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Poll: Names for shapeshifter (6 member(s) have cast votes)

Which do you like best?

  1. Tad Tzu (SUE) (5 votes [83.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 83.33%

  2. Tad Ru (ROO) (1 votes [16.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.67%

  3. Tad Re (REE) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 Katie-Nana

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Posted 13 December 2010 - 10:06 AM

I have been working on this story in several forms for quite some time. I have names that I like for all the human characters but I'm having trouble coming up with the perfect name for the shapeshifter in my story who plays a big part in the story.

In this world, magic used to be everywhere and shapeshifters and other magical animals were much more common. But many centuries later they are almost extinct. The shapeshifter in the story is young and his mother was killed by poachers, they captured him alive but he was able to escape and became friends with two of the main characters, Avril & Penn.

The shapeshifters in this world do not shift between animal and human form...they can only shift into the form of different animals. They usually have one particular form that they prefer and this one prefers the form of a Cougar.

I had originally come up with the name Lenix for the shapeshifter but now I'm not too sure about it.

The problem is that I dont want anything that is a real name or a weird spelling of an actual name, but then I don't want anything too weird and hard to pronounce either. It also wouldn't be a name that the humans give him (like a pet) but a name that his mother would have given him. (Penn also has magical powers and can speak to animals and is the only one who can talk with the shapeshifter)

I was thinking something other-worldly sounding like Kal El (Superman) but I dont want to use Kal El.

Any ideas would be great.

Thanks!

#2 Remy Hadley

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Posted 14 December 2010 - 12:52 PM

I like Lenix, actually! I think it sounds great!!!

But, some other suggestions...

~ Imi (eee-mee?)
~ Ondus
~ Rorn
~ Teden


I have a hard time coming up with those sorts of names, sorry :L But hopefully these helped?!

~ Haddie

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Posted 14 December 2010 - 02:46 PM

Okay, first of all, I like the name Lennix and don't think you should change it. What can I say, I've grown attached to it...

But if you think you must, here are some other-worldly names (they're actually pretty fun to think up).

Mekotith (Meko), Miou, Paos, Calesi (Cal), Kaliab (Kali), Byss, Otalen (Otie), Abbyk (Abe), Dotu, Phenoraoh (Phen), Janx

:D

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Posted 14 December 2010 - 04:22 PM

I have a hard time coming up with those sorts of names, sorry :L But hopefully these helped?!

~ Haddie


I have the same problem...real names keep poping into my head but they dont fit with what I'm going for.

Lets see...what do you think of

Cush/Kush
Koyt/Koit
Koi
Hokioi
Navraj (nav RAHJ)
??

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Posted 14 December 2010 - 05:26 PM

Shaurya? Like Shar and in shard + yah.
I like Koit a lot. It really sharp sounding.

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Posted 15 December 2010 - 07:04 AM

Envy :D (just kidding)

I think I like Navraj. How about Kittan (pro. kih-tahn. It's from an anime - like the name above. It sounds a bit like "kitten", but I've never noticed it before :D).

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Posted 15 December 2010 - 10:38 AM

So I was brainstorming last night and I think I found one I REALLY like.

So Kal El seemed to be the perfect kind of name for me but I couldn't use it for obvious reasons.

I disected the name to try and come up with something similar.

The first part Kal, is a familiar name that is rather uncommon and sort of a nick name...Cal for Calvin and such.
So I thought about similar one syllable very simple nns that are familiar but uncommon. And I came up with Tad.

Then I needed a short sound/not necessarily a name that flowed well with Tad. And I came up with Tad Bo. Bo is pron. like BOW not BOO, since I figured Tad Boo would sound too much like Taboo.

What do you think of Tad Bo and with Tad being what they would mostly call him?

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Posted 15 December 2010 - 02:06 PM

Tad Bo sounds cute!!! I like it!

Koi made me giggle, lol! I love the fishes, Koi fishes <3 Though I was gunna say Koit would be a sharp, masculine and handsome sounding name :D

GL!

~ Haddie

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Posted 16 December 2010 - 08:27 AM

Do you think Tad Bo sounds too much like Taboo??

I like Tad...though I'm still not sure about the Bo part. :\

I do want something that flows well.

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Posted 16 December 2010 - 09:55 AM

I don't think it sounds like taboo, but it does make me think of tae bo. You know, that exercise routine thingy that used to be pretty popular. I like the Tad part though. You could use it as a shortened form of Thaddeus (which means "heart"), but it's not really other-worldly like you were going for.

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Posted 16 December 2010 - 10:34 AM

I don't think it sounds like taboo, but it does make me think of tae bo.


Ha! I didnt think of that. I think the Tad part is staying but I'm rethinking the Bo part.

Hmm.

(AY)
Tad Bae/Bay
Tad Lae/Lay (kinda blends to one name)
Tad Rae/Ray (dont really want two real names)
Tad Vae/Vay
Tad Way (sounds like a road)

(EE)
Tad Ne
Tad Re

(EYE)
Tad Jai/Jye/Ji... (sound too similar to Magi)

(OH)
Tad Ro
Tad Lo
Tad Mo
Tad Vo (same problem as Tad Bo)

(OO/U)
Tad Coo
Tad Roo/Ru
Tad Sue/Su (too feminine)

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Posted 16 December 2010 - 01:46 PM

Tad Sue/Su (too feminine)


I like the sound of this, but I would spell it Tzu. It's very asian, and I think it means "master".

Tad Tzu :D

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Posted 16 December 2010 - 01:48 PM

Tad Tzu :D



Hmm. Kinda like Kudzu. I do like it.

I'm liking that and Tad Ru. Hmm.




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