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Author:  Bethany Faith [ April 3rd, 2011, 3:04 pm ]
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It's relatively easy to name a character because I can simply choose a name that fits their personality, but what about naming a place? Places don't really have personalities which is what makes it rather hard for me to name them. So, how do you go about naming places in your world? Or even the world itself?

Bethany Faith
Author:  Leandra Falconwing [ April 3rd, 2011, 6:35 pm ]
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It depends. I have been known to bang keys and see if I can come up with something that sounds all right, but that rarely works. It is usually a slightly random process for me, though; I throw together syllables, letter combinations I like, etc.
Author:  Suiauthon Mimetes [ April 5th, 2011, 12:49 am ]
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I usually think of the name of a place or geological feature nearby and then start a series of slight changes to the name to come up with the name.

For Example:
I wanted to come up with a name for a bay so I took the name of the island the bay is a part of (Enst) and the prime geological feature of the island (trees) and changed Enst to Ents to Trees to Tron to Trong finally coming up with the name-- The Bay of Trong.
Author:  Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ April 5th, 2011, 3:19 pm ]
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I modify and cannibalize words from other languages I speak :D

eruheran
Author:  Taiven Knight [ April 5th, 2011, 3:49 pm ]
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I kind of make up names by pairing different parts of words that sound cool to other words I like... or they just form in my head and I can't get them out until I write them down :P
Author:  Constable Jaynin Mimetes [ April 25th, 2011, 4:32 pm ]
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I have the same problem! I don't really have a solution so I end up with a lot of boring locations like the Capital, the Citadel, the Village, the Mountains, etc. :roll:
Author:  Lady Eruwaedhiel [ April 25th, 2011, 6:50 pm ]
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I recently found this sweet Latinesque place name generator:
Place Name Generator
Author:  Mistress Kidh [ August 31st, 2012, 2:50 am ]
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Usually I base them off the general feel of the language It was named in, and then give it a meaning. Occasionally, if the meaning would be easily translatable into English, I translate it. Like Blue Valley, or Rings. I never had any unusual trouble with place names as opposed to character names fortunately. :D
Author:  Cain [ October 21st, 2012, 9:35 am ]
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Wine.

For my fantasy world, I roamed the wine aisles of my grocery store, getting extremely freaked-out looks from passerby. And I gathered dozens of names. Which, incidentally, all made them into my novel.

Yeah, I'm weird. But it works! I have variations of the wine names, mostly--Erathna, for one. But then I have Lockwood, and Cambria...

Okay, yes, I'll stop rambling now. :rofl:
Author:  Lady Elanor [ October 21st, 2012, 10:23 am ]
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That's a neat idea, Renn. :)
Author:  Lord Tarin [ October 23rd, 2012, 11:12 pm ]
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Wow, that's really cool, Renna. I usually don't have trouble coming up with names, but that would definitely add some variety.
Author:  Aratrea [ October 24th, 2012, 6:21 am ]
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ooooh... That is definitely a neat idea about looking through a wine aisle. I'll have to try that out sometime.
Author:  Airianna Valenshia [ November 5th, 2012, 12:00 pm ]
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Wines do have some really cool names.
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