For an upcoming campaign, I'm working on a complex Wood Elf society... with lots of great houses / families for the players to navigate.
Problem is, I'm having a difficult time thinking up enough cool Wood Elf sirnames. I'm looking for solid-sounding sirnames / family names / house names with a strong Wood Elf / Nature ( / Plant :p) theme and would greatly appreciate some help.
A favorite 3e PC of one of our group members has inspired one of the family names. So I know Thistlefoot will be one (from his character Kalis Thistlefoot). ...but many I come up with are sounding either cheesy or ...I dunno ...oddly too Dwarven lol (Oakheart jumped to mind, but I swear that sounds like it belongs on a Dwarf :p).
Any help GREATLY appreciated. ...I'll have MANY houses / families represented, so I need all the help I can get!
I won't lie: When I need names, I go shamlessly go rip off Tolkien. He's developed so much of Quenya and Sindarin, it's easy to just come up with names in English, then translate them using online tools to Sindarin.
Lately, I've also been ripping off his Adunaic when I want something harsher sounding then the more melodic elvish languages.
Here's a Random Elf Name Generator created By Grey Starr and Dimitria Night-Starr if it can help. It even has syllab definition based off an article published in Dragon 251.
Its a great tool !
Exemple:
Anlar Nuruilquis An = Hand lar (-lirr) = Shine Nu = Hope/Hopeful ruil (-aruil; -eruil) = Noble quis = Chant/Chanting
If your naming convention is two words from the common that sound sort of natural together, you might steal a load of names off World of Warcraft or similar. Try going to wowhead.com or some other game database and doing a keyword search for the Darnassus or Cenarion Circle factions. You ought to get lists with hundreds of names like "Bladeleaf" and "Feathermoon" and so forth, as their tauren and night elf races use a similar convention for surnames.
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For an upcoming campaign, I'm working on a complex Wood Elf society... with lots of great houses / families for the players to navigate.
Problem is, I'm having a difficult time thinking up enough cool Wood Elf sirnames. I'm looking for solid-sounding sirnames / family names / house names with a strong Wood Elf / Nature ( / Plant :p) theme and would greatly appreciate some help.
A favorite 3e PC of one of our group members has inspired one of the family names. So I know Thistlefoot will be one (from his character Kalis Thistlefoot). ...but many I come up with are sounding either cheesy or ...I dunno ...oddly too Dwarven lol (Oakheart jumped to mind, but I swear that sounds like it belongs on a Dwarf :p).
Any help GREATLY appreciated. ...I'll have MANY houses / families represented, so I need all the help I can get!
There's a book that kind of comes to mind. I can't remember the title. The elves were wild elves... it's a graphic novel.. ugghh. Oh well, here's some ideas off the top...
Highbranch
Stoutcutter
Tendril
En-Tangilarr
Elderin
Aspendragon
Phyll Kalorr (chlorophyll - get it?)
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Try Protoindoeuropean...The primitive humans knew numerous tree types
A
Indo European
Meaning
abel
Apple
ad
To, near, at
ag
To drive
ages
Fault, guilt
agh
To be depressed, be afraid; a day (referring to a time span)
agro
Field – derivative of ag (to drive) and possibly rei (to scratch)
agwesi
Ax
agwhno
Lamb
ai
To give, allot; An utterance
aidh
To burn
aig
Goat
ais
To wish, desire
aiw
Vital force, life, long life, eternity, vigour (endowed with vital force)
ak
Sharp
aks
Axis
akwa
Water
al
Beyond; to wander; to grow, nourish; to grind, mill; all
albho
White, pale, ghost like
alek
To ward off, protect
alu
In words referring to sorcery, magic, possession and intoxication
Ambhi, mbhi
Around
ambho
Both
amer
Day
ames
Blackbird
amma
A nursery word: Mama, mother
an
On; demonstrative other; old woman, a nursery word: ancestor
andh
Bloom
andho
Blind, dark
ane
To breath
anet
Duck (the bird)
aneta
Door jamb derivative of anet (the wedge-shaped bill of a duck)
angelos
messenger
angh
Tight, painfully restricted, painful
angwhi
Snake, eel
Ank, ang
To bend
ano
Ring
ans
Loop, handle
ansu
Spirit, demon
anti
Against, derivatives meaning in front of, before, and end
ap
To take, reach; water, river
apero
Shore
Apo, ap
Off, away
apsa
Aspen
Ar, are
To fit together
Arek
To hold, contain, guard
are
To plow
arg
To Shine, white; the shining or white metal, silver
arkhein
To begin, rule, command
arkw
Bow and arrow (perhaps both together as one)
aryo
Lord, ruler
as
To burn, glow
asinus
Ass
at
To go
ater
Fire
athal
Race, family
atto
Nursery word: father
au
To stay the night, dwell; off, away; also a base word attached to adverbs
audaz
Property
aug
To increase; to shine
Aukwh, aukw
Cooking pot
aulo
Hole, cavity
Aw, wedh
To weave
aw
To perceive
Awes, aus
To shine
awi
Bird
awo
Adult male relative other than father
ayer
Day, morning
ayos
A metal, copper or bronze
B
Indo European
Meaning
baba
Nursery word: baby or assorted relatives
badyo
Yellow, brown
bak
Staff used for support
bamb
Imitative word: dull or rumbling sounds
band
A drop
bassus
Low
bat
Yawning
battuere
To beat
bel
Strong
bend
Protruding point
Beu, bheu
Used in words associated with: to swell
beu
Imitative word: muffled sounds
bha
To shine
bha
To speak
Bha-bha
Broad bean
bhad
Good
bhag
Sharp
bhaghu
Elbow, shoulder
bhago
Beech tree
bhar
Projection, bristle, point
Bhardha
Beard
Bhares, bhars
Barley
bhasko
Band, bundle
bhau
To strike
Bhe
To warm
bhedh
To dig
bheg
To break
bhegw
To run away
bhei
A bee
bheid
To split
bheidh
To persuade, compel, confide
bheigw
To shine
bhel
To shine, flash, burn; shining white and various white and various bright colours; fire; to blow, swell; derivatives referring to round objects and masculinity; to thrive, bloom; to cry out, yell
bheld
To knock, strike
bheleu
To harm
Bhelg, bhelk
A plank, beam
bhelgh
To swell; an expansion of bhel
bhen
To strike
bhendh
To bind
bhengh
Thick, fat
bher
To carry; to bear children; to cut, pierce, bore; bright, brown; to cook, bake
bherdh
To cut
bhereg
To shine; bright, white
bherek
To shine, glitter
bherg
To buzz, growl
bhergh
To hide, protect; high; derivatives associated with hills and hill forts
bhers
Quick
bhes
To breath
bheu
To be, exist, grow
bheudh
To be aware, to make aware
bheug
To flee; to enjoy; to swell; derivatives referring to bent, pliable, or curved objects
bhilo
Friendly, loving
bhlag
To strike
bhlaghmen
Priest
bhle
Imitative word: to howl
Bhle, bhla
To blow
bhlei
To blow, swell; extended form of bhel
bhleu
To swell, well up, overflow
bhlig
To strike
bhoso
Naked
Bhrag
To smell
bhrater
Brother
bhreg
To break
Bhrei, bhri
To cut, break
bhrekw
To cram together
bhrem
To growl; to project; a point, spike; an edge
bhres
To burst
bhreu
To boil, bubble, effervesce, burn; derivatives associated with cooking and brewing
bhreus
To swell; to break
bhru
Eyebrow
bhrug
Agricultural produce, also to enjoy agricultural produce
bhudh
Bottom, base
bhugho
Male animal of various types, stag, ram
brac
Trousers
bursa
Hide, wineskin
busk
A bush
D
Indo European
Meaning
Da, Dai
To Divide
Dail
To divide
daiwer
Husband’s Brother
Dakru
Tear
dan
Low ground
danu
River; flowing
dap
To apportion in exchange
de
Demonstrative base; to bind
deigh
Insect
deik
To show, pronounce solemnly; derivatives referring to the directing of words or objects
deiw
To shine; derivatives referring to sky, heaven, god
dek
To take, accept; referring to a fringe, lock of hair, ponytail
Dekm
Number: Ten
deks
Right (opposite left)
del
Long; to recount, count; to split, carve, cut; to drip
Deme, dem
House, household; to constrain, force, to break in (horses)
denk
To bite
dens
Mental force; dense, thick
dent
Tooth
deph
To stamp
der
Found in words referring to run, walk, step; to split, peel, flay; derivatives referring to skin and leather
derbh
To wind, compress
dere
To work
dergh
To grasp
derk
To see
deru
To be firm, solid, steadfast; derivatives associated with wood
deu
To lack, be wanting; to do, perform, show favour, revere; to burn, hurt; long (in duration)
deuk
To lead
dhabh
To fit together
dhal
To bloom
dhe
To set, put; to vanish
dheb
Dense, firm, compressed
dhegwh
To burn, warm
dhei
To suck
dheigh
To knead clay
dhel
A hollow
dhelbh
To dig, excavate
dhelg
To pierce; a needle
dhembh
To bury
dhen
To run, flow; palm of hand
dher
To make muddy; darkness; to hold firmly, support; to drone, murmur, buzz
dhers
To venture, be bold
dhes
found in words referring to religious concepts
dheu
Derivatives referring to rising in a cloud, smoke, vapour; colours; breath; imitative word: to scoff, defective perception; to flow; to become exhausted, die
Dheub
Deep, hollow
dheubh
Wedge, peg, plug
dheugh
To produce something of utility
dheye
To see, look
dhghem
Earth
dhigw
To stick, fix
dhragh
To draw, drag on the ground
dhreg
To draw, glide
dhregh
To run
dhreibh
To drive, push; snow
dhreu
To fall, flow, drip, droop
dhreugh
To deceive
dhughter
Daughter
dhuno
Fortified, enclosed place
dhwen
To make noise
dhwene
To disappear, die
dhwer
Door, doorway, entrance to the enclosure surrounding the house
digh
She-goat
dlku
Sweet
Dnghu; ng
Ng used in words referring to tongue, speech, talking, chasm (but not cave)
Do
To give
dorsum
The back
drem
To sleep
driug
Dry
Dub, dup
To drop, dip
dud
To shake, deceive
duellum
War
dus
Bad, evil; prefix (mis-)
dwei
To fear
dwo
Number: two
E
Indo European
Meaning
e
Adverbial particle used to modify the meaning of a word.
ed
To eat
eg
I: Pronoun; A lack; To Speak
eghero
Lake
eghs
Out
egnis
Fire
egw
To drink
ei
To go; reddish, motley, yew
eik
To be master of, possess
eis
In words denoting passion; ice, frost
ekwo
Horse, possibly originally derived from kwon- (dog).
el
Elbow, forearm; red, brown – forming animal and tree names; to go
elaia
Olive
elkos
Wound
em
To take, distribute
en
In; year
engw
Groin, internal organ
enos
Burden
Epi, opi
Near, at, against
Er
To set in motion; large bird; earth, ground; used in words referring to various domestic horned animals.
ere
To separate
ered
High
erkw
To radiate, beam, praise
ers
To be in motion; to be wet; variant of ors
es
To be
esen
Harvest, fall
esu
Good
eti
Above, beyond; eider duck
etmen
Breath
eu
To dress; lacking, empty
eudh
Udder
euk
To become accustomed
eus
To burn
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