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  • Zee replied to the topic Fantasy Names for people and things in the forum Fantasy Writers 5 years, 2 months ago

    @kb-writer, I actually like most of these names as they stand. I think they work well for a fantasy setting…even “The Frozen Stopwatch” adds a little bizarre humor to a story that could have the potential to take itself too seriously…

    For “Princelandia,” maybe something like, “The Confederation?” “The United Republics?”

    As for character names, is there a particular real-world culture or time period that you’re drawing a lot of inspiration from? For example, for traditional Medieval-style fantasy setting, you might want to go with French or Germanic-sounding names, such as you might find in Song of Roland, or the King Arthur stories.

    Or what about cracking open the Heimskringla for a wealth of Icelandic and Northern European names? An ice-bound fantasy featuring characters with names like Snorri or Gudred would be pretty cool (but maybe that’s just my personal opinion.)

    Names like “Noah,” and “Courtney” sound very contemporary, which would work for a story with a more modern, dystopian-world fantasy, (which this might be, considering a stopwatch plays a major role?) but otherwise, might feel out of place.

    Best of luck as you continue brainstorming this…

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