What do you name your character? : V - Skyrim

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:32 pm

Female barbarian: Scry mystic
Female rogue: Luna Bloodless
Male Barbarian: Merick Skylaw
Male Mage: Rurick Skylaw
Male sword & board: Tirenth... he's an orc only needs a first name

I have been playing RPG's for years so i try to give realistic/fantasy names to my characters

I = HUGE nerd :celebration:

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:00 am

Breton Deathknight - Lars Kurzistein
Altmer Pure Mage - Sirrianna Gildengrove

I think those are pretty fitting.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:11 pm

Always names from Greek myth. Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, for my Mage/Archer. Set of free Destruction gear is named "Muse's Crown, Muse's Ring, etc."

On Mass Effect, my soldier renegade femshep is named Minerva Shephard, a biotic renegade femshep Hekate.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:51 pm

I name it based on the class type.

Since it is not ever mentioned in the game, I don't see much point in coming up with good detailed names.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:33 pm

My female nord Assassin is called Aesa which is a variation of ?sa. and since ?sa wasn't accepted by the game, probably because a letter that few other then scandinavia know's what is I went for Aesa which more or less is identical. The name is taken from old norse and means "to stir up, incite, stir up war". Which fit my character background story very nicely, she returned from Cyrodiil to join the stormcloaks due to her hatred against the Thalmor and how weak the empire is against them.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:21 pm

I gave my female nord a dragon name, probably not the most original but it seemed good at the time.
I called her Briidunnah: meaning "Beauty", "Grace", "Fury".

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:19 pm

My female Redguard Archer Dragon Hunter is Hoolahoop

My Khajit sneak illusionist is Bikini

And my Nord Monk of Talos is Jitterbug

Clearly you're into roleplaying if you're making a Nord monk of Talos, doesn't it screw with that a bit when he's called Jitterbug?

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:36 pm

"Messiah"
The savior of Skyrim and perhaps all of Tamriel.
But he is no sinless saint as the name might suggest.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:54 pm

Usually it's just a random name that pops into my head. I haven't been able to settle on a name for my character, which is why he's now on his third and most likely final name.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:24 am

I voted lore, but I don't make a strictly lore-based name.

Gi'Anna, my female Khajiit, is a play on Gianna, a name I used for my female Breton in Oblivion. "Ji" in Khajiiti means "young one," which she is. Then I just changed the spelling to make it Gi'Anna.

Arkved, my male Altmer Mage, is named after the character Arkved who is encountered in Oblivion during Vaermina's Daedric Quest. Arkved's backstory is crafted around the Arkved in Oblivion, hence the same name.

My male Argonian Thief will be named Skeeme. It's a loose play on various Argonian names, and a play on the word "scheme." He is a thief, after all. :wink_smile:

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:41 pm

"Messiah"
The savior of Skyrim and perhaps all of Tamriel.
But he is no sinless saint as the name might suggest.

Ahem;

"He's not the messiah, he's just a very naughty boy".

:D

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:02 pm

:laugh:

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:00 pm

I named my Imperial "Lacus Somniorum" which is a feature on the Moon that means "the Lake of Dreams".

It's also a heavy play on my real name.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:29 pm

Ghuldar the Greatest

jk... it's not important

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:56 pm

Im guessing i didnt spend as much time thinking one up as you lot lol, i just banged orkamungus in and of i went, i like it though people can just call me orc.

First thing that pops into my head, so random.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:02 pm

currently playing a Breton called Ragnar the Red they sing songs about him all across Skyrim... They are all lies I tell ya Lies!!!

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:40 pm

I named my Nord: Wulfgard that means (guarded by the wulf, or loved by the wulf)

and my Imperial: Docere ... has something to do with glory, honor and strength

I m always basing on the race and that it fits more or less the gamelore.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:09 am

currently playing a Breton called Ragnar the Red they sing songs about him all across Skyrim... They are all lies I tell ya Lies!!!

Nice.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:16 pm

I don't really roleplay, but my names always fit into the naming conventions of the game.

Examples:

Argenir, Nord
Ulfhrisk Meadsong, Nord (I swear, I came up with both of those before I played the game. Any resemblances to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.)
Qa'Darhji, Khajiit
Ogrash gro-Malak, Orc
Helas Hletheru, Dunmer
Ilindequil, High Elf
Faelwen, Wood Elf
Lazare Lachapelle, Breton
Aija, Argonian
Rennick, Redguard
Gaius Mercator, Imperial

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:02 am

Giving your own name or always the same name, makes it harder to identify the correct savegame if you have more than one character.

I try to give them a name that fits with the lore and race. I check the wiki page for the usual names of each race and I make one up that is close to that. My high elf is called Aramil, or something like that.

Sometimes I don't have time to think of names, the result is that my Orc is called "BAAAAARRRGH", which is pretty consistent with his personality... :rolleyes:

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:22 pm

My Imperial is named Richard. I played all the Fallout games (besides The Burned Game) but my first TES game was Oblivion. I made it to Level 3. So, assuming there would still be Medival England undertones, I named my character after Richard the Lionheart. Don't judge me.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:48 pm

I went with something that fits my play style:

Robert Goblin-Toucher

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:55 pm

Hjortr Glen-Song.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:37 am

My Archer/assassin Breton is named Salidor

My thief-warrior is Rhakir

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:01 pm

My first character, an Imperial Spellsword is named Kaelev.

My second character, a nord 2h/light armor/bows ranger kinda guy is named Kvaldir Valkrigge

Also, if you're playing on the PC, you can use the showracemenu command in the console (~) to change your character's name and/or look/race.