One fine day awhile back while writing this dang and blast story that never seems to be finished, I decided to up and change the names of ALL of the characters. Why I did it is probably because I wanted names that MEANT something according to whatever character they were attached to.
Here's a list that explains some of what I did:
Ansien became Tiernan, which means crown in Gaelic
Uther became Carden, which means black in Gaelic
Well, here I go again. Amon needs his name changed. Originally, for some inexplicable reason that I don't remember, I named him after Amun-Ra, the Egyptian god of the sun and light.
But his name has to change around because as a necromancer, Amon is now a Master of Shadows and Keeper of the Darkness. His name is completely inappropriate.
This will probably take a couple days to fix. I usually explore several languages, usually Gaelic, Hindu, Latin, and Greek, to find the name I'm looking for. It has to be easy to pronounce and yet be fitting for the character (he also needs a last name because I've never given him one. But if I have too much trouble then I won't bother with it.)
So far I have Nox, Nyx, and another name too close to Carden's for use.
Ah-I'm in luck. I found a list of Greek prefixes and put Anti (against) with Phos (light). Put 'em together and you get a name that means "Against the Light." Amon has become Antiphos Nox (Roman primordial god of night) as of this moment. Not a bad switch, and it sounds good when you say it, so that's what it's going to be.
Fingers are getting tired of all this work, so I think I'm going to land in the blankets early tonight.
Ta,
Bec
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