(06-20-2015, 12:49 PM)Nero Wrote: This slipshod attempt at oversimplifying the process down to a single constituent part--literal meaning--was because personally, I believe that the Raen naming conventions contain far too many nuances for English speakers to be able to accurately adhere to without simply reusing names from the past.
You're not lying! The Raen conventions paint an interesting picture of their lore and I love the inherent poetry of their names, but it's definitely very challenging as a non-speaker. Japanese is complex and multifaceted enough that, in retrospect, my scatter-shot approach is a little embarrassing. Understanding the correlations and differences between the different writing styles, as well as how the words change in context and how they relate to English, is absolutely brain-melting to me.
I'm starting to realize that I'm genuinely out of my league here, haha. Since I'd still prefer to be as compliant with the conventions as possible, I think I'm just going to have to take allgivenover's suggestion: mash the generator and google the results until I find a combination that strikes my fancy.
Oh... and earlier, I found a website with a big list of various nature-related words and phrases if the OP is in need of any more Raen-related links: http://www.2hweb.net/haikai/renku/500ESWd.html
I'm completely unqualified to say how accurate it is but I actually noticed a few names from the official conventions in here, so it may be another decent place to start if you'd prefer to come up with your name independently of the generator.
EDIT: Another possible resource - http://www.issendai.com/japanese-courtes...names.html
Though it's a list of "courtesan" names, many of them are appropriate to the Edo period with a fittingly poetic structure. Some of them are also from the Tale of Genji, which the existing Raen NPCs have borrowed a few names from.
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