What are some of your favorite out of the ordinary names from history, religion, or fiction? Could be the name of a person, animal, place, etc.

I’ve really always liked the name Bellerephon from Greek mythology. I also like the name of the home planet of the Time Lords from Dr. Who, Gallifrey, as well as Rassilon, a Time Lord.

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    Local newspaper had a section for babies born recently in the community. Never forget this picture of a happy baby and had the most rockstar name. Frankie J Savage.

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    R. Daneel Olivaw - not as much for the name itself but more of its significance. My AI assistant’s name is Dors Venabili.

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    Here are some of my favorite names I’ve come across:

    Sylphrena, a spren (type of sprite) from the Stormlight Archives

    Koriel Zeth, a Adept who was in charge of “The Magma City” in a Warhammer 40k book

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    Duncan Idaho from Dune. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was originally a name Frank Herbert used on a fake ID

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    I love most names. I know that sounds stupid, but I have a weird fascination with names. I love meeting people with names I haven’t heard before, it makes me really happy. I also love to introduce my friends to people with fake names, like I might introduce two people to each other as Telemachus Entwhistle and Victoria Saint Watercress, then walk away and let them figure out their real names. Sometimes I use people’s full names in fake anger, but make up a middle name, like Aloysius or Jezebel, or make up a name that their already full first name might be short for.

    One of my favorite jokes in all of TV is the running gag on Psych where the main character introduces his friend and partner, Gus, by a different name in every episode, like Lavender Gumes or Galileo Humpkins.I really don’t know why I find it so amusing, but I love it.

    I think some of my actual favorite names, like ones I might really name a kid, would be like Ruth, Miles, Olivia, Matthew, James, Joe, Sorrel, Elan, Evan, Lyric, Bear, Atticus, and Cynthia.

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    I used to collect and make up stupid names :

    • Ada Goodwin
    • Aiden Abbott
    • Albert Hall
    • Amanda Boat
    • Amelia Cooke
    • Andy Bannister
    • Arthur & Holly Day, Dawn Day & Annie Day - Day’s Travel Emporium
    • Barney Daley
    • Ben & Eileen Dover
    • Ben Nevis
    • Bert Rand
    • Blanche and Hugh Allbright-White
    • Bob Waite
    • Carrie Oakley
    • Carol Singer
    • Charlie (Chuck) Ball - “How very singular”
    • Chit Price
    • Chris Cross - Conflict Resolution
    • Christopher, Lord Sandwich II (Chip Butty - a chip off the old block)
    • Cliff Edge
    • Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
    • Didier Dolittle - schoolboy
    • Donald Key
    • Doreen Knox
    • Dorothy Morse (Dot) - Former cryptologist at Bletchley. She’s dotty about her dachshund, Dash
    • Douglas Wells
    • Drew Leith
    • Dustin Ledger
    • Ed Clutterbuck - Librarian and wannabe author with writer’s block
    • Elsa Goodfellow
    • Felicity Weston - Flic
    • Fleur Meadows
    • Gloria Devine
    • Dr. Godwin Hale & Dr. Mia Harty
    • Gus ‘the’ Bus - bus driver
    • Heather Moore (real)
    • Holly & Hugh Wood, Hazel, Elizabeth (Betty) & Evan (grandma Olive)
    • Honor Crookes
    • Hugh Grant (real / stage name)
    • Hugh Green (stage name)
    • Iona Carr
    • Isabella Bell
    • Izzy Humble
    • Jack & Constance Dawes - keen ornithologists
    • Jack Hughes
    • Jenny Darling
    • Jo Lein - Joe King’s gf
    • Juan Mann
    • Justin Case
    • Keir Royale
    • Kiefer Roux
    • Lance Ennis-Hand
    • Liam Perrin
    • Lilly & Grant Watts, Max the dog
    • Logan Berry
    • Lou Tennant
    • Fr. Martin Dupre
    • Mary Christmas
    • Megan Bacon (real)
    • Michelle Wordsworth (Shelly)
    • Millie Boinet
    • Mike West
    • Minnie & Harry Driver
    • Monica Marx
    • Neal Standswick
    • Noah & Ellie Wan
    • Norman Castle
    • Oliver Bath
    • Orla Broad - marries Miles Long
    • Dr. Ozzy Foster
    • Paddy & Anne Field, and son Pete
    • Paula Piano
    • Pixie Locke
    • Randy Vicars
    • Ray Leader (lay reader)
    • Prof Rebekah Elizabeth Newell
    • Ray Bans
    • Red Herring
    • Robyn Banks
    • Robin Holmes
    • Rodney Marsh
    • Roger Moore (real)
    • Rose Hedge
    • Russell Russell
    • Sally & Carrie Mee
    • Sam Hain - b. October 31st
    • Seymore Cleverley - Optician
    • Stuart Prince
    • Tom Bell
    • Walter Lilley
    • Wendy Merryweather
    • Willy Lord
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    I like long, ridiculous names like Sylvester Birtwistle from Lovecraft Investigations or Thockmorton P. Ruddygore from Jack Chalker’s Dancing Gods novels.

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    Thelsim: I like my name :)

    Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit: Bangkok’s full name. It makes it sound very stately, I wish there were more cities that did this.

    Mormel: Our late cat’s name. The literal translation is mongrel, but it’s gotten a completely different meaning for me. Also in Chinese pronunciation it sounds like māo māo, which just means “cat cat” :)

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    Ariadne. Princess of Crete who led Theseus through the labyrinth.

    I like Greek mythological names and this one is beautiful.