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Old 06-03-2001, 02:44 AM   #1
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Another idea for character names (since this seems to be a "hot topic" lately) is to name them after stars. ("Twinkle Twinkle", not "Hollywood"). Here are some star names you may want to use for some characters:

Betelgeuse
Rigel
Mintaka
Alpheratz
Sirius
Mira
Capella
Procyon
Castor
Pollux
Canopus
Algol
Regulus
Denebola
Pleiades
Polaris
Arcturus
Spica
Centauri
Antares
Vega
Altair
Fomalhaut
Deneb
Aldebaron
Saiph
Zubenelgenubi
Adhara
Achernar
Vindemiatrix
Unukalhai
Thuban
Tarazed
Shedir
Shaula
Markab
Dubhe
Hadar
Cor Caroli
Bellatrix
Albireo
Rasalhague
Sadalmelik
Becrux
Grafias
Pleione
Sterope
Gomeisa
Nusaka
Arrakis
Auva
Murzim
Zosma
Zuben Elakrab (sounds like a good Wizard name!)
Talitha
Lesath
Izar
Alula
Maia

A lot of these sound Arabic, because it was the ancient Arabian and Saracen astrologers who named them; others are Graeco-Roman. However, it should give you a start to think about some names if you're having trouble naming characters.

-Sazerac (which almost sounds like one of those stars!)
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Old 06-03-2001, 03:04 PM   #2
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Cool,Saz. I kinda like this sort of discussion. Definitely preferable to complaining(no offense intended, everyone. I do it too).
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Old 06-03-2001, 04:57 PM   #3
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I love this list Sazerac! I usually just make names up as I go, with the exception of my old reliable Mage from PnP days... "Lys'andra" believe it or not! I did not know there was a Lysandra in W&W until I had already made my characters! There are numerous names on your 'stars' list that I would love to use as character names! Very cool! Thanks for sharing the idea!

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Old 06-03-2001, 05:44 PM   #4
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Naming a character after a star??

How about naming a star after a character??

http://www.starregistry.com/
http://www.starregistry.co.uk/
http://www.starregistry.com.au/



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Old 06-03-2001, 06:19 PM   #5
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I have always had a hard time naming my characters. Lack of imagination I think. Now I am making a list for future use, thank to you and all the other creative people on this board. From now on my characters will all have terrific names and I will feel much better.

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Old 06-04-2001, 09:43 AM   #6
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Ladybug - YAY!!!!

There is always so much good information on this board!


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