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I don't know who has the best names overall, but I'll always love the name Bellatrix Lestrange. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 20/09/2010 07:12:18 PM
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?


I'm not sure about bad names. I'd probably throw a book away uncompleted before I put up with some hack's name idiocy.
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Good names Camilla - 19/09/2010 11:25:23 AM 1575 Views
eyjafjallajökull? jh - 19/09/2010 01:16:49 PM 990 Views
Yes, that one is quite evil Camilla - 19/09/2010 01:19:16 PM 1071 Views
Hmm. snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:03:49 PM 1026 Views
Awww Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:06:44 PM 1161 Views
It makes sense for him, though. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:12:23 PM 980 Views
Re: It makes sense for him, though. Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:14:36 PM 980 Views
Re: It makes sense for him, though. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:19:07 PM 1055 Views
sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:40:35 PM 906 Views
Re: sorry to keep nitpicking Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:42:45 PM 938 Views
Re: sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:44:32 PM 995 Views
Mat and Elayne and Thom are pretty recognizable as English names *NM* Darth_Katie - 19/09/2010 04:32:20 PM 442 Views
Some Dutch girl's names are lovely. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:20:57 PM 1024 Views
Yeah, he once said that BlackAdder - 19/09/2010 08:47:05 PM 971 Views
But it's spelled Elena or Yelena in the Roman alphabet, surely. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:14:46 PM 1086 Views
I know the example I quoted is spelt that way snoopcester - 19/09/2010 04:19:56 PM 976 Views
I actually rather like David Eddings' names. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:26:52 PM 1154 Views
Re: I actually rather like David Eddings' names. Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:28:30 PM 939 Views
Ce'Nedra is one of the rare cases where the apostrophe is justified. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:16:51 PM 980 Views
Me too Elaine - 20/09/2010 03:01:02 PM 1037 Views
Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" ) Lordling - 19/09/2010 02:45:22 PM 1058 Views
Re: Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" ) Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:49:53 PM 1031 Views
Funny, I hate the "neigh-neev" pronunciation. Darth_Katie - 19/09/2010 04:29:14 PM 1113 Views
me too ranagrande - 19/09/2010 06:31:11 PM 900 Views
Re: Funny, I hate the "neigh-neev" pronunciation. Lordling - 19/09/2010 06:45:54 PM 1087 Views
Mild-may-your-sufferings-be-at-the-hands-of-the-wicked. Chas - 19/09/2010 04:18:31 PM 1036 Views
That is very cool. *NM* Camilla - 19/09/2010 04:21:49 PM 423 Views
I just looked up that book series... Missa Sedai - 20/09/2010 05:24:11 PM 1084 Views
Quite a bit. Chas - 21/09/2010 12:04:51 AM 984 Views
It's fantastic. *NM* Aeryn - 21/09/2010 04:02:16 PM 470 Views
iain m banks has some great names... temeraire - 19/09/2010 04:52:49 PM 972 Views
I was grumbling to myself about his names last night Camilla - 19/09/2010 04:56:44 PM 1093 Views
That's a fairly silly stance, you know. Legolas - 19/09/2010 05:04:22 PM 1154 Views
I don't know Camilla - 19/09/2010 05:08:29 PM 947 Views
hehe... sometimes i just make up my own nicknmes when his are too long temeraire - 21/09/2010 04:37:43 PM 988 Views
I've always been quite impressed by Anomander Rake. Tim - 19/09/2010 10:05:10 PM 929 Views
That is a good name, I agree. Camilla - 19/09/2010 10:18:37 PM 859 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 435 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 504 Views
The ships in the Culture do have the BEST names. *NM* LiterateDog - 20/09/2010 07:13:45 PM 456 Views
Robb Hobb has the easiest names in the Fitz series *NM* Dark Knight - 20/09/2010 03:50:07 AM 451 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 456 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 434 Views
+1 *NM* Fox and Ravens - 20/09/2010 05:11:58 PM 424 Views
Hands down winner is Zaphod Beeblebrox. *NM* Tigr - 20/09/2010 03:56:58 PM 479 Views
So true *NM* Camilla - 20/09/2010 04:00:06 PM 416 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 1013 Views
That is a very good one. Camilla - 20/09/2010 07:13:42 PM 938 Views
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