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Word Names, Invented Names
A list of invented names inspired by
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words and names. And some actual words that make good names.
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ABAD, ABIDON:
Good name for a savior or villain, or someone others have been
anxiously waiting for, either with hope or dread. From Old
English ábád/ábidon,
meaning "expected; waited for."
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ABARIAN,
ABAERAN, ABORIAN: "Tattle-tale;
snitch," or "Discoverer." Good name for
someone who can't hold their tongue or for a character who
discovers a secret, or solves a mystery. From Old English
ábarian/ábærian/áborian,
all meaning "to disclose; bring to light; to discover,
lay bare; make manifest."
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ABEDECIAN,
ABETHECIAN: "Conjurer; magician; sorcerer;
someone who gets something simply by asking." From Old
English ábedecian/ábeðecian,
meaning "to get by asking."
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ABEGENDL:
Invented name meaning "Shape-shifter." Inspired by
Old English ábégendlic, meaning
"bending."
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ABEODAN:
"Messenger; announcer. A person or thing used for
communication." From Old English ábéodan,
meaning "to announce; to declare; to proclaim; to
summon, call out."
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ABEOWAN:
"Cleanser; healer; purifier; a
person (healer), place (well or spring), or thing (herb)
that cleanses, heals, or purifies." From Old English
ábeówan,
meaning "to cleanse; to purify," or "to rub
off; to clarify."
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ABERD,
ABERED: "Crafty; cunning." From Old English
áberd/ábered, meaning "crafty;
cunning."
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ABERSTAN,
ABERSTETH: "Escapee." From Old English
áberstan/abirsteð,
meaning "burst out; break out; break away;
escape."
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ABETEAH,
ABETEON: "Accuser; devil." From Old English
ábetéon/ábetéah,
meaning "to accuse." Note: Samael, the Angel of
Darkness, has been compared to Satan, and both have been
called "the accuser."
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ABIDAN:
"Abider; survivor." From Old English ábidan,
meaning "to abide, wait, remain behind; survive; wait
for; expect." Not to be confused with Abidon,
"the one waited for."
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ABITETH:
"Devourer; a person, beast, or thing that devours or
destroys." From Old English ábiteþ, meaning
"biter; devourer; to bite in pieces; to tear to
pieces."
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ABLICAN:
"Someone or something that astonishes/amazes with white
blinding brightness." From Old English áblican, meaning "to astonish, amaze; to shine, glitter; to
appear white."
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ABUROD:
Good name for an uninhabited or deserted place. From Old
English ábúrod, meaning "not
inhabited; uninhabited."
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ACELAN:
Good name for a character who has a calming effect on
others. From Old English ácélan, meaning "to cool off; to still; to quiet."
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ACTAN,
ACTUN: Good name for a strong dwarf, or
something short and stumpy. From Old English áctán, meaning "oak-stump."
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ACUMBA:
Good name for a small person or race of small people who are
strong despite their size. From Old English ácumba, meaning "oak prunings, clippings, trimmings."
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ACWECCAN:
Good name for a nervous character. From Old English ácweccan,
meaning "to move quickly; shake; vibrate; to
quiver."
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ACWELLAN:
"Destroyer; killer." From Old English ácwellan, meaning "to kill; to destroy." Note: remove one
"L" and it means "to die; be destroyed."
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ADELA:
This is strange. In Czech, English, Polish, Spanish and
Romanian, Adela means "noble," derived from
Germanic adal. But Old English ádela means
"dirt; filth; filthy place." So close and yet so
different.
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ADELIHT:
This Old English word is highly suggestive of someone or
something that is "a delight." But its actual
meaning is "filthy; dirty." Variant: Adelight.
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ADESA,
ADESE: Good name for a villainous. From Old English adesa/adese
meaning "hatchet."
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ADFAER,
ADFAIR: "Path to death." From Old English
adfær, meaning "the pile-way; the way to the funeral
pile."
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ANBIDIAN: Word-name for a patient, abiding character. Inspired by the
Old English anbidian, "to wait; to abide."
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ANDETTAN: Word-name
for a character who confesses something. From Old English andettan,
meaning "to confess, admit."
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ANDSACA: Word-name
for an enemy. From Old English ansaca, meaning "enemy."
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ANDSWARIAN,
ANDSWARU: Word-name for a confessor or informer.
From Old English andswarian, meaning "to give an
answer," and andswaru, meaning "answer."
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ANDWEARD: Word-name
meaning "angry guardian," from Old English and-,
meaning "opposed to," and weard,
"guardian." Variants: Andwearde, Andwyrdan.
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ANFEALD: An
Old English word that sounds like it could be a surname or
given name. It has many meanings: "alone; peculiar;
matchless; superior; honest; sincere; simple; fixed."
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ANHAGA:
"Loner; recluse; hermit." Word-name from Old
English ánhaga,
meaning "solitary being; lone dweller; recluse."
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ASGA'YA-GE:
Invented name derived from Cherokee words as-ga-ya =
"man" and ge = "exists as" or
"resembles". Good for a hero character struggling
to find acceptance amongst normal humans. Also fitting for a
shape-shifter or sorcerer dealing with the same issue.
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ASTYRIAN: Word-name
for a character who excites and rouses others. From Old
English ástýrian,
meaning "to stir up, excite."
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ATOL: Old
English word meaning "deformed, repulsive, terrible,
and ugly."
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ATTOR: Old
English word meaning "gall; poison; venom." Variant:
Ator.
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ATYHTAN: Old
English word meaning "allure; entice."
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AWIERGAN: Old
English word meaning "to curse; to damn, denounce; to
outlaw."
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BANA: Old
English word meaning "devil; killer; murderer; slayer."
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BAR: Old
English word meaning "boar."
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BEADURINC: Old
English word meaning "soldier; warrior."
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BEADUROF: Old
English word meaning "bold in war."
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BEALOHYDIG: Old
English word meaning "enemy."
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BEARN: Old
English word meaning "child; offspring."
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BEBEODAN: Old
English word meaning "command; instruct."
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BEGRYNIAN:
Old English word meaning "to ensnare; entrap."
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BEORN: Old
English word meaning "man; chief; hero; noble; prince; warrior."
It was derived from the word béo, meaning
"bee," and originally meant "bear."
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BESIERWAN: Old
English word meaning "to deceive, trick, surprise; to
defraud." Variant: Besyrwan.
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BETLIC: Old
English word meaning "excellent; grand."
- BROGA: Old English word meaning "danger;
dread; prodigy; terror."
Variant: Brogan.
- BRUN: Old English word meaning "brown or
dark; having a shiny metallic luster."
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BLYSSUNG:
Invented name for a shy character, one who blushes easily,
is easily embarrassed. Inspired by Old English áblysung,
meaning "to blush, feel ashamed."
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BODIAN,
BODI: Invented name for a "messenger; announcer.
A person or thing used for communication." Inspired by
Old English ábodian, meaning "to announce,
proclaim."
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BRASSLING:
Invented name for a weapon used for destruction. Inspired by
Old English ábraslian, meaning "to crash;
crackle."
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BREAT,
BREATAN: Invented name for a person or thing that
"kills; destroys." Inspired by Old English ábréat/ábréatan,
meaning "to break, kill, destroy."
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BROTT:
Invented name for a person, creature, or thing (robot) that
is "crafty; silly; sluggish." Inspired by Old
English ábroten, meaning "crafty, silly,
sluggish."
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BROTH:
Also the name of a thin soup, this invented character name
means "a coward; a defect; someone with no -alls."
It was inspired by Old English abroðennes (ð="th")
meaning "baseness, cowardice, dullness; a defect."
Actually the whole word Abrothennes could be used with Broth
being the nickname.
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BRYRDAN:
Invented name for "a person or thing that pierces the
heart. Or a person who causes heartache/grief."
Inspired by Old English ábryrdan, meaning "to
prick/sting; to pierce in the heart; to cause grief."
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BRYTT:
Invented name for a "killer; slayer." Inspired by
Old English abrýtan, meaning "to
destroy."
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BUGA,
BUGAN,
BYG: Invented names for a "shape-shifter."
Inspired by Old English ábúgan/ábýgan,
meaning "to incline, bend, swerve, turn, deviate; to
turn oneself."
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BYFF,
BYFFAN:
Invented names for a character who is a "mutterer;
someone who doesn't speak loud enough to be heard."
Inspired by Old English ábyffan, meaning
"to mutter."
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BYLIGAN,
BILLIGAN: Invented name for someone who is
"annoying; provoking; someone who instigates trouble or
is constantly annoying." Inspired by Old English
ábyligan,
meaning "to irritate; to provoke; to offend; to anger;
to vex."
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CAEDMAN: Old
English word meaning "fighter; warrior."
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CAFLICE: Old
English word meaning "brave; valiant."
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CHANGRA:
Invented name for a "strong and beautiful"
heroine. Inspired by Old English áchangra,
meaning "oak wood on a slope." Actually, the word
could be used as a name unaltered: Achangra.
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DAELA,
DAELAH: Invented name for a female character who, for
some reason, separates herself from friends/family. Inspired
by Old English adǽlan, meaning "to divide,
separate, part."
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CREOPS,
KREOPS: An invented name for something one-eyed that
creeps and crawls. Inspired by the Greek kyklopes,
wheel-eyed giant sons of Gaia, and Old English ácréopian,
meaning "to creep; to crawl."
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CYTH:
Invented name for a "messenger; announcer; either a
person, creature, or device used for communication."
Inspired by Old English ácýðan (ð="th"),
meaning "to proclaim; to announce; to
declare."
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DEEP-ELM:
Invented name for an "evil tree; cursed tree; Tree of
Death."
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DEEP-SHADE:
Invented name for a "wraith from hell; a shadow of death;
or one who is active only at
night."
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DEEP-SKYLD:
Invented word meaning "highly skilled in the black
arts."
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DEEP-SQUALL:
Invented word describing the sound of "death-throes; a
cry of agony; the sound of painful death ."
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DEEP-WOMB:
Invented synonym for a "grave."
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DEBOOTIE:
Invented word for the "spoils taken after a kill."
Could be used as a name too, for someone who robs the dead.
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DEEPDEN:
Invented name for a "Valley of Death."
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DEEPERVILLE:
Invented name for "Hell."
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DEEPERSTILL:
Invented name for "the region under Deeperville."
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DEEPLYG:
Invented name for "hellish flame; lightning from hell."
Inspired by Old English lieg/lyg, meaning
"fire; flame; lightning."
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DELFAN:
Invented surname/given name for an "investigator;
excavator; someone who digs, delves, excavates, in the earth
or into some mystery." Inspired by Old English ádelfan,
meaning "to delve, dig, excavate."
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DePRAE:
Invented surname meaning "death-rush." Inspired by
Old English déaprǽs, meaning "sudden death; a
death-rush."
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DeSLEDGE:
Invented surname meaning "sledge-hammer."
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DEEPSTEAD:
Invented name for "Hell; hellish place."
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DEEPWICK:
Invented name for a "hellish dwelling; hellish mansion."
Inspired by Old English déaþwíc (þ="th")
meaning "dwelling of death; mansion of death."
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ELDORGWYNNA:
Invented name for a female "adversary; deadly
enemy." Inspired by Old English ealdorgewinna,
meaning "deadly enemy; vital adversary."
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SMITHEREENS:
An actual word for a collection of parts or fragments
considered as a whole. "The city was blown to
smithereens." Good destroyer name, or a name for
someone who was blown up and survived, and keeps
their dismembered body parts pickled in jars.
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WEOR:
Invented name for "a glutton; a guzzler; a
gorger." Inspired by Old English ácweorran,
meaning "to guzzle, gorge, eat or drink immoderately;
glut."
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