Amos overtaken as most common name

Started by Raesanos, April 19, 2006, 10:39:18 PM

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April 20, 2006, 06:06:59 AM #25
Amos is also a fairly major character in Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar saga, and is also seen in some of his other books set after the Riftwar.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned that already.....
April 20, 2006, 06:53:32 AM #26
According to babynames.com, Malik is Arabic in origin and means king.

Quote from: "Tamarin"Could you please post a list of say...the top 25 most used names, if such a list is even feasible?

I would love to see that too.
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April 20, 2006, 07:00:17 AM #27
Joram is a no-no, too, even worse than amos and malik... I noticed that if you try to contact joram, you'll have to go through all those human soldiers first...
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April 20, 2006, 07:06:07 AM #28
My first character was Jorm. I had a friend who use to call me Jom (long story), so when I made my first char I figured I'd use that, but I didn't want to use something so close to my name (cause y'know, John and Jom are sooo similar) I added an r for Jorm.

Later I was trying to think of a name, and figured I'd just use my first char's name and change it slightly. So I added an a, and got Joram. Only later did I realise Joram is actually a real name :P


I should probably do "Jorame" or "Joraim" one of these days :P

[EDIT]: Just checked and I already created a char called "Goraim", how's that for a co-incidence?

[EDIT2]: HA! reading through my name list I just saw my current character's name was used a few years ago with a 1 letter difference :P Woops.
April 20, 2006, 12:01:41 PM #29
Nah, that was Malak in the star wars game, I think. Oh yeah, and sorry for naming my last eight kamikaze tembo hunters Malik.
April 20, 2006, 07:27:57 PM #30
contackey joram

You can contact 800 militia soldiers.
(Here is the list)
1.joram A tall, burly, short soldier.
2.joram A tall, burly, short soldier.
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April 20, 2006, 08:03:03 PM #31
Quote from: "RunningMountain"Next time you choose a name, google it beforehand. Or go for something with meaning in an ancient civilization. I love teutonic names or celtic.

Here's a good page..

http://www.20000-names.com

It categorizes names into different cultures/backgrounds. Arabic might be good for some tribals or whatever. I tend to stick to Teutonic, German, Celtic, and depending on the character, pretty much any of the categories can work.


Ha I use that same sight to come up with tribal names!
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April 20, 2006, 10:57:33 PM #32
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April 20, 2006, 11:24:41 PM #33
I always just bashed my keyboard and then editted things into better names.

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April 20, 2006, 11:26:03 PM #34
Me also. I take a cool sounding name and narrow it down. Like Mandingo
Becomes Anin.
Quote from: Shoka Windrunner on April 16, 2008, 10:34:00 AM
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April 21, 2006, 12:32:00 AM #35
I always thought that naming your character Amos was dumb.
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April 21, 2006, 12:53:52 AM #36
Quote from: "EvilRoeSlade"I always thought that naming your character Amos was dumb.
Same way that naming your kid "John" is dumb IRL?
April 21, 2006, 12:55:03 AM #37
Quote from: "John"
Quote from: "EvilRoeSlade"I always thought that naming your character Amos was dumb.
Same way that naming your kid "John" is dumb IRL?
You're cool, John.
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April 21, 2006, 04:37:50 PM #38
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060421/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
QuoteBAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite politicians agreed Friday to nominate Jawad al-Maliki as prime minister, replacing the incumbent in a bid to clear the way for a long-delayed new government.

They aren't very creative.
Quote from: Shoka Windrunner on April 16, 2008, 10:34:00 AM
Arm is evil.  And I love it.  It's like the softest, cuddliest, happy smelling teddy bear in the world, except it is stuffed with meth needles that inject you everytime
April 22, 2006, 12:55:41 AM #39
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Quote from: "EvilRoeSlade"I always thought that naming your character Amos was dumb.
Same way that naming your kid "John" is dumb IRL?
Yeah.  You want your kid to be cool and smart, you name him Jonathon.
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April 22, 2006, 03:08:10 AM #40
I'd like a greener option, these two candidates just don't appeal to me. How about Lo Ptar?
April 25, 2006, 10:16:43 PM #41
If memory serves, Malik means something like "ruler" or "lord" in Arabic. Can anyone confirm?
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April 25, 2006, 10:50:10 PM #42
I actually like using common names, like Amos. It makes me feel like I fit into the world better. I never met a Malik before... funny that they're number one.
I'm also pushing for Lo. I've seen that one sprout up about three times or so... it has a nice ring to it. Seems very commonerish.
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April 25, 2006, 10:50:34 PM #43
BEHOLD!  The wonders of a 2 second Google search!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik
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April 26, 2006, 07:21:35 AM #44
Quote from: "amoeba"Eh...Doesn't have the same absurd ring to it.


That's probably because there weren't any Marvelous Malik cookies.   :P   Famous Amos was on Taxi once, long long ago, which is how I heard about him even though his cookies weren't sold where I live.  If it weren't for Famous Amos, Amos probably wouldn't sound silly either.

I wonder if anyone has ever made a baker named Amos?


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April 26, 2006, 10:31:45 AM #45
i think his cookies are the best non-homemade cookies in the (our) known world.
April 26, 2006, 10:32:59 AM #46
Quote from: "FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit"I actually like using common names, like Amos. It makes me feel like I fit into the world better. I never met a Malik before... funny that they're number one.
I'm the same, although I have yet to use Amos or Malik, I've been wanting to for a while now (next human of ordinary needs is going to be an Amos). I did meet a Malik once though. I tried to contact him and did "contact Malik" and amazingly enough, I got the right PC. Guess a lot of the Malik's have died off at the moment.
April 26, 2006, 01:41:55 PM #47
Oh, man.  <scratches that one down>

Baker... named... Amos... famous for cookies...
April 26, 2006, 03:33:26 PM #48
I can just see it now.

Lord Amosthaleus Fale...or Lord Amos for short.

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April 26, 2006, 07:01:29 PM #49
Does Zalanthas even have cookies?

I know, I know, find out IC.   :P





Clearly we can not let noble Amos be cast aside by Malik the upstart.  The only thing to do is for everyone to suicide their characters right now, and create new characters named Amos.
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