Oh barrette cat, none of us can. That’s what generators are for! This maybe has limited utility for actual character naming, but they’re so fun. Plus, you can always pick another name to remix for characters you’re writing.
Star Wars
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Who doesn’t want to be a jedi, especially with all the recent movies. We’ve all known what color our lightsaber would be since we were like four, but now you can also know what your name would be! Overall a pretty good generator, though what I got could’ve been more punchy. It doesn’t help my parents have coincidentally similar surnames. Better luck to you! My lightsaber would be purple, by the by. Because I’m edgy, I guess?
Mine: Norka Nonew
Dragon
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This is EXCELLENT. And I’m not just saying that because my name came out EPIC. It’s so scrambly you won’t recognize it, and it gives you a little wiggle room – I used the abbreviation of my dad’s name, not the full thing, for example – but not enough to change the name’s fundamental nature. I actually kind of wish I’d gotten something bad though. It’s always so funny it’s almost better. Maybe one’s coming up.
Mine: Lirimiim
Super Hero
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Not AS good a system, but still fun, I’m sure. My name is pretty cool, though it doesn’t really fit my actual powers. I mean, what? Being a flame knight would be cool! Ahem. I nearly put a marvel one here, but (and no hate), I am so exhausted. Aren’t you exhausted? Plus, this can no work for ANY of your fan fiction! You can even use the characters’ names to generate their alter egos. Clark Kent would be Ruthless Tiger. Food for thought.
Mine: Flame Knight
Zombie
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I confess, this one’s a little disappointing, but I’d argue it’s so silly and bad it circles back around and becomes great. A zombie whose last name is Carcass? It’s great. And it raises questions! These are surnames. Were your parents zombies? Your grandparents? Did they use this very generator? You could base an entire piece of flash fiction on these questions. Maybe. Imagine a situation in which a zombie introduces themselves. I mean.
Mine: Putrid Gutsman
Angelic
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Well, it sounds angelic, or at least like, biblical, I guess. Whether you want to write self-insert about Supernatural or Good Omens, or just like this kind of nonsense, it’s a good generator. Now we just need one for the OTHER side. Decide what animal you would have started as, describe how it walks, and then change one vowel? God, that book was genius. The dog’s name was Dog. Your fave could never, and honestly, neither could mine.
Mine: Noaasiel
Classical Musician
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Sure, mine sounds like the villain of a period piece, but that’s not… not my vibe. Plus, there’s a mechanic to give you cred if you’re an actual good musician or composer (I guess? I don’t go here, I just like the aesthetic). This is useful for like, and endless number of things, too. The names sound so pan-European! Have a somewhat Eurocentric fantasy story? All your characters have names. It probably wouldn’t be hard to come up with a list of female equivalents for the first names. Go crazy.
Mine: Cesar Di Nicodemo
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