You never know when that word will work out perfectly as a name for a city, village, river or mountain in your next story. As you come across interesting names – no matter where they come from – jot them down. There are no set rules for naming places. Where is their town located? Is it near a mountain or a river? If they had to name it, what would they come up with? If you are naming a mountain peak or a hallowed ground, maybe it is named after one of their gods or a king. I also have a country called Remington after the gun manufacturer.ĥ.) Think like your characters – You may want to put yourself in your character’s boots. In my The Elemental trilogy, I have Harmony and Nor as two of my major cities. You can just pick a random, simple word and use it. The Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, is the seat of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the citys most distinctive landmarks.Designed by Viljo Revell and engineered by Hannskarl Bandel, the building opened in 1965. Check out these cool male dragon names: Apalala - one of the Hindi water dragon names. These randomly give you names and while you may not like the names that are suggested, they can maybe spark your imagination.Ĥ.) Use a common word – No one said that you had to come up with some obscure word to name your places. Here is a list of male, female, and unisex dragon names. This should give you different options to inspire your brainstorming sessions.
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From his name, I created the Bowen River in which my main character, Tosh, falls into while trying to escape a pack of wolves.ģ.) Use an on-line generator – A great place to get some names would be to use an on-line name generator. I included made-up names, compounds, and names made of real words in the list. To name one of the rivers in The Search, I used the last name of a former Spurs basketball player – Bruce Bowen. It should go without saying that you will want to stay away from popular city names such as Albuquerque or Springfield.Ģ.) Use a last name – Last names can work well as the names of a place so check out your phone book. I named a village Elwood in my short story, The Search, after a town I found on a map. Just skimming over a map you can find great places like – Boone, Evansdale, or Brydemere.
Here are a few tips to help you brainstorm.ġ.) Use a map – There are plenty of unusual names of places already in existence. So where do you come up with these names? They can come from just about anywhere. But when you have developed your own world, you have the task of naming all the places yourself. If you are writing a novel that takes place on Earth – whether it is set in the present, past or future – all you need is an atlas (or I guess in the modern age – Google Maps) to give you the names of counties, cities, lakes, rivers and mountain ranges. Last week, I dedicated my post to tips on developing character names but the places in your novel need names too.
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