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I was grumbling to myself about his names last night Camilla Send a noteboard - 19/09/2010 04:56:44 PM
my favorite being the high lady sharrow (i named my dog after her). his ship names are excellent. some of them are unpronounceable too though, and leave much to be desired... but generally i love them...


Granted, I have only read the one book, and I like Balveda's name, but some of the others are annoying.

grrm has some nice names, but also some annoying ones. the use of the letter q (which makes me read it as uvular stop, as in ipa) always pisses me off because i get distracted trying to pronounce the names instead of reading on :-P qhorin, qyburn, qo'horik. more like q'annoying. :P

rj's names are ok, but the intended pronunciation gets ridiculous sometimes and i just go with whatever i think it should sound like. well... i do that whenever that happens, actually.


Well, he has gone the dull, but safe route in much of his naming, by taking them from history.

i vaguely remember i didn't like erikson's names much. i also can't stand his writing, so i can't quote them since i only read 1/4 of gardens of the moon. (too disparate, couldn't follow the story because every time you almost understand what's happening he jumps to somewhere else entirely; i got pissed off and quit.)


I didn't like Gardens of the Moon much, either. Deadhouse Gates is better. I have not read the rest. I am waiting for the series to be finished. Perhaps then.

pratchett and gaiman tend to have very nice names that you feel good about... they're more homey or something. :)


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Good names Camilla - 19/09/2010 11:25:23 AM 1238 Views
eyjafjallajökull? jh - 19/09/2010 01:16:49 PM 668 Views
Yes, that one is quite evil Camilla - 19/09/2010 01:19:16 PM 735 Views
Hmm. snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:03:49 PM 699 Views
Awww Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:06:44 PM 838 Views
It makes sense for him, though. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:12:23 PM 666 Views
Re: It makes sense for him, though. Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:14:36 PM 658 Views
Re: It makes sense for him, though. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:19:07 PM 723 Views
sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:40:35 PM 573 Views
Re: sorry to keep nitpicking Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:42:45 PM 596 Views
Re: sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:44:32 PM 652 Views
Mat and Elayne and Thom are pretty recognizable as English names *NM* Darth_Katie - 19/09/2010 04:32:20 PM 303 Views
Some Dutch girl's names are lovely. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:20:57 PM 680 Views
Yeah, he once said that BlackAdder - 19/09/2010 08:47:05 PM 637 Views
But it's spelled Elena or Yelena in the Roman alphabet, surely. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:14:46 PM 756 Views
I know the example I quoted is spelt that way snoopcester - 19/09/2010 04:19:56 PM 627 Views
I actually rather like David Eddings' names. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:26:52 PM 828 Views
Re: I actually rather like David Eddings' names. Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:28:30 PM 622 Views
Ce'Nedra is one of the rare cases where the apostrophe is justified. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:16:51 PM 651 Views
Me too Elaine - 20/09/2010 03:01:02 PM 712 Views
Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" ) Lordling - 19/09/2010 02:45:22 PM 726 Views
Re: Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" ) Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:49:53 PM 709 Views
Funny, I hate the "neigh-neev" pronunciation. Darth_Katie - 19/09/2010 04:29:14 PM 757 Views
me too ranagrande - 19/09/2010 06:31:11 PM 563 Views
Re: Funny, I hate the "neigh-neev" pronunciation. Lordling - 19/09/2010 06:45:54 PM 746 Views
Mild-may-your-sufferings-be-at-the-hands-of-the-wicked. Chas - 19/09/2010 04:18:31 PM 727 Views
That is very cool. *NM* Camilla - 19/09/2010 04:21:49 PM 280 Views
I just looked up that book series... Missa Sedai - 20/09/2010 05:24:11 PM 678 Views
Quite a bit. Chas - 21/09/2010 12:04:51 AM 661 Views
It's fantastic. *NM* Aeryn - 21/09/2010 04:02:16 PM 308 Views
iain m banks has some great names... temeraire - 19/09/2010 04:52:49 PM 647 Views
I was grumbling to myself about his names last night Camilla - 19/09/2010 04:56:44 PM 739 Views
That's a fairly silly stance, you know. Legolas - 19/09/2010 05:04:22 PM 810 Views
I don't know Camilla - 19/09/2010 05:08:29 PM 628 Views
hehe... sometimes i just make up my own nicknmes when his are too long temeraire - 21/09/2010 04:37:43 PM 653 Views
I've always been quite impressed by Anomander Rake. Tim - 19/09/2010 10:05:10 PM 603 Views
That is a good name, I agree. Camilla - 19/09/2010 10:18:37 PM 544 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 287 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 360 Views
The ships in the Culture do have the BEST names. *NM* LiterateDog - 20/09/2010 07:13:45 PM 309 Views
Robb Hobb has the easiest names in the Fitz series *NM* Dark Knight - 20/09/2010 03:50:07 AM 312 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 312 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 291 Views
+1 *NM* Fox and Ravens - 20/09/2010 05:11:58 PM 277 Views
Hands down winner is Zaphod Beeblebrox. *NM* Tigr - 20/09/2010 03:56:58 PM 309 Views
So true *NM* Camilla - 20/09/2010 04:00:06 PM 272 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 660 Views
That is a very good one. Camilla - 20/09/2010 07:13:42 PM 607 Views
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