Earth Names for OC's?

Thanks to all.

 

Also writing names that you've heard of, but never seen written down work, as long as they're unusual. Most people would never recognize some misspelled strange name of an unknown place. I've found this works for me: I have an OC named after part of what was I think a Japanese restaurant, and another after a barber shop.

 

Right. I mean, Anakin= Annie, for instance, and Annie is a common (girl) earthname. It stands to reason that most names are shortened from GFFA versions.

Actually, I used the nickname Annie for a girl I named Anakae (after Anakin).

So, "Mary" could very well be short for something.

It could easily become Maryl of Marylle.

But it would look strange to have a character names Odysseus.

Name an alien female Odisaes. That way it won't be strange.

List of earth names I've used:

Mercure (mercury in French)
Sil (s'il vous/tu plait from Fr)
Sheng (holy in Chinese)
Nuren (woman in Chinese)
Ta'kar (takari from Digimon)
Kodachi (Ranma 1/2 character, so it must mean something in Japanese)
Crestal (Crystal)
Janier (janvier without v)

Nom=name in French Anor=some place here

If you ever need help naming a character, PM me and I can give you a Chinese version of the desired character and no one will ever figure it out.

 

Thanks.

 

I think Anikan's name was probably based off the (fairly common, at least around here) girl's name Anika.

Another important consideration is the meaning of a name-- Naming a character Britanny, Austin, or Paris wouldn't fly not just because they're common, but because they're associated with places that don't exist in the GFFA. Naming someone Jesus or Madonna would have the same problem (And yes, these are rediculous examples, but hopefully the point is clear).

I recomend http://www.behindthename.com as far as name sites go. Very strong, well-researched database.

A good way to go is to look for names from other languages. I had to come up with a handful of names for Naboo OCs recently, and relied on Greek, Indian, and Italian names.

Chinese, Japanese, and Thai names are good for this, too, especially if you're looking for names that can be tweeked. I looked into this when trying to name a Jedi Master, and found the japanese name Kenji, meaning "strong second son." Thus, Ken-Ji Thuy was born.

African, American Indian, Maori, and Aboriginal names often sound very foreign to most people as well, and can be tweeked easily into good Star Wars names. Eastern European names, to some extent, work this way too.

Justm y 0.02,
~Roo

 

Hmmmm....no earh names hey? Oopps -[face_embarrased]

Sara - Sarah (easy and it suits her - even its meaning is used correctly in the story)
Caelum - Callum
Juli - Julie
Tara - Tara
Davin - David
Rohnin - Ronin
Fitz - Fitz (it means bastard in English so it's actually quite fitting)
Jed - Jed
Kirshoff - Kristof
Alfric - Alrick or Alfred depending on whichever you want
Sonnet - Sonnet (yes, as in the poem)

That's nearly all my OC's....oops. I acually think though that most of the time it works if the name is right and it suits the character.

Kithera (a latin instrument like a lute)

 

I think Anikan's name was probably based off the (fairly common, at least around here) girl's name Anika.


*cringes* Anakin, not Anikan. But the relation to Anika could still be true... And that's an interesting association. I never thought of that.

Behind the Name.com is a wonderful site- I use it for naming all my characters, fan fic and original alike.

And Kit, I like those names, actually. Changing names like that works well, IMO, and they still have earth roots, yet something unique that makes them fit in the SW universe.

 

LOL, the name Anika reminds me too much of Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking...

 

Heh...I was trying to think of why Anika seemed familiar to me- and now I know why, because of that!

 

Naming a character Britanny, Austin, or Paris wouldn't fly not just because they're common, but because they're associated with places that don't exist in the GFFA.

Hm... *gets annoying ideas about a girl named Naboo*
What's the name of the Wookie planet again?

Sil (s'il vous/tu plait from Fr)

That's a strange one... S'il, that means "if he" (or "it" in this case), doesn't it?
I never thought of this.

One of my OC's name is Nemo Williams, but the plotbunny hopped away after I watched Finding Nemo. Maybe it'll come back in 2 or 3 years, just like all the others.

I took Nemo from the Odysseus story, where he tells Polyphemos (a cyclops) that his name was No-One (=Nemo).

Ah, those sweet memories of Latin lessons... "Nemo me oculo spoliavit, nemo me necare studet!" I never have to translate things like that again for the rest of my life!

*hums the Pippi Longstocking tune*
****!

 

Thanks a bunch, all of you. I think y'inz have provided enough OC names for the whole remainder of the five-part arc, and into whatever project I start after the Renewal arc wraps. I'll leave this unlocked for others to read and find treasues. Thanks again to you.

 

Depends on what species the character is - for humans it works well - I have a character called Carrie in my Wookiee wars story,(after Carrie Fisher of course!) and a character called Kaitlin (though I've not posted any stories with her in yet here.) I'm working on the stories I've already started before getting round to her, but that just depends on whether or not they change the rule on interspecies relationships - if it doesn't then I'll have to post them else where.

For aliens, I always try to use an exotic sounding name. I particularly like making up the complex names of Wookiees. If you gave aliens a too human sounding name then they won't sound alien enough - but Zak works well for a Shistavanen because you got the name Lak Sivrak.

 

Ah, those sweet memories of Latin lessons... "Nemo me oculo spoliavit, nemo me necare studet!" I never have to translate things like that again for the rest of my life!

Oh yes. And can you believe that I was crazy enough to attempt to have Latin as a Profilfach? Then I got smart and switched to Chemistry...which isn't much better...

For aliens, I always try to use an exotic sounding name.

What you can do sometimes is repeat letters, or add in apostrophes occasionally. Just don't go overboard. And try to actually prounounce the names yourself, so you know if others, i.e. the characters in your fic, can pronounce them as well.

 

Um, Zebula, I don't know if anyone here was actually offering for you to use their OC names. I think they were just giving examples.


Dana

 

I know, I meant the examples got the balls rolling. I apologize if people were under the impression I was stealing their ideas. Just like me to screw up something like that ... I'm not a thief. Just a screw-up at times.


After this set, I'll only have two more major OC's to appear, one of which is human, the other is Bothan.

 

No, you're not a screw-up, it was just a misunderstanding. Good luck with naming your characters.


Dana

 

After this set, I'll only have two more major OC's to appear, one of which is human, the other is Bothan.

Humans, almost anything works as long as it sounds good.

As for Bothans it's sort of a given name + family name ' clan name.

For Example:

Borsk Fey'lya, Admiral Kre'fey, Asyr Sei'lar, Dren Kre'lar, Nellas Tel'nar, and Azira Ral'sei.

The first three are canon characters, the last three are my own creations.

Here is a website for Bothan Names

 

Do what Arin_Atona does. He took my name--Kathryn--and my nickname. Therefore hrynkat is broken up kathryn and tar'lya is ishTAR+lya. So there was a crazy Bothan named Hrynkat Tar'lya in his story On the Shoulders of Giants. It'll give you an excuse to kill obnoxious readers.

 

Do what Arin_Atona does. He took my name--Kathryn--and my nickname. Therefore hrynkat is broken up kathryn and tar'lya is ishTAR+lya. So there was a crazy Bothan named Hrynkat Tar'lya in his story On the Shoulders of Giants.

Meh... that's cheating a little bit if you ask me, but I have used friends as personality guidelines for characters, so I'm not much better.

 

My friend Jen has shown up in various places as Anara, Liara, and Meriam.

 

"If you ever need help naming a character, PM me and I can give you a Chinese version of the desired character and no one will ever figure it out. "

Unless of course, someone speaks Chinese...

 

My friend Jen has shown up in various places as Anara, Liara, and Meriam.

Dren, Ryo and Sho-Nan(characters in my fic-in-progress) are all slight variations on myself, my brother, and my friend Marie respectively.

 

I'm well aware of Bothan naming conventions. This OC's clan is known to readers (a bit too well, perhaps), and all I need is her given name, for which I'm just going to translate a trait into a foriegn language. And the human is Luke and Mara's three-year-old daughter, whom I have decided to name Bethshana (or Beth for short).