*peeps head into nameberry* [name_m]Gee[/name_m], it’s been a while! Anyone remember me?
I’m working on a historical-fantasy-ish story – think of [name_u]Leigh[/name_u] Bardugo’s Six of Crows and [name_u]Shadow[/name_u] and Bone series. One step in the worldbuilding I’m finding particularly fun is generating names for side characters: I’ve got three primary made-up languages where these names would be sourced from, each inspired by real life. There’s fantasy Russian with Latin influences (Placeholder name is the gibberish “Sfotinek”); the equivalent of Yiddish but if instead of [name_m]German[/name_m], it had been Italian that mixed with Hebrew (placeholder: “Eudibreo”); and English-but-slightly-off (placeholder: “Werlish”).
I would love any suggestions for more names that fit in any of these veins. I’ll give you some examples of names in each of these three languages so you can see what I’m talking about. Also, if there are any fluent Russian or other Slavic language speakers in the crowd, I would love your ideas on how to inject more Latin into Russian names!
Sfotinek (most are real Russian/Ukrainian names, I need to add more Latin):
Uliema (F)
Gavrili (F)
[name_f]Rufa[/name_f] (F)
Marteka (F)
Ganna (F)
Zava (F)
[name_f]Taisiya[/name_f] (F)
[name_f]Solomiya[/name_f] (F)
[name_m]Gavril[/name_m] (M)
Ihor (M)
Amvrosiy (M)
Illiadas (M)
Ninel (M)
Radzimir (M)
[name_m]Andrey[/name_m] (M)
Tmasin (M)
Eudibreo (all pronounced as in Italian spelling):
Eliseveta (F)
[name_f]Gavriela[/name_f] (F)
[name_f]Sara[/name_f] (F)
Isavela (F)
Iosefa (F)
Batascieva (F)
[name_f]Rut[/name_f] (F)
Ghitele (F)
Siffora (F)
[name_f]Tirsa[/name_f] (F)
Iuditta (F)
Sciusciana (F)
Avramo (M)
Eddio (M)
[name_m]Bose[/name_m] (M)
Mattio (M)
Iacomo (M)
Imanuele (M)
Ionatano (M)
Saulio (M)
[name_m]Davide[/name_m] (M)
Israle (M)
Werlish:
Higher Class
Cantaline (F)
Almandette (F)
Bellene (F)
Dinginne (F)
Hephestine (F)
Ilinda (F)
Lumenne (F)
Incandessa (F)
Fluora (F)
Phonsin (M)
Lancet (M)
Alephed (M)
Gemore (M)
[name_m]Horis[/name_m] (M)
Ilustine (M)
Lephor (M)
Fluoren (M)
Lower Class
Grittie (F)
[name_f]Britta[/name_f] (F)
Fossie (F)
[name_f]Effie[/name_f] (F)
Babelle (F)
Otta (F)
Heppa (F)
Legga (F)
Sistle (F)
Brimmy (F)
Beart (M)
Whindle (M)
[name_m]Farley[/name_m] (M)
Deftle (M)
Alft (M)
Craves (M)
Herth (M)
Molt (M)
Vim (M)
