Frank Frey Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Greetings, While searching the web for a good source of historical names, I came across this site tekeli.li/onomastikon It is the freakin' motherlode of historical names. Whoot. This is just what I was looking for for the "Dark Millenium" setting. Frank Frey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORtrail Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Thanks for the link. You never have enough names handy for games, and especially for historical ones where names should reflect the area/culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaira Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 That's a very nice resource, and a very impressive piece of work. Thanks for posting it! I checked through with the languages I'm familiar with and it looks accurate and consistent (although I can't actually find my own surname yet, ironically... ). Does anybody remember the old "Treasury of Archaic Names" by Judges Guild? That was very cool also - you could randomly generate "mediaeval" personal names, placenames, village names, nicknames, etc. I wonder if that's available in PDF anywhere... Cheers, Sarah Quote "The Worm Within" - the first novel for The Chronicles of Future Earth, coming 2013 from Chaosium, Inc. Website: http://sarahnewtonwriter.com | Twitter: @SarahJNewton | Facebook: TheChroniclesOfFutureEarth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunkape Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I often use this site for coming up with names. Squid.org I have a copy of the Judges Guild book. It's a little worn, but I've been working on entering the data into a name generater as I get time. I figure once I get it completed, I'll contact the powers that be and see if I can make it public on the web as a free resource. Quote Skunk - 285/420 BRP book You wanna be alright you gotta walk tall Long Beach Dub Allstars & Black Eyed Peas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Frey Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 This is another great site that I've used. Seventh Sanctum Frank Frey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkD Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I like Welcome to the den of the Name Nerds - especially the sections of irish, scottish and welsh names. If you play in a setting that is inspired by one of that cultures it is a very good resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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