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on: March 01, 2009, 04:08:45 AM
Does anyone on RPM know the  secret to creating aliens that have exotic like Jar Jar Bink, Tlic, Yob or Worf? I was wondering for years how they come up with those names for the aliens and their planets but I could never found how even Quickman was once Greedo the Quick. I wonder if it is from Babylonian, Sanskirt, Hebrew or any other ancient language that they derive these names from? I just want to know where they come with their names, it seems so exotic and unique at thr same time.



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Reply #1 on: March 01, 2009, 04:10:18 AM
I just want to know where they come with their names, it seems so exotic and unique at thr same time.

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Reply #2 on: March 01, 2009, 05:42:56 AM
I swear that some of the names that SW authors come up with were the result of random typing with apostrophes thrown in for good measure.  Like so: Wuf'gide


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Reply #3 on: March 01, 2009, 06:02:15 AM
Now that I think about it, that doesn't sound far from the truth XD

Lets see what I can come up with =P

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Reply #4 on: March 01, 2009, 06:10:30 AM
Now to find the correct spelling of some real gems from Wookieepedia...

Mitth’raw’nuruodo aka Grand Admiral Thrawn
J'ywz'gnk Kchhllbrxcstk Et'nrmdndlcvtbrx aka Joh Yowza
The planet of J't'p'tan
M'iiyoom Onith aka Nightlily, a H'nemthe

That's all I can think of off-hand without going on an exhaustive search.


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Reply #5 on: March 01, 2009, 01:34:47 PM


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Reply #6 on: March 01, 2009, 07:39:27 PM
to make alien names, just take random letters and fit them together into something that sounds like a word. having uncommon letters like Z and Q in there is almost guaranteed to happen, though there are exceptions. i'd consider Lelouch an alien name.


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Reply #7 on: March 01, 2009, 07:46:21 PM
My parents were originally planning to call me Alnod. They didn't. Thankfully.

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Reply #8 on: March 01, 2009, 07:55:17 PM
To find names, I usually go to name generators. There might an alien name generator somewhere.



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Reply #9 on: March 01, 2009, 07:57:47 PM
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Reply #10 on: March 01, 2009, 08:23:40 PM
Does anyone on RPM know the  secret to creating aliens that have exotic like Jar Jar Bink, Tlic, Yob or Worf?

Um, I'm just going to take a stab at this one here...

...Imagination?



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Reply #11 on: March 01, 2009, 09:21:12 PM
Real word (or world) names seem to work best. Like Ciel. Or anything based on mythology.



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Reply #12 on: March 01, 2009, 09:52:48 PM
Step 1: Smash keyboard
Step 2: Add some vowels
Step 3: Add apostraphes
Example:dois'dejsk



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Reply #13 on: March 01, 2009, 09:58:17 PM
Alternate, extremely difficult route:

1. Create language. There are lots of lovely sources for conlanging.

2. Establish naming method for that language. The kind of thing the culture that speaks that tongue would use.

3. Piece together words from that language. The name might mean "[ray splasher] Meadow" in English, but it can sound magical and mysterious untranslated.

and eventually...

4. Get lazy and start making it up as you go along.


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Reply #14 on: March 01, 2009, 10:46:27 PM
Imagination, and observing the objects in your own house/apartment/room/whatever. ^^

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Reply #15 on: March 02, 2009, 03:20:18 AM
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or theres the "evil name generator"
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=evilsoundname
which can b used as an alien name generator I guess, since some of them are pretty wierd...
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"Fagwet."
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Reply #16 on: March 02, 2009, 04:33:41 AM
Well, I gues thats okay but I really wanted alien names.  :\



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Reply #17 on: March 02, 2009, 04:48:12 AM
Well, sometimes you can find somewhat alien-sounding names when you look through your phonebook.  Here's some I got from my phonebook:  Shoukat Jahan, Koomson'amoah (complete with apostrophe!), Farooq Khokhar, Toto Jost.

Also, combining words, names and even typos can give you that weird sound you're looking for.


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Reply #18 on: March 02, 2009, 05:46:57 AM
Trimonai

Quaheel

Kut-Rahi

Puel'oid

Not that hard.



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Reply #19 on: March 02, 2009, 05:48:03 AM
You could just write animal names backwards.

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Reply #20 on: March 02, 2009, 05:55:16 AM
Mix up the spellings of usernames. 

Nejella

Perys  Chosin

Maqi Ku

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Reply #21 on: March 02, 2009, 05:58:13 AM
Do this:



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Reply #22 on: March 02, 2009, 06:31:41 AM

...When Larry the reploid accountant goes maverick of his own accord, he's certainly formidable during tax season, but he isn't going to provide X the challenge needed to make him grow as a warrior and reach his potential.


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Reply #23 on: March 02, 2009, 10:42:33 PM
You could just write animal names backwards.

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Reply #24 on: March 03, 2009, 05:55:14 PM
I just sit and think of weird names that fit the species, e.g. Skriik, Vov, Xeng, Nknknk. Or just take the names of places from wherever you live and throw in some reliable ol' apostrophes or hyphens, e.g. Li'Merikk, Taa'Laagh or Longa-Fordo.