The Great Map Name Thread!

Legionnaired

<div class="IPBDescription">No idea what to call your map? CLICKEH!</div> I'm looking at a lot of unoriginal names recently, so I've decided to try and compile a big list of famous names and such that people can use, to give some variety to the endless stream of co_ maps.

If you have a rescourse, submit it.

<a href='http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/jmsdf-names.htm' target='_blank'>The system the japanese used for nomenclature pre-WWII</a>

<a href='http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/names.htm' target='_blank'>American Ship Nomenclature.</a>

<a href='http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/7371/greekgods.html' target='_blank'>Greek Gods</a>

<a href='http://aido.furvect.com/fall/world/east.htm' target='_blank'>Eastern Gods</a>

<a href='http://www.cresourcei.org/prophetschart.html' target='_blank'>Israilite Prophets</a>

<a href='http://www.astrology-online.com/persn.htm' target='_blank'>Zodiac Signs</a>

<a href='http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/' target='_blank'>Roman Gods</a>

Thaldarin

usually what I do is watch a tv programme, see the nearest material, scientific element or compound near to me. Examples below, including how I got the name for my own map

I see a bed, wood,
I see a pepsi can made from aluminium, element Al
I watch TV, some nice looking girl from Buffy named Glory

343_guilty_spark

I just come up with odd words or from the dictionary.
E.G *Copy wrighted ask me if you wanna use them.*
Co_Dirignaa
Co_Eevakara
Co_Natojoo

nightdragon

Co_vulcan
Co_phoenix
Co_Hades *another station the same area as Hera perhaps?*
Co_Omega

Ask me for them also <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

ND

Maus

I look in my old Space Hulk rules books. Hence my always-intended-but-never-started map, ns_sorrow.

Psycho-Kinetic_Hyper-Geek

Latin is also a good source, find something interesting or descriptive and look up if it has a latin root. Often you can get some good names out of it.

Zazi

I usually smoke something, and names like Widow, Ambeke, and Azules come to mind.

enf0rcer

i guess that's one way of doing it.. that seems like i strange resort. Don't you have an imagination without "smoking something"?

Zazi

Not at all.

Grimm

I would need to smoke something to stop my imagination form going... and going... and going...

I just go through a list of idea words that come to me every so often, then decide on what sounds cool.

Reese

So now we know why ns_widow updates are so few and far between.

KungFuDiscoMonkey

I look up star names and come up with
co_sirius
ns_altair

Caboose

ns_arctre
ns_voxmagna (guess the root for that and you get a vookie <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> (yes vookie, I said vookie, not a typo))
ns_siempre
ns_tortuga
ns_discutir
(random spanish words for no reason)

Lt_Gravity

smoke something? we have really weird people around...
best time for ideas of any kind is when I wake up in the morning. the first 5 minutes of the new day are exelent minutes of great ideas. btw: who needs this much names? to find a name for a map should not as important than creating a cool map. or am I wrong?

watch_me_die

ns_omgitsfullofstars

Cronos

LOL WMD, thats gold <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

My pet project, co_civil

Names up-for-grabs

**_shaft
**_pulse
**_calcite
**_jomar
**_xyneth
**_stress
**_stifle
**_wisp
**_variance

All of them from the top of my head in just two minutes. If you need a name, just ask me <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

uffo

I'd be honored if someone would use my nick as mapname. ns_uffo ... think about it!
It has drama, action and SEX

Mouse

IMO, the map name plays a large part in setting up the atmosphere of the map.

boobs!

<!--QuoteBegin--Cronos+Oct 7 2003, 10:19 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cronos @ Oct 7 2003, 10:19 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> LOL WMD, thats gold <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

My pet project, co_civil

Names up-for-grabs

**_shaft
**_pulse
**_calcite
**_jomar
**_xyneth
**_stress
**_stifle
**_wisp
**_variance

All of them from the top of my head in just two minutes. If you need a name, just ask me <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
sorry co_pulse is not free <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

co_lonely is my current one and co_redemption

Cronos

You know what they say...

<i>Great minds think alike...</i>

Verthandi

Talk about creative... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
**_aztec
**_iceworld

And... <i>(drumroll)</i>
**_map owns all.

Seriously, Norse mythology has interesting names, too. Like mine, for example... although some might be a little out of place...

Umbraed_Monkey

heres a good one: ns_galapagos

I dont think most of you will get it, but those of you who do will probably agree that its great <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Kaine

ima just spit words out of my head, here goes.

solaris
falamor
serio
malcus
coriall
marsellis
salik
horus
marali
alice
collateral
ocam
rico
pierson
alsos
faquelle
jackal

*edit*
zenith (is this taken?)
paralos
xenic
horizon (i think this is taken, but i'd like to see the ship from Event Horizon <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> )
teir
kall
minnow
seed (i have Trigun on the brain)
co2
fortelli
samill
psioroc (pronounced pseerock)
near
paralax
ghost
keel

Theres something just cool about spanish, so here are some spanish suggestions <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
SPANISH - ENGLISH
queridos - wanted
muerte - death/dead
oscuridad - darkness
miedo - fear
extranjero - alien
eternidad - eternity (ns_eternity sounds good)

hope i've helped <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Caboose

<!--QuoteBegin--Umbraed Monkey+Oct 8 2003, 07:32 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Umbraed Monkey @ Oct 8 2003, 07:32 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> heres a good one: ns_galapagos

I dont think most of you will get it, but those of you who do will probably agree that its great <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Go Darwin!!!

Emoo

i just say random words wich come of the top of my head and decide wich one sounds cool when thinking of a name for my maps. like the map im making now ns_ibasa i just said loads of wierd and wonderfull words and that came out <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Zazi

<!--QuoteBegin--Reese+Oct 7 2003, 08:27 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Reese @ Oct 7 2003, 08:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> So now we know why ns_widow updates are so few and far between. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, actually... Widow is near complete. I just haven't showed any of it off, really. Unless if you visit the IRC chan... then a few people have tasted it quite a few times.

Now... time to go smoke some more, so I can finish Widow today.

Some_tall_guy1

For my map, I just mapped away for a bit, then I looked at it and thought "what is the exact opposite of my map" so i came up with "butterfly" and that in french is "papillon". <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Wurmspawn

<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Fluffybunny Posted on Oct 8 2003, 01:49 PM
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<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> (Umbraed Monkey @ Oct 8 2003, 07:32 AM)
heres a good one: ns_galapagos

I dont think most of you will get it, but those of you who do will probably agree that its great  <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Go Darwin!!! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

go go ns_beagle!

The_Real_Quasar

ns_senria and co_kralen were literally made up when i tried letters against each other for effect.
Just make it up!

BlackPanther

NS_CS_noob_that_wants_to_get_into_NS_but_Cant_figure_out_how_cuz_he_didnt_read_The_god_damn_manual_so_he_plays_on_this_easy_map.bsp

how's that?

oblivion_is_at_hand

<!--QuoteBegin--BlackPanther+Oct 8 2003, 09:09 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BlackPanther @ Oct 8 2003, 09:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> NS_CS_noob_that_wants_to_get_into_NS_but_Cant_figure_out_how_cuz_he_didnt_read_The_god_damn_manual_so_he_plays_on_this_easy_map.bsp

how's that? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
**_hater








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