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Re: What's in a name, anyway?
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lugnet.castle
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Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:38:36 GMT
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im personally a big fan of maps, maps, and maps. I'd check out a map of
medieval europe, middle east, and central asia. Those are the areas i
personally like best. id also get a big version of Tolkien's Middle Earth for
naming solutions; i know tolkien has been a huge influence on my naming (altho
waining at the moment).
i also learn about alot of names by playing Civilization (i, ii, or iii), since
they suggest names of various nationalities everytime you build a new city. it
helps get a feel of different sounding names that have a ring of actuality to
them.
-lenny
In lugnet.castle, Dave Amos writes:
> Hello hello! Ive been thinking long and hard for medieval names for towns,
> cities and villages. Unfortunately, I seem to be having
> city-name-writers-block! I tend to get some ideas from ancient Greece and
> Star Wars planet names, but those'll only carry someone so far. :)
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> Anyone want to suggest names that they particularly like but wouldnt mind
> putting into the public record? The more creative the better! I think that
> names with a ' in it are interesting, such as Blut'ader (I think I spelled
> it correctly!) But I also like the flow of more traditional names. What do
> others think about this subject? Where do you all get your inspirations?
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> Cheers,
> Dave
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| (...) I did a lot of research in coming up with all the name elements I used. First I sketched out a rough map of the Kingdom and the surrounding lands (which I'm still working on turning into something that can go up on my site) and divided the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.castle)
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| Hello hello! Ive been thinking long and hard for medieval names for towns, cities and villages. Unfortunately, I seem to be having city-name-writers-block! I tend to get some ideas from ancient Greece and Star Wars planet names, but those'll only (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.castle)
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