Naming Woes - Help and Resource List

Thanks for this list. I am terrible at naming any of my dolls as I use them for models for the clothing I design and construct and seem to make them into different characters and cosplay all the time, hence they get stuck with the sculpt name of the character of the moment. I have never developed a character and bought a doll specifically for it. I guess I play with my dolls differently than most.

 

can I just say thank you for existing? Naming characters/dolls is my weakest point, I'll be needing this list a ton~

 

Y'all are amazing. I already had a list of about 100 names, now it's going to be even longer...

 

This is one of the most helpful lists I've seen for not only dolls but it can even be applied to something like book writing or anything of the sort. Thanks for posting, I think this is a huge help to everyone in the community.

 

very helpful, thanks!

 

Oh wow, this is so helpful, coming up with decent names is always something that I struggle with. Thank you for putting this together.

 

Oh man, thank you so much for this. I always have difficulties naming characters, especially when trying to be faithful to any culture.I'm pulling names from. Some of these links have already helped a ton, I've made more progress with some of my unnamed since seeing this last night than I have for months.

 

Thank you so much for making this. I'm about to get my first doll and I have no idea about how I am going to name him. This is helping a ton. Thanks Bunches!

 

Sometimes, I casually look up names and end up making more OCs but bless you for this!!!

 

Thank you so much! This is so helpful! (owning 10 dolls and none of them is named omg I am such a lazy person...)

 

Knowing myself, this post will be a great asset in the future! Thank you!

 

Whoa, thank you! I always used Behind the Name but didn't realize how many other resources there are This is super helpful!

 

Thanks so much for this resource! I'll definitely be using it when I get my first doll!

 

Thanks for the list. This kind of stuff is super helpful

 

I recall a nifty name list I have used in the past that I will add here: Women's Stage Names for Belly Dance compiled by Saqra.
A name list from various cultures (Arabic/Greek/African/etc.)

 

ohhhh this is very interesting and really helpful!!! thanks so much!

 

Thank you for your information!

 

thank you so much! my little girl will finally be named

 

I'm currently trying to figure out if I want to/how to rename my girls. For a long time they've been Madelene and Lysette. But because they're going through some major changes, I feel like a name change might be in the plans. But there's something about the sounds of their names that I'm attached to. Something about the "len" sound and "-ette" sound that seems right. So... maybe something similar but not exactly. Lol I hope any of that makes sense

Either way, I'll definitely be using this amazing resource list Thank you for putting it together!

 

Thank you for all the resources, @Sianserais .
I found an angel name generator as well.

Edit: Nameberry had another Angel Name Generator, of existing angels vs more made-up ones from what I could gather?

 

Thank you so much! This is a great resource

 

Thank you so much for this!!

 

Super Cool!
Thank you!

 

Wow! This is super helpful!

 

Naming characters is one of my favourite things, but also something I spend the longest time on... it has to feel right! I love the moment of finding a name that just "clicks" into place... saying it aloud a few times... writing it out... having it fill you with that intense, satisfied feeling of being just right... a great feeling!

I already use a lot of these resources for my writing and when I'm coming up with new OCs, but having them compiled in a single list like this is like a dream come true. Thank you for all your hard work!

 

This is very helpful! Thank you!

 

Found this and I'm mighty glad. Not only I might have a name combo for a character in the book I'm writting, it gave me ideas for the dolly I saw and I think this conviced me to get her - now I just need to scramble around for the money.

 

Wow thank you so much for this list, I have a strange problem with naming male characters

 

Wow! This is an awesome resource list! It's so helpful! Thank You!

 

Oh wow! Thank you for this, my indecisive self is trembling in fear!

 

Don't forget the "Special Categories" for 20000 names! they do names by meanings as well and have them separated into different categories by themes. It's very useful!

 

Thank you very much for this resource! I am one of those people that can't figure out a name I like without a lot of help!

 

This really helped, thank you!

 

This list is wonderful. Thank you for taking the time to compile and maintain it. I'm finally breaking through my writer's block.

 

This is so helpful! I have been having the hardest time naming my crew. Only one came easily, the rest are so hard. This will be my focus now.

 

Thank you for this resource! It takes me forever to decide on a name, most of the time. An additional resource for names of fairies, elves and otherworldly creatures might be lists of dog and cat names. I actually have two cat name books. Some of them have categories for twins, triplets, ect., useful if you are adopting more than one pet/doll at a time. These books contain names a person might not use on an actual human doll, but are cute or weird in a good way. Of course, now there is the internet for such lists.

 

Oh my god, thank you so much. This is going to be so useful.

 

I finally figured out what to name my OT doll. She's very pale and just recently "came to life" with her first face-up. I'm going to name her Galatea.

Super helpful list. Thanks again.

 

This is a life saviour right now... Big thanks for compiling this...

 

This is so helpful. I'll be honest I love buying dolls but for some reason I never name them and I just go years with nameless dolls.

 

Thank you for the great resource

 

Thanks for the awesome resource!

 

Thank you for this list! I had a lot of fun with the victorian name generators, simply kept clicking 'generate' and wrote down the namens I liked. And then used behind the name to check what they meant. Very useful for doll owners and D&D players

 

Kate Monk's Onomastikon (KateMonk) is a really good naming resource too, especially for medieval names.

 

You're welcome!

 

Thanks! The surname links are especially helpful! I always have trouble with first names and usually skip last names altogether

 

Thank you for these!

 

170 Wondrous Korean Baby Names With Meanings

Use this if you want to use Korean names.

 

Thank you for rebuilding and maintaining the lists! There is a list of Turkish names on Behind the Name but here’s a larger additional resource for them too. http://www.turkishculture.org/lifestyles/turkish-culture-portal/names-meaning-321.htm

 

Fantasy name generators. Names for all your fantasy characters. Is one of my favourites i didn't see mentioned (You have a similar named one listed) They have everything - alien names, every kind of fantasy race, a ton of cultures, the styles of various fictional worlds - like the hobbit or star wars. It's great for fantasy and sci-fi and for last names, clan names, species and race names, there's a whole section for place name generators from whole worlds to amusement parks, magic schools, cities, graveyards. The description generators make great prompts. You can find everything from titles for your character to regular human names and surnames, to naming the species of elf they are or their vampire clan.

 

Hi, I found these lists

Old fashioned, unusual and forgotten French girl names
Old fashioned, unusual and forgotten French boy names

The pages are in French, but it’s fairly easy to use, you just have to click on the initials.
I’d say the names range from Middle-Age to post French Revolution.