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Robb Hobb has the easiest names in the Fitz series *NM* Dark Knight Send a noteboard - 20/09/2010 03:50:07 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?
Formerly Mat Bloody Cauthon on Wotmania, blessed be its name
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Good names Camilla - 19/09/2010 11:25:23 AM 1471 Views
eyjafjallajökull? jh - 19/09/2010 01:16:49 PM 887 Views
Yes, that one is quite evil Camilla - 19/09/2010 01:19:16 PM 958 Views
Hmm. snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:03:49 PM 918 Views
Awww Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:06:44 PM 1048 Views
It makes sense for him, though. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:12:23 PM 876 Views
Re: It makes sense for him, though. Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:14:36 PM 880 Views
Re: It makes sense for him, though. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:19:07 PM 946 Views
sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:40:35 PM 796 Views
Re: sorry to keep nitpicking Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:42:45 PM 819 Views
Re: sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:44:32 PM 878 Views
Mat and Elayne and Thom are pretty recognizable as English names *NM* Darth_Katie - 19/09/2010 04:32:20 PM 395 Views
Some Dutch girl's names are lovely. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:20:57 PM 912 Views
Yeah, he once said that BlackAdder - 19/09/2010 08:47:05 PM 862 Views
But it's spelled Elena or Yelena in the Roman alphabet, surely. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:14:46 PM 968 Views
I know the example I quoted is spelt that way snoopcester - 19/09/2010 04:19:56 PM 874 Views
I actually rather like David Eddings' names. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:26:52 PM 1051 Views
Re: I actually rather like David Eddings' names. Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:28:30 PM 837 Views
Ce'Nedra is one of the rare cases where the apostrophe is justified. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:16:51 PM 877 Views
Me too Elaine - 20/09/2010 03:01:02 PM 933 Views
Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" ) Lordling - 19/09/2010 02:45:22 PM 946 Views
Re: Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" ) Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:49:53 PM 927 Views
Funny, I hate the "neigh-neev" pronunciation. Darth_Katie - 19/09/2010 04:29:14 PM 990 Views
me too ranagrande - 19/09/2010 06:31:11 PM 789 Views
Re: Funny, I hate the "neigh-neev" pronunciation. Lordling - 19/09/2010 06:45:54 PM 980 Views
Mild-may-your-sufferings-be-at-the-hands-of-the-wicked. Chas - 19/09/2010 04:18:31 PM 924 Views
That is very cool. *NM* Camilla - 19/09/2010 04:21:49 PM 372 Views
I just looked up that book series... Missa Sedai - 20/09/2010 05:24:11 PM 982 Views
Quite a bit. Chas - 21/09/2010 12:04:51 AM 881 Views
It's fantastic. *NM* Aeryn - 21/09/2010 04:02:16 PM 420 Views
iain m banks has some great names... temeraire - 19/09/2010 04:52:49 PM 866 Views
I was grumbling to myself about his names last night Camilla - 19/09/2010 04:56:44 PM 966 Views
That's a fairly silly stance, you know. Legolas - 19/09/2010 05:04:22 PM 1038 Views
I don't know Camilla - 19/09/2010 05:08:29 PM 840 Views
hehe... sometimes i just make up my own nicknmes when his are too long temeraire - 21/09/2010 04:37:43 PM 883 Views
I've always been quite impressed by Anomander Rake. Tim - 19/09/2010 10:05:10 PM 830 Views
That is a good name, I agree. Camilla - 19/09/2010 10:18:37 PM 754 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 384 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 452 Views
The ships in the Culture do have the BEST names. *NM* LiterateDog - 20/09/2010 07:13:45 PM 398 Views
Robb Hobb has the easiest names in the Fitz series *NM* Dark Knight - 20/09/2010 03:50:07 AM 402 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 406 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 384 Views
+1 *NM* Fox and Ravens - 20/09/2010 05:11:58 PM 365 Views
Hands down winner is Zaphod Beeblebrox. *NM* Tigr - 20/09/2010 03:56:58 PM 419 Views
So true *NM* Camilla - 20/09/2010 04:00:06 PM 364 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 899 Views
That is a very good one. Camilla - 20/09/2010 07:13:42 PM 836 Views
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