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Waifu · **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.

Klavier Gavin · **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2009, 04:10:18 AM

Quote from: GAP on March 01, 2009, 04:08:45 AM

I just want to know where they come with their names, it seems so exotic and unique at thr same time.

It's called weed.

Quickman · **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

Solar · **Reply #3 on:** March 01, 2009, 06:02:15 AM

Now that I think about it, that doesn't sound far from the truth

Lets see what I can come up with =P

Kewuf'varuc
suaip'bawuienkoi

Well, it's harder to end up with something that sounds decent than it looks like

Quickman · **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.

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

All you need

Satoryu · **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.

Strider Xhaiden · **Reply #7 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:46:21 PM

My parents were originally planning to call me Alnod. They didn't. Thankfully.

Sniper X · **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.

Nekomata · **Reply #9 on:** March 01, 2009, 07:57:47 PM

bash your head against the keyboard

Protoman Blues · **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2009, 08:23:40 PM

Quote from: GAP 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?

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

...Imagination?

Align · **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.

Sky Child · **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

Machina · **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.

VixyNyan · **Reply #14 on:** March 01, 2009, 10:46:27 PM

Imagination, and observing the objects in your own house/apartment/room/whatever. ^^

Flame · **Reply #15 on:** March 02, 2009, 03:20:18 AM

pxcneo'edg

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...
...
"Fagwet."
I just lol'd

Waifu · **Reply #16 on:** March 02, 2009, 04:33:41 AM

Well, I gues thats okay but I really wanted alien names. $:\$

Quickman · **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.

HyperSonicEXE · **Reply #18 on:** March 02, 2009, 05:46:57 AM

Trimonai

Quaheel

Kut-Rahi

Puel'oid

Not that hard.

Sky Child · **Reply #19 on:** March 02, 2009, 05:48:03 AM

You could just write animal names backwards.

Reab
Hsif
Effarig

Quickman · **Reply #20 on:** March 02, 2009, 05:55:16 AM

Mix up the spellings of usernames.

Nejella

Perys Chosin

Maqi Ku

Gunad Pirnsey

Pringer X · **Reply #21 on:** March 02, 2009, 05:58:13 AM

Do this:

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

Quote from: Ballade on March 02, 2009, 05:58:13 AM

Do this:

I so wanted to post that.

Align · **Reply #23 on:** March 02, 2009, 10:42:33 PM

Quote from: Sky Child on March 02, 2009, 05:48:03 AM

You could just write animal names backwards.

Reab
Hsif
Effarig

No, that's pokemon, not aliens.

:B

Alice in Entropy · **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.

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