Comments on: The Name Game http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/08/07/the-name-game/ A mutual support group for SF/F Novelists Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:23:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Jenna Black http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/08/07/the-name-game/#comment-27 Jenna Black Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:34:33 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/08/07/the-name-game/#comment-27 Funny, I also have a character whose name means "shining one:" Lugh, the demon who possesses my heroine in The Devil Inside. And his evil brother's name, Dougal, means "dark stranger." I often pick my names via www.behindthename.com, which is an awesome site. You can actually search by name meaning, as well as searching for names by nationality. Funny, I also have a character whose name means “shining one:” Lugh, the demon who possesses my heroine in The Devil Inside. And his evil brother’s name, Dougal, means “dark stranger.” I often pick my names via www.behindthename.com, which is an awesome site. You can actually search by name meaning, as well as searching for names by nationality.

]]> By: mbrennan http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/08/07/the-name-game/#comment-26 mbrennan Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:11:52 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/08/07/the-name-game/#comment-26 I think I accidentally posted my comment while not logged in properly, so let's give this another try. The Richman book is fabulous. I often pick a particular language's phonology as the basis for my names, so the index where he breaks them down by language of origin is dead useful. I think I accidentally posted my comment while not logged in properly, so let’s give this another try.

The Richman book is fabulous. I often pick a particular language’s phonology as the basis for my names, so the index where he breaks them down by language of origin is dead useful.

]]> By: editor http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/08/07/the-name-game/#comment-25 editor Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:06:49 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2007/08/07/the-name-game/#comment-25 The Richman book is fabulous. I tend to pick a particular language's phonology to base my names on, and the index in his book that breaks names down by language is dead useful. The Richman book is fabulous. I tend to pick a particular language’s phonology to base my names on, and the index in his book that breaks names down by language is dead useful.

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