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Old 02-09-2012, 06:58 PM   Top  -  End  -  #231
SpaceBadger
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Default Re: Lands of the Barbarian Kings

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Originally Posted by Yora View Post
So far, I've discovered a couple of nice combinations for cultures and languages, that work suprisingly well.

Wood Elves = Scandinavian
Dark Elves = Japanese
Gnomes = Gaelic
Northern Humans = Finish/Estonian/Hungarian
Demons = Ancient Egyptian
And I think the Vandren might work quite well with South Slavic names.

Once you know what it's supposed to sound like, its easier to make names.
Do you have a resource you like for common names in these different languages? I've found some lists just googling, but more resources = good.
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