"Blessed" is one of the oldest wishes a parent can attach to a child, and almost every language has a name for it. Benedict in Latin, Baruch in Hebrew, Mubarak in Arabic, Ngozi in Igbo, Megumi in Japanese.
Read more about 100+ Names That Mean Blessing or Blessed, From Every Corner of the WorldA pirate ship name has a job. It must frighten the merchant fleet, fit across a stern in gold letters and make your players grin. History's famous ships had plain, strong names, and fiction added the flourish.
Read more about 120+ Pirate Ship Names That Look Great on a SternA witch name sounds like herbs, moonlight and old books. It can be sweet, spiky or a little strange, but it should feel at home next to a cauldron.
Read more about 130+ Witch Names for Spells, Stories and FamiliarsA Jeep gets a name. It has a personality, a squeak, and a way of getting stuck in sand that only you understand. Naming it makes the story easier to tell.
Read more about 120+ Jeep Names for Wranglers, Gladiators and Every Trail RigA knight's name has to sound good on a banner and in a battle cry. It needs weight, a hint of old steel and a rhythm that carries.
Read more about 120+ Knight Names for Characters, Games and Fantasy StoriesA fantasy name carries the whole world on its back. Readers meet it first, and it tells them whether this is a gentle realm or a bloody one before a single line of description.
Read more about 130+ Fantasy Names for Heroes, Villains, Places and KingdomsA surname records something about a family long gone: where it lived, what it did for a living, who its father was, or what the neighbours called it. Last names that start with A cover all four, from Archer and Arkwright to Ashby and Anderson.
Read more about 100+ Last Names That Start With A, With Origins and MeaningsFoxes get names that fit their reputation: quick, clever and a little bit sly. Whether you are naming a pet, a mascot, a storybook hero or a game character, the right fox name should sound quick on the tongue.
Read more about 150+ Fox Names for Pets, Characters and MascotsSurnames in the American South trace back to many places: French-speaking Acadians in Louisiana, Scots and Irish settlers in the hills, English farmers and tradesmen, Welsh and German families, and Spanish-speaking families in Texas and Florida. Each name carries a bit of that history.
Read more about 160+ Southern Last Names and Where They Come FromHalloween asks for a name with a bit of theatre. A black cat, a costume character, a haunted-house actor or a story villain all need something that sounds good in a whisper.
Read more about 120+ Halloween Names for Pets, Costumes and Characters