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Good names Camilla Send a noteboard - 19/09/2010 11:25:23 AM
Reading Joe's post below, I remembered that I really like the name Ilyena. It is, to my mind, the best of the made-up names of Robert Jordan's books. And science fiction and fantasy suffers under a tendency to make up some stupid names, frequently unpronounceable, which only seem to be there to make it clear that we are not talking about the real world. Being slightly obsessed with how words sound and also how names fit things, this is something I find rather distressing.

So.

-What is your favourite made-up name in a work of fiction?

-What is the worst example you can think of?
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Good names Camilla - 19/09/2010 11:25:23 AM 1431 Views
eyjafjallajökull? jh - 19/09/2010 01:16:49 PM 847 Views
Yes, that one is quite evil Camilla - 19/09/2010 01:19:16 PM 920 Views
Hmm. snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:03:49 PM 882 Views
Awww Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:06:44 PM 1014 Views
It makes sense for him, though. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:12:23 PM 840 Views
Re: It makes sense for him, though. Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:14:36 PM 843 Views
Re: It makes sense for him, though. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:19:07 PM 906 Views
sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:40:35 PM 753 Views
Re: sorry to keep nitpicking Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:42:45 PM 783 Views
Re: sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:44:32 PM 839 Views
Mat and Elayne and Thom are pretty recognizable as English names *NM* Darth_Katie - 19/09/2010 04:32:20 PM 380 Views
Some Dutch girl's names are lovely. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:20:57 PM 871 Views
Yeah, he once said that BlackAdder - 19/09/2010 08:47:05 PM 824 Views
But it's spelled Elena or Yelena in the Roman alphabet, surely. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:14:46 PM 934 Views
I know the example I quoted is spelt that way snoopcester - 19/09/2010 04:19:56 PM 830 Views
I actually rather like David Eddings' names. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:26:52 PM 1010 Views
Re: I actually rather like David Eddings' names. Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:28:30 PM 800 Views
Ce'Nedra is one of the rare cases where the apostrophe is justified. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:16:51 PM 842 Views
Me too Elaine - 20/09/2010 03:01:02 PM 891 Views
Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" ) Lordling - 19/09/2010 02:45:22 PM 898 Views
Re: Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" ) Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:49:53 PM 890 Views
Funny, I hate the "neigh-neev" pronunciation. Darth_Katie - 19/09/2010 04:29:14 PM 948 Views
me too ranagrande - 19/09/2010 06:31:11 PM 748 Views
Re: Funny, I hate the "neigh-neev" pronunciation. Lordling - 19/09/2010 06:45:54 PM 937 Views
Mild-may-your-sufferings-be-at-the-hands-of-the-wicked. Chas - 19/09/2010 04:18:31 PM 884 Views
That is very cool. *NM* Camilla - 19/09/2010 04:21:49 PM 355 Views
I just looked up that book series... Missa Sedai - 20/09/2010 05:24:11 PM 945 Views
Quite a bit. Chas - 21/09/2010 12:04:51 AM 842 Views
It's fantastic. *NM* Aeryn - 21/09/2010 04:02:16 PM 396 Views
iain m banks has some great names... temeraire - 19/09/2010 04:52:49 PM 827 Views
I was grumbling to myself about his names last night Camilla - 19/09/2010 04:56:44 PM 918 Views
That's a fairly silly stance, you know. Legolas - 19/09/2010 05:04:22 PM 997 Views
I don't know Camilla - 19/09/2010 05:08:29 PM 801 Views
hehe... sometimes i just make up my own nicknmes when his are too long temeraire - 21/09/2010 04:37:43 PM 847 Views
I've always been quite impressed by Anomander Rake. Tim - 19/09/2010 10:05:10 PM 793 Views
That is a good name, I agree. Camilla - 19/09/2010 10:18:37 PM 719 Views
I like that the older beings in Malazan have varying names (e.g. Anomandaris Purake). *NM* Ghavrel - 20/09/2010 02:20:15 AM 367 Views
I was going to mention that one myself, too. Just rolls right off the tongue. Delicious. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 20/09/2010 06:13:10 AM 434 Views
The ships in the Culture do have the BEST names. *NM* LiterateDog - 20/09/2010 07:13:45 PM 381 Views
Robb Hobb has the easiest names in the Fitz series *NM* Dark Knight - 20/09/2010 03:50:07 AM 387 Views
oh man, i don't know how i forgot robin hobb...... i adore her names. especially nighteyes. *NM* temeraire - 21/09/2010 04:31:33 PM 389 Views
A Song of Ice and Fire tends to have good names. Grounded, but just exotic enough. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 20/09/2010 06:14:13 AM 365 Views
+1 *NM* Fox and Ravens - 20/09/2010 05:11:58 PM 347 Views
Hands down winner is Zaphod Beeblebrox. *NM* Tigr - 20/09/2010 03:56:58 PM 390 Views
So true *NM* Camilla - 20/09/2010 04:00:06 PM 348 Views
I don't know who has the best names overall, but I'll always love the name Bellatrix Lestrange. LiterateDog - 20/09/2010 07:12:18 PM 850 Views
That is a very good one. Camilla - 20/09/2010 07:13:42 PM 800 Views
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