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That is a very good one. Camilla Send a noteboard - 20/09/2010 07:13:42 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 1497 Views
eyjafjallajökull? jh - 19/09/2010 01:16:49 PM 913 Views
Yes, that one is quite evil Camilla - 19/09/2010 01:19:16 PM 985 Views
Hmm. snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:03:49 PM 946 Views
Awww Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:06:44 PM 1078 Views
It makes sense for him, though. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:12:23 PM 904 Views
Re: It makes sense for him, though. Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:14:36 PM 907 Views
Re: It makes sense for him, though. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:19:07 PM 979 Views
sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:40:35 PM 828 Views
Re: sorry to keep nitpicking Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:42:45 PM 853 Views
Re: sorry to keep nitpicking snoopcester - 19/09/2010 02:44:32 PM 912 Views
Mat and Elayne and Thom are pretty recognizable as English names *NM* Darth_Katie - 19/09/2010 04:32:20 PM 407 Views
Some Dutch girl's names are lovely. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:20:57 PM 939 Views
Yeah, he once said that BlackAdder - 19/09/2010 08:47:05 PM 898 Views
But it's spelled Elena or Yelena in the Roman alphabet, surely. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:14:46 PM 999 Views
I know the example I quoted is spelt that way snoopcester - 19/09/2010 04:19:56 PM 896 Views
I actually rather like David Eddings' names. Rebekah - 19/09/2010 02:26:52 PM 1075 Views
Re: I actually rather like David Eddings' names. Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:28:30 PM 862 Views
Ce'Nedra is one of the rare cases where the apostrophe is justified. Legolas - 19/09/2010 04:16:51 PM 906 Views
Me too Elaine - 20/09/2010 03:01:02 PM 960 Views
Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" ) Lordling - 19/09/2010 02:45:22 PM 978 Views
Re: Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" ) Camilla - 19/09/2010 02:49:53 PM 948 Views
Funny, I hate the "neigh-neev" pronunciation. Darth_Katie - 19/09/2010 04:29:14 PM 1016 Views
me too ranagrande - 19/09/2010 06:31:11 PM 816 Views
Re: Funny, I hate the "neigh-neev" pronunciation. Lordling - 19/09/2010 06:45:54 PM 1003 Views
Mild-may-your-sufferings-be-at-the-hands-of-the-wicked. Chas - 19/09/2010 04:18:31 PM 958 Views
That is very cool. *NM* Camilla - 19/09/2010 04:21:49 PM 385 Views
I just looked up that book series... Missa Sedai - 20/09/2010 05:24:11 PM 1003 Views
Quite a bit. Chas - 21/09/2010 12:04:51 AM 906 Views
It's fantastic. *NM* Aeryn - 21/09/2010 04:02:16 PM 432 Views
iain m banks has some great names... temeraire - 19/09/2010 04:52:49 PM 893 Views
I was grumbling to myself about his names last night Camilla - 19/09/2010 04:56:44 PM 989 Views
That's a fairly silly stance, you know. Legolas - 19/09/2010 05:04:22 PM 1069 Views
I don't know Camilla - 19/09/2010 05:08:29 PM 866 Views
hehe... sometimes i just make up my own nicknmes when his are too long temeraire - 21/09/2010 04:37:43 PM 907 Views
I've always been quite impressed by Anomander Rake. Tim - 19/09/2010 10:05:10 PM 852 Views
That is a good name, I agree. Camilla - 19/09/2010 10:18:37 PM 780 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 397 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 465 Views
The ships in the Culture do have the BEST names. *NM* LiterateDog - 20/09/2010 07:13:45 PM 415 Views
Robb Hobb has the easiest names in the Fitz series *NM* Dark Knight - 20/09/2010 03:50:07 AM 412 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 419 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 398 Views
+1 *NM* Fox and Ravens - 20/09/2010 05:11:58 PM 383 Views
Hands down winner is Zaphod Beeblebrox. *NM* Tigr - 20/09/2010 03:56:58 PM 429 Views
So true *NM* Camilla - 20/09/2010 04:00:06 PM 376 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 929 Views
That is a very good one. Camilla - 20/09/2010 07:13:42 PM 864 Views
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