I just like it. It looks pleasant and sounds nice, too.
How would one pronounce Ilyena? When reading, I think ['ilüena] in my head, but that can't be right. Should it be "iliena" (sounds nice) or "iljena" (sounds bad).
Anything in Icelandic or Irish sounds pretty fictitious to me, and I love the way those languages sound like. Eyjafjallajökull sounds blissfull. And Hvannadalshnúkur.
Tolkien had a huge stash of good names. Maedhros is probably a favourite. And Ilmarë, Aiwendil, Celebrían etc..The list goes ever on.
Moiraine (Mwah-reyn, I say) is great. Though it sounds like the name of someone more robust.
Egwene sounds bad (Egg-weyn? Egg-whine? Equine?)
How would one pronounce Ilyena? When reading, I think ['ilüena] in my head, but that can't be right. Should it be "iliena" (sounds nice) or "iljena" (sounds bad).
Anything in Icelandic or Irish sounds pretty fictitious to me, and I love the way those languages sound like. Eyjafjallajökull sounds blissfull. And Hvannadalshnúkur.
Tolkien had a huge stash of good names. Maedhros is probably a favourite. And Ilmarë, Aiwendil, Celebrían etc..The list goes ever on.
Moiraine (Mwah-reyn, I say) is great. Though it sounds like the name of someone more robust.
Egwene sounds bad (Egg-weyn? Egg-whine? Equine?)
Good names
19/09/2010 11:25:23 AM
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Hmm.
19/09/2010 02:03:49 PM
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Awww
19/09/2010 02:06:44 PM
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It makes sense for him, though.
19/09/2010 02:12:23 PM
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Re: It makes sense for him, though.
19/09/2010 02:14:36 PM
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Re: It makes sense for him, though.
19/09/2010 02:19:07 PM
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sorry to keep nitpicking
19/09/2010 02:40:35 PM
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Re: sorry to keep nitpicking
19/09/2010 02:42:45 PM
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Re: sorry to keep nitpicking
19/09/2010 02:44:32 PM
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Mat and Elayne and Thom are pretty recognizable as English names *NM*
19/09/2010 04:32:20 PM
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I actually rather like David Eddings' names.
19/09/2010 02:26:52 PM
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Ce'Nedra is one of the rare cases where the apostrophe is justified.
19/09/2010 04:16:51 PM
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Nynaeve ("Neigh-neev" )
19/09/2010 02:45:22 PM
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Mild-may-your-sufferings-be-at-the-hands-of-the-wicked.
19/09/2010 04:18:31 PM
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iain m banks has some great names...
19/09/2010 04:52:49 PM
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I was grumbling to myself about his names last night
19/09/2010 04:56:44 PM
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hehe... sometimes i just make up my own nicknmes when his are too long
21/09/2010 04:37:43 PM
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I've always been quite impressed by Anomander Rake.
19/09/2010 10:05:10 PM
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I like that the older beings in Malazan have varying names (e.g. Anomandaris Purake). *NM*
20/09/2010 02:20:15 AM
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I was going to mention that one myself, too. Just rolls right off the tongue. Delicious. *NM*
20/09/2010 06:13:10 AM
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Robb Hobb has the easiest names in the Fitz series *NM*
20/09/2010 03:50:07 AM
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oh man, i don't know how i forgot robin hobb...... i adore her names. especially nighteyes. *NM*
21/09/2010 04:31:33 PM
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A Song of Ice and Fire tends to have good names. Grounded, but just exotic enough. *NM*
20/09/2010 06:14:13 AM
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I don't know who has the best names overall, but I'll always love the name Bellatrix Lestrange.
20/09/2010 07:12:18 PM
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