Name needed for a young green dragon.

[Taliesin]

As it came to be, as a early gift from a friend we have become an owner and keeper of a young green dragon.
But alas, what to name it?
It has red eyes, so a slightly sinister touch wouldn't harm.
Names we have thought of and that have been suggested to us:

Dorian
Scherlock
Bilbo
Gleep
Kappa
Svidrigailov
Nehemah or something like that. Don't remember it accurately. It is the name of a Jewish fallen angel of prostitution.
Black
Butterfly
Sammel
Clementine

Do you have any good ideas what to name a dragon?

[Laindessiel]

Constantine the Great Beast.

But it's best if one of its fellow species would recommend one.

*megaphoning Uuuuncle Peeeeeeeeennn!*

[Pensive]

My vote goes for any of these. :D

Kappa
Bilbo
Scherlock

[Niamh]

Nehemah or something like that. Don't remember it accurately. It is the name of a Jewish fallen angel of prostitution.




I checked that out in my dictionary of fallen angels but it aint there. if you are going along those lines heres a few fellow fallen whos names you could chose from.

Asmodeus (another name for sammael aka the devil)
Carnivean
Gressil
Moloch
Nelchael
Rumael
Azzael
Yomyael.

I think the first two are good, esp Carnivean makes me think if a meat eating Dinosaur or something!

i just came across an Nehinah who was the Angel invoked in necromantic operations.

[Laindessiel]

Yes. Pretty dark stuff and big beasts I can imagine with those names, Niamh.

[Niamh]

I Know. Hummm maybe i should hold on to them for some of my own characters. ;)

I got the out of a Dictionary of Angels including fallen Angels by Gustav Davidson.

[Laindessiel]

Interesting. Will you post that story of yours after it's done? Hey, with characters named like those, it must be dark and lurid plot.

[Niamh]

I couldn't post it. its a novel. Well fantasy. But i've been working on it for years and i aint getting anywhere! Give it ten years and i might have it done!

[Idril]

A dragon? You could go the Silmarillion route and choose Glaurung. He was the first of the dragons bred by Morgoth, he was a fire-breather but didn't fly and he was a very badass dragon.

[AimusSage]

What about an Egyptian name?

Seth
Horus
Serapis
Tauret
Thoth
Ptah
Sekhmet
Osiris
Bakha
Isis
Bes
Satis
Ma'at
Aten (Woh, creator of the universe, according to the old Egyptians :))
Menthu
Sobek
Hatshepsut
Setekh
Anuket
Ra (Well, obvious one that)
Ankh (as in the not so much a cross thing, means life)
Wadjet
Nephthys

And many, many more posibilities ofcourse, which begs the question, is it a boy or a girl?

[Laindessiel]

Haha! Good question.

[Madhuri]

I'll go for --

Bilbo
Gressil
Horus
Bakha

[Nightshade]

Cuddles:brow:
hemlock
gerkin


What about an Egyptian name?

Seth
Horus
Serapis
Tauret
Thoth
Ptah
Sekhmet
Osiris
Bakha
Isis
Bes
Satis
Ma'at
Aten (Woh, creator of the universe, according to the old Egyptians :))
Menthu
Sobek
Hatshepsut
Setekh
Anuket
Ra (Well, obvious one that)
Ankh (as in the not so much a cross thing, means life)
Wadjet
Nephthys

And many, many more posibilities ofcourse, which begs the question, is it a boy or a girl?

errr Aimus it Atun actually aten ( should be Atun as in Atoon) was on Ikhnatun's God his idea of a single unified God creator of the universe symbolised by the golden disk of the sun--- This little belief got him excuted and erased from annuals.

Ma'at is a favoirte with me God of wisdom but ironically his name in modern arabic means (he)Died.

[Basil]

I think Lionel is a nice name.

[RobinHood3000]

I'm rather partial to Smaug.

[Nightshade]

how would you prenounce that robin?
s-MOAW-gg? :goof:

[Poetess]

I like the name Xero, and I don`t know if it exists in the English language :P.. I made it up

[Idril]

I'm rather partial to Smaug.

Oh, that's a good one too and he's a little better known than Glaurung, although not nearly as nasty. ;) :p

And Nightshade, I've always pronounced it like 'smog' although I have no idea if that's the correct pronounciation.

[Scheherazade]

ScherlockOh, wow! I'll be surely honoured! :p

How about 'Taliesin'? Then you get to call him 'Junior' as well!

:D

[Laindessiel]

I couldn't post it. its a novel. Well fantasy. But i've been working on it for years and i aint getting anywhere! Give it ten years and i might have it done!

Uh, maybe you could just hand out a signed copy for me after it's done? :p It would be an honor...

[B-Mental]

Grosag, Brondur, Waruuhk... I don't know sometimes dragons names are their personality, so I guess what is the personality of the dragon.... good/chaotic/evil.....helpful? It all depends.

[Pensive]

Oh, wow! I'll be surely honoured! :p

How about 'Taliesin'? Then you get to call him 'Junior' as well!

:D

This is a good idea, Scher. I read that story of "The Tale of Taliesin" and "A radiant brow" is really a good meaning. :)

Taliesin's Junior Radiant Brow (or Taliesin's Junior Taliesin)

Seems good! :D

[Schokokeks]

Is it a male or a female dragon ?

How about a name borrowed from Nordic mythology ?
I remember liking the names of the two ravens Odin had by his side, Hugin ("thought") and Munin ("memory"). Though those wouldn't sound sinistre to me...
Good luck with the baptising, don't let him/her bite you ! ;)

[Whifflingpin]

"How about a name borrowed from Nordic mythology ?"

That would be Fafnir, then. He started as a dwarf, but turned into a dragon - presumably a very small dragon.

Or maybe Nithhogger - the dragon that gnawed at the roots of Yggdrasil.

[Themis]

Following Schokokeks and Whifflingpin, I'd suggest Fenris. Or Loki, for your sinister touch. ;)

[Nightshade]

Or Puffopolus.... puff for short
Course I can see the poor baby being bullied with a name like that :goof:

[Niamh]

What about some celtic names?

Macha- Personification of Battle
Nemon- nicknamed the venomous
Nuada- he of the silver hand. (anyone whos read Eragon would recognise the word argetlam which was his name also)
Dagda- good god
Mider
Bodb the red ( Pronounced bov)
Aodh ( Pronounced Ae )
Calbhach (Calvach)
Fionngall ( like fi-un-gall )

to name a few!

[brainstrain]

I've always been partial to the name Mordecai

Its what my sister in africa named her puppy, I think its bible-related.

I named a Prophet in my book Mordecai, it has worked out wonderfully. Maybe it'll work out well for you too =D

[franc221]

bilbo is great.

[Pensive]

bilbo is great.
It is! :banana:

[Pensive]

How about Jade?

Check this Jade Emperor page out! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Emperor)

[kathycf]

Harold. Or Suzy...(is it a boy or girl dragon?) :D

Windsoarer

Thoughtrune

Slimefang

What about some celtic names?

Macha- Personification of Battle
Nemon- nicknamed the venomous
Nuada- he of the silver hand. (anyone whos read Eragon would recognise the word argetlam which was his name also)
Dagda- good god
Mider
Bodb the red ( Pronounced bov)
Aodh ( Pronounced Ae )
Calbhach (Calvach)
Fionngall ( like fi-un-gall )

to name a few!

Very good suggestions there. I like those Celtic names.

[Pendragon]

Lockheed (That's Shadowcat of the X-Men's Dragon's name!) http://smilies.vidahost.com/games/dbz/dragonball-wishdragon.gif

[Poetess]

Ostrogoth :lol:

[BibliophileTRJ]

As a child I had many pets.

Much to the chagrin of my parents I named each and every one of them Fluffy. There was Fluffy-Gerbil, Fluffy-Cat, Fluffy-Dog, Fluffy-Turtle, Fluffy-Goldfish, Fluffy-Canary and Fluffy-Iguana.

I must be the only person in the world whos parents were relieved when I came out and told them that I'm gay..... no grandkids named Fluffy-Child.

So, of course, I'd like to suggest........ Fluffy-Dragon.

[Idril]

As a child I had many pets.

Much to the chagrin of my parents I named each and every one of them Fluffy. There was Fluffy-Gerbil, Fluffy-Cat, Fluffy-Dog, Fluffy-Turtle, Fluffy-Goldfish, Fluffy-Canary and Fluffy-Iguana.

I must be the only person in the world whos parents were relieved when I came out and told them that I'm gay..... no grandkids named Fluffy-Child.

So, of course, I'd like to suggest........ Fluffy-Dragon.


:lol: :lol: :lol:

You are a good example of why parents should never let their kids name pets. ;) :p

[Poetess]

As a child I had many pets.

Much to the chagrin of my parents I named each and every one of them Fluffy. There was Fluffy-Gerbil, Fluffy-Cat, Fluffy-Dog, Fluffy-Turtle, Fluffy-Goldfish, Fluffy-Canary and Fluffy-Iguana.

I must be the only person in the world whos parents were relieved when I came out and told them that I'm gay..... no grandkids named Fluffy-Child.

So, of course, I'd like to suggest........ Fluffy-Dragon.

:lol: *rofl*!! I will forever remember that! I wonder about my parents` reaction lool!!


I liked Sherlock.. or Calvach too...

[Whifflingpin]

Of course there are many more good examples of why parents should not be allowed to name their children :sick:

[Nightshade]

Of course there are many more good examples of why parents should not be allowed to name their children :sick:

Thats true....:nod:

[Taliesin]

Ooh, choice has gone even more difficult.
We will choose by the 1st of January.

[kathycf]

As a child I had many pets.

Much to the chagrin of my parents I named each and every one of them Fluffy. There was Fluffy-Gerbil, Fluffy-Cat, Fluffy-Dog, Fluffy-Turtle, Fluffy-Goldfish, Fluffy-Canary and Fluffy-Iguana.

I must be the only person in the world whos parents were relieved when I came out and told them that I'm gay..... no grandkids named Fluffy-Child.

So, of course, I'd like to suggest........ Fluffy-Dragon.
Fluffy-Dragon would be an awesome name! :D Interestingly enough that you mention that because I used to have a guy I dated that I called Fluffy because he had long brown wavy hair. He is out of my life now though, the Fluffy-jerk. ;)

[SleepyWitch]

Astaroth

Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot, and Asteroth) is a Grand Duke of Hell; his main assistants are four demons called Aamon, Pruslas, Barbatos and Rashaverak. In art, in the Dictionnaire Infernal, Astaroth is depicted as a nude man with dragon-like wings, hands and feet, a second pair of feathered wings after the main, wearing a crown, holding a serpent in one hand, and riding a wolf or dog.
wow, Niamh, I didn't know there's a dictionary of fallen angels, that's just what I was looking for :)

[Poetess]

Aashtaroot is the Arabic pronounciation, I believe.

[Niamh]

Astaroth

wow, Niamh, I didn't know there's a dictionary of fallen angels, that's just what I was looking for :)

:D Sleepywitch you can get dictionarys and encyclopedias (I know its spelt wrong) of almost anything. Infact i have an Encyclopedia of pointless information ( according to the E.P.I the word witch comes form the saxon word wicca which means wise one. so you are the sleepy wise one)! And an Encyclopedia of Faries!:p

A Dictionary of Angels including fallen Angels by Gustav Davidson is available from Amazon.co.uk incase your wondering.:) You also might get it in a religious bookshop.

[higley]

Godzilla. Please?

But I named my cat Ebony Moisten-Chewleia Galapagos S., so perhaps I am not the best person to take name recs from. If I ever had a poodle I'd name it Gladiator.

[Taliesin]

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs13/300W/i/2006/364/b/e/My_dragon_by_Taliesintoomas.jpg

[BibliophileTRJ]

Ooh, choice has gone even more difficult.
We will choose by the 1st of January.

WELL!?!?!? I'm sure that I'm not the only one in this forum that is dying of curiosity. It's January 3rd........ What did you name the little devil?

[Whifflingpin]

Give us the name! Give us the name! give us the name!

.

[Pensive]

Yeah Tal, tell us the name! :)

[mtpspur]

Found this a few minutes ago--may I submit Gorgo (after a 60s movie and 23 of the hardest comics to find I ever tracked down (plus 3 specials).

[Taliesin]

Sorry, but We are not a comic-reader ,so the name doesn't mean nothing to us, except a few references to Greek mythology.


Yeah Tal, tell us the name! :)

Okay.
After thinking about Dorian, Sherlock, Svidrigailov, Bilbo and Faafnir, we actually chose a completely different name.

He is called....
*drumroll*
...Autumn.

There are quite a few reasons behind this.
1)We like autumn
2)The Game of Thrones reference. Do you get it?
3)In Estonian, the word "tali" means winter and we are often called "Tali", because Taliesin is too long. So, autumn would fit in perfectly.

[Miss Darcy]

He is called....
*drumroll*
...Autumn.

I like it. Especially if it's in Estonian...(what is it in Estonian?) Or are you calling him, decisively, the English Autumn? Even though you're Tali? ;)


Yeah Tal, tell us the name!

It's funny, in real life ("real life"! :D) I know someone whose name is Taliesin, and his nickname is also Tal (though admittedly not Tali). He was pretty surprised that I knew how to spell it instantly (well...Welsh mythology after all)...But I knew Taliesin on the OLN first, so meeting another Taliesin quite surprised me! :)

[Nightshade]

hurrrm very diplomatic not to choose any of our suggestions....:p


Still Autumn is a good name. :nod:

[Pensive]

Sorry, but We are not a comic-reader ,so the name doesn't mean nothing to us, except a few references to Greek mythology.



Okay.
After thinking about Dorian, Sherlock, Svidrigailov, Bilbo and Faafnir, we actually chose a completely different name.

He is called....
*drumroll*
...Autumn.

There are quite a few reasons behind this.
1)We like autumn
2)The Game of Thrones reference. Do you get it?
3)In Estonian, the word "tali" means winter and we are often called "Tali", because Taliesin is too long. So, autumn would fit in perfectly.

Nice name. Three Cheers for Autumn! :banana: But it is an ambiguous name. :p

He: Tal has got Autumn
She: But he can't have Autumn in Summer
He: Well silly, it is not that "Autumn".
She: Then what kind of Autumn is this?
He: This is a toy called Aumtumn
She: People are toying with Aumtumn?
He: What?
She: The world has gone insane.
He: It has.

[Madhuri]

Its girly. I somehow cant relate this name with a dragon. :D

[RobinHood3000]

Hmmm, I like it. I'm not even sure how, but I like it.

[Taliesin]

I like it. Especially if it's in Estonian...(what is it in Estonian?) Or are you calling him, decisively, the English Autumn? Even though you're Tali? ;)


Sügis.
(we don't expect English -speakers to get this correct. Estonian phonetics are quite different from English phonetics)
But if you want to knwo how it sounds
This (http://kiisu.eki.ee/) is a small Estonian text-to-voice- program.
One enters the sentence/word/phrase into the box where there is written "Loe seda lauset". And clicks the button "Lobise"

[Basil]

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs13/300W/i/2006/364/b/e/My_dragon_by_Taliesintoomas.jpg

DRAGON of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run

[Pensive]

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs13/300W/i/2006/364/b/e/My_dragon_by_Taliesintoomas.jpg

DRAGON of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run


Hey Basil! Nice rhyme! :p

[Nightshade]

Sügis.
(we don't expect English -speakers to get this correct. Estonian phonetics are quite different from English phonetics)
But if you want to knwo how it sounds
This (http://kiisu.eki.ee/) is a small Estonian text-to-voice- program.
One enters the sentence/word/phrase into the box where there is written "Loe seda lauset". And clicks the button "Lobise"

I do like how that sounds...not quite so girly and more cheery:D

[Scheherazade]

Hey Basil! Nice rhyme! :pNice rhyme???

I bet Keats would have been flattered and proud! (http://www.everypoet.com/Archive/poetry/John_Keats/keats_to_autumn.htm)

:p

[Nightshade]

I knew I recognised that :nod: I thought keats but then I said ...noooooooo
:lol:

[Pensive]

Nice rhyme???

I bet Keats would have been flattered and proud! (http://www.everypoet.com/Archive/poetry/John_Keats/keats_to_autumn.htm)

:p

I did not see something by Keats coming from Basil actually. :p I thought that he was more into modern poetry. Anyway, surprise surprise surprise; that's life! :p

[Scheherazade]

I did not see something by Keats coming from Basil actually. :p I thought that he was more into modern poetry. Anyway, surprise surprise surprise; that's life! :pWell, I am surely not an expert on Basil's poetry taste (unlike you Pensive) but when I read the lines, they rang a bell though I could not be sure from where straight away (read it back at university probably; can't be sure) so had to do a little search to figure out where the lines were from exactly.

[ShoutGrace]

I think it is a sort of standard poem to teach undergrad students. :D One of the two or three Keats poems usually taught? Or is that only where I'm from?


“Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn
Among the river sallows, borne aloft
Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;
And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn;
Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft
The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft;
And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.”

[Pensive]

Well, I am surely not an expert on Basil's poetry taste (unlike you Pensive) but when I read the lines, they rang a bell though I could not be sure from where straight away (read it back at university probably; can't be sure) so had to do a little search to figure out where the lines were from exactly.

Expert in Basil's poetry taste? Hmmm...not really. It was just a guess, which seems to be proven wrong. :p

The word "thatch" actually rang a bell in my ears as well because it is quite an obsolete word. But I was too lazy (unlike you Scher) to do a little bit of search.