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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Hungarian

Introduction

Medieval Hungarian

Norse

1 Guide to Names & Naming

Norwegian

A Nominal History

Medieval Norwegian

100

Character Names

Polish

101

Campaign Names

Medieval Polish

102

Apt Names

Portuguese

102

Names and Magic

Medieval Portuguese

104

2 People

Russian

104

Britain:

Medieval Russian

106

A History of Names in Britain

Spanish

106

Anglo-Saxon

Medieval Spanish

108

Cornish

Mediterranean:

Arabic

English

111

Aristocratic Names

Greek

113

Rustic Names

Ancient Greek

114

Medieval English

Italian

117

Scottish

Medieval Italian

119

Medieval Scottish

Roman

120

Irish

Jewish

122

Medieval Irish

Hebrew

124

Gaelic

Phoenician

125

Welsh

Oceania:

Aboriginal

Medieval Welsh

127

Briton (Old Welsh)

Papuan

128

Medieval English Bynames

Polynesian

129

Africa:

African

3 Epithets, Titles and Groups

131

Epithets

133

Berber

Titles

138

Ancient Egyptian

Translation Names

140

America:

Amerindian

140

Mayan

142

Aztec

Oriental

142

Inca

Theophorics

144

Mayan

Group Names

145

Asia:

Chinese

4 Places

149

Place Names

151

Medieval Chinese

British Place Names

152

Indian

World Place Names

155

Sanskrit

Fantastic Place Names

159

Japanese

Inns and Taverns

162

Medieval Japanese

5 Fantastic

167

Korean

Creating Fantastic Names

169

Mongol

Generic Fantasy

171

Tibetan

Strange Syllables

182

Europe:

Armenian

Fantastic Species

184

Manlike Races

184

Dutch

Other Races

188

Medieval Dutch

Comical Names

193

Finnish

Medieval Finnish

Appendices

A Titles

French

194

Medieval French

B Name Distribution

195

Celtic

C More Methods

200

German

D Onomancers

202

Medieval German

d20

202

Germanic

Lejendary Adventures

204

Gypsy

Bibliography

207

FFO

FFORE

RRE

RREWO

WWO

WWORD

RRD

Malcolm Bowers is a writer and a gamer. His ability in and knowledge of these subjects is amply demonstrated herein, so I need not

expound further in this regard, other than to point out that proper homage to Jack Vance is given. In my mind that seals the matter

with an impeccable imprimatur, making this prologue near superfluous. It is obligatory for the series creator and overall editor to in-

troduce material that he did not personally create, and this is brief exposition is given to you.

No question about it, this book is a true gem! Do not allow yourself to be put off by the scholarly tone of the work. The author has

indeed composed a most thoughtful treatise that prepares the reader thoroughly for managing the selection and creation of names

for characters, things, and places. You should certainly read all that prefatory information. It is of invaluable sort. The meat of the

work, though, is exactly what the title implies, names!

Armed with this work the writer is freed from endless hours of agonizing over names to be used in his game campaign or story. From

giving special characters apt names to the creation of a village full of individuals, the author has provided all the tools you need,

including lists of all manner of personal and family names. Of course, as fantasy demands a good deal of creative naming, there are

also lists of fantasy names and tables to assist you in the creation of an endless number of imaginative appellations.

Before you dive into the names sections be sure and read all of the informative essays that the author has provided for the reader’s

edification in regard to names and naming. The effort is well worth it, as you will be rewarded with much knowledge and given a

sure hand in the name selection and creation that follows. I urge this from personal experience at this task that goes back over three

decades now.

The names sections proper are quite easy to use. The initial section explains naming customs. Where applicable a very handy pro-

nunciation guide is supplied for those readers who desire as much accuracy as possible in that area. Thereafter lists of given names

of common and uncommon appear followed by surnames. As a word of caution about the former, many of the common names for

English, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish, and other European national groups are based on Biblical names. If your world does not have a reli-

gion like the Judeo-Christian one, then such names are actually inappropriate. These can be set aside or altered slightly to seem fa-

miliar yet not those from the Bible. For example Adom, Duved, Jemmas, Joln, Leke, Mard, Marthew might serve as substituted for

Adam, David, James, John, Luke, Mark, and Matthew.

In the same vein, if your world setting does not have the Christian faith, then there are a number of words you will need to avoid in

naming places. These include archbishop, bishop, cardinal (as a religious figure), cathedral, church, pope, and saint. Substitutes are

easily created, for example: chief priest, high priest, chief high priest, grand temple, temple, grand priest, demigod.

Speaking of the English names section, that’s the one I recommend all readers to refer to initially, as it has extensive information on

family names, aristocratic ones, and rustic ones. These particulars can be used extensively in the typical game campaign.

Of course this book is not limited to names for people and their ilk—dwarves, elves, and so on. A quick check of the Table of Con-

tents will prove that. You will find that naming places from inns and taverns to terrain features is made easy by reading the appropri-

ate section and following the simple methods for name generation given there. As you read along in the latter regard, you will be

treated to a considerable amount of lore regarding old and virtually lost names for places from homesteads to wells. Better still, that

is followed by non-English names for like things.

Be prepared for astonishment when you peruse the list of fantasy and strange names provided by the author, More I need not say,

If point of fact, I have likely spent far too much of your time telling you about what you are about to find. So as to prevent any fur-

ther spoiling of your enjoyment, I will close this prefatory essay with the observation that if you can’t expertly manage names when

equipped with this book, there must be a jinx at work.

Gary Gygax

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

August 2003

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