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Post by Andraste_Reborn on Sept 28, 2018 9:27:20 GMT
"I'm sure someone spent far too much time choosing my name." - Hawke This is a guide for people who get to the above quote and think 'oh no, the game is calling me out' like I always do. If you don't want to use the defaults, naming your character can be as time-consuming as getting their make-up right in the terrible character creator lighting. Thedas is a setting with a lot of different naming traditions and the games give you little guidance about what might be appropriate, especially if you're brand new to the franchise. I mean, there's nothing wrong with giving your character any name you want. If you would like to play as Bob Aeducan or Indiana Hawke or Moon Unit Adaar I am not here to stop you! This advice is aimed at people who want to give their characters names that will blend in with existing lore but aren't sure where to start. (It will also help you avoid giving your character the same name as a prominent NPC, although it doesn't list all of them by any means. Dragon Age has a lot of characters.) Once you know the type of name you are looking for, I strongly suggest Behind the Name as a resource for finding something specific for your character - you can look up names by country of origin, which is extremely useful.
AdaarVashoth (and Tal-Vashoth) seem to mostly stick with names from Qunlat even if they've left the Qun itself behind. Qunlat is influenced by Asian languages more than the European ones you find in the rest of Thedas, but there don't seem to be any specific words, let alone names, from any Earth language. They really like long vowels, especially 'aa.' The Qunari language entry on the wiki is a good source for words to name your Adaar, but there is no rule that a Vashoth has to have a name from Qunlat. The Iron Bull is a walking example of one alternative approach. It's also worth noting that even Qunari living under the Qun like to give each other nicknames, presumably so they don't have to resort to calling everyone Sten and Other Sten and Even More Sten. Calling your Adaar 'Cookie' is therefore completely lore-friendly. Prominent Vashoth/Tal-Vashoth names: Armaas, Maraas, Hissera, Katari, Shokrakar. Aeducan, Brosca and CadashDwarves have names that are Norse, Germanic or Eastern European in feel. Lots of hard consonants, and names with more than two syllables are rare. I imagine that there are individual caste naming traditions, but we don't have anything like enough data to work out what the patterns are, if any. Many of their names are invented based on the patterns in the relevant languages rather than taken from them directly. Cadash is a surfacer, so depending on how you envision their family, they might not have a dwarf name at all. Surface dwarves seem to be a bit more inclined to be influenced by the human naming traditions around them than elves are. (In which case, see the next entry on this list.) Prominent dwarf names: Bartrand, Bhelen, Bodahn, Branka, Dagna, Jarvia, Oghren, Shayle, Sigrun, Varric. Amell and TrevelyanWhile brought up in the Ferelden Circle, the human mage Warden is descended from nobles in the Free Marches, just like Inquisitor Trevelyan. This seems to be the region of Thedas with the most diverse collection of names, which makes sense given that it's a collection of city states rather than a united nation. There are Anglo-Saxon names as well as Celtic ones, and also Greek, Latin and Biblical influences. Prominent Marcher names: Bethany, Carver, Leandra, Marlowe, Meredith, Sebastian, Thomas. CouslandFerelden names are generally Celtic in origin, especially Scottish. (Even though it's the Starkhaven residents who have the accent.) There are also a number of Cornish names in the mix. Prominent Ferelden names: Alistair, Anora, Cailan, Cullen, Duncan, Eamon, Loghain, Malcolm, Rowan, Teagan.
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Everything about Amell and Cousland above applies to Hawke. Leandra is an Amell herself, and Malcolm was originally from Ferelden, so Hawke's given name could go either way.
Lavellan, Mahariel and Tabris (and Surana)Elves mostly have made up fantasy names that tend to have a lot of vowels and few hard consonants. Welsh is an inspiration, but few elves have actual Earth names. (There are a few Hebrew angel names in there, too, like Mahariel.) They like multiple syllables more than dwarves do. There doesn't seem to be that much difference between City elf names and Dalish elf names - one way the City elves are shown to stick to their traditions. Surana was raised in the Ferelden Circle, and little is defined about their past. It's entirely possible they were given a human name if you prefer to go in that direction, in which case see the guide to naming Fereldens above.
Prominent elf names: Ameridan, Ariane, Briala, Katriel, Merrill, Tamlen, Velanna, Zevran. Other CulturesBut what if you're trying to name a character other than one of the video game protagonists, perhaps for the purposes of fanfic or a tabletop or online roleplaying game? Don't worry, I have you covered there, too. At least as much as possible based on what little information we have about naming traditions in some of these places. The AnderfelsThe only person we have ever met in the games who is actually from here was imaginatively dubbed 'Anders' by his classmates in the Circle and we never find out what his birth name is. Good luck figuring out anything about names in the Anderfels based on that. There's not much of a pattern to Anders mentioned in the codex, but there seem to be more Germanic names than anything else. Prominent Ander names: Baldewin, Wilhelm, Johann, Liese. AntivaAntivan humans generally have names with an Italian or Spanish origin. (Josephine and the rest of the Montilyets are actually outliers here - the family's Orlesian connections are reflected in their French names.) Prominent Antivan names: Castillon, Cesar, Claudio, Ignacio, Isabela, Luis, Nuncio, Oriana, Velasco, Vincento. The AvvarAvvar names are mostly Norse or Germanic in inspiration. Note also that they use patronymics and legend marks, not surnames. Prominent Avvar names: Amund, Gurd, Movran, Ruadan, Svarah, Tyrdda. The ChasindThe only named Chasind we've ever encountered directly has an Irish name. The condex names a couple of others that seem to be more Russian in inspiration, but Irish makes more sense to me given their Scottish neighbours to the north. Prominent Chasind names: Cahir. Congratulations on being the only Chasind with a name, Cahir! NevarraBased on limited information, Nevarran names have a sort of Austrian feel by way of Greece. Or a Greek feel by way of Austria? With some Latin thrown in? It's a little confusing without more characters to go on. Much like the Nevarran accent, in fact. Prominent Nevarran names: Anthony, Amalia, Cassandra, Ginnis, Markus, Tessa, Vestalus, Viuus. OrlaisOrlais is fantasy France, and most of their character names are French. There are a handful of exceptions, but you cannot go wrong giving an Orlesian character a French name. Prominent Orlesian names: Aveline, Celene, Gaspard, Florianne, Michel, Marjolaine, Vivienne. The QunariQunari don't have names as most people understand them, and refer to each other by the roll they play in society. A Qunari's designation therefore changes if they get a promotion - the Sten we travel with during Origins is the Arishok by the time of Inquisition. Qunari rolls we've heard of include: Arvaarad, Rasaan, Saarebas, Salit, Sten, Tallis, Viddasala. RivainWe have met very few Rivaini in game, none of whom were actually living in Rivain or going by Rivani names. (Duncan is almost certainly Ferelden given its real world Scottish origins, and Isabela does not use her birth name. Aditionally, Vivienne's ancestors were Rivani, but she was born in the Free Marches and raised in the Circle. She has French/Orelesian name.) Irritatingly, the tabletop RPG notes don't match at all with the few Rivanni characters we have got names for. What we do know: Isabela's birth name is Naishe. This is of Zimbabwean Shona origin, as is the name of Duncan's mother Tayana. Other Rivani names like Hari and Asha are derived from Sanskrit. So in the absence of further information, choosing a Sanskrit or Shona name for your Rivani character is probably your best bet. Prominent Rivani names: Asha, Cade, Hari, Naishe, Tayana. TevinterTevinter names reflect the inspiration their civilisation takes from the Roman Empire, with a few Greek names thrown in. Add an '-ius' to the end of your character's name if he's male or an '-ia' if she's female and you'll be about right. Prominent Tevinter names: Aquinea, Caladrius, Calpernia, Cremisius, Danarius, Dorian, Eleni, Felix, Gereon, Hadriana, Hessarian, Livius, Maevaris, Radonis, Vasilia.
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Post by gervaise21 on Sept 29, 2018 13:43:44 GMT
There are also suggested names from the Core Rule Book. Some of these seem inconsistent with the names they have used in later books and games but seem to reflect the thinking at the time the Core Rule Book was originally issued which was circa the release of DAO.
Avvar: (female) Agnes, Anja, Astrid, Dagmar, Lilja, Sigrid, Svarah Avvar: (male) Amund, Arne, Bertil, Dietmar, Gurd, Helsdim, Olaf Avvar: (clan) Stone-Bear Hold, Wyvern Hold, Red-Lion Hold, Eagle-Reach Hold Avvar: (legend mark) Bright-Ax, Sun-Hair, First-Thaw, Star-Caller, Feather-Fall
Ander (female): Adelheide, Anke, Gunda, Jana, Korinne, Marliss, Narika, Thea Ander (male): Axel, Detlef, Ewald, Friedal, Gerlach, Janko, Konrad, Otwin, Raimund, Velker
Antivan (female): Abele, Chiara, Donata, Gemma, Leonor, Marisa, Nives, Piera, Reyna, Valeria. Antivan (male): Adan, Basilio, Dimas, Gianni, Ignacio, Marzio, Roldan, Sabas, Tore, Zacaras
Chasind (female): Ancret, Branwayn, Denore, Gaenor, Jocosa, Lisotta, Meryld, Tiriel, Vanora, Yismay. Chasind (male): Aleyn, Cenayn, Drystan, Gawne, Helayn, Jasce, Neel, Ronayn, Tygell, Walgan.
Ferelden (female): Anora, Brianne, Leandra, Meghan, Moira, Sarah Ferelden (male): Adam, Alistair, Edward, Garrick, Landon, Marden, Robert, Richard
Rivain (female): Carmen, Daniela, Isabela, Lucia, Nina, Sol (I must admit these don't seem exotic enough for Rivain given Isabella is really Naishe and so probably this reflects the fact that thinking changed between DAO when the Core Rule Book was originally written and later works)
Rivain (male) Alano, Amador, Felipe, Gil, Lalo, Rafe, Ruy (Same comment as for the female names - these sound more Spanish sounding. However Rivain is divided between the more Chantry influenced communities in the cities and south and the more traditional/qunari influenced communities in the north so that could account for the discrepancy in names)
Marcher (female): Aida, Becca, Erie, Gwyneth, Hilde, Lilla, Mildred, Tetwin, Wilhelmina. Marcher (male): Aidan, Burgess, Cedric, Orsino, Paul, Sebastian.
Nevarra (female): Ada, Cassandra, Emmeline, Forsythia, Gabriele, Klara, Rosamund Nevarra (male): Almeric, Aurelian, Caspar, Leonid, Matthias, Nestor, Typhon
Orlais (female): Aline, Carrine, Elodie, Evette, Josette, Manon, Perrine, Roselle, Solange, Violette. Orlais (male): Bastien, Fulbert, Ghyslain, Guy, Justien, Lazare, Michel, Pierre, Urbain.
Tevinter (female): Calpernia, Claudia, Julia, Livia, Murcia, Severina Tevinter (male): Almadrius, Amatus, Darinius, Dorian, Ether, Florian, Tarsian
Elven (female): Adanna, Ashalle, Desta, Elora, Hanan, Maram, Lanaya, Rinalla, Shianni. Elven (male): Athras, Falos, Harel, Lindel, Masarian, Nethras, Pellian, Ralath, Sarel, Zathrian Elven (Dalish clan): Alvar, Brightmore, Brunwyn, Ellwood, Fadrick, Litwyn, Redway, Winbow, Yonwyn. (None of these sound anything like the clans we have encountered in the games and books so it would seem there was a definite change in thinking from DAO to DAI)
Dwarven (female): Althild, Branka, Ethelwid, Hildred, Jarvia, Orta, Peada, Sigge. Dwarven (male): Eadrek, Gorim, Kerdik, Legnar, Oerik, Oswulf, Roshek, Vengest, Witred Dwarven (house/family): Azagale, Cadash, Dunnharg, Gundaar, Korkill, Kitrik, Moratin, Ortan, Tethras, Varen
Qunari (sample Beresaad ranks): Ashaad (scout), Karasaad (mid-rank infantry soldier), Karashok (private), Karasten (corporal), Sten (infantry platoon commander).
Tal-Vashoth names (based on Qunlat): Aban (the sea), Dathras (cattle), Hissra (illusion), Issala (dust), Kadan (friend), Kata (death), Maraas (nothing), Sataa (the world), Shok (struggle), Taam-kas (battle axe).
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Post by vertigomez on Jan 16, 2019 15:19:17 GMT
This is a fantastic resource. 👍
I think it's interesting how many Dragon Age characters use names other than their birth names, for various reasons: Fenris (Leto), Isabela (Naishe), Anders (???), The Iron Bull (Hissrad, Ashkaari), Zevran Arainai (his surname is actually the name of his Crow House), basically any Qunari character, Leliana as Sister Nightingale...
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Post by gervaise21 on Jan 16, 2019 20:06:14 GMT
To be fair to Zevran I dare say no one ever told him his mother's married name but even if they did he spent so long as part of House Arainai it was effectively his family name. I understand why Isabela had rejected her birth name and I suppose Anders had spent so long refusing to give his real name and being called Anders that he went with it. As for Fenris, I'd have thought he would want to have a different name from the one that was given him by Denarius but I suppose, rather as with Solas and the Dread Wolf, being called Fenris ultimately became a badge of pride to him. He was the "little wolf" who finally fought back and became free.
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Post by Sokemis on Jan 18, 2019 6:16:12 GMT
A great source for Elvhen names is Project Elvhen. It expands on the language (which I've used to create my own names for characters) and also offers suggestions for names.
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Post by Sifr on Jan 18, 2019 7:09:03 GMT
Should we expand this list to include lore-friendly names for the Dog? My personal picks for naming our Mabari companion, depending on the Warden, are;
Amell/Surana: "Aldenon" after Alendon the Wise. He was apostate mage who served as the "Merlin" to King Calenhad, before disappearing after a falling out on whether to allow the Chantry to establish the Circle in Ferelden.
Brosca: "Salroka", after the ancient Dwarven word for "friend", commonly used by the Casteless to refer to one another. After all the chaotic circumstances that lead them joining the Wardens, Brosca definitely could use a friend on the surface.
Aeducan: "Deshyr", after the Dwarven term for a member of the Assembly. Both meant as a compliment to the Dog and an stealth-insult to those who exiled Aeducan, that a Mabari warhound should possess more honour and integrity than any one of the Deep Lords.
Cousland: "Rabbit", after a suggestion by Mary Kirby for the Dog's name. No real lore significance, but fits the sort of silly name that a young noble might give their dog, especially one who enjoys raiding the castle pantry.
Mahariel: "Shartan", after the Elven general who lead Andraste's armies. Both meant to honour the Elven hero and to rankle any Shemlen familiar with his legend, considering the censure placed on mentioning him by the Chantry.
Tabris: "Garahel", after the Elven Warden who ended the Fourth Blight. I like to imagine that Gaharel's story captivated Tabris' imagination after Duncan mentioned an Elf was revered as one of the greatest Wardens to have ever lived.
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Post by mousestalker on Jan 18, 2019 11:16:30 GMT
Should we expand this list to include lore-friendly names for the Dog? My personal picks for naming our Mabari companion, depending on the Warden, are;
Amell/Surana: "Aldenon" after Alendon the Wise. He was apostate mage who served as the "Merlin" to King Calenhad, before disappearing after a falling out on whether to allow the Chantry to establish the Circle in Ferelden.
Brosca: "Salroka", after the ancient Dwarven word for "friend", commonly used by the Casteless to refer to one another. After all the chaotic circumstances that lead them joining the Wardens, Brosca definitely could use a friend on the surface.
Aeducan: "Deshyr", after the Dwarven term for a member of the Assembly. Both meant as a compliment to the Dog and an stealth-insult to those who exiled Aeducan, that a Mabari warhound should possess more honour and integrity than any one of the Deep Lords.
Cousland: "Rabbit", after a suggestion by Mary Kirby for the Dog's name. No real lore significance, but fits the sort of silly name that a young noble might give their dog, especially one who enjoys raiding the castle pantry.
Mahariel: "Shartan", after the Elven general who lead Andraste's armies. Both meant to honour the Elven hero and to rankle any Shemlen familiar with his legend, considering the censure placed on mentioning him by the Chantry.
Tabris: "Garahel", after the Elven Warden who ended the Fourth Blight. I like to imagine that Gaharel's story captivated Tabris' imagination after Duncan mentioned an Elf was revered as one of the greatest Wardens to have ever lived. My elves almost always went for Shemsbane. About a third of the other wardens went for ArfHowl.
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Post by Sokemis on Jan 18, 2019 12:55:23 GMT
Should we expand this list to include lore-friendly names for the Dog? My personal picks for naming our Mabari companion, depending on the Warden, are;
Amell/Surana: "Aldenon" after Alendon the Wise. He was apostate mage who served as the "Merlin" to King Calenhad, before disappearing after a falling out on whether to allow the Chantry to establish the Circle in Ferelden.
Brosca: "Salroka", after the ancient Dwarven word for "friend", commonly used by the Casteless to refer to one another. After all the chaotic circumstances that lead them joining the Wardens, Brosca definitely could use a friend on the surface.
Aeducan: "Deshyr", after the Dwarven term for a member of the Assembly. Both meant as a compliment to the Dog and an stealth-insult to those who exiled Aeducan, that a Mabari warhound should possess more honour and integrity than any one of the Deep Lords.
Cousland: "Rabbit", after a suggestion by Mary Kirby for the Dog's name. No real lore significance, but fits the sort of silly name that a young noble might give their dog, especially one who enjoys raiding the castle pantry.
Mahariel: "Shartan", after the Elven general who lead Andraste's armies. Both meant to honour the Elven hero and to rankle any Shemlen familiar with his legend, considering the censure placed on mentioning him by the Chantry.
Tabris: "Garahel", after the Elven Warden who ended the Fourth Blight. I like to imagine that Gaharel's story captivated Tabris' imagination after Duncan mentioned an Elf was revered as one of the greatest Wardens to have ever lived. With "Barkspawn" topping the list? lol - My Tabris also chose "Garahel". - Mahariel simply went with "Fen" ("wolf"). - PurpleHawke named hers "Gicaomo" - "Gicaomo" was the name of the court jester / assassin that Danny Kaye's character "Hawkins" impersonates in the movie 'The Court Jester'. I thought way too long about what to name that Mabari, and am probably unreasonably proud of the name I came up with. lol - My sarcastic little shit of a Brosca is the one that named hers "Barkspawn" (One of my Wardens had to ) - Don't remember what the others named theirs...
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Jan 18, 2019 13:58:44 GMT
When looking for names for my characters I tend to look at this site if I'm struggling to think of one. www.fantasynamegenerators.com/It covers names from all areas including names from both Mass Effect and Dragon Age it even has pet names too for our dogs
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Post by Sifr on Jan 19, 2019 0:27:13 GMT
For Aeducan, another viable Dog name could also be "Bhelen". Because much like your dear brother, the Dog would also be described by people you sic him on as "a vicious b****rd" and "someone that they never saw coming, not until it was far too late."
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Post by mousestalker on Jan 19, 2019 1:50:57 GMT
Don't forget "Harrowmutt"
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Post by Blaze on Jun 2, 2019 9:01:17 GMT
Don't forget "Harrowmutt" that's a good one. but mabari are not mutts, they are pure breed.
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Post by pessimistpanda on Jun 3, 2019 5:42:02 GMT
I always call the dog Ser Fuzzbum.
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Post by LadyofNemesis on Jun 3, 2019 7:46:38 GMT
My first proper Warden (an Amell) that I kept for quite a while named her dog Miguel (I'd just watched the animated movie The Road to El Dorado at the time) I tend to head canon for my Mage Wardens that they name their mabari after a templar they had a good report with my last mage named hers Bowen as for my nobles...tend to be a mix, my current one named hers Roach (yep, after Geralt's horse), I imagine he had a different name before he was given to my Warden, but he proceeded not to listen to anything else my Sarcastic Hawke's always call him Biscuit, while my Diplomatic ones tend to name them after Ferelden heroes or rivers (I've had Hafter and Dane for them) as for my character's themselves, I tend to go to these sites link and link, these sites both also have name theme pages (for the first one you have to click on tools at the top) I tend to give them names that defer to their personalities or the roles in their respective story
at present my canon characters are named:
Narah (name has varied meanings): Queen of wolves, happy (kind of ironic given she spends 80% of the game with revenge thoughts) Ailith: Noble war; ascending, rising
Cordelia: Daughter of the sea; heart of the lion (she'll be romancing Cullen, which makes the second meaning have a double meaning)
I like giving my characters names that mean something, for elves I tend to use this site link, it uses an old d&d naming chart with it I've 'created' names such as Arenor (golden autumn flower), Thalryn (beloved experience), Shalyndre (charming ray of sunlight) and Tylaera (crystal night song)
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jun 3, 2019 9:04:34 GMT
Don't forget "Harrowmutt" that's a good one. but mabari are not mutts, they are pure breed. Huh. Mouse got lawyered. Unexpected.
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Post by Blaze on Jun 3, 2019 13:59:15 GMT
that's a good one. but mabari are not mutts, they are pure breed. Huh. Mouse got lawyered. Unexpected. glad you enjoyed
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Post by legbamel on Jun 4, 2019 0:35:44 GMT
I tend to look up words that describe my class in a related language based on my charat. Hence Saetha, my Dalish archer, from the Welsh word for arrow.
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Post by Blaze on Jun 4, 2019 11:13:30 GMT
I tend to look up words that describe my class in a related language based on my charat. Hence Saetha, my Dalish archer, from the Welsh word for arrow. assan would also work (dalish word for arrow)
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Post by boxofscreaming on Jun 17, 2019 18:18:46 GMT
I kind of like Loghain for a male Hawke. I mean, he was a national hero, right?
For the dog, I like the idea of Alistair if you're a Cousland.
I've normally just gone for stupid(er) names like Dogly and Dogbiscuits, though.
For the DA2 dog, I like Sweetpea.
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Post by LogicGunn on Jun 18, 2019 19:27:03 GMT
My human game characters are always a variation of Alexandria, Alex, Alexis...dogs are usually Fang. Elves usually Maideth. I really like the default Herah for Qunari in DAI. Lore is nice to look into, though I do it more for the Elder Scrolls than DA.
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