(12-01-2013, 06:22 PM)Ridegmuve Wrote: On others, to be honest, I really don't focus on their names because there could be a 100+1 reasons why their character is named like that (adopted/nickname/strange family tradition etc). I would rather focus on their RP if anything.
This. Generally, I've found myself pretty tolerant of most names people come up with for RP since there is, more often than not, a reason for them picking that particular name. I do, however, draw a line with goofy names (for example, if someone was named Buttface McHurty).
Much like Merri, I had a name picked out for my miqo'te long before they were in-game or any sort of info was given about their naming tradition. Naturally, by the time we had any thing to work with I was already attached to the name and loathed to get rid of it, so I did what any person would do. Research! Tweak! Twerk!
It was a long, grueling process to sort out the name issue since I needed to find something that not only matched Bancroft but would be used in his biological mother's name as well. The end result was the name Banli'a. There's a story behind it that I won't get into but out of respect for his mother, he still goes by that name however, like the rest of his personality, it's a name that is closely guarded and reserved for only those who are close and dear to his heart.
