goody153 Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) Like the title suggests(posting another weird thread). Mine are found below(varying reasons and sometimes just really random reasons) People: Ash - I don't like the sound of her real name(Shalash ? come on) but her nickname is my favorite female name of cosmere. Especially if i think about who she is. Aona - The combination of the intent of the shard Devotion(or synonym of love) and that she's a girl gives it some elegant flavor over it. Rashek - His name seems to match his ruthlessness, trigger-happy and pragmatism of his character. Rayse - I totally disagree that of Rayse's own judgement about the name Odium having a bite to it. I think he should stick to calling himself his real name which has much much more better suited for him. Rayse sounds good to me as the most dangerous of the 16. Allriane - it's a soft sounding name that matches her playful persona. Uli Da(Ambition) - both her name and the shard intents name actually has a bite to it. Marasi - It's not too rough and not too sweet for who she is. I think it's nice. Melaan - the name i liked the sound of the most in the Wax and Wayne series. It matches her temperant too. Ruin - the concept, the player, the story and the vessel's actions. Yeah i think it the word encompasses it. Syl - it sounds fairy like and short. Such a pretty name for a pretty splinter. Fitting. Place/Things Lerasium - Idk it just sounds nice especially if I think about where it came from. Electrum - The name made sound like it's the best and most interesting metal when it is totally not. Luthandel - best name for a place in Scadrial. Idk not a fan of Scadrial place names. Azir - When i hear about this kingdom from Roshar and how their entire country works i always think about Romans. Shardblade - basically one of the coolest concepts in fantasy with a good term for it. Shard makes me think of broken glass, glasses are shiny so are shardblades. Shardblade are splinters and incidentally they're fragments of the shard which can be pictured out as a giant glass. It fits. Terms: Surgebinder - Just hearing the technical term for someone who has the abilities of a Knight Radiant(or honorblade wielder) already makes me wanna be one. Like i don't even need to hear the reasons why would i join just the name itself already sold me on it. This is by far my absolute favorite term in Cosmere for a magic user(or maybe in all fantasy as well) Feruchemy - It's a good term sounds as complex as it's magic system it represents. Steel Ministry and Steel Inquisitor - it just sounds badass. Parshendi - it sounds complicated. Their race is complicated so fitting. Desolation - really good name for an apocalypse event Splinter - oddly i liked the sound of it alot more than it's bigger version with a vessel(shard) Cognitive Realm - the term shadesmar sucks and sounds bad. This term is cool tho Personal Favorite Reshi Surgebinder - It's a combined term that Szeth called Lift once and it just sounds so damnation awesome. It rhymes, it sounds good in my head and it's even amplified if think about the exotic culture that Reshi people have. I suspect lift doesn't deserve such awesome name. The two terms just sounds so good together It can be anything from objects, to animals, to people(or category of people), to shards. Any name that sounded right to your ears and why. What's did you find it sounds nice to your ears ? Edited July 30, 2018 by goody153 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toaster Retribution he/him Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Mraize - The coolest name in the Cosmere, hands down. Amaram - I just like the sound of it. Kelsier - Firs the trickster/thief perfectly. Chana/Chanarach - I just like this, dunno why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerfarve Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Always enjoyed the Kaladin-paladin rhyme myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollyon he/him Posted July 30, 2018 Report Share Posted July 30, 2018 Blackthorn for sure. The name just makes you think of the ruthless warlord that Dalinar was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipsterStick he/him Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) DOh boy! I love this post already. PEOPLE Adolin Kholin- I'm not certain why, but the name Adolin speaks to me for some reason Susebron- Warbreaker is full of interesting names, but this one stands out in particular... it evokes a kind of majesty, which I find peculiar because there are no apellations (is that the right word?) attached Kaladin- Definitely brings to mind a feeling of nobility and honor Steris- The name fits her personality quite well Tanavast- Man I don't even know, there's just SOMETHING about it... Hrathen- I love the Nordic sound of the name Mraize- DEFINITELY agree with Toaster Retribution, it's a pretty epic name- sounds dangerous TITLES The Blackthorn- Mmmmmmmm... as Apollyon said, very evocative of ruthlessness and fear The Survivor of Hathsin- To be fair here, anything with the name 'Hathsin' is gonna sound stormin' cool Steel Inquisitor- Even the name terrifies me Child of Tanavast- Especially in the context of its' first appearance Warbreaker the Peaceful- Really cool sounding? It seems to me to evoke vast power, but simplicity at the same time The Final Empire- The PERFECT name for a fantasy civilization, fight me if you disagree PLACES T'Telir- I'm a sucker for apostrophes Luthadel- Sounds similar to citadel, and citadels are cool Kredik Shaw- Dark, ominous, imposing The Pits of Hathsin- This place SOUNDS like pain... which in this case, is a Very Good Thing(TM) Urithiru- Pal-in-drome! Pal-in-drome! Pal-in-drome! Rall Elorim- City of Shadows, and sounds like it Alethkar- It sounds cool? Nalthis- ??? Where is he pulling these names from they're beautiful ??? INVESTITURE/INVESTED THINGS Hemalurgy- Hema is a Greek(?) word connected to blood, and given the nature of the magic... chilling Surgebinding- It FEELS like power incarnate, and I love it Nightblood- He's a talking sword, that is kind-of evil, made to destroy evil, is not really all that bad, and is both adorkable and- chilling Dustbringer- Really, every Knight Radiant order, but this one especially EDIT: HOLY CARP I FORGOT THE UNMADE I AM A SANDER-SINNER Re-Shephir Moelach Yelig-Nar Neraghoul Ashertmarn Ba-Ado-Mishram Sja-Anat Dai-Gonarthis Chemoarish Few things sound as evil as all of these fearful chaps... I love it Edited July 31, 2018 by HipsterStick The Unmade are too cool not to be included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+robardin he/him Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 "Obligator". Such a great word with so many connations built into it, and yet it was invented for Mistborn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray to he/him Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 All the Radiant Orders. They sound so cool.: Skybreaker, Dustbringer, Stoneward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmnsquirtle Posted July 31, 2018 Report Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Gray to said: All the Radiant Orders. They sound so cool.: Skybreaker, Dustbringer, Stoneward I remember reading a WoB that essentially said that all his fantasy names/titles were two words jammed together. Sky-breaker, Light-Weaver, Storm-Light, Tin-Eye, etc. It's honestly a really honest and cool way of naming things. Almost like how they would name things in-world. What would we call a massive thunderstorm that rages around the planet every week or so? High-Storm. The authenticity is the best part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AonEne he/him in an enby way Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 {insert half the names of anything he's ever written} How am I supposed to choose?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasper he/him Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Dalinar....That name and character is someone I would name a kid after. Same with Kelsier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farnsworth Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 I really like the in-world pronunciation of Kelsier (Kel-see-AIY). He sounds like a really cool sort of demon, which is (SH) Spoiler at least sort of similar to what he becomes Also, Elantris. I actually pronounced Elantris the in-world aonic pronunciation originally, changed it when I heard how everybody else pronounced it, then changed it back when I learned it was the correct in-world pronunciation. As a result, I really like the aonic pronunciation of Elantris, and am probably the only one. It sounds less imposing, but I like it more. Also, like @HipsterStick, the name Steel Inquisitor is freaking terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashspren Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Adolin is just a nice name, in my opinion. Mraize sounds storming awesome. Vedeledev is just so fun to write and speak. Ash is just short and simple. I like it. Totally not biased... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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