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darkcrow
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 24 May 2006 : 06:07:44
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My wife is pregnant with our fourth child. When we first found out, we decided that if it is a boy she gets to name it and if it's a girl I get to choose the name. She had the ultra sound and I win. I love the names of the characters in the realms novels and since this is the age of uniqueness in children naming, I would like my baby girl to have a Forgotten Realms name. What do you think I should name my child?
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2006 : 06:15:26
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hey how about Dave?? 
Seriously, congrats!! I have always liked Shandril and Jhessica |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 24 May 2006 : 06:19:09
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Can't go wrong with Shar, Lolth, or Loviatar!
Or maybe you can.
Congratulations! |
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darkcrow
Learned Scribe
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2006 : 06:25:10
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 24 May 2006 : 07:13:29
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When the Lady K and I had our first child, a baby girl, last June we decided upon Narnra -- to both honour Ed's amazing work with the Realms and because the Lady K, who was reading through Elminster's Daughter at the time, was delighted with the name itself for a baby girl.
I loved it myself and thus, agreed to it as well.
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Swordsage
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 24 May 2006 : 07:20:18
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Laeral, Alassra, Alusair (careful, she might turn out to be a real spitfire), any of the Tethyrian "Queens Dynasty" (Alisande is nice), Jhessail, Ilistyl - there are a hundred nice names. Just pick a good'un.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 24 May 2006 : 08:00:31
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Arilyn. 
You could also peruse Kuje's NPCs file; it's prolly the single best collection of Realms names you'll find.
Just be careful not to pick something too far out there -- she'll be going to school eventually, and kids can be incredibly cruel when it comes to teasing each other about names and such.
And congratulations! Four, wow... I like kids, but that's a little too much for me.  |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2006 : 08:43:38
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Congratulations!
Here is a name of one of my player's creation: Lyrizz...I still like the sound of that |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2006 : 09:15:09
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Congratulations Darkcrow.
My favourite female name in the published Realms so far would be Liriel. It just flows off the tongue. |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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Posted - 24 May 2006 : 13:24:17
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Congrats on the impending arrival.
My only recommend would be to give her a name that lends itself to a more easily said/used nickname in short. (i.e. Lyn for Arilyn, etc.)
But for some reason, I'm forced into recommending Laeral as a name. 
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1176 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2006 : 14:12:23
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Congratulations, on the baby and on winning your game
Certainly some FR names lend themselves better than others. Faenya (after Aerdrie Faenya) would work. Dragonbait would not
There are plenty of normal names that are also FR characters, Olive is one that springs to mind instantly.
I'd second what Steven said about having an easily used/said nickname. At the end of the day it's only fair to think about 'what can I call my child so they won't have the *crap* beaten out of them in the playground?'
Mod edit: Tweaked for language.
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 24 May 2006 : 14:42:04
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I'd have to vote for either Arilyn or Liriel myself.
BTW, my ex-wife and I had the opposite deal when we had my daughter . . . I got to name the child if it was a boy. Unfortunately I tipped my hat about liking Lord Gunther Uth Wistan in DragonLance, and was preemtively vetoed. So my next choice was Tristan, after the (then) High King of the Moonshaes.
But in the end, we had a girl, and I'm sure she is thrilled that I wasn't the "responsible" parent for naming her. That, and she thinks Tristan is a character from Yugi-Oh . . . ::sigh:: |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 24 May 2006 : 16:19:23
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Originally posted by Steven Schend
But for some reason, I'm forced into recommending Laeral as a name.
I'd like to think that if the Lady K and I hadn't settled on Narnra... Laeral would've been a potential choice for an alternative.
As it happened though... we'd originally settled on "Alassra" before reading Elminster's Daughter.
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2006 : 16:35:15
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Congratulations from the high north of Denmark...
I would recommend Robyn/Robin (Moonshae). It is a strong name with a classic beauty to it.
Looking forward to hearing about the little one and the decision you are about to make. Congratulations again and good luck in the future. |
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1176 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2006 : 16:58:42
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
I'd have to vote for either Arilyn or Liriel myself.
BTW, my ex-wife and I had the opposite deal when we had my daughter . . . I got to name the child if it was a boy. Unfortunately I tipped my hat about liking Lord Gunther Uth Wistan in DragonLance, and was preemtively vetoed. So my next choice was Tristan, after the (then) High King of the Moonshaes.
But in the end, we had a girl, and I'm sure she is thrilled that I wasn't the "responsible" parent for naming her. That, and she thinks Tristan is a character from Yugi-Oh . . . ::sigh::
That reminds me of an article in Conquest (I think) back in the days when I used to play magic the gathering.
It had a series of 'which would you rather' questions to determine how much of a hardcore fan you were, just for fun.
One of the questions was would you rather
a) have the five magic symbols tattooed onto your face
b) have your name changed by deed poll to Foratog Von Ass
Don't name her that though
it's obviously a boys name  |
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darkcrow
Learned Scribe
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 25 May 2006 : 00:49:09
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| I really appreciate all the blessings from each and everyone of you. And thank you for participating in the name game. I definetly will let you all know what my ultimate choose shall be. |
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 25 May 2006 : 02:50:57
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| I've always thought Blipdoolpoolp had a nice ring to it. |
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Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 25 May 2006 : 04:00:39
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isolde
lynaelle
liriel
just a few i like. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 25 May 2006 : 04:22:25
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Hmm. Let's see. . . how to follow recommendations like Laeral, Robyn, Alustriel (shortened to Lustra, mind), Alassra, Jhessail, Alusair (I knew someone named Alusair once -- a guy, actually), and Narnra. . .
Vierna's got a ring to it.
I've always been partial to Dove.
Innovindil. 'Cuz you know. . .
Catherine -- to shorten to Cat, of Wyvernspur fame.
Not something like Malice. . . she can change her name to that during the high school rebellion phase.
Many congratulations on this gift.
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'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
704 Posts |
Posted - 25 May 2006 : 08:34:33
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| Congratulations. You could always go with Qilue (Drow Chosen), Brianna (from Twilight Giants), Kehrsyn (the Alabaster Staff), or Thazienne (Sembia series). |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 May 2006 : 08:58:36
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Originally posted by Reefy
I've always thought Blipdoolpoolp had a nice ring to it.
Well met
Some very nice suggestions. I particulary like EytanBernstein's suggestions (not so sure about Qilue though ) and those from "the obsolete".
Keep 'em coming, i'm sure we can help darkcrow make a decision |
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Kaladorm
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 May 2006 : 09:42:26
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Originally posted by Reefy
I've always thought Blipdoolpoolp had a nice ring to it.
touché 
Liriel seems a popular choice so far, I liked Isolde too (not just realms fantasy linkage there).
Erik had a good point mentioning Cat, any of the Alias vessels names could work (maybe not Alias).
Cassandra, and Jade are both nice names. I'm sure some scribes know of some of the other Alias vessels I can't call to mind |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 25 May 2006 : 11:17:47
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Originally posted by Kaladorm
I'm sure some scribes know of some of the other Alias vessels I can't call to mind
The only other one that was named was Zhara. |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 25 May 2006 : 13:29:11
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| Malice...hmmm...Miranda-Alice... M.Alice... gotta stop...gotta stop! |
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
704 Posts |
Posted - 26 May 2006 : 20:38:05
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Originally posted by Alaundo
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Originally posted by Reefy
I've always thought Blipdoolpoolp had a nice ring to it.
Well met
Some very nice suggestions. I particulary like EytanBernstein's suggestions (not so sure about Qilue though ) and those from "the obsolete".
Keep 'em coming, i'm sure we can help darkcrow make a decision
I agree. Qilue might be a bit out there (sounds somewhat Hawaiian I think), but the rest work just fine. |
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Freakboy
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 29 May 2006 : 06:44:32
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| My wife and I named our first daughter Liriel and our son Ryld. We are expecting our third and if it is a girl we are going to go with Danifae and we're not sure if it is a boy, but Valas is a possibility as is Tirumael. Congrats on number 4 and good luck picking a name. |
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darkcrow
Learned Scribe
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 29 May 2006 : 09:07:43
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 29 May 2006 : 17:27:42
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| With reservations for my ability to write English phonetically, I've pronounced it LI-Ri-el. But if you want a proper answer you'd better ask Elaine, she should know one would think. |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 29 May 2006 : 17:31:27
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You know Kajahase . . . that just reminds me of how amazed I am at how well many of our non-english native scribes use the english language, as opposed to how poorly many native-english using posters on many boards (not specifically here at Candlekeep) manage their native tongue.
Myself being a prime example when you consider the syntax of the above sentance would give Yoda whiplash. |
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Freakboy
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 29 May 2006 : 18:52:18
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Originally posted by darkcrow
How do you pronounce Liriel?
We pronounce it Leer-Ee-uhl. Just like cereal except with an L instead of a C. We pronounce Ryld just like build except with an R instead of a b at the beginning. Of course Elaine would be the definitive source on how to pronounce it. |
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