"Oersleantuall" ("just call me 'Tuall' for short") was created using the random dice method of generating letters, and then fudged.
I really like my current "Oblivion" character name "Portimer" which is "Mortimer" and "Porthos" kludged together (somebody online has used the name as well, but that was not where I found it).
I've used random fantasy name generators, random ethnic name generators, and I even compiled a list of real-world multicultural first and last names, copied them into an Excel spreadsheet, and added in a randomizer field which returned about twenty combinations at a time to assure that I got a couple of good hits with each refresh. I've even consulted a given fantasy game's name suggestions (like in the AD&D Dwarven Handbook) and just chose a few.
But mostly, what I do is think about it awhile, and if nothing weird comes to mind, I start experimenting with real world names in creative arrangements (which can backfire... I never lived down "William Fitzpatrick" in one gaming group).
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I really like my current "Oblivion" character name "Portimer" which is "Mortimer" and "Porthos" kludged together (somebody online has used the name as well, but that was not where I found it).
I've used random fantasy name generators, random ethnic name generators, and I even compiled a list of real-world multicultural first and last names, copied them into an Excel spreadsheet, and added in a randomizer field which returned about twenty combinations at a time to assure that I got a couple of good hits with each refresh. I've even consulted a given fantasy game's name suggestions (like in the AD&D Dwarven Handbook) and just chose a few.
But mostly, what I do is think about it awhile, and if nothing weird comes to mind, I start experimenting with real world names in creative arrangements (which can backfire... I never lived down "William Fitzpatrick" in one gaming group).