Good backstory. No name [Archive] - Wizards Community

Good backstory. No name [Archive] - Wizards Community

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dragonman407
04-18-05, 06:29 PM I want my character to be a monk with a greater gold dragon bloodline. He is the son of an eternal hero (person who did something extrodinary during his life and is now chained to reality, reborn many times) who was the last dragon rider of the fifth age. Tatooed with a dragon on his back, he was left outside a monestary to be raised until he could go out on his own adventure.

Does anyone please hva a name i could use?
b6
04-19-05, 09:50 AM i am not one good with naming.
however, i think the real question to ask is what his father's name would be.
if the father is truly that noble, renowned, etc. then he would often be referred to as "son of X," you know?
his name will be important of course, but do NOT forget to name the father. until your character makes a name for himself, it will likely be hard to get out of his father's shadow...
Nuntius128
04-19-05, 03:24 PM Kren, perhaps? It sounds fairly Draconic to me, while also sounding like a potentially apt monk name.
dragonman407
04-19-05, 06:05 PM Im sorry. i didn't mention that no one knows who his father is. He was just left at the monestary. To everyone else, he's just an orphan.
Tibs
04-21-05, 12:59 AM Maybe this will give a good place to start.

Branson-"son of Brando (medieval Germanic name derived from brand "sword")

Kendrick- "bold power" from Old English Ceneric

Casimir-Means "to destroy peace", derived from the Slavic element kazic "to destroy" combined with mir "peace"

Lorccan-Means "little fierce one", derived from Irish Gaelic lorcc "fierce" combined with a diminutive suffix

Cinaed-Means "born of fire" in Gaelic

Erol-Means "brave" in Turkish

Aldrick-Possibly derived from the Germanic elements ald "old" and ric "ruler, power".

Cyrus-may be related to the Persian word khur "sun". The name is sometimes associated with Greek kyrios "lord"
Daniel _the_Zodiac
04-21-05, 01:28 AM Usually I look up a word that describes my character in another language and go from there, for instance:

I had an evil fighter named Syrnex from the Latin 'Syr' meaning slaughter or massacre and I had a sorcerer named Armigeroth from the word Armigerous which means "bearing arms" or "regal".

or you could just make up a name. Groovy, huh?
TheDarkOne Mk2
04-23-05, 06:57 AM I really like the name Mandarb (means blade in R. Jordan's old tongue)
or Yatim (it means orphan in indonesian), perhaps Osa. Aan'allein (true its pure theft but in Jordan's books it means one man or similar) :D
Siduakal
04-23-05, 07:01 AM For names, seriously, go here.. http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=389463

Just ask TRRW for a name. (The Red Robed Wizard)

He's got an uncanny knack for it. It's a post I started a while back that is still not dead, everyone asks him for names. He's scary with how good he is at naming things. Just read the rules he posts in his first reply.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
dragonman407 04-18-05, 06:29 PM	I want my character to be a monk with a greater gold dragon bloodline. He is the son of an eternal hero (person who did something extrodinary during his life and is now chained to reality, reborn many times) who was the last dragon rider of the fifth age. Tatooed with a dragon on his back, he was left outside a monestary to be raised until he could go out on his own adventure. Does anyone please hva a name i could use?
b6 04-19-05, 09:50 AM	i am not one good with naming. however, i think the real question to ask is what his father's name would be. if the father is truly that noble, renowned, etc. then he would often be referred to as "son of X," you know? his name will be important of course, but do NOT forget to name the father. until your character makes a name for himself, it will likely be hard to get out of his father's shadow...
Nuntius128 04-19-05, 03:24 PM	Kren, perhaps? It sounds fairly Draconic to me, while also sounding like a potentially apt monk name.
dragonman407 04-19-05, 06:05 PM	Im sorry. i didn't mention that no one knows who his father is. He was just left at the monestary. To everyone else, he's just an orphan.
Tibs 04-21-05, 12:59 AM	Maybe this will give a good place to start. Branson-"son of Brando (medieval Germanic name derived from brand "sword") Kendrick- "bold power" from Old English Ceneric Casimir-Means "to destroy peace", derived from the Slavic element kazic "to destroy" combined with mir "peace" Lorccan-Means "little fierce one", derived from Irish Gaelic lorcc "fierce" combined with a diminutive suffix Cinaed-Means "born of fire" in Gaelic Erol-Means "brave" in Turkish Aldrick-Possibly derived from the Germanic elements ald "old" and ric "ruler, power". Cyrus-may be related to the Persian word khur "sun". The name is sometimes associated with Greek kyrios "lord"
Daniel _the_Zodiac 04-21-05, 01:28 AM	Usually I look up a word that describes my character in another language and go from there, for instance: I had an evil fighter named Syrnex from the Latin 'Syr' meaning slaughter or massacre and I had a sorcerer named Armigeroth from the word Armigerous which means "bearing arms" or "regal". or you could just make up a name. Groovy, huh?
TheDarkOne Mk2 04-23-05, 06:57 AM	I really like the name Mandarb (means blade in R. Jordan's old tongue) or Yatim (it means orphan in indonesian), perhaps Osa. Aan'allein (true its pure theft but in Jordan's books it means one man or similar) :D
Siduakal 04-23-05, 07:01 AM	For names, seriously, go here.. http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=389463 Just ask TRRW for a name. (The Red Robed Wizard) He's got an uncanny knack for it. It's a post I started a while back that is still not dead, everyone asks him for names. He's scary with how good he is at naming things. Just read the rules he posts in his first reply.