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Title: Default Names Project - FINISHED Post by: Ellatrue on 2007 December 05, 04:18:42 I am rather inspired by Jordis names mod to replace the default townie names, but I want something with more variety. I find that in real life, the odd names tend to outnumber the more common ones. So, the idea is to make something similar, but with different names- but still only names that exist in real life.
Method: I am trying to have a balance of common names and unusual/interesting ones, and selecting more of the names that I like over others. However, I don't want things to be TOO odd, so that they will still seem okay when given to a random sim with a random ethnicity and a random combination of first name and last. I'm generally avoiding using the same names for both first and last names, names of cities, gender-neutral or crossover names, and too many names from the top of the lists. Specifically, the name "Madison" really annoys me for some reason. Slight preference is given to names used in more than one culture (like Ken, for both the USA and Japan), or simple names that kind of sound like they could. Alternate spellings for the sake of trendiness are avoided, usually you will see them because that is the more common spelling in another country/culture, or because it fits a few more countries that way. Also, when looking at similar names (like Mary and Maria), I have chosen to lean towards choosing between them rather than including both, so sims in the game will be that much easier to tell apart. So- finding the "ideal" balance between interesting and generic. Can it be done? Which names are cool, and which are dumb? And which would enrage you if some random sim had them? And finally- a few silly hippy names, yes or no? End result mod will be made available in this thread. Sources: Wikipedia lists of most common names worldwide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_common_names US Census Bureau & Social Security Administration: http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/freqnames2k.html http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ Random site with last names: http://names.mongabay.com/ Various name/baby name websites: http://www.behindthename.com/ http://www.20000-names.com/index.htm http://www.babynameworld.com/ This very useful site about Native American cultures and languages: http://www.native-languages.org/home.htm Random representatives and staffers from the US House of Representatives, personal acquaintances, the good people of #GRAH, textbook authors and published faculty/students of a random university, and yesterday's paper. A small number of names are hippy names, virtue names, biblical/historical/mythological names, or from literature. The only made-up names are the hippy names--and not all of them by me! Thanks Invisigoth for testing! FINISHED VERSION NOW AVAILABLE! GET IT HERE! Title: Re: Names Project - ROUND TWO! Post by: Ellatrue on 2007 December 05, 04:19:13 MALE NAMES
A Adam Aidan Andre Andy Androcles Aristotle Antony Achim Angelo Alexei Arash Ari Arthur Asher Amir Apollo Al B Baldur Basil Benedict Benjamin Bran Brett Byron Blue Brian Bryce Bill C Caleb Castor César Christian Christopher Clark Clay Clinton Cyril Colin Chaske Calvin Cedric Cliff Chase Colt Carlos D Damien Diego Dirk Dominic Douglas Dante Darius Dallas David Dash Dale Drew E Erik Elliot Ethan Ezhno Enrique Elian Ernest Elan Edward Elijah Ephraim Evan Elim F Forrest Frost Flint Franklin Felipe Fritz Freddy Floyd Freddy G Galahad Gethin Guy Giles Gabriel Grant Gad Godwyn Giuseppe Greg George Graham H Henry Heikki Hiawatha Harry Haakon Hiro Howi Horatio Heath Hunter Hiresh Hakim Hideki Herb I Ian Icarus Inigo Ishkode Ishmael Isaac Isaiah Ivan Ime Indiana Isam Itzel Ike Ilya Ivan Ingman Irving Ithaqua J Jan Jack Jacob Jonathan John Joseph Jonah Jude Jim Jasper Jeremy Josh Jason Jin James Jordan Jake Joe K Ken Keith Kwame Kyle Keme Koda Kotori Kai Kevin L Leonardo Leopold Lucien Luke Loki Lyle Leif Len Liam Lionel Laurence Luther M Matthew Mark Martin Max Michael Moonshadow Mukki Matchitehew Manuel Moi Mikko Malak Mustapha Mercutio Matt Mike N Nigel Niol Nick Noah Nahuel Nathan Nakamo Nicolas Nolan O Omar Orlando Oscar Oz Owen Odin Oliver Orion Orpheus Olli P Peter Patrick Paul Poul Philip Pete Q Quentin Quinn Quincy Qasim Qamar R Ryan Raoul Rahim Rafael Rowan Remiel Richard Rhys Roman Ryuu Ray Rafi Rick Ricardo S Sam Saul Sean Shane Seamus Sebastian Samael Seth Sasha Stefan Star Shadow Sylvester Solomon Simon Stone T Taliesin Tristan Tyler Troy Tecumseh Tane Tse Thomas Tobias Truth Tim Tony Thir Tyree U Umberto Uther V Valentino Victor Valor Virgil W William Walter Wyatt Wesley Ward Wasim Wira Wapasha Winoc Wolf X Xerxes Xander Xavier Xenon Y Yash Yoshi Yishai Yuri Yefim Yves Z Zachary Zeus Zain Zion Zaki Zan Title: Re: Names Project - ROUND TWO! Post by: Ellatrue on 2007 December 05, 04:19:37 FEMALE NAMES
A Abeni Adele Alicia Aponi Ama Athena Ann April Asia Aisha Ariel Aurora Amy Aohkii Ayanna Ayo Amanda Africa Ashley Azura Aolani Abigail America Andromeda Angelica B Bridget Bonnie Brynn Brianna Briallen Bathsheba Bronwen Bell Bellatrix Beryl Bethany Blossom C Cynthia Catherine Camille Caroline Cornflower Columbine Chastity Charity Celine Charlotte Celeste Connie Claire Carmen Calliope Cecilia Chandra Cheryl Christine D Delilah Désirée Dayuma Daina Dawn Debbie Dolly Diana Demi Dahlia Demeter Darleen Deserét E Emily Ella Eloisa Eve Elizabeth Evelyn Emiko Emma Enemene Esther Erin Estella Eleanor Ebony Evangeline F Florence Fiona Freya Fern Faith Fatima Felicity Fleur G Gloria Gaia Glenda Grace Gwendolyn Genevieve Guinevere Gail Genesis H Helen Hope Harmony Haley Holly Hyacinth Hannah Hazel Heather Hera Hortense I India Indigo Isabel Isis Isolde Izumi Ivy Iolanthe Ioni Ikaika Ishtar J Jade Jasmine Jennifer Jessica Joan June Joy Jalila Jaya Jill Jewel Jenny K Karen Katarina Kathleen Kali Keisha Keiko Kaija Kalani Kaori Kenya Kira Kathy L Lavender Lara Leila Lily Liluye Lola Lorelei Lydia Lyra Lynnette Leisha Lacey Lyric Leah Lucy Lauren Liberty M Mae Maria Melanie Meli Maya Mbala Mei Míriam Mona Martha Marla Marianna Molly Marina Mimi Monique N Nelli Naomi Nadia Natalya Nimue Nyah Noélia Nova Nora Nina Nizhoni O Ocean Olivia Olathe Onawa Ophelia Olympia P Pearl Persephone Penelope Petunia Parvati Pamuya Pamela Penny Psyche Patricia Q Quilla Quintessa R Rava Rayen Rebecca Rachel Roxy Rose Runah River Ruby Rivka Raven S Sally Sandy Stephanie Sahara Sierra Salali Samantha Sarah Sethunya Shadi Sanuye Summer Shana Shakira Sienna Skye Saffron Stella Shale Sakura Solstice T Terra Tallulah Tara Tinashe Tracie Tendai Tabitha Tory Tina Tania Tamaya Tawanda Trinity U Ursula Una Umaya V Violet Victoria Virginia Valerie Vera Vanessa Vicky W Wynne Wilma Winona Wendy Willow X Xylia Xena Xanthe Xanthippe Y Yolanda Yuki Yvette Yuri Yakira Yamuna Z Zahira Zillah Zhen Zuri Zoë Ziya Zaida Title: Re: Names Project - ROUND TWO! Post by: Ellatrue on 2007 December 05, 04:20:13 LAST NAMES/SURNAMES
A Alexander Ali Andrews Anderson Anastazi Archer Armstrong Arroyo Ayers Azevedo Azulai Argentina Ayyad Avalon Abramsen Achilles Admiral Acqua Argentos Arab B Bach Baird Belendiuk Bell Black Bradley Brahmin Brave Brown Bryson Byrne Bradbury Blitzer Ball Bickerdyke C annon Collins Colorado Crane Castaway Caliban Catalan Clementine Cockburn Constantine Comanche Crosswhite Christensen Cayabyah Canowun Creek Corelli Cole Casanova Camden Cruz Cash D Dakota Darling Dawson Day DeGuilio Delarosa Dhara Dias Dillinger Dixon DuBois Domingo Davis Drake Detroit Denver Dark Diamond Dumas DuPont E Eagle Ellicott Enfield Evans Emmanuel Emerson Emke Elm Esham Elphinstone Emberstricht Edison Enomenga Eros Extebarria F Fairchild Fairfax Fisher Flores Franciscan Freeman Ferreira Frost Frazier Fox Farraday Fremont Flash Fitzgerald G Gala Galbraith Galan Gallant Gatsby Giordano Garcia Gauthier Goldthwaite Goldhammer Greenslade Greene Griffin Grijalva Guerrero Garnier Gali Galileo H Hallstrom Hatfield Hayashi Hazelwood Hawking Hawthorn Hassan Hajari Handel Hallahan Honor Holywell I Israel Ilves Ivanova Ingram Irons Ireland Idol Incera Ingles Illinois Ibsen Inoue Ito Iyer Innocenti Idoni Ihejirika J Jackson Jafari Jamal James Janis Janjua Jankowski Jaques Jordan Joliet Jefferson Jansen K Kerry Kamath Katz Kalaheo Khan King Kim Knight Kennedy Kwiecinski Korzonowski Kitamura L Lahiri Lakota Lee Lightfoot Latehla Lestrange Lessand Lin London Lawrence Lincoln Lamour Lemaire Leclere Lafayette Laertes Laurent Lionheart M Malachi Mars Martin McCoy MacArthur Mosayru Merino Miller Mayflower Montoya Moon Mozart Marx McLean Madison Muse Midnight Morpheus Mercury Matthews Marderosian N Nakamu Nakano Nathaniel Németh Nobel Noir Navarro Nokomis North Nirvana Nyström O Oak Ochion O'Connor O'Hara O'Neal O'Dell Oneida Orleans Outlaw Omaha Otter Orr Orchard P Palma Park Pepperdyne Pedersen Perry Peru Parrish Picasso Phoenix Phillips Piedra Pulaski Pyi Pyke Petraeus Pelican Payne Praetorius Paladin Pendragon Poorman Price Q Qazi Quahada Quartz Quick Quinby Quiroz Quaife Quaker Quest R Ravenscroft Raye Raquel Riddle Raleigh Russell Rivera Reyes Robinson Ravinder Raffin Richard Royal Rousseau Romero Reid S Shah Silkwood Silva Sims Sinhala Smith Snow Solis Song St-Pierre Sullivan Sunshine Swann Sarkisian Sweetapple Sunseri Sannicolas Sherlock Seki Starbuck Swift T Tallis Tanaka Temple Tremblay Torres Twain Turin Tumbarello Tulip Thunderfist Tan Thorn Troublefield Tillinghast Tungsten Timber Thomson U Udall Umeki Umeo Union Underwood Urban Uribe Usher Uhara V Valentine Valerio Velasquez Valiant Van Winkle Van Doren Van Damme Van Gogh Veracruz Vega Versace Vitelli Vetrano Vivaldi W Watanabe Waters Washington West Whitman Winter Wolf Woodcock Woody Wordlaw Wormwood Wright Wallace Willems X Xenos Xia Xanadu Xylander Xanthopoulos Y Yates Yarrow Ybanez Young Yeske Yazell Yeoman Yule Yukimura Z Zamora Zephyr Ziga Zellweger Zentai Zingel Zappa Zaman Zdravkov Zelenka Zabala Zhu Title: Re: Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Ellatrue on 2007 December 05, 04:45:50 Text file of rounds one attached, for anyone who wants it. ETA: finished version now available. Because I could keep working on this project forever. I've attached the final text lists of male, female, and last names. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Aggie on 2007 December 05, 07:08:09 Male Names:
Artem, Bastion, Chase, Drayden, Evans, Franklin, Gavin, Hardy, Irving, Jareth, Kerry, Logan, Maksim, Nate, Oliver, Pasha, Quincy, Riley, Shane, Travis, Ulric, Valkan, Will, Xerxes, Yancy, Zamfir. Female Names: Adelle, Bethany, Cerasi, Denae, Enelle, Fox, Glory, Honor (more of a female name in my mind), Isolde, Jessamyne, Kyla, Lynette, Melissande, Niroshi, Olathe, Peony, Quilla, Raina, Shelby, Terra, Ursula, Verity, Wendy, Xelina, Yoni, Zelda Surnames: Aaronson, Boromel, Chambers, Dracon, Everett, Finch, Gibbs, Hathaway, Ichabod, Jacobo, Kerry, Lowenstein, McGee, North, Others, Pretender, Quartz, Riddle, Smithsonian, Tamzarian, Uhura, Valiant, Wayne, Xerox, Yoshi, Zither Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: witch on 2007 December 05, 08:13:22 Hermione and Hortense. 8)
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Aggie on 2007 December 05, 09:58:16 Oh, also for female names: Atley and Veronica. :)
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: MidnightVoyager on 2007 December 05, 15:20:27 For girls: Bonnie and Katherine/Catherine.
I know at least five Bonnies and God knows how many K/Catherines. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: snowbawl on 2007 December 05, 16:05:26 I second Denim's Franklin for male...also Fox and Finnegan, Fabio, got to have a Fabio. Do not like Fox for girl (sorry Denim, more of a boy name IMO) For girl: Fortune, Fern, and Flower. Those are my "F" suggestions.
Xan for boy (I am more fond of Zander with a "Z" for male name) Xena for girl (warrior princess ftw) Quinn is mostly a girl's name IMO (have known several), also Quintessa...definitely Quincy for boy as per Denim's suggestion. Odessa for girl and Ophelia I second Oliver for boys as well as nominate Owen... I'm out of time, but pretty please, add Maddox to boy names Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: jolrei on 2007 December 05, 17:03:39 I did a 'hood a couple of months ago in which all sims had the last names of composers. I got these from classical CD cases, as well as various music dictionaries, encyclopaedias, etc.
Off the top of my head, surnames (in no particular order): Beethoven, Bach, Corelli, Tallis, Byrd, Vivaldi, Messaien, Joubert, Wood, Vaughn-Williams, Parry, Handel, Mendelssohn, Stanford, Widor, Praetorius, Vittoria, Sumsion, Palestrina, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Wagner Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: gethane on 2007 December 05, 17:09:42 Zoe for a girl
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Jelenedra on 2007 December 05, 17:22:06 You have to have a Zoe.
I've also always been a big fan of Ethan, Liam, Xavier, and Allen for boys. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: MadameUgly on 2007 December 05, 20:23:05 Male:
Arturo, Cosmo, Guiseppe, Seamus, Sylvester Female: Cameo, Joleen, Kitty, Pearl, Viola Surnames: Sunseri (and my new favorite last name--Bickerdyke) Title: Re: Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Theo on 2007 December 05, 22:03:48 Some of the names I use in my game, excluding those suggested so far:
Male: Bernie, Bruno, Cedric, Dennis, Felix, Flavio, Francis, Gustav, Hugo, Ibrahim, Ivan, Joel, Jonas, Manuel, Olaf, Simon, Theo, Wesley Female: Alison, Barbara, Beth, Claudia, Deborah, Elaine, Fatima, Fiona, Galina, Helga, Ingrid, Ivana, Judith, Octavia, Patricia, Simone, T(h)eresa, Valentina And a few Surnames: Escobar, Esteves(z), Johnson, Lancaster, Lopes(z), Montenegro, Nielsen, Novak, Olsen, Palma, Perry, Smirnov, Toledo, Torres, Ventura, Velasques(z), Wozniak @Denimhojo: where on Earth is 'Others' a family name? Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Lyra on 2007 December 05, 22:23:06 Male: Colomb, Lionel, Julian
Female: Kirstin, Kirsty, Lorraine, Michelle, Louise Surnames: Healy, McEvoy, Clayton, Sharratt I'm not sure I like the name Enemene (sp?). Sounds too much like anemone. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Zazazu on 2007 December 05, 22:26:14 Since they come from my family, and some from me:
Kari, Lynn, Betty, Jenna My grandmother's name was Edmalee, which admittedly she sort of made up. But one of my little cousins, a girl named after her, is Eddy. And thanks for the names...my RandomStuff is getting kind of stale. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Lorelei on 2007 December 06, 15:11:46 Annaliese
Annabeth Anya Aislin Allison Amanda Abigail Acia Adelaide Adora Adina Agnes Agatha Ah Lee Aja Alma Amalie Annette Asha Aphrodite Ava Aya Abbie Abelia Abilene Abrianna Acacia Adabelle Adair Addie Adelicia Adelinda Adeline Adelle Adelpha Adila Adima Adina Adolpha Adoncia Adonia Adora Adorabelle Adorna Adriana Adriano Adriene Adrienne Aegea Aemilia Affrica Afon Afra Afraima Afric Africa Agape Agate Agatha Aggie Aglaia Agnes Ah Ahnada Ahneta Ahuva Aida Aidan Aide Aideen Aiko Ailbhe Aileen Ailis Ailish Ailsa Aimee Aine Aingeal Ainsley Ainslie Airlia Aisha Aisling Aislinn Akako Akala Akana Akanksha Aki Akila Akina Ala Alaine Alameda Alana Alani Alanis Alanna Alaqua Alarice Alastrina Alatea Alba Alberta Albina Alcina Alda Aldabella Aldara Aldonza Aldora Alejandra Alejandria Aleka Aleksandra Aleksia Alena Alesandra Alesandria Aleshia Alessa Alessandra Aleta Alethea Aletta Alette Alex Alexa Alexandra Alexandria Alexi Alexia Alexina Alexis Alfonsa Alfre Alfreda Algerine Ali Alia Alice Alicia Alida Alima Alina Aline Alinga Alisa Alisha Alisia Alison Alissa Alissia Alithia Alix Aliya Aliza Alize Alka Alkina Alkira Allegra Allene Allie Allirea Allison Allora Allunga Ally Allyson Alma Almeda Almedha Almira Alodia Alodie Aloha Alohi Alona Alonsa Alonza Alouetta Aloysia Alpha Alta Altea Althea Altheda Alula Aluma Alva Alvina Alvira Alvita Alyna Alysia Alyson Alyssa Alzena Ama Amabel Amadea Amadika Amadora Amala Amala Amalie Amana Amanda Amandla Amani Amara Amaranth Amarina Amaris Amaryllis Amata Amazonia Ambar Amber Ambika Ambra Ambrosine Ambuja Amelia Amelinda Amethyst Amice Amina Aminta Amira Amita Amity Amoretta Amorette Amorina Amorita Amrit Amrita Amy An Ana Anais Anan Anana Ananda Anastace Anastasia Anastice Anata Anatola Anaysis Anca Ancelin Anchoret Ancika Ancilla Andea Ander Andes Andie Andras Andrea Andreana Andree Andromache Andromeda Andy Aneira Anemone Anezka Ange Angel Angela Angelica Angelika Angelina Angeline Angelique Angharad Angwen Aniela Anika Anila Anima Anisha Anissa Anita Anitra Anjali Anka Ann Anna Annabel Annabella Annabelle Annalise Annamaria Annata Anne Anne Page Anneliese Annemarie Annette Annice Annie Annika Anninka Annissa Ann-Margret Annunziata Anona Anoush Anselma Anstice Anteia Anthea Antigone Antionette Antoinette Antonetta Antonia Antonie Antonine Anusia Anya Anzu Aolani Apanie Apara Aphra Aphrodite Apolline Apollonia Apphia April Aqua Aquamarine Aquaria Arabella Arabelle Arachne Araluen Araminta Arcadia Ardath Ardelle Arden Ardine Ardis Areta Aretha Arezou Argenta Ari Aria Ariadne Ariana Ariane Ariel Ariella Arielle Arika Arilda Arinya Arista Ariza Arjuni Arlen Arlene Arlette Arlie Arlynda Armada Armelle Armilla Armina Armorel Armynel Arnalda Arnurna Arora Arran Artemis Arti Aruna Arundhati Arva Asa Asella Asenath Ash Asha Asha Ashby Asher Ashira Ashla Ashleigh Ashley Ashlin Ashling Ashton Ashtoreth Asia Asisa Asmara Aspasia Aspen Assunta Asta Aster Astrea Astrid Asya Atalanta Atarah Athalia Athanasia Athela Athena Atin Atiya Atlanta Aube Aubina Aubine Aubrey Auburn Audrey Augusta Aura Aurelia Aurora Austin Austyn Autumn Ava Avalon Avara Avel Aveline Avena Avera Averah Averill Avery Aves Avice Avis Aviva Avoca Avril Awotwi Awsta Awusi Axelle Ayala Ayesha Aylwen Azalea Azaria Azarni Aziza Azra Azriella Azubah Azucena Azura Azure MOAR? Go here: http://www.babynames.com.au (http://www.babynames.com.au) Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Ellatrue on 2007 December 06, 16:09:29 Problem is, the list is already kind of heavy on the A names. Which of those do you actually like? All of them?
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Jelenedra on 2007 December 06, 18:01:32 Put me down for Avery. I love that name.
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Ellatrue on 2007 December 06, 18:22:39 I've noticed a lot of suggestions that are already on the list- are there any names you think should be removed? Or first names that would be better as surnames, and vice versa? The problem is not necessarily finding enough names, but finding "good" names, and the overall composure of the list.
How do you all feel about ethnic names, or names for which the ethnicity is very clear and unlikely to be used in multiple cultures (like, say, "Chin")? What about hippy type names, like "Moonshadow?" Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Jelenedra on 2007 December 06, 18:29:23 I am all for a nice mix. I would just like to volunteer Guerrero and (Spanish for warrior) Kitamura for surnames.
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: MadameUgly on 2007 December 06, 20:17:40 I like "hippy names". My one neighborhood has a hippy family (surname Woodstock). Then include:
Crunchy Granola, Gaia Earth Mother (G.E.M.), Love, Hemp, Rainbow, Peace, Nirvana, Saphron, Experience, Wood Spirit, Inkberry, Sunshine, Truth, Cinnamon, Peppermint, Patchioulianna. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Zazazu on 2007 December 06, 22:15:09 I think ethnic names are great as a mix-in, even if the resulting sim doesn't seem to fit the ethnicity. It's not like cultures don't intermarry and people don't give their kids names from outside their background.
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Ellatrue on 2007 December 06, 23:43:57 I kind of feel that way too. But looking at the response to Jordi's mod, for example, it looks like a lot of people are really bothered by it.
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: dizzy on 2007 December 07, 00:45:34 I'm rather fond of Hobbit names.
http://www.geocities.com/shireofthehobbits/concerninghobbits/names.htm Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Aggie on 2007 December 07, 22:05:20 If anyone's interested, I have a list of names that I initially got from Hook's Randomizer Program thread. It's since been altered to remove undesirablew names and add the better ones from this thread. If you're interested, I have attached it to this post.
ETA: Here are some names (please forgive if they're duplicates). Boys: Fairfax, Farley, FElipe, Fielding, Finley, Fritz, Fletcher, Fraser, Iden, Irving, Irwin, Ianthorpe, Iago, Ingram, Ion, Ivan, Iggy, Ichy*, Quartz, Quest*, Quenes, Quentin, Quiric, Wade, Wagner, Walden, Waldo, Wally, Wang, Wardley, Warrick, Wayland, Weldon, Wendell, Wenlock, Wesley, Winchell Girls: Faina, Faith, Fanny, Fancy, Fawn, Felice, Felicity, Fifi, Finetta, Florinda, Ireland, Idona, Ilana, Imogene, Ingrid, Illyria, Ilsa, Iona, Inari, Ishtar, Quinn*, Quenby, Quebec, Querida, Waverly, Waminda, Welya, Whitney*, Wilow, Winsome, Wivina, Wyn * = unisex name Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: VacantBlue on 2007 December 14, 21:28:45 I think you have a great list so far!
The only names that would really annoy me are "Hiawatha" & "Jan" as male first names. I would consider both of those names to be female. I simply glanced at the suggested names by other posters; so, forgive me if I repeat a name or two. I'd like to see a few more common names thrown in there: Bethany, Jessica, Phoebe & Heather for females - I also like Faith, Whitney & Zoe mentioned by others Chase, Richard, Fred, Jason & Stan for males - I also like Wyn or Wynn, Julian & Simon mentioned by others For the last names, I'd love to see some more names added that are potential puns like: Worth, Cash, Tard, Moore, Gates, Payne, Balls, Love, Hart, Torn, Labor, Justice, Starr, Butts Hippy names that I like: Aura, Lyric, Sunshine, Rainbow, Rayne, Storm, Nirvana, Fantasy, Spirit, Promise, Freedom, Hope, Breezy, Starlight, Jazz, Joy, Moonshine, Hawk, Trinity, Journey, Skye & Blossom Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: neriana on 2007 December 14, 21:31:47 The only names that would really annoy me are "Hiawatha" & "Jan" as male first names. I would consider both of those names to be female. Hiawatha and Jan Van Eyck would be rather surprised to hear you say that :P. I get lots of names from http://www.zoope.com/about/about_names.html. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: jolrei on 2007 December 14, 21:51:05 The only names that would really annoy me are "Hiawatha" & "Jan" as male first names. I would consider both of those names to be female. Depends where you are really. Hiawatha was a male Indian, and is considered the founder of the Iroquois Confederacy (so that we might all have black market ciggies). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiawatha Jan, in North America Jan is often short for Janet, which would be female. However, in Holland or Germany, Jan is a complete name, and most often (if not always) male (pronounced Yan). Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: VacantBlue on 2007 December 14, 22:03:50 The only names that would really annoy me are "Hiawatha" & "Jan" as male first names. I would consider both of those names to be female. Hiawatha and Jan Van Eyck would be rather surprised to hear you say that :P. I get lots of names from http://www.zoope.com/about/about_names.html. In other areas of the world, I am sure that they are popular, well-accepted male names and that is why they are on the list; however, they annoy me all the same. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: witch on 2007 December 14, 22:23:47 Right, I've attended 3 graduations this week and one of the ways I entertained myself was by checking out good sim names in the programmes. ;D
I'm not going to double-check every name in this thread, so there may be repeats. Female: Melissa, Adele, Tania, Aroha, Leah, Hera, Apii, Jesse, Bronwyn, Sheree, Charlotte, Kayla, Joyce, Dale, Holly, Tara, Erin, Estelle, Pamela, Janine, Lauren, Aynsley, Hannah, Amy, Chloe, Renee, Caitlin, Lucy, Karen, Joanna, Rhoda, Veronica, Chelsea, Lillian, Yvonne, Candita, Jade, Jessica, Vanessa, Tammy, Barbara, Jennifer, Briar, Charmaine, Olivia, Meagan, Breanne, Monique, Samantha, Stacey, Kirsty, Julia, Lynette, Claire, Mandy, Justine, Annabella, Rosie, Linda, Alicia, Laura, Morgan, Wendy, Esme, Celeste, Michelle, Rachel, Gail, Susan, Joy, Suzanne, Natasha, Natalie, Martha, Paige, Aleisha, Trish, Jill, Roseanne, Tatiana, Erin, Maureen, Penny, Kitty, Lorraine, Grace, Brenda, Beverly, Julie. Male Stefan, Caleb, Evan, Jared, Jamie, Michael, Justin, Brett, Kane, Daniel, Lennie, Dale, Lucas, Tim, Jaime, Lesley, Noel, Brendan, Rick, Jaspar, Aroha, Andrew, Gary, Liam, Ben, Greg, Joe, Wendon, Brent, Carl, Scott, Eugene, Luke, Neville, Wayne, David, Mark, Tyrone, Lee, Tony, Simon, Troy, Richard, Gareth, Daryl, Aaron, Clifton, Doug, Fred, Cliff, Lyall, Ray, Ken. Some of these are short versions and could be included as both long and short, like Tony / Anthony. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Quinctia on 2007 December 15, 20:45:40 I've been going through a lot of names in alphabet order, since I've been doing a legacy challenge and naming each generation by a letter (I also added random sim names of these letters I found while going through the names I used):
B Female: Baye, Bielle, Bryce Male: Blane, Brand C Female: Caitlyn, Cari, Carmen, Cera, Ciera, Cora Male: Carter, Cayden, Chase, Ciel, Clarence, Clive, Clynt, Cove, Craig, Chris D Female: Dahlia, Daphne, Darla, Deirdre, Delia, Diana Male: Derin, Diego, Drake E Female: Elayna, Eleanor, Eliza, Emmy, Emony, Erin, Esther, Eve Male: Edgar, Elim, Elliot, Erick F Female: Farrah, Fawn, Faye, Felicia, Fiona, Florence, Fran Male: Ferris, Fletcher, Flint G (shortlist of names I'm going to pick from) Female: Gayle, Gina, Genevieve, Gwen Male: Garret, Gavin, George, Glenn I tend to go to random name generator sites when I'm "making" townies. (Since I can't just generate non-Maxis downtownies, it seems, I go to CAS, I hit randomize, and use a randomizer for names and asps and stuff.) I don't mind ethnic names, in fact, my pasty white blonde guy with the name of Olympiodoros Abd-Al-Atif was one of my favorite downtownies. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Ellatrue on 2007 December 16, 21:48:55 I can see how Jan would be confusing, but it is a very common boys name in numerous Eastern European countries, I think as a version of "John."
But Hiawatha is from the United States, not "some other country." There are numerous legends about him, as "the peacemaker," the "rainbow man," and, I believe, as the constellation many of us know as Orion (ooh, Orion- also a good name I like to use for my alien sims). There's also a ballad/poem about a fictional Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. So no, definitely not a girls name, and one I plan on keeping. A few links: Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiawatha Poem: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/LonHiaw.html Another Legend: http://www.indians.org/welker/hiawatha.htm Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: neriana on 2007 December 16, 23:27:20 I'd be happy with Jan as a boy's name. Other names that can be used for either sex include Kelly, Robin, Marion, Jamie and Jessie. But of course you're not going to be able to please everyone; I absolutely hate "Aura, Lyric, Sunshine, Rainbow, Rayne, Storm, Nirvana, Fantasy, Spirit, Promise, Freedom, Hope, Breezy, Starlight, Jazz, Joy, Moonshine, Hawk, Trinity, Journey, Skye & Blossom" for instance. :P
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Ellatrue on 2007 December 17, 01:42:12 Of that list, I went with Lyric, Nirvana (for a last name), Trinity, Hawk, Joy, Skye, and already liked Hope. I debated Jazz but it sounds awfully close to something else and then I couldn't think about it as a boy's name any other way.
The list of names is getting pretty long now. I wonder if I should double a few of the most common names, like John and Michael, to make them show up more often? I mean, in real life it's kind of like, "throw a stone, hit a John." Hehe. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND ONE - Fire at will! Post by: Aggie on 2007 December 17, 04:27:43 Of that list, I went with Lyric, Nirvana (for a last name), Trinity, Hawk, Joy, Skye, and already liked Hope. I debated Jazz but it sounds awfully close to something else and then I couldn't think about it as a boy's name any other way. The list of names is getting pretty long now. I wonder if I should double a few of the most common names, like John and Michael, to make them show up more often? I mean, in real life it's kind of like, "throw a stone, hit a John." Hehe. Yes, but the real world is filled with thousands upon thousands of people in each city (small towns notwithstanding), and I would hope that your Sims hood is not. It's up to you, though. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: Ellatrue on 2008 January 09, 05:24:55 Okay! Round two is up! For those of you interested, I now feel that the list is long enough. But some of the names are kind of questionable, and I am trying to decide which of them to delete, and looking at the balance between common names and odd ones.
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: Jelenedra on 2008 January 09, 16:30:11 I vote for vetoing Ianthorpe to make room for just plain ole Ian. Also, Fraser should have an i. If only because I like Kelsey Grahamer (sp?)
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: Ellatrue on 2008 January 09, 18:38:34 Ianthorpe isn't on the list, but I do have Ian for a male first name. Do you mean I should use Ianthorpe as a last name? Anyway, you'll notice I updated the lists in the first few posts to show what I currently have.
Some of the male names I am currently chewing over and wonder if I should keep: Arash (a rash?), Androcles, Baldur, Blue, Frost (better as a last name?), Godwyn, Icarus, Ingman, Keme, Kotori, Moi, Mustapha, Nakamo (does this sound too feminine?), Oz, Odin, Orpheus (too strong a reference/distracting?), Qasim & Qamar, Star, Shadow, Truth, Tobias (Toby?), Tyree (ethnicity of name too obvious to work for a randomly generated white sim?), Wapasha, Winoc, Yefim, and Zan. Questionable female first names: Aponi, America, Andromeda, Columbine, Deserét, Ebony, Genesis, Hera, Hortense, Kenya, Mbala, Martha, Nova, Rayen (too much like Raven?), Shadi, Sanuye, Solstice, Wilma, Xanthe, Zhen, and Zuri. For last names, the main concerns are with punctuation/spelling and capitalization. For example, is it Leclere, LeClere, or Le Clere? I couldn't tell from looking at the census data since they "normalized" everything in the list. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: Jelenedra on 2008 January 09, 18:59:22 Sorry, I was looking at a list of names in someone else's post. ::) Hur.
As for "Leclere" I'd go with "Le Clere." Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: cenoura on 2008 January 09, 20:00:48 Godwyn and Ingman, to me, sound like surnames, while Qasim, Qamar and Odin are too much of a distraction. I do like Orpheus though. From the girls names you've highlighted, I'm not sure about Sanuye, Mbala or Deseret - if only because I have no idea how to pronounce them in my head. That problem exists for a few of the surnames too.
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: witch on 2008 January 09, 20:31:56 You don't like Hortense?!? :D
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: Aggie on 2008 January 09, 23:06:25 Going from your questionable lists, I would remove the following:
Males: Arash (you're right: a rash), Androcles, Blue (unless his last name is Daboodeedabodah), Frost and Ingman (I agree; both are better as surnames), Keme, Moi (the french would consider him a narcissist), Nakamo (too similar to the japanese word Nakama, in my view), Qasim & Qamar and Tyree (too ethnic for a random white townie sim, yes), Wapasha, Winoc, and Yefim (I just don't like these last three). Females: Columbine (for obvious reasons, I should hope), Deserét, Mbala (too similar to Impala), Shadi (would you want to be friends with a Shadi individual?), Wilma (too Flintstones-like), Zhen, and Zuri. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: VacantBlue on 2008 January 09, 23:30:36 Frost sounds more like a last name to me as well. I wouldn't mind having one person in the neighborhood with that first name, but I'd hate to see too many males with Frost as their first name.
Ethnicity doesn't bother me - I think quite a few names have very strong ethnic connotations. I'd rather see some random ethnic mismatches than to have no ethnic names at all (I guess all names are ethnic, but you know what I mean). I'd eliminate Rayen; like you mentioned, it is too close to Raven. Nothing else bothers me out of your "chewing over" list. If you really want to eliminate something then drop Zan (if you are going to keep Jan), keep only one of the 'Q' names (doesn't matter which one), Mustapha (was that from Lion King?), Aponi or Deseret (no reason other than least favorite on your list). Either LeClere or Le Clere. Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: Aggie on 2008 January 09, 23:33:48 Although, now that I think about it, Frostilicus would be rather amusing. :D
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: Ellatrue on 2008 January 09, 23:40:26 Yeah, I kind of worried about that with Moi = me. It is a real person's name, though- Huaorani for "dream."
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: Jelenedra on 2008 January 10, 16:41:14 While it's not in any baby name websites that I know of, "Nakamo" taken literally would mean "middle child". Naka is center, middle and "mo" is usually a suffix that indicates youth or child. That is why there are a lot of japanese names that end in "mo".
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: Emma on 2008 January 10, 17:04:02 I personally don't like Bathsheba or Fatima. Just my personal preference though.
Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: Ellatrue on 2008 January 11, 03:09:23 I didn't like Bathsheba, either. Oh wait, you meant the name?
Worst Roommate Ever Title: Re: Default Names Project - ROUND TWO! Which names to kill? Post by: SaraMK on 2008 January 11, 05:50:19 Gad... Gad... UGH!!!!1
Oh well, ignore me, I have my own name mod installed so I've only been following this thread to pick up a few creative ideas. Title: Re: Default Names Project - FINISHED Post by: Ellatrue on 2008 January 24, 22:29:50 Ok, project is finished and the mod is up, the list of names in the thread will be updated shortly so you can look at it. Thanks to everyone who helped!
Title: Re: Default Names Project - FINISHED Post by: Nepheris on 2008 January 25, 19:35:22 Yayz! :D I had been looking forward to this being finished.
Title: Re: Default Names Project - FINISHED Post by: nekonoai on 2008 January 25, 19:48:09 Hey, how does this work? </retard>
Title: Re: Default Names Project - FINISHED Post by: Zazazu on 2008 January 25, 20:11:25 You put it in your Downloads, like any other CC (I keep it in my hack folder). Then, when new townies/downtownies/dormies are generated, the game uses this namelist instead of the default ones.
Title: Re: Default Names Project - FINISHED Post by: nekonoai on 2008 January 25, 20:38:32 Shiny! I'm tired of all the townies having the damn f'n names. LOL
Title: Re: Default Names Project - FINISHED Post by: Zazazu on 2008 January 26, 01:14:54 Yuppers. I use a slightly modified version of Jordi's, but I'm switching this one in for a few generations. I've been growing up townies in a rotation so my game generates a few each time the eldest hits teen.
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