rabbit)ram- (ram)-bram- (raven)shep- (sheep)ship- (sheep)wether- (sheep)hart- (stag)-olf (wolf)-drake- (dragon)sted- (horse)-cok(l)- (chicken)newt- (newt)-sk- (sh)-hund- (dog)
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FLORA LIST
ash- (ash tree)bere- (barley)bark- (birche tree)birk- (birche tree)elm- (elm tree)farn- (ferns)-berry (ower)-hurst (grove of tree)oak- (oak tree)ry- (rye)rye- (rye)-thorn(e)- (thorny)saf- (willow tree)sal- (willow tree)salf- (willow tree)sel- (willow tree)wil(l)- (willow tree)willough- (willow tree)york- (yew tree)ive- (yew tree)
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
PERSONAL / SOCIAL LIST
ald- (old)-bert (noble)cad- (warrior)ed- (wealth)el(d-) (old)ew- (law)tz- (son)
hal- (holy)-hard- (brave)-man (man)-mon (man)-ond (protector)-rich (ruler)-rick (ruler)-son (son)-und (protector)
-ward- (protector)-web (weaver)-win- (friend)-wright (builder/maker)
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ADJECTIVE LIST
sher- (bright, clear)cald- (cold)col- (dark, coal)blake- (extreme) til- (fertile)grant- (great, big)lang- (long)
blan- (moderate)-by- (nearby)nor(th)- (north)rad- red- rid- rud- (red)-rock- (rox-) (rocky)south- (su(t)-) (south)-stan- (stone)somer- (summer)-cam- (twisted)
wes(t)- (western)whit- (white)-brad- (wide)g(u)il- (yellow)
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Complied by Arref Mak
With inspirations by Roger Zelazny’s
Lord DemonImmortal Fae do not give out
their names, so they take artistic
syllables that are suggestive riddles
and clues to who they really are (if
you know a hundred languages and
dozens of cultures you might seethe clues.) Three syllables are usual-
ly used for the beauty of the asym-
metry in a formal naming; the last
two syllables are not a clan/blood/family name. No signature syllable
like fae, fey, fai, or such is used at
all. These sounds mean ‘power’ and
refer to the entire race.
Fae Public NamesMALE FIRST SYLLABLE
MalGrixMuGo JalHy JuHoPaPyr Fyr XhaXalRolRy Gyl JinKaiDun Jai
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FEMALE FIRST SYLLABLE
XhiShiAylUylFelYllAuf
Sy NyxFaFalFhiXuSuAunSyl
MuTuTiTyl
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MID SYLLABLE
WrenWeiWuxLoLeiLuxRe
ReiRuRik TinToTixNutNuNe
Nik ChuCheiChin
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
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FINAL SYLLABLE
Shu JingMingSingSinXhangMungXhu JhuMhuUmUhInIng JowXhowSowHoHingMal
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
There are elegant and mysteri-
ous titles that attach themselves to
Fae over time and are not explained.They follow the formal name, as
in Kai Wren Hu of the Thousand
Boxes. These titles are rare sinceacknowledging them across clans is
a historical honor and requires sig-
nicant events in the immortal per-spective (such as maiming a god.)
TITLES
Who Must Be Obeyedof the Thousand Boxesof the Hundred Eyesof Whispered Lightningsof the Nine TailsWho Shall Walk in Silenceof the Thirty-three Riddles
of the Ninety Roars the Ever Righteous the Song of Beauty of the Eleven Running Riversof the Terrible LaughWho Sings in DreamsSo Graceful with Terror of the Stolen Tiger Heartof the River Pearls
of the Seven DefeatsWho Has Risen Once More Than FallenMaster of SmokeVoice of Khans
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
Fae Public Names
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Compiled by Andy Kitkowski and
Moyra Turkington
These are for mostly for fantasyuse, as they’re pulled indiscrimi-
nately from just about every dy-
nasty over 3000+ years, including aancient names and a few modernish
names.
Thanks to Walter Moore’s An-
cient Egypt - Classical African Civi-lization (http://www.geocities.com/wally_mo/), babynamebox.com, andWikipedia.
MALE 1
ChafulumisaLateefDonkor Chigaru JumokeEdjoBanitiFenukuKalfaniMaskiniNgoziQuasshieSadikiTsekaniAziboGyasiHakizimanaKamuzuKhnemuLisimba
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE 2
NourbeseHanifAgymahSefuMbiziUbaidWamukota
ZuberiMudadsYahyaDarwishiIshaqOsazeNkosiNajjaAbubakar
JibadeAkhenatenIdogbeOnuris
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
FEMALE 1
BennuFukaynaHabibahTheorisUmaymaWalidahAcenath
JamilaMertPanyaSagiraMasikaRehemaNabiryeOseyeMeht-urt
KakraLapisMaibeZaliki
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
Fantasy Egyptian
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FEMALE 2
MuminahSharifaOlabisiNathifaNileUrbiAnippeOdeMukantagaraOmoroseRabiahSitiSubiraTalibahFemiIfeChioneMafuanePiliSalihah
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
ANCIENT MALE 1
MenetnashtÈAnok SabÈBuikhuHÍtshepsuMkalbutiFantÈMdjaiKamenwatiWakhakwiNifÈ-en-AnkhMtidjaWakhashemBenipÈSemniUdjaiKemosiriNebibiSuten HamuAluItafÈ
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
ANCIENT MALE 2
AmahtÈDjadaoUrshÈSuten AnuSokkwiBarakaShushu
MuntuhotepKahotepSinuhÈPanahasiTop BetukÈAdjoIbenrÈKhentiAnhuri
KemnebiRasuiNomtiRemmao
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
ANCIENT MALE 3
AhmoseMedhuAkhenatonSetiRamesesImhotepMenes
AbanaBek DjauNahtiNebnefer Em-sa-f HekhemmutHemonSainhur
HoremhebImhotepSenhTaw
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
Fantasy Egyptian
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ANCIENT MALE 4
ItetiKhafreYuyaAmenhotepWenamunMayaMenkureSenufer WakareMertiNat-nhAhmoseAniNeshiNikaurePaheriIurudef PanebRamoseSabestet
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
ANCIENT FEMALE 1
DjaDjaBetukÈAfrikaisiDjabenusiriKemreitEkibÈHÍtshepsitNubitiBokiHebony IrisiAmenitrÈMehnitSÍshaMkitirisEmuishÈrÈWoseritKebiDjeseritNafrÈ
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
ANCIENT FEMALE 2
MeskenitPaniwiKemsÍ KepiShamisÈMnotiTinubiti
BanafritSuten HimÈShai-nefer KemamonitKemisiTiankhitAnkhesenAmenHarÈrÈShantefeirÈ
TanafritiOshairanaKiwuSalidji
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
ANCIENT FEMALE 3
AhhotepAshaytBameketKhety AhmoseBint-AnathSarenenutet
DedetSheftuShepsetNebetNebtaHenuttawiKentkawesHepetiIjneferti
IpwetHenhenetIsisItakayt
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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ANCIENT FEMALE 4
KawitKhamaatTiaMeritatesWebkhetMutemwiaNeferuNefertariHekenuAneksiNefretTausretNesmutTakharuQalhataRennefer RwutSadehSamenkhetBunefer
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
PHAROAHS 1
Hor-AhaMerneithDjetAnedjibSemerkhetQa’aHotepsekhemwy RanebNynetjer SenedjSeth-PeribsenKhasekhemwySanakhteDjoserSekhemkhetKhabaHuniSneferuKhufuDjedefra
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
PHAROAHS 2
KhafraSobeknefru (Queen)Shepseskaf Neferkara KhenduQakare IbiAhmoseAmenhotep
Hatshepsut (Queen)ThutmoseTutankhamunAkhenatenKheperkheprure AiHoremhebRamessesMerneptahAmenemses
Merneptah SiptahTwosret (Queen)SobekhotepImyremeshaw
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
Fantastic Egyptian
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GODS
AmunMaahesHeryshaf KhepriShuChnumMinPtahBesHapy ApepSaaAtenSetWepwawetChonsNehebkauGebDjehuty Anhur
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
EGYPTIAN CONCEPTS
Nome, also Sepat - A province of Egypt, administered by a Nomarch.Sensen - The lotus, a ower that is a powerful symbol of life and the dawnAmenta - The UnderworldCartouche - Heiroglyphs surrounded by the oval/circular line for protectionMenat - A Magical AmuletScarab - A dung beetle. The symbol of creation and rejuvenationAbtu - The Seat of Osiris, where the sun sets
Tuat - The Land of the DeadTiet - An ankh where the arms curve downwardsCenotaph - A tomb built for ceremony (not for burying people)Sobek - The erce god with the head of a crocodileSistrum - A noise-makingdevice (like coins tied in a can), used to attract the GodsAmun - King of all GodsFestival of Sed - A great festival held at the 30 year benchmark of a pharoh’s reignBa - The personality/soul/spirit, which can leave your body to visit other planesIeb - The hear t, the center of life
Ka - A duplicate of your soul that lives on after your body diesMaat - Truth, justice, and the universe being “in right order”Menhed - A palette that scribes use (black and red). Used with brush and water Nebu - The egyptian word for “gold”
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
GODDESSES
NeithShaiRenenutetSatisTefnutSeshatMa’atNephthysSekhmnetBastIsisNephthysTawaretNekhebetUadjetPakhetNuitMeskhenetHathor Renpet
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
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Compiled by Jason Morningstar
Created using Lexgen, http://
tmt.sourceforge.net/lexgen/, us-ing Hawaiian phonemes as a baseand adding some Nahuatl love for
weirdness.
MALE 1
MahoPimu’no’moMo’we’wiloKe’tloMikoNuhoKi’punokawoWepohu’koNapokihoNanahatluPiku’peHu’uHanehohaLowukapiNunihu’heKapuHohalekuweLaluli’kePini’hukuheMuha’lewe
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE 2
Lako’neHehomuPu’mopuliMenepiheNonehekuKitlehenakeKopokotle
NimeKu’uNaniwomemoluKani’hunuPunokiwu’nuNumeKakuheLamupimiloweMakopemu
NenehohaweNelemamuNukupenuPu’u
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
FEMALE 1
HukaNi’hukaHa’limuhuwapaKu’maMi’hihonaLa’aWehilaleka
PewalihukaTlewatlepaKopa’pamo’hokaHekehehowaHapi’ke’maNakemiMi’kiMokawuwo’wiPipapuhi
MilumumetliLuliPetlonelulotliHimuhi
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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FEMALE 2
TlotliWuhohimiKa’tlemiNe’ma’liTlo’mane’haHo’pone’hiHi’mi’kaLo’namanaMupiwe’piTli’nakinaPalu’hiKe’lohatlaPumihewekiPiha’hu’kiNi’punaTla’po’nipaMa’kukepiNapilo’humumaNimopaKunohila
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
GOD PLACES
Tlolutli’kohuhu’koWanekamukinuKumawiluweloKepikalewe’wuleTlukuke’niwa’Mewu’pa’nukiMahowutlotloLowololihuhopaNolapemupohenaPamimolupapePepowahapihukiHopu’nopilapopeMepemeni’powuMele’holekemuMipuwanumo’TlewenupemotloLupinenepokuHatlonuhapotleniWelunepolokihaKukawowuhukepu
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
Hawohohewu
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Compiled by Meguey Baker
These are all taken from the
six-year long Ars Magica home-brew game I played with Emily CareBoss and Vincent Baker.
Sigils are the tell-tale signs of a
mage’s magic, and will be involved
somehow in all magic worked by
that wizard. Long term magicalworks carry this mark, much like an
artist’s signature.
Enjoy!
MALE
Apis MalecaLabeculaQuintusLachesis MutusAcanthusEki of Bjornaer SeverinClaris SolAcerbus AnqueroLucerePuliarusAndredeoSilenus VoxDeclamareCircensusLibra MentumVassili MercereArdesco TremereBadger of Bjornaer Nikolas Abelaa
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE
Murinus MusSoraya lia TytalusDamvild lia EkiPax TriumphiaOldoyniDomma PortiaManuela lia Manuela
LudmillaSorcha DiadneaAlysiumRespondete Omuns UnaRepugnataDiligentiaZarya FlambeauAlethiaShade of Silver Spring
Clementia Joslynn, the MerinitaLillian WrightErnestina the Rabbit
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
SIGILS OF MAGIC
Extremely tangled hair Sickening blue miasmaScent of honey Sound of crows callingFeathersFlowersBleeding
Bits of woodThrobbing headacheScent of sulfur SingingFlash of lightSmokeIcePainSmall, temporary physical change
A certain numberGeometric patternsGlowingSound of wind
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
Magicians and Wizards
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MartiansCompiled by Jason Morningstar
These Martian names are myth-
ological names, Russoed. They areuseful for Planetary Romances.You can supplement it with an-
cient Scandinavian and modern or
medieval Russian! There are not a
lot of female names, because wom-
en are from Venus.
MALE NAMES I
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE NAMES II
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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Nhirrpi is a language once spo-
ken in the Stony Country of thenortheastern corner of south Aus-tralia.
MALE 1
DarrapanthilaKirriyariMalkirriMandriKulingaKurnuMarnrdringaNgampangampalaNganyi-thuraThawala-nganyiThawingaNgapaPadlayiKarringaKurrapandiMakayiPadniDrityiIlanggiPaku
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE 2
Makaari daringaMarripathiNgampaKulaDawaNganyiWalya
ThawaIngganiMakaKirriKadraariMalandyiWalthathinggingaKurrapandingaPakuthikingga
Pampu-patyiThakurThayiWandhidigidiginga
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
MALE 3
ThanayiThawadhalkinga-pakuthikingaNgandyini-yariThayilaWandhi-digidigiThayingaWandhinga
ThidharriWadlyaWalaWalayiWalthathinggiYurraMukap-thuringaMulhuKanpa
Pundraki-nhanaWantha-nhuluThurbu-kaparraThurwari
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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FEMALE 1
PandiDarraThiliYuwaThur IniMinhaariThunkiniWirniTyukur PilpawaralaNunuwiriParnrdriyindrilaNgunyingaWawanangaDarrala-palaPaniNgatyiKarnaMundya
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE 2
Warlkapandhina-nhunuMathaKaparraPatyiKariyindrilaThupuKadraMukap-thuraPandiliWarrayi-parnrdriParnrdringaMuwaParnpalaKarnathiliPulaNgathuNgathu-parnrdriKariNgunyi-nhanaNgura
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE 3
MinhaInhaNhanaNunhawiriPatyilaTyaraTyuguyi
YarraPundrakinganhanaWarlkapandhiWawaTyuguWawingaWindriniThura-yukarranaPundraki
YinaYunhuPikaThuryi
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
Nhirrpi
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Compiled by Jason Morningstar
Unfamiliar, foreign-sounding
names for a far-off space colony ordistant land. Generated using Lex-gen: http://tmt.sourceforge.net/lex-gen/
WEIRD HONORIFIC
Thread-bearerBurnerDampenerMaceratorToolmakerCroucherBringerAspiratorPatternerWakerPeace-binderReaderLast-bornPondererMinderBraiserPandererLove-takerCallerBarterer
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE 1
HononduSurrezuMosunUdsuchoChusunPononAnunche
UkauChupunUdsoKuPugeRumonMunupanGokuoPunkau
Kame JessuHenmuAtapun
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
MALE 2
GuKurroKedsuTuSenjegunNuzaoDuzu
KenchakuUnonGuchuAmessunGukegunSosenOjudpunOkonPune
HauKagutuPunuKajapu
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
Orrakachu
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FEMALE 1
AzaTudsaGejunaRugejaHupo JattaPuzaPurapoHukaaTajaKodacheDaadsaOaPakeaDoaPunaseaPua JosaPuakaSesanupa
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE 2
PaaMatanaHararoaGaronaRuaMakuzaHaaMaamoaUhaSeuaParocheChukaDajoGenahaKugaRadsedaPadsekuraPajakeaRaudmaSakaa
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
SURNAME 1
AasuZaepaejuPhadsaOcheedsuGakanaeMekarakuAdehoere
PosokaaAkaoGasakaaKanedsaKausuAoeaZokaMeemahaPeae
EhaeHorapaeAaPaegaja
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
SURNAME 2
DesanaeEkaaMoaGauesuUhaepaDeepamuHuramu
KaategaAgoepeDsogakeGeruaSagakaeAgaAchattuDadakaeMesazu
DsamoTakopaEaSogee
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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PixiesCompiled by Joshua BishopRoby
As everyone knows, pixies are
mischevious spirits of nature whoare more likely to prank you than
help you. They take their names
from the owers and plants thatprovide them their hammocks and
palaces: the pretty owers for thegirls and the, well, less pretty orafor the boys.
FLOWERS (GIRLS)
ButtercupDaisy SweetpeaHoneysucklePrimroseTulipDewdropColumbineIrisDaffodilFuschiaNectarinaRoseMarigoldTulipWisteriaLilly BelleVioletLilacLavender
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
SHRUBS & TREES (BOYS)
CilantroPeriwinkelRowenaWillowAcornPumpkinHickory
PineconeChicory Barley HopsPetuniaCranberryTeaberryBlueberry Tarragon
MistletoeThistleButternutPersimmon
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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Compiled by Jason Morningstar
These names all have a vaguely
English feel to them, but they arenot quite right - perfect for the no-
bility of a distant star empire, or an
alternate history, or whatever.
MALE NAMES ONE
CaulAleandRatclipStandThomerVaudeAndrelPoleyBlanceGlauglasTertLaudiusMenryPhinWesterBragonVineWardiusBranceBrutlas
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE NAMES TWO
CanterVauntCardClanceDortioArcusPridus
ArrasBastonClardDountEdwallFaliusColiusMortioCouglas
DauntNordOctagueWortio
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
MALE NAMES THREE
OrlencePetemithFastioBountMorgardBouryGurge
HenceCathanMichamHeniusKaleLancellGeortinoLardForge
FranterGardLazardusMardius
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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FEMALE NAMES ONE
LineMontessVerbelaPethSolkVercyArrasPolonyBouryArdentCaterPriaCatlipBrayCambelCanterSomerVauphriaOrsetDucell
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES TWO
ArcyQuessRobethBrusKathegrasLauphriaMowbriaOctaveCornerPemithDauphriaCounchBurrewCaessCounterDauntCoundsDorsalDountCarda
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES THREE
HencessDulseFriaGuileAudineBlanceGuilip
HenceHumphriaArrelasCineExethFalipColizabelBolleHymerset
IsabertPerleandLepinnaRegess
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES ONE
AntersetSudiusTaliffordAntgoneCoundsCounterDucell
ArchamThopVerleyWordArcpennyHymersetLepinceHentertArtester
AuffordBastaffGurnerHenbury
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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SURNAMES TWO
CouchamBrackenberryBountColkCornerFringhamGurbotHertPertRobelSalipHollasCornwardSmidiusBuchmondCaesburySolkFranterPernenburySand
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
INTERESTING PLACES
Duchmond TownErpidge MeadowsFaster DownsBishomer’s FollyHumphin PrioryLepinna’s WoodMowbrey’s GateSicham BathsThe Princon MarchesRichamfordOrlevis ClosePerleand ManorLake BlancallSt. Frishop’sGlonton MarketPriarbridgeBragonvilleStalton-DacksGoberthamColk Corner
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
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Compiled by Jason Morningstar
These are wonderfully evoca-
tive common terms in Quechua.You could easily use them for South
American natives or an invented
culture.
MALE 1
ÑuqaQamKinkinÑuqanchik ÑuqaykuQamkunaKinkinkunaPaykunaChaypiMaypiRuqu Juq’uChakiChaninSispaKaruPañaLluqiManapiqaSuti
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE 2
SuniLuquRakuLlasaHuchuy KuruÑanu
WarmiKgariTinkukuy Quyllur UnuyakuMayuQuchaKachiRumi
Tiyu Jallp’aAllpaRuna
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
MALE 3
UsaKatariAmaruKuruSach’aSachaKaspi
RuruMujuLaqiSapiQaraTikaQuraWaskaQara
AychaYawar TulluWira
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
Quechua
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QuechuaMALE 4
MusuqMachuTantaKusaSumaqIsmusqaQanraChiqaMuyuKachiKaniy Tuqay Aqtuy Pukuy WayraySamay Asiy Rikuy Uyariy Yachay
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE 1
Aysay Tanqay Wichuy Chanqay Watay MaykaqImaynaAmaTukuy AnchaWakinkunaTumpiTawaPichqaHatunSiray Yupay Niy Takiy Pukllay
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE 2
IrqiWarmiQusaMamaTataYayaUywa
ChallwaLlutaAlquYuyay Muskiy Manchay Puñuy Kawsay Wañuy
Wañuchiy Awqay Kasachiy Maqay
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
FEMALE 3
TuntuWaqraChupaPuruUmaNinriNawi
SinqaSimiKiruQalluQunquriMakiRapraChunchulQasqu
SunquQoruKiwchaUjyay
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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PuyuPhuyaHawaWayraRitiQasaQusñiUspaÑanUrquPukaQumir QilluYurajYanaTutaWataIlliChiri Juntu
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
Quechua
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Space CowboysCompiled by Jason Morningstar
Tell ‘em I ‘aint comin’ back...
MALE NAMES 1
Chung-OhCorneliusDashEliAsherBang-chingUzielTheophilusThomasSamuelPleasantQian-haiIsrael JabezKyu-MyonLukeMalachiMosesNahumNapthali
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE NAMES 2
PaulPeterQian-yingRaphaelSethSeung-HuaThomas
ThushpaVirgilWalter Wan-YingEmmanuelAaronAbel JudeKyu-Sang
LeviLian-hsiManassahMarcus
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
MALE NAMES 3
JaredGhazanChua-guoBootsArthur BayanAbram
ChaganChamukaEphraimGorgasHamilton JeremiahMarkMatthewAbsalom
NehemiahNewtonNoahObadiah
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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PaulMitchellLian-xiang Jung-Bok Khao-weiHyun-SooIsaacEzraFredGabriel JeffersonFeng-haiDavidEdwardCyrusByung-YingCalebCarlShin-YingSilas
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE NAMES 5
ThaddeusThushyarshaTimothyShan-zu JosephWing-guiSimeonTaborShadrachShan-guoTenagonXiao-chingWingAugustBalthazaDanielEdwinFeng-zuFrank George
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE NAMES 6
PhilipPhineasReubenSimonSolomonTobiasYong-Soo
ZedekiahUriahWilliamStephenSuheTabanRobert JonathanSamson
Seun-KongAlbertArtemisChang-Sang
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
MALE NAMES 7
GershomHananAdamBenjaminCharlesChishpishEsau
EzekielBoazChang-KonEthan James JeremyHueng-Bok Jackson Jesse
Chinua Jim Jing-lin Joachim
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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XiaoHenry Joong-HuanHosea Joshua Job JoelAndrewHiram JohnNathaniel Joong-Jun Jock HezekiahAmos JonahNathanShin-Jun JosephMicah
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES 1
Rong-yanMargaretKezia Jezebel Jing-haFang-yiBethDinahAugustaAzubahBathshebaPrudencePermeliaNaomiObedienceAnabelleMarieYong-MiRosabelAdah
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES 2
Tsao-yiLady AbigailXiao-chenYong-ShinZhen-haAdelaide
MarillaOlivePhan-liRachelRebeccaAnnaBedeliaDorothy Edna
FideliaFlorence Jing-linSoo-Jung
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES 3
KhaiduMariaSally BitsyCarmenChoon-SunDaisy
DeborahSusanTryphenaZhen-lanSybilDeeClementineBok-LiCatherine
Bridey CandaceSamanthaRose
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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FEMALE NAMES 4
RuthSapor SarahAbiahXiao-liAdeliaMaryElectaMindwellMirabelPhilomenaAnneAsenathBelindaEmelineEstherHannahHelenHwa-Sook Betsy
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES 5
ChiuIsabella JaranBelle JemimaElizabethAe-HwaMarthaNaimanMehetabelHazelMilliePeninnahOtaspishPatienceArabelleBessieEdwina JuchiHester
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES 6
MuhuliHongEthelPhieliaEveFang-chenBess
AphraGraceMiriamMary AliceFrancesGladysGushtaspHong-yan
Kassar Hwa-JungSung-OhSybrina
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES 7
Judith Jung-Sook TemperanceKashtarituLeahKesiahKipchak
Kitty LavinaLien-kuiBethia Jung-JaLillianMabelTabithaMagdalene
CarmelChan-MinMarahMarianne
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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FEMALE NAMES 8
Relief DarisRong-kuiContentCorneliaDelilahSukiSung-HwaTalithaTamaraTirzahZillahSeraphinaSharonKhashtaspTheodosiaSong-huaBethanyChiu-huaConstance
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES 1
AngWashingtonTenagonFaisonOtaspishPerkinsNunezAtkinsonBangFunkeArmstrongChinuaBaoBealeThushpaBeaudoinMeekmokBellNiuSpencer
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES 2
GordonTorkelsonRodgersRoeSoaresRamirezBennett
BerryChungBertrandRayburnBishopBlackMiltonBlakeLedoux
BoganBoswellWilsonCampbell
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES 3
CapeWeiArbanCarpenterRubyCarrSanders
ChapmanChavezTaylor PerezGaumataChishpishDavidsonWebbChu
ChunMarshallChurchNichols
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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SURNAMES 4
ClarkMurphyWheelerColbyOhPerryCrozierCruzTanCunningham JordanDaiLeahyDanielsLopezKoppDashDaviesLeeMartinez
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES 5
FainFieldsMuhuliFisherFlintGhazanMeyerChamukaWalkerGibsonGonzalezSapor ArnoldGoreSpoonerGuoGushtaspNessGutierrezHodgkiss
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES 6
HowellIrvineIsukeWells JonesChong Juchi
KashtarituKennedyKhaiduKooKwanLuckLutzMartinRose
MeiMillerSunLorde
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES 7
NelsonTriceObrienOlsonOrtizOwensPak
DavisPetersPiercePlunkettRamosZaoRayRileyHoy
RiveraCroswellCooperRodriguez
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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SURNAMES 8
RogersBorchuAnhGomezRossRuizSanchezSuheHudsonSungSweeneyGurbanTorresTrueVasquezWagnerWestXueYoungSigurdsson
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
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Compiled by Joshua BishopRoby MALE Jim John Jack Rick Chuck StevenDonKenHank ScottFrank LawrenceDanAlanChristopher StanMartinLeeBillPete
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE
Mary PatSueBarbaraKatPamelaDiane
JanetLizCarolShirley Rebecca JudithBeverly Betty Anne
JaneMarilynSheilaGinny
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES (all celestial bodies)
PallasPomonaHarringtonAlbertsCallistoHoffmeister Bernes
AdeonaSimpsonTrojanHidalgoNereusPizarroPeltier Mercury Bede
Berkeley HyperionKennedy Kirkwood
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
Two-Fisted Space Opera
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Tattooed LandCompiled by Shreyas Sampat
The tattooed land is so-called because it marks its people; a family who
is settled there acquires an earthmark, some brand that can’t be washedaway or displaced. The land becomes a part of them.
Priests in the tattooed land, much like some sects of Buddhist monks,
take religious names; they refer to virtuous or terrible things, to remind the
faithful of what to fear or emulate. Religious names are unisex, even whenthey appear not to be (Yellow King, for instance).
The sound of these names is patterned after Turkish and Mongolian.
They’re also appropriate for Torchbearer.
MALE
Harud / forestKágubizg / horse rider Kothás / dagger Vinid / warrior Hasau / seeker Kassai / sandstormYosol / growing tall
Meyem / ragingKañañ / burningMór / birch treeSyar / breezeMorug / khanNásu / lightningSesut / poplar treeLástal / ash treeFaraz (or Ferz) / bean
Dhár / strongKathkár / hardened heartHosor / weaver Nawar / strength of youth
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
FEMALE
Luyun / blueKúlul / beeKálan / gooseNilázem / hawk Séliyál / sparrowElizdi / the hundredthLái Chweng / blackbird
Nábi / lambKíring / brillianceYedhem / shadeLuvayry / carpRadmér / moonower Ñíhlendu (Néllendu) / honeysuckleRáka / greenSóna / appleRésemu / bitter orange
Thesel / lycheePayusyem / duck Kásif / whiteNuíyal / crane
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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PRIESTS
Deeper-and-Deeper-Water Crippled Deer Desolate VesselSparrow BrandIronYellow KingOne Hundred EyesIn-Darkness-He-Is-Waiting the ClickingHospitable SwordSudden NightfallMagnicenceFlower-of-ForgettingSummer-Without-RainCreator-of-All-ThingsBitter River PatienceDarkened MoonBlack Flower Scattered Spider
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
EARTHMARKS
Fingers leave frost trails on surfacesClothes caked with mudMoss grows on right sideChewing a stalk of ripe wheatHands covered with tiny scratchesSand-crusted hair Always squinting as if looking into the sun
Smells of honeysuckle at dawn and dusk Shoulders wet with rainDried salt on armsDirt under ngernailsFeet always bare and grass-stainedGets irritable at low tideEyes that change to match the sky Makes sounds like stepping on twigsDry, dust-coated lips
Understands the language of birdsFace powdered with gold dustFeet purple from crushing grapes
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)
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TrickstersCompiled by Moyra Turkington Tricksters
Anansi, Ashanti mythology Exu, Yoruban mythology Loki, Norse mythology Iktomi Heyoka, Lakota mythology Coyote, Navajo mythology Raven, Haida mythology Saci, Brazilian folkloreBamapana, Australian AboriginalTill Eulenspiegel, German folkloreNasrudin, Islamic mythology Kitsune, Japanese mythology Sun Wukong, Chinese mythology Kaulu, Hawaiian mythology Renart, French folklorePrometheus, Greek mythology Sosruko, Caucasian mythology Kokopelli, Hopi / Zuni mythology Amaguq, Inuit mythology Púca, Irish mythology Ueuecoyotl, Aztec mythology
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
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Compiled by Shreyas Sampat
These Venerian names are myth-
ological names, Frenchied. Theyare useful for Planetary Romances.You can supplement it with an-
cient Greek and modern or medi-
eval French! There are not a lot of
male names, because men are from
Mars.
FEMALE 1
ThaliaMedéePandaréeDanaëMachariaArianeÊtenouAdaraCyreneLaetitiaCleiteÉandeNepheleOuranieLyraMelleColettePasiphaëPolyzèneAndromède
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE
ErasméPolluxPierrocÉpiersDemophonPanjeanThersandre
OrêtSinonEumelChristoph. EriphylErixEupendreCadmeAmbré
IcarePerdixCerçonChrysothème
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
FEMALE 2
NausicaaSeleneLakmé ÏambeElaraThemisteMelanie
LedaEnareteZenobiaHeroCalixteCassandre JalatéeEurydiçAlida
ThaïsAradiePerivieKore
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
Venerian
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Compiled by Brendan Adkins and
Meguey Baker
Make a Tavern any time, anyplace. Take one from Tavern Col-umn A and one from Tavern Col-umn B. Nearly all of these could
have ‘The’ before them.
Combine Regulars and Sur-names lists, or chain Epithet +Wench + Surname. Add a brawland some shady information about
the Dangerous Place Just Outside
of Town and viola! Instant adven-
ture.
TAVERNS COLUMN A
DancingHarp andVixen’sOddBlueThreeOak andGreyTop o’ theMaggie’sTatterly’sRod andFiveRobin’sStarlightShay’sKing Phillip’sClover andDustyGolden
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
DANGEROUS PLACES JUST OUTSIDE TOWN
Ashen Way Barrymore’s HoleCobblefallCold Riley Holler Dry Willow’s HovelEdger SeeGlass Junction
Greenslick WellHorse LeapIblis GrotKettleblack RoadPeppersnake FenQueery CaveQuicksilver InletSlipshine Gulley Splayhand Manor
Switchback TumbleTall Man’s ShadowThe Empty The Glow
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
TAVERNS COLUMN B
DoveDenBucksUnicornSistersAshGoose
GreenPlaceReelCrossroadsNestInnLoungeRoseMiller’s
GrifnLeaf BullStones
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
You All Meet in a Tavern...
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You All Meet in a Tavern...TAVERN REGULARS
ArpBailey BinkoCatgutDarby DoddEvritFrank Gipper JonLucky MordecaiOld BernOne-EyePatoRatchSoldier Thar UncleWhiskey
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
ANGLO-GERMANIC-ISH SURNAMES
AppelbaunBrunshausDooley DogskinElbertGoseGodardKnickerbingLumpley Moony Nobody Phalter PilgrimPoorpenny Putzkammer ScumbleSmithThewsday WossifaceCall-’Em-(select from epithets list)
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
TAVERN WENCH EPITHETS
BigBlack-EyedBlousy Dour The DuchessFriendly Frigid
“Holy” Jolly Knee-HighLove-A-Brick LoudPretty Ruddy Salty Shy
Slippery Sly SneezingThree-Beer
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
TAVERN WENCHES
AubraBeaulindaBrennaCherry Darcy DarvaElske
“Girl”Hella JaneKateKimLouisieMinaPanjandraPolly
PoppineSally VioletWinnie
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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COMMON MALE
Shawn McEwenBilly NolenMartin Twomey Allen Crossley Ryan DillmanTerry CollardEric PinkardGregory MangrumWillie HarknessMartin Blaylock Raymond MagnusonWillie FontenotRussell RaphaelBryan Murdock Curtis Zander Stephen MerkelRyan Deanda Joshua Shoemaker Russell Toner Jack Oakes
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
COMMON FEMALE
Dora MaxsonKristi BynumGina GrassoThelma ShoemakeCathy AddisKay Mccrory Gina Bates
Nicole ReevesStella LattimoreBrandi ForrestEmma FredericksPamela PinoDebbie Brodeur Angela Shockey Beth Buster Kayla Brandon
Emily ErdmanKay Michell Jenny HamillVirginia Roman
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
UNCOMMON MALE
Shon CoscaNathanael BryumLindsay PerschCedrick GretoEldridge DaugheteeBroderick AlfredoCristopher Crookston
Ezequiel HaggisRey McgarraughEllsworth FrankenfeldFiliberto Lansey Gaylord KanjirathingaKristofer DaurizioTuan GedrisGaston Conoly Wes Dekine
Michal HoyneLynwood ParshLonny Cierley Kraig Earenght
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
American Namescompiled by Brand Robins and
Misha Krilov
Ethnocentrism at its best: a
great deal of games are set in the
United States, even if the actual
game is played elsewhere. The fol-
lowing names are appropriate for
all of those modern-day games set
somewhere inspecic in the good ol’U.S. of A. Jason, this is just a spacer
paragraph I threw in here, and can
be replaced with some other intro
text at will.
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UNCOMMON FEMALE
Signe Nalty Joselyn LosavioFredia LustbergKaylene OgunyemiGulini GazoNga KuklenskiWai MinehanBrittni FrawkinDania AraneoAlysha Leasher Rebbecca AcevedaLaticia HettenhausenDelana Mesmer Falha Gruesbeck Celestina AhaltZita NeddoEma GraueBrunilda BullertKiesha BloedelVelvet Chetelat
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
Rare Names
These are among the most un-
popular names in the United States,pulled from census data. Out of a
sample of nearly two million names,
approximately forty-three thousandhad unique names. Note that wom-
en are about three times as likely as
men as to have a unique name; this
list reects the sampling.
RARE MALE
HazariSuphachadLaruAbundieDalisGoncaloSovanrithy
SeungyongIshOryanYunlongBeegieWattieNattapongLaksmonoSubhi
Rykeir SiberioSovandaraNyklus
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
RARE FEMALE 1
RalinaBophary Lan-DaiMridulaSuchinShealinCynthanie
SaraswathiBerneathaThembisaTantaNirawanSherilinChrysteeToshyaKatheron
TannetteRamondaSamraChantle
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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RARE FEMALE 2
PornwadeeMathannEtelaniLalofauKumiyoGenovelaQuocvanWan-ChihTersaNaliAlmaadeleSoraXuqiu JiaeZeenab JolleCanadaNikolettaIwonaShaunene
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
RARE FEMALE 3
TeyaKaelyneLavizsiaLoewen Jeehee JonolaNyleenFortinaNacheleYan-YingMilynneLudmelaMerrianAffanitaThanhthuDeolandaReyeneMistymarieDonishaSengchan
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MODERN AMERICAN YOUTH, MALE
TayshaunLanceZack Patrick GabeAnthony Andrew
CedricShelby JordanWill JakeLonney Jeremey StevenMorgan
NathanAvery FarrenEveret
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
MODERN AMERICAN YOUTH, FEMALE
TiaraTenileKimMorganShelby JordanShiori
Brittany Stephanie Julie JontaviaAllysonSieraNattalieWinter Bray
ChelseaTerraKelly Bobby
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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STRANGE MALE 1
Kelley VincenzoRuebenLuciusRolf ColtonMalik GastonArlenDelArdenMilanAmbroseChasRenaldoAndreasDarellRaleighTeodoroHuey
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
STRANGE FEMALE 1
MalenaArdeliaPeiVeronikaCarlitaCandraEvelynnKeiraAudria JaquelynDakotaMadaleneRosetteSeptember BryannaShandi JestineKallieTawnaBasilia
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
STRANGE MALE 2
TheoDarrick ThanhNigelAugustusTrinidadMel
DeonLymanTrey StanfordQuinn JonahOlenNewtonMilo
DarioBriceChanceMorton
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
STRANGE FEMALE 2
CasimiraZeniaMarielleShinTulaEmelinaVenetta
ArdelleDedeMoonSirenaCrystaKirstieLayneLilliMaisie
Cammy CharmainTildaAnja
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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STRANGE SURNAMES 1
Clavey Mitter BloniganMandler BoryczBlochberger YanaiTullisonPecatosteGavulaPhelpMarsellPasserinoSimmondCanatellaStrachmanGuevanaHerothReagey Cambronne
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
STRANGE SURNAMES 2
SerattiBawksLinderleaf Brunback SpyrakosKruzelMcGlohonKlitzner PoltonFontneauShindelGreenroseLazurek ShefteBourlier SarnesBelfastVlasak HilsgenLahne
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MODERN JOBS 1
Message Board AdministratorProduct Manager Clinical Applications Trainer Grinder System AnalystAccessibility Coordinator Financial Consultant
DVD Supervisor Geotechnical Engineer Home Economics Teacher Video Conferencing Engineer Character Animator MorticianCAD Operator Maintenance MechanicMachinist
Assembly Line Worker Mortgage Loan Processor Bilingual Customer ServiceAir Trafc Controller
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
MODERN JOBS 2
Lab TechChecker / Teller Collections/Credit AnalystDisplay Marketing RepPayroll Coordinator Aerospace Supply SpecialistDemolitions Crew
Loss Prevention SpecialistVisual Coordinator Pharmaceutical RepTool and Dye OperatorTour GuideLegal File ClerkReceptionistNuclear P3 Planner Tax CPA
Assistant Internet Researcher Federal X-Ray Inspector Border Patrol AgentUpholstery Repair Supervisor
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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MODERN JOBS 3
Pallet Jack MechanicCommercial Estimator Applications ArchitectHeadhunter Surgical TechnicianDietitianAid to Autistic AdultSpecimen Processing Supv.Physical TherapistTelemarketerChef TempSenior Buyer Martial Arts InstructorDriver Staff Subcontracts Manager Auditor Editor Lion Tamer Payphone Cash Collector
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
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Compiled by Eric J. Boyd
Arabic names are composed of
several parts:(1) The ism - A personal proper
name given shortly after birth. The
male and female names listed be-
low can all serve as isms. Adults are
seldom referred to by these names,
and it is an insult to refer to your
elders by their ism.
(2) The kunya - An honoric asthe father or mother of someone.
Consists of Abu (father of) [Name]or Umm (mother of) [Name]. Thename inserted is always that of
the father or mother’s rst bornson. Married persons are usually
referred to by their kunyas. Whenwriting out a full name, the person’s
kunya always precedes their ism.
(3) The nasab - A name show-ing that you are the son (ibn or
sometimes bin) or daughter (bint)
of your father or prior generation
male relative. When included in a
nasab, a kunya is converted to Abi
instead of Abu (e.g., Ibn Abi Talib). A
nasab follows the ism when listing
a person’s full name and generally
does not go back more than one or
two generations.
(4) The laqab - A religious epi-
thet or descriptive name. Usuallyone in the form of Abdul (Servant
of - male) or Amatul (Servant of -
female) followed by one of the 99
Arabicnames of Allah. Laqabs follow the
ism. In some cases, a laqab can serve
as an ism for a person, fullling itsrole in their name.(5) The nisba - A name indicat-
ing occupation, tribe of descent, or
geographical origin. Generally fol-
lows the ism or nasab, if there is
one.
Not all of these pieces need to
be used in any one person’s name.
Mix and match as you see t forgood Arabian avor.
When a modern Arab person’s
name is Westernized to a givenname and surname, it is usually an
ism and either nasab or nisba that
are used.
Examples:
Abu Hamzah Mansur Abdul-Latifal-Baghdadi
Ali Ibn Muhammad al-Misri
Ibn Da’wud al-Su
Abu Abdul-Matin Ibn Husayn
Umm Fadl Faiza Bint Khalid
kunya ism laqabnisba
nasabism nisba
nasab nisba
kunya with laqab ism nasab
kunya ism nasab
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MALE NAMES (ism, kunya, or nasab)
Abdullah (Servant of God)Abdul-Hayy (Servant of the Living)Abdul-Muhsin (Serves the Benefactor)Abdul-Rahman (Serves Compassion)Ahmad (Most highly adored)Ali (Noble, sublime)Amr (By my life)Baqar (Inevitable, powerful)Da’wud (David)Fadl (Reward, favor)Ghassan (Old Arabic name)Ghazi (Conqueror)Habib (Beloved)Hakim (Brother)Hamid (Praised)Hamzah (Lion)Hashim (Generous)Hassan (One who beauties)Husayn (Beautiful)Ibrahim (Abraham)
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE NAMES 2
Ihsan (Benecence)Imad (Pillar, condence)Imran (A prophet’s name)Inayat (Blessing, favor)Ishaq (Isaac)Ismail (Ishmael)Khalid (Eternal)Khalil (Beautiful, good friend)Mahmud (Commendable)Malik (Master)Mansur (Divinely aided, victorious)Marwan (Solid)Nabil (Noble, generous)Nashat (Joy)Nasr (Help, victory)Raq (Kind, friend)Rashid (Righteous)Sabir (Patient)Salim (Secure, free)Shahid (Witness)
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE NAMES 3
Shakir (Thankful))Sharif (Honest, noble)Sulayman (Solomon)Tahir (Pure, clean)Talib (Sender of truth, student)Thabit (Firm, established)Ubayd (Worshipper)
Umar (Name of the second caliph)Utbah (Threshold)Uthman (Name of the third caliph)Wadi (Calm, peaceful)Walid (Newborn child)Wasil (Inseparable friend)Yahya (John)Ya’qub (Jacob)Yazid (Old Arabic name)
Yusuf (Joseph)Zahir (Bright, shining)Zayd (In abundance, plentiful)Zia (Wise)
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES (isms)
A’isha (Life vivacious)Alina (Beautiful)Aminah (Trustworthy, faithful)Azizah (Esteemed, precious)Banujah (The daughter of al-Mahdi)Bilqis (Name of the Queen of Sheba)Bushra (Glad tidings)
Chanda (Moonlight)Dahab (Gold)Faiza (Gain)Fatima (A daughter of the Prophet)Ghaniyah (Beautiful)Hiba (Gift)Hafsah (Young lioness)Halima (Gentle, patient)Hasinah (Pretty)
Hayfa (Slender)Hind (India)Hullah (Old Arabic name)Izza (a slave girl, an early Muslim)
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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FEMALE NAMES 2
Jamilah (Beautiful) Jihan (Heavenly place) Jumana (Silver pearl)Kashifah (Revealer of secrets)Khadijah (First wife of the Prophet)Khalida (Abiding, forever)Layla (Of the night)Labna (Old Arabic name)Maheera (Expert)Maira (Moon)Manhalah (Spring)Maymuna (Blessed)Maysun (Beautiful of face and body)Muna (Water)Munisa (Gentle, friendly)Nasa (Precious gem)Namyla (Quiet)Naweed (Good news)Nuriyah (Light)Nusayba (One with good lineage)
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE NAMES 3
Qurratul-Ayn (Delight of the eye)Rabia (Spring)Ramisa (White rose)Rana (To gaze)Razia (Content, satised)Reeha (Air)Rudaba (Old Arabic name)Ruqayyah (Daughter of the Prophet)Sabiha (Graceful)Saadiya (Flower)Sahla (Easy, convenient)Sakina (Calm)Salamah (Soundness, integrity)Sawda (A wife of the Prophet)Sharayah (Poetess)Suraya (Star)Thana (Thankfulness)Urshia (One who belongs in the skies)Zaynab (Daughter of the Prophet)Zubaydah (Wife of a Caliph)
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES (nisbas)
al-’Abarta’ial-Adwanial-’Attar (The druggist)al-’Awwaqial-Badawial-Baghdadial-Basri
al-Burjanial-Darir (The blind)al-Dimashqial-Farabial-Ghanawial-Hallaj (The cotton dresser)al-Hamdanial-Hashimial-Hijazi
al-Hindial-Ifriqial-Isbahanial-Jaludi
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES 2
al-Kabir (The elder)al-Kasrawial-Katib (The writer)al-Khurasanial-Maghribial-Misrial-Najjar (The carpenter)
al-Nasrani (The Christian)al-Qayrawanial-Rahib (The monk)al-Rashid (The rightly guided)al-Rumial-Saghir (The younger)al-Shaybanial-Shirazial-Su (The mystic)
al-Talaqanial-Tayyib (The good)al-Tulunial-Wasiti
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
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LAQABS (some of the 99 names of Allah, used as surnames)
Al-Rahim - The Most MercifulAl-Quddus - The Most HolyAs-Salam - Peace and BlessingAl-Mu’min - The GuarantorAl-Aziz - The Almighty, the Self SufcientAl-Jabbar - The Powerful, the IrresistibleAl-Khaliq - The CreatorAl-Ghaffar - The Ever ForgivingAr-Razzaq - The Ever ProvidingAl-Fattah - The Opener, the Victory GiverAl-Alim - The All Knowing, the OmniscientAl-Mu’izz - The Giver of HonorAl-Latif - The Subtly KindAl-Haz - The PreserverAl-Mujib - The Responsive, the AnswererAl-Wadud - The Loving, the Kind OneAl-Majid - The All GloriousAl-Ba’ith - The Raiser of the DeadAl-Haqq - The Truth, the RealAl-Wakil - The Trustee, the Dependable
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
LAQABS 2
Al-Matin - The Firm, the SteadfastAl-Waliyy - The Protecting Friend, Patron, and HelperAl-Mubdi’ - The Producer, Originator, and Initiator of allAl-Muhyi - The Giver of LifeAl-Mumit - The Bringer of Death, the DestroyerAl-Hayy - The Ever LivingAl-Majid - The Illustrious, the Magnicent
Al-Wahid - The One, the All Inclusive, the IndivisibleAl-Muqtadir - The All Determiner, the DominantAl-Muqaddim - The Expediter, He who brings forwardAl-Awwal - The FirstAl-Akhir - The LastAz-Zahir - The Manifest; the All VictoriousAl-Batin - The Hidden; the All EncompassingAl-Barr - The Most Kind and RighteousAt-Tawwab - The Ever Returning, Ever Relenting
Al-Muntaqim - The AvengerAl-Jami’ - The Gatherer, the UnierAn-Nur - The LightAl-Hadi - The Guide
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
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BrazilianCompiled by Jason Morningstar and
Moyra Turkington
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_sur-names: “Most of Brazilian surnamesderive from Portuguese surnames.
When someone’s surname was un-
known, not veriable or consideredunpronounceable in Portuguese
language, their surname was usually
registered as “da Costa” when liv-ing near the sea coast or “da Silva”
(from the forest) if lived inland. The
surname “dos Santos” (from the
saints) was given to orphan chil-
dren.”
MALE
RuiCarlosEduardoAndréGonçaloCarlosMiguelTiagoGustavoPedroPaulo João.Manuel JoséAntónioAbelRamiroArlindoHelder Armindo
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE
AndreiaInês JoanaCarlaMaria ConstânciaCristinaSoa
SaraSusanaMaria DiamantinaBertaConceiçãoRosaGracindaIldaMaria João
AntóniaNatáliaLucindaMaria Alzira
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES 1
da CostaÁlvaresMoraesAndradeSáPiresSilveira
RegoSanchesMoreiraAmaralBorgesCardosoCarvalhoBrancoCastro
da SilvaDiasCavalcanteda Mata
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
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de JesusMunizAntunesSousaCoutoCruzTavaresNevesdo NascimentoFagundesFerreiraGarciaGilLimaMendesFernandesMendonçaDos Santosda ConceiçãoReis
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES 3
NogueiraOliveiraLinsMedeirosPereiraPintoBritoCabralAzevedoBernardesCâmaraRibeiroGomesHenriquesLopesMartins Jayme or JaimeRodriguesSerranoTorres
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
SOCCER SUPERSTARS
BrancoCafuMiniero Junior LucioCicinhoCris
EmersonFormigaDidiDungaLuisaoGilbertoZagalloKakaZe Roberto
TostaoAdrianoFredZico
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
TRIBES OF THE AMAZON BASIN
KayapoYekuanaIbanMehinacuXikruKatukinaKaiowa
KayabiSuyaPirahaAwáGuaraní JeripankóTicunaWoraniYanonami
MundurukuZuruahaTapirapéKamayurá
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
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ChechenCompiled by Jason Morningstar
Compiled from http://www-
chechnyafreeru/indexphp?lng=eng§ion=clanguageeng&row=5“Name is the glory of the mighty
but it can also be a disgrace and in-
famy of the weak”
FEMALE
ZulaiYakha / liveZarganMalika / queenYakhiyta / let her liveLaila / lily Zainab / buxomAisha / aliveKhaza / beautifulMaira / courageousFatimaYisa / stay Satziyta / let it stopMariamVeneraIyaNinaVeraMilanaDobryna
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE 1
Sutarbi / greedyAbdulrakhman / slave of the All-mighty Kurbika / proudAbbas / sullenDika / goodAbdul-KhamidAli / elevated
Akhmad / gloriedMukhammad / gloriousBulat / steelVadud / affectionateDaud / loving friend Jamal / beauty Jamaldin / the beauty of faithMansur / victoriousAyub / repentant
DzhalalAbu / fatherMagometSaid-Khasan
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
MALE 2
Abdul-MalikOsmanAslanbekKhadzhiKaty (yes, it is a guy’s name)MovsurAkhmat
Abdullah / slave of the AllahAslambekSalambekIbrakhim / father of all nationsMalik / possessor UsmanInarkaevZiyaNurdin
TashtemirYunusovAdnanYunus
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
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HamidovUmkhayevKadyrovAslakhanovKhadzhievBislievIbragimovMusliyevichRushisviliShervashidzeVizirovMelikovSultygovInarkaevichEldarkhanovKhadzhiyevGairbekovMasaevBazhaevUsamov
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
SURNAMES 2
AkhtakhanovSheripovKishievSultanovichDesheriyevArsanukayevVedzizhevKadievAkhtakhanovBataevChichigovDratchevGodinaKarataevPanovaRyzaevTimayevBatukayevKorgay Barsukov
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
NICKNAMES 1
Chiygyardig / a swallowKuyara / a hawkBorz / a wolfOvlur / a lamb of winter cattleLom / a lionBozh / a goatMarkha / a cloud
Seda / starBatta / lunarMayalkh-ayazni / solar beautyMoma / a partridgeSelasat / orioleChovka / a rookDurgali / a white-bellied martinMakkhal / a black kiteOlkhazar / a bird
Khyoza / a sparrowLecha / a falconAyrzu / an eagleKotam / a hen
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
NICKNAMES 2
Kameta / cometCha / a bearNal / a wild boar denoting powerZhyogal / a fox denoting servilityDakka / a mouse denoting sneakinessZizig a catKyeza / a puppy
Lu / a roe-buck Sai is a deer denoting gracefulnessKhokha / a doveTodakh / a piperNyanya / a roosterLaykHya / a snakeMoylkya / a lizardPkhid / a frogGezg / a spider
Segal / a eaZyubdar / a leechDeti / silverPolla / a buttery
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
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ChineseCompiled by Jonathan Walton
Westerners encounter Chinese names in a variety of different formats,
based on 1) which transliteration system (pinyin, Wade-Giles, HK govern-ment, some improvised system) is being used, 2) which dialect the name is
being transcribed from (Mandarin, Cantonese, Fukien), 3) which order thevarious parts of the name (surname, given name, English name) are put in.
Let’s deal with the last issue rst, since it’s the most complex.
ORDERING CHINESE NAMES
Traditional: Surname + Given Name = Liang Jiawei / Leung Chiu-wai
Traditional HK Style: Anglo Name + Surname + Given Name = TonyLeung Chiu-wai
Short Flipped HK Style: Anglo Name + Surname =Tony Leung
Long Flipped HK Style: Anglo Name + Given Name + Surname = Tony Chiu-wai Leung
SPACE, NO SPACE, HYPHEN, APOSTROPHE?
If you have a two-character given name (or a rare two-character sur-
name), you can either put a space between the characters and capitalizeboth (Chiu Wai), hyphenate them and capitalize just the rst one or both(Chiu-wai / Chiu-Wai), not have any divider between them at all (Jiawei), or,if there’s the possibility that running them together might cause them to be
read incorrectly, you can put an apostrophe between the two characters
(Ji’nan vs. Jin’an). Which method you use also has cultural considerations.People from HK and Taiwan (and Macao, and Singapore) love hyphens.
Hyphenate that bad boy and be done with it. But they’re not always con-
sistent, so you could do it another way, if you prefer. People from the
mainland tend to run the characters together and use apostrophes in the
rare cases where they might be necessary. Usually you don’t need a divider
(Mao Zedong, Zhu Rongji, Deng Xiaoping). Some people prefer to space all
the characters out (Deng Xiao Ping), but this is much less common.
Chinese people in other parts of the world (the diaspora) are not espe-cially consistent. Look up a bunch of Chinese names in the area you wantyour character to be from and punctuate your name accordingly.
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ChineseCHINESE SURNAMES
There is a limited list of com-
monly-encountered Chinese sur-names, numbering around 500. Mostof these are a single character, but
two-character surnames do existand are especially popular for dra-
matic personae because of their un-
usual avor. The 20 most commonsurnames account for around 50%
of the population, which is why you
encounter so many people named
Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu, Huang, Zhao,
Ma, etc. The 100 most common
surnames account for about 85% of
Chinese people everywhere.
COMMON SURNAMES 1
Li / Li / LeeWang / Wang / WongZhang / Chang / CheungLiu / Liu / LauChen / Ch’en / ChanYang / Yang / YeungHuang / Huang / WongZhao / Chao / ChiuZhou / Chou / ChowWu / Wu / NgXu / Hsu / TsuiSun / Sun / SuenZhu / Chu / ChuMa / Ma / MaHu / Hu / WooGuo / Kuo / Kwok Lin / Lin / LamHe / He / HoGao / Kao / KoLiang / Liang / Leung
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
COMPOUND SURNAMES
Baili / Pak LeeDongfang / Tung FongDuanmu / Tuen MukGongsun / Kung SuenGuliang / Kuk LeungHelian / Hak LinHuyan / Fu Yin
Linghu / Ling WuMurong / Mo YungNangong / Nam KungOuyang / Au YeungShangguan / Sheung KwunSima / Sze MaSitu / Sze ToTaishi / Tai ShiXimen / Sai Mun
Zhangsun / Cheung SuenZhuge / Chu KokZhurong / Chok YungZuoren / Tso Yan
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
17)18)19)20)
COMMON SURNAMES 2
Zheng / Cheng / ChengLuo / Lo / LoSong / Sung / SoongXie / Hsieh / TseTang / T’ang / TongHan / Han / HonCao / Ts’ao / Tso
Xu / Hsu / HuiDeng / Teng / TangXiao / Hsiao / SiuFeng / Feng / FungZeng / Tseng / TsangCheng / Ch’eng / ChingCai / Ts’ai / ChoiPeng / P’eng / PangPan / P’an / Poon
Yuan / Yuan / YuenYu / Yu / YueDong / Tung / TungYu / Yu / Yee
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)
8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)
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Chinese given names are either
one or two characters and can bealmost anything. However, in prac-
tice, most character combinations
don’t make good names. Devel-
oping a sense of what is and isn’t
a good name can be difcult if youare not in an environment where
you know thousands of Chinesepeople and can infer good names
from those you already know.
There are names that are clear-
ly female, those that are clearly
male, and those that are ambiguous.
Generally, female names are often
related to owers, birds, beauty,
and other “feminine” things. Malenames are often abstract virtues
(strength, diligence, wherewithal).
Some given names either are
or sound like verb-object combina-
tions or other grammatical phrases,
like “seeks truth” or “bright future.”
Not all of them make that kind of
grammatical sense. My Chinesename means “strong life,” but no
one would actually use that charac-
ter combination in a sentence.
a) Generational Names
Traditionally, all family members
of a specic generation (you, your
siblings, and your cousins) mightshare the rst character of theirgiven name. Li Mubai, for example,might have a cousin named Li Mu-
rong. The next generation wouldhave a different generational charac-
ter in their name. Sometimes thesecharacters, when written together,
form a poem or admonition. Gen-
erational names are not especially
common in modern times (partially
due to the One Child Policy), butyou do run into them occasionally,
with cousins. Soon, however, most
urban people won’t have cousins.
b) Birth Order Names
Way, way back, the rst charac-ter of your given name was often an
indication of what order you were
born in. This practice is even less
common than generational names,
but sometimes a family will decideto be old fashioned. Still, let’s not
deal with it.
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ChineseFEMALE MANDARIN GIVEN NAMES 1
Yandong JianxiuLuliXiulianShengFangchun JieChunmeiGuoying JingzhenYipingLingPingyanShiyu JinhuaDanXiuliLiliYintingPaihong
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
MALE MANDARIN GIVEN NAMES 1
ZhongyuHui JinSiqinGuomingLichenHaocaiKehuiTienongKuiyuanKuangdiZhaozhuoMengfuXuanMengLeiZhaoguoTieyingHuaren Jialu
1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)11)12)13)14)15)16)17)18)19)20)
FEMALE MANDARIN GIVEN NAMES 2
LihuaHuirongMeiHongwuHuiCunxiuZhua