tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post4502905523950444667..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Map-Making 201: Naming ThingsStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-16111838255557574532015-04-30T05:40:09.245-05:002015-04-30T05:40:09.245-05:00I'll try that, Mrs. Williamson. And thanks, El...I'll try that, Mrs. Williamson. And thanks, Ellie! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465957545134125403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87521920965168477542015-04-29T23:01:12.886-05:002015-04-29T23:01:12.886-05:00Smashing letters together can really work well som...Smashing letters together can really work well sometimes, Anne. And I love the name Faramir too!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18658125189775763992015-04-29T22:59:52.539-05:002015-04-29T22:59:52.539-05:00I feel your pain, Jonathan. Maybe try to go with a...I feel your pain, Jonathan. Maybe try to go with a phonetic spelling in the cases where you can't translate perfectly. That way they'll still have the right sound.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-24940047208973235572015-04-29T19:49:54.967-05:002015-04-29T19:49:54.967-05:00Jonathan, your story sounds great! I love reading ...Jonathan, your story sounds great! I love reading mythology based books and there are not nearly enough out there! Great way of naming characters, too.Elliehttp://spellboundbookreviews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63320652094311747012015-04-29T19:38:27.538-05:002015-04-29T19:38:27.538-05:00Jonathan, I second Emily G's comment and no ne...Jonathan, I second Emily G's comment and no need to apologize for a long comment yourself - it was so interesting! I love Abby's idea using Google's translation tool. That sounds neat! My favorite names are Frodo and Sam, Merry and Pippin, and Faramir and from my previous obsession Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker and Princess Leia and Darth Ani as I call him. I think my next obsession will be Merlin and Arthur. For making up names, I just like to smash letters together until I come up with something that sounds right. Works for me!Anne Marie Gazzolohttp://www.annemariegazzolo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13413167052403271382015-04-29T17:31:33.877-05:002015-04-29T17:31:33.877-05:00Most of the time, if someone makes up language the...Most of the time, if someone makes up language they use latin. For written languages norse runes are also a popular choice. Try applying latin to a book with Elvish in it and you will see what mean.pgacnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01868397677690901418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-76051366718541557922015-04-29T17:24:31.700-05:002015-04-29T17:24:31.700-05:00Wow, thanks, Emily!Wow, thanks, Emily!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465957545134125403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83805915350349787822015-04-29T16:59:08.407-05:002015-04-29T16:59:08.407-05:00From all your comments I've read over the past...From all your comments I've read over the past few days, your story sounds really interesting. Just sayin'. c:Emily Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-22960154013125662392015-04-29T16:39:08.400-05:002015-04-29T16:39:08.400-05:00My WIP is based on Norse Mythology, so I use a sim...My WIP is based on Norse Mythology, so I use a simple naming method, at least usually. I downloaded an Old Norse to English dictionary off of the internet, so, for example, if I wanted to name a fierce warrior, I go about it like this.<br />First, I think. My book is largely based around a theme, and that theme is fire. The warrior is fierce. The Old Norse word for fierce is atall, and the word for flame is hiti, according to my trusty dictionary. It can be wrong sometimes, so I double check on the internet. My warrior is thus accurately named Atallhiti.<br />And that's exactly what he is. There is a battlefield in my story haunted by the spirits of restless soldiers. Using the exact same method, we come up with either Bjǫðdauðr or Vǫllrdauðr. That literally means "fields of death". Bjǫðdauðrinn would be "fields of the dead."<br /><br />Baffled? So was I, till I Googled how to read and pronounce Old Norse. And it turns out there are a *whole lot* of letters that don't even exist in English. I now know some rudimentary Norse, like pronouncing stuff, and some vocabulary, and that you ad the suffix -inn to substitute for the word "the". There are synonyms of course, but so far I've come up with nothing.<br /><br />So. It works, and then it doesn't. I could alter the name into something speakable, but then I somehow feel that my story is "unauthentic." Go figure. Many names in my book are of my own creation, but using the real deal can produce some really beautiful names that couldn't describe my story better. That's cause they literally do. Sorry for the long comment. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465957545134125403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-55500439648410507432015-04-29T15:07:01.772-05:002015-04-29T15:07:01.772-05:00Thanks, Jill! I've been working on this book f...Thanks, Jill! I've been working on this book for more than a year now and it's finally beginning to come together. Still has a long journey ahead, though. I love working with the Paths because I can actually base them off of real-world places while still having the freedom of writing in a fantasy world. Elliehttp://spellboundbookreviews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46275221310445034872015-04-29T14:05:37.541-05:002015-04-29T14:05:37.541-05:00Thank you! I love those names. :)Thank you! I love those names. :)Kathleenhttp://dollsanddance.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-33393290877090015272015-04-29T13:42:50.027-05:002015-04-29T13:42:50.027-05:00You're welcome! And, yes, I love the internet ...You're welcome! And, yes, I love the internet for such things. Makes life easier sometimes. :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-12605164905868683132015-04-29T13:42:12.770-05:002015-04-29T13:42:12.770-05:00Fun ideas, Abby. I agree and suggest you look at a...Fun ideas, Abby. I agree and suggest you look at a list of German cities or words. Maybe you could add -shire to the German word to get your mix?Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-10939584897404068512015-04-29T13:40:34.430-05:002015-04-29T13:40:34.430-05:00Good, Emily! I'm sure you'll come up with ...Good, Emily! I'm sure you'll come up with some fascinating ideas. Creating worlds is a lot of fun. :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59311000144041913162015-04-29T13:40:15.536-05:002015-04-29T13:40:15.536-05:00Thanks for posting this! So many great naming idea...Thanks for posting this! So many great naming ideas! Too bad I'm not making a map of a fantasy world right now. :) Sometimes when I name a city or something, I'll go on Google Translate, type in a random word (like 'evil') and translate to English. It seems to work well. Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055419617967592383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-15431106630001017192015-04-29T13:39:52.996-05:002015-04-29T13:39:52.996-05:00This: I'm a naughty namer of things. --LOL!
An...This: I'm a naughty namer of things. --LOL!<br />And what an interesting idea for creating a language. I like that, Melissa!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-66107385273450976442015-04-29T13:38:50.815-05:002015-04-29T13:38:50.815-05:00What a fun story, Ellie. I like The Paths.And how ...What a fun story, Ellie. I like The Paths.And how you're using Greek elements in your story. Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63132621104105649632015-04-29T13:37:30.435-05:002015-04-29T13:37:30.435-05:00Nice, Linea. That's fun.Nice, Linea. That's fun.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-45888834568750620432015-04-29T13:37:29.940-05:002015-04-29T13:37:29.940-05:00How about :
Hersfeldshire, Ebernshire, Nossenshire...How about :<br />Hersfeldshire, Ebernshire, Nossenshire, Pinneberg, Walshire, Macademia.<br /><br />If you wanted a German name, you could look at a list of German cities and take sounds and ideas from that. Hope this helps!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055419617967592383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-29024748052544558712015-04-29T13:29:20.428-05:002015-04-29T13:29:20.428-05:00Heh...-is related to another leader during the Civ...Heh...-is related to another leader during the Civil War-Kathleenhttp://dollsanddance.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-90692026016124841152015-04-29T13:25:21.550-05:002015-04-29T13:25:21.550-05:00This is a really great post!
I have a city (it'...This is a really great post!<br />I have a city (it's not really a city- it's more a small town) in a book that I've basically given up on. There's only one or two characters that I feel like are actually ones I would want to read about, and the plots kinda generic. <br />Anyways, I'm looking for a name for my city. It's supposed to take place in a kind of cross between England and Germany, and I really want a name ending in -shire, but still keeping a British yet German yet modern feel. <br /><br />I kind of want a name with a fall-type feel, if that makes sense. I like nut names, too, like Chester for Chestnut or something like Hazelnut. <br /><br />Blargh that's a lot of writing. If anyone could help me it would be much appreciated. :)<br /><br />Anyways, hi!<br /><br />Kathleen<br />dollsanddance.comKathleenhttp://dollsanddance.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84793138280378551572015-04-29T11:24:30.573-05:002015-04-29T11:24:30.573-05:00Cool! :DCool! :DLinea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85389244308999088892015-04-29T08:48:56.686-05:002015-04-29T08:48:56.686-05:00This is really interesting! My story that I'm ...This is really interesting! My story that I'm working on has a fantasy world, and lately I've been trying to really give it its own feel and depth. Even if I don't end up making an actual map for my world, I'm excited about formulating its history, culture, and such. :)Emily Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74782002976980389202015-04-29T08:39:01.673-05:002015-04-29T08:39:01.673-05:00Heh... -is a Grant-Heh... -is a Grant-Emily Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-19817527609768124392015-04-29T06:55:49.475-05:002015-04-29T06:55:49.475-05:00I've often had trouble naming places, and I so...I've often had trouble naming places, and I sometimes I cheat and just find a correlating word, and throw an 'e' on the end. I'm a naughty namer of things. Other times, I put a word such as 'river' into google translate, translate it into an European language, and change a few letters. In my current WIP, I created a language for the Beautian people with a very precise alphabet. The alphabet only allowed certain letters to flow into certain other ones, so that does help narrow down my options of what to name places. Thanks for the great post! This will definitely help me the next time I need to name places on my map!Melissa Gravitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889893267095836970noreply@blogger.com