Contest: What's in a name?

by **MannyJabrielle** Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:13 am

For a prize of 15 soulgems...

What is a common theme with my characters' names, and who are the three exceptions?

And that's esides the goddamn Batman obvious fact that they all start with the letter A Razz

For reference, my characters are listed in my post-signature.

by **Eric of Atrophy** Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:39 am

I'd love to bring my brain/Ask.com to bear on this question, but fighting to uninstall Norton has left me mentally exhausted - I'll let it be. But I will lurk to see what teh answer is!

by **RayvenNightkind** Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:25 am

And one would think this one wouldn't be to hard, but I'm to darned tired to even think, lol.

by **KangTheMad** Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:26 am

PM sent.

by **MannyJabrielle** Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:23 am

PM received Smile

Nope, not actors/actresses.

And for the purpose of this game, ignore the surnames (only a couple have surnames, and not all the surnames are listed). Examine first names only

by **KangTheMad** Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:27 am

Dang.

by **RustyDios** Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:59 pm

I'm not sure what relates all your PC names, other then the obvious that they all begin with "A".. I'm mean some are character names from fiction (Alice in wonderland), some are weapon names from Devil May cry (Alastair was a massive sword), Aerith (Gainsborough) is I believe a character in FF7 by SquareEnix, Angus is a type of beef, Arizona is state/place in the USA,..
... can you give us a clue or two.... ....

by **KangTheMad** Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:51 pm

Alastair is also a scottish actor.

by **MannyJabrielle** Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:25 pm

Clue:

Random.

by **daveyeisley** Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:21 pm

Eric of Atrophy wrote:I'd love to bring my brain/Ask.com to bear on this question, but fighting to uninstall Norton has left me mentally exhausted - I'll let it be. But I will lurk to see what teh answer is!

Norton is ridiculous to uninstall, and that is as symantec intended... Im not sure *why*, but I know they did it on purpose. One would *think* they made it that way to prevent malicious software from being able to corrupt/disable the processes and services it runs on... but I can speak from personal experience when I saythat it ain't anywhere *near* being protected from such.... its just a useless hassle to uninstall the damn thing.

So much so, that Symantec has a special "tool" on their website to handle removing it.

Get it here.

by **daveyeisley** Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:28 pm

MannyJabrielle wrote:For a prize of 15 soulgems...

What is a common theme with my characters' names, and who are the three exceptions?

And that's esides the goddamn Batman obvious fact that they all start with the letter A

For reference, my characters are listed in my post-signature.

They are all 3 syllables or less, with the exceptions of Angelica, Agamemnon, and Arizona.

by **MannyJabrielle** Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:20 pm

Heh, what doyaknow...

Not the answer I was looking for, but it does fit the guidelines. 15 soulgems next time I catch ya in game.

That being said, there's still one more element where all but three have something in common, so there's 15 soulgems still up for grabs.

by **Eric of Atrophy** Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:07 pm

I would like to venture a guess now...

Are they all video-game related, or game derived?

by **MannyJabrielle** Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:08 pm

Nope

Clue for who the three outcasts:

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Names

by **Eric of Atrophy** Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:29 pm

Fantasy Names? Final Fantasy Names? Phantasy Star Names?

by **KangTheMad** Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:53 pm

Australian related. Red Angus cattle, the Ash Wednesday bushfires, Alice Springs, Aurora tower ect...Oddballs are Alex, Auger and Arizona.

by **MannyJabrielle** Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:01 pm

Nope, although, you did name one of the three oddballs Smile

by **KangTheMad** Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:05 pm

Woo! Go me! Very Happy

by **MannyJabrielle** Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:10 pm

Prize is now 25 Soulgems, and an elemental crystal of the winner's choice.

Another Clue:

Except for human and half-elf characters, Generate Name will not get a name in the theme (and even then, typically just shortened versions).

by **KangTheMad** Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:12 pm

All Final Fantasy characters except for Arizona, Agamemnon and Alex.

by **MannyJabrielle** Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:42 pm

Nope

The clue for the three outcasts tells what they are, and they're opposite of the theme.

by **KangTheMad** Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:51 pm

Oh!

All are girls name except for Arizona, Ash and Agamemnon.

by **DMT** Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:05 pm

I'll give my 2 cents worth.

Are they related to a noun? Person, Place or Thing?

DMT

by **MannyJabrielle** Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:45 pm

KangTheMad wrote:Oh!

All are girls name except for Arizona, Ash and Agamemnon.

Nope (Alastair isn't a girl's name, and Ash could be short for Ashley, although my character is male). Arizona is a unisex name, although I've only met girls with that name.

DMT wrote:I'll give my 2 cents worth.

Are they related to a noun? Person, Place or Thing?

DMT

No, no, in a way, and no.

by **MannyJabrielle** Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:56 pm

Compare the previous clue for the outcasts with this clue for the theme:

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+ Names

by **KangTheMad** Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:29 pm

Reel, movies..alec baldwin, Alex.

World, globe, planet, earth, dirt, desert, West, cattle, Angus.

World, history, old, Greece, Agamemnon.

Good old word assosiation.

by **MannyJabrielle** Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:59 pm

You're getting so close.... don't forget to see the forest through the trees though.

by **KangTheMad** Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:02 pm

Alex is another unisex name.

Hmm...see the forest through the trees would mean a hole of some sort...AUGER.

by **Elhanan** Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:13 pm

The 3 outcasts are Aurora, Ash, and Agammenon; fantasy film based names. The others are all taken from real world generator?

by **KangTheMad** Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:20 pm

OHHH...>.> Elhanan...nice... Very Happy

by **MannyJabrielle** Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:11 pm

Oooh, 50% correct Very Happy

Now you just gotta figure out which half is right, and where the other isn't right Smile

by **KangTheMad** Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:13 pm

*headdesk* Go for it El.

by **Eric of Atrophy** Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:52 pm

I'm lost...but I look forward to the resolution. xp

by **Elhanan** Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:46 am

OK, the exceptions are Aurora (Sleeping Beauty, I think), Alice (in Wonderland), and Ash (Army of Dead) which are fantasy based film names. The rest are Real World monikers, though Agemenon is not in much use currently?

Or Agememnon, Alice, and Ash are all fantasy based names; others are real world locations/ places?

Now you know why I name myself Aarg! Very Happy

by **MannyJabrielle** Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:08 am

Nope, all the names you mentioned fit the theme Smile

One more guess for the three? Someone already guess one of them, which you haven't said yourself yet.

by **Elhanan** Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:19 am

Auger, Aerith, and Angar are ficticious; the remaining are all from Real Global names?

by **MannyJabrielle** Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:09 am

Bingo

Next time I catch you in game, you'll get your prize.

All the names are real-world (reel + world) names with roots and meanings in real world languages, except the three fantasy (fan + Taz + E) names Auger (which is a real word, but not a name), Aerith (which is from FFVII), and Angar (which was a corruption of the word Anger).

For a bonus question.... for a surprise prize... Of the real world names, which two are actually the same root name? Smile

by **KangTheMad** Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:54 am

Aurora and Audrey?

by **MannyJabrielle** Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:56 am

Nope.

Alex (Alexander), and Alastair Smile

by **Elhanan** Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:08 am

*smiles* Thanks to all before me that loosened this pickle lid. Smile

by **KangTheMad** Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:00 pm

MannyJabrielle wrote:Nope.

Alex (Alexander), and Alastair

Ahh..Well done MJ!

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