Where did you get your WoW name?
by Amanda Rivera 
Nov 14th 2007 at 9:01AM
As it turns out, there are all kinds of places that players get their names, from mythology to foreign languages to household pets. I currently tend to use two different types of naming conventions. I have those boring character names I have been toting from game to game with me over the years, and I have the "I should so name a druid Roflmeow" inspiration moments. Yes, I can be silly too on occasion.
In any case, I extend this question to you, the reader. Where do you glean your inspiration for naming your characters? Or are you the brave type to choose names from the randomizer and have done with?
Filed under: WoW Social Conventions, Virtual selves
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
Brainwrap Nov 14th 2007 9:10AM
My main and 1st alt are both inspired by my first job, working at a movie theater. They are projection booth issues, Brainwrap and Chemsplice. Some of my others are either from the randomizer or names of characters from Transformers that I could get through.
sezmra Nov 14th 2007 9:11AM
I generally use names I've used in all the other MMORPGs I've played... overall dating back to '97.
This name, the one I use most, was formed sometime in '98 from using random columns and rows of letters.
Says-mrah. Not Says Mr. A or Armzes backwards. :P
Eildon Nov 14th 2007 9:12AM
My main's name 'Eildon' comes from a group of hills in the borders in Scotland near where one side of my family comes from, so it has a personal touch to it plus I thought it sounded very LOTR'ish and honorable for my human pally. My alt gnome rogue's name is Ichabod (big Tim Burton fan) and it's just the funniest name I've ever heard. I plan to call my first born son that, the poor wee tyke :D.
Belais Nov 14th 2007 9:14AM
When I have to pick a name I try to use a native language from my country (Peru), its Quechua...
I got some alts named that way:
Chaska (flower)
Miska (sweet)
And my main is Laramiel (My real name whith some scrambled letters :P)
by the way... first??
Drew Nov 14th 2007 9:14AM
I typically use a noun involving the class/race of the character folled by a verb in its participle form. i.e. Skullbasher, Hoofstomper, Braindrainer
zerorez Nov 14th 2007 9:16AM
I was named something that some people decided was bad and they got together and reported me, I was pulled out of an instance and forced to change it right there. I was angry so I looked up anger in various languages really quick since I had to get back into the instance to help out.
I chose Colere since I am french.
Dylan Nov 14th 2007 9:18AM
My first character name came right out of the randomizer, just because I found it to be so funny.
My new main though, I took a bit of time with. I named her Stigma because she's a Draenei Shaman, which makes her a bit of an outcast among the alliance.
Safety Dancer Nov 14th 2007 9:22AM
HA HA HA...well if bliz found out they would probably be a little pissed but my wow name is Rearadmiral (Rogue). It's gotta be painfully obvious why I picked that name. From the shirts that say "Rogues do it from behind" to the fact that a lot of attacks a rogue has you need to be awkwardly positioned around the enemy's ass. Lucky enough for me a "Rear Admiral" is actually a position in of the the branches of Military
Swarfy Nov 14th 2007 9:21AM
Well my druid(First toon I made) is named 'Swarfette', My Significant other, gave me that. My priest came from the nickname my druid got. Instead of calling her swarfette, I was called 'Swarfy'. My pally is a name that I want to give my daughter(If i ever have one).
Marcelo Abans Nov 14th 2007 9:24AM
MAbans
Marcelo
Abans
All variations of my name (Marcelo Abans)
The only other name is Sakujo which is for my rogue which means Eliminate in Japanese.
Vestras Nov 14th 2007 9:25AM
My primary name comes from a short story I had published a long ways back. Other characters names are from various others in that same story, or corruptions of their names since they were taken on the server I was on. A few are reversals of existing words. Arahas for example.
Laramiel Nov 14th 2007 9:29AM
By the way... all my toon are sweet horde ladies...
Nails Nov 14th 2007 9:29AM
Nails - 70 undead rogue - inspired by the spikey hairstyle that i choose for him
Veyron - 41 BE priest - the name of the fastest and most powerful production car ever built
Xeo - 41 draenei priest - just made it up. i wanted something really short
Metaphyzxx Nov 14th 2007 9:29AM
My main's name comes from a contestant off of Americas Next Top Model (Toccara)
Most of my other alts get names from some of the more "obscure" biblical references (Jerubbaal, jechoram, Gehenna and Sheol - hunter team)
Jericon Nov 14th 2007 11:52AM
Jericon is a character from a computer game that I played a long time ago. It was actually a company that was found in a remote area of the game that was hardly reached. I took the name as my moniker from there. My main, Human Paladin Sayrea, was one of those just sitting there trying to think of a name. And it came to me.
I also have a Draenei Warrior named Worf... that one should be obvious ;)
Rob Foggon Nov 14th 2007 12:59PM
My Main's name was taken from a series of books that i love passionately . Written by R A Salvatore, they follow the adventures of a certain Drow Elf by the name of Drizzt Do'Urden.
Not to follow suit & choose his name, i decided instead to pick his father's name "Zaknafein".
A little editing with the key, i was able to bypass Blizzards name-barring system. It's stuck ever since & i've even had my Godson named "Zak" hehe. I've since created a couple of alts and used names from books that i've been reading since childhood, AD&D & Dragonlance to name but a few. I only seem to choose a name that has some kind of memory that provokes some kind of emotion from it...rather than choosing "Lovestospooge" hehehe
Station Nov 14th 2007 9:33AM
My main's name is from a book, Sandtiger. My alt's name is Ozymandias, from the King of Kings. I also have a rogue called Penzance (from the Pirates of). I have a mage named Nemmerle (from The Saga of Earthsea) and I also have a retadin named Retnoob.
Todd Patterson Nov 14th 2007 9:35AM
I got my name from the job I had in the Air Force
PMEL
Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory
lance Nov 14th 2007 10:14AM
I took my idea from some of my favorite books about a lonely dark elf trying to live on the surface world. My mains name is Drowurden. Can anyone guess where it is from I am sure you can.
Ian Nov 14th 2007 9:42AM
My backstabber, Epicurias, just came from a love of cooking.
My priest YoureHealed was pretty much self explanatory.