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Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Raesanos on April 19, 2006, 10:39:18 PM

There have officially been more PCs named "Malik" than named "Amos" at this point. The game's traditional most common name has been displaced!

Are these names from somewhere? I personally have no idea what makes them so common.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: mansa on April 19, 2006, 10:40:34 PM

I had a character named Malik.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Maybe42or54 on April 19, 2006, 10:41:30 PM

I think I have mudsexxed a malik once.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: amoeba on April 19, 2006, 10:41:46 PM

Eh...Doesn't have the same absurd ring to it.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Halaster on April 19, 2006, 10:56:44 PM

Amos is the name of a book in the Old Testament in the bible. He was a prophet.

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Post by: SpyGuy on April 19, 2006, 10:57:18 PM

I believe my next PC will have to be named Amos now.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Agent_137 on April 19, 2006, 11:03:49 PM

My byn sergeant had a non descript malik in his unit, died heartily next to my character. Good man.

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Post by: meh on April 19, 2006, 11:06:59 PM

And I thought I was being unique. =(

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: RunningMountain on April 19, 2006, 11:15:32 PM

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.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: John on April 19, 2006, 11:19:18 PM

Thanks for the ideas, guys.

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Post by: WarriorPoet on April 19, 2006, 11:19:27 PM

Quote from: "Halaster"Amos is the name of a book in the Old Testament in the bible. He was a prophet.

No, no.

Amos was a Cajun, he lived by himself in a swamp. He hunted alligators for a living. He'd just knock 'em in the head with a stump.

-WP is off to 9 hours of work. Weep for me.

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Post by: Marauder Moe on April 19, 2006, 11:22:54 PM

Quote from: "RunningMountain"Next time you choose a name, google it beforehand.

Yes, beforehand is a good idea. I often forget that part and one character's name is the alias of someone who runs a bondage website, another is the name of a webcam porn star, and a third is associated with some sort of Singapore sex forum. :roll:

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Coat of Arms on April 19, 2006, 11:56:53 PM

Does the staff mind if people create a character with one of those super-popular names? I was considering doing it because it'd be fun, but if it annoys the staff, I won't.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Tamarin on April 20, 2006, 12:09:06 AM

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

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Post by: Mudder on April 20, 2006, 12:23:03 AM

I have also seen the name Malik in the game Knights of the Old Republic from the Xbox. Lord Malik if I recall correctly.

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Post by: Manhattan on April 20, 2006, 12:32:35 AM

Mallikarjun is a Hindu god.

My RL friend's name is Mallik, after Mallikarjun.

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Post by: cyberpatrol_735 on April 20, 2006, 12:37:59 AM

There's even an NPC named malik ;-)

Oh.. crap

*kicks IC info under the bed*

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Post by: Morfeus on April 20, 2006, 12:47:52 AM

"Malik" means "pinky" in Czech. :twisted: Which makes me giggle every time I meet one.

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Post by: jhunter on April 20, 2006, 12:55:26 AM

I'm going to make a pc named Amos Malik XXXVII now.

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Post by: Ghost on April 20, 2006, 04:30:44 AM

Everytime I see someone named Amos, I start laughing for no reason.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Manhattan on April 20, 2006, 04:34:15 AM

>contact malik

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Post by: bloodfromstone on April 20, 2006, 04:50:48 AM

I didn't realize that people actually named their characters Amos with regularity. There goes my Amos character idea. :(

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Post by: FightClub on April 20, 2006, 05:06:10 AM

*wonders what the days of the week rate* I had a character named Detal, and knew of one or so more.

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Post by: Bebop on April 20, 2006, 05:25:59 AM

Famous Amos cookies ^_^ mmmm.

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Post by: John on April 20, 2006, 05:27:28 AM

Quote from: "bloodfromstone"I didn't realize that people actually named their characters Amos with regularity. There goes my Amos character idea. :(

Every account is allowed only one Amos :(

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Post by: Werdna on April 20, 2006, 06:06:59 AM

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.....

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Post by: flurry on April 20, 2006, 06:53:32 AM

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.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Nao on April 20, 2006, 07:00:17 AM

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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Post by: John on April 20, 2006, 07:06:07 AM

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.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Spoon on April 20, 2006, 12:01:41 PM

Nah, that was Malak in the star wars game, I think. Oh yeah, and sorry for naming my last eight kamikaze tembo hunters Malik.

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Post by: Maybe42or54 on April 20, 2006, 07:27:57 PM

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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Post by: Cyrian20 on April 20, 2006, 08:03:03 PM

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!

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: FightClub on April 20, 2006, 10:57:33 PM

I'ma make a Hercules next, who is a weaver.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: jcarter on April 20, 2006, 11:24:41 PM

I always just bashed my keyboard and then editted things into better names.

maoufhao becomes Maouf

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Maybe42or54 on April 20, 2006, 11:26:03 PM

Me also. I take a cool sounding name and narrow it down. Like Mandingo
Becomes Anin.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: EvilRoeSlade on April 21, 2006, 12:32:00 AM

I always thought that naming your character Amos was dumb.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: John on April 21, 2006, 12:53:52 AM

Quote from: "EvilRoeSlade"I always thought that naming your character Amos was dumb.

Same way that naming your kid "John" is dumb IRL?

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: EvilRoeSlade on April 21, 2006, 12:55:03 AM

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.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Maybe42or54 on April 21, 2006, 04:37:50 PM

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.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: spawnloser on April 22, 2006, 12:55:41 AM

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?

Yeah. You want your kid to be cool and smart, you name him Jonathon.

Title: Amos vs Malik
Post by: gfair on April 22, 2006, 03:08:10 AM

I'd like a greener option, these two candidates just don't appeal to me. How about Lo Ptar?

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Geryx on April 25, 2006, 10:16:43 PM

If memory serves, Malik means something like "ruler" or "lord" in Arabic. Can anyone confirm?

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Post by: FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit on April 25, 2006, 10:50:10 PM

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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Post by: Sir Diealot on April 25, 2006, 10:50:34 PM

BEHOLD! The wonders of a 2 second Google search!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Angela Christine on April 26, 2006, 07:21:35 AM

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?

Angela Christine

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Post by: Agent_137 on April 26, 2006, 10:31:45 AM

i think his cookies are the best non-homemade cookies in the (our) known world.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: John on April 26, 2006, 10:32:59 AM

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.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Delirium on April 26, 2006, 01:41:55 PM

Oh, man. <scratches that one down>

Baker... named... Amos... famous for cookies...

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Post by: Twilight on April 26, 2006, 03:33:26 PM

I can just see it now.

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

My how the Borsails would get to chuckle.

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Post by: Angela Christine on April 26, 2006, 07:01:29 PM

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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Post by: Larrath on April 26, 2006, 07:09:11 PM

Quote from: "Angela Christine"Does Zalanthas even have cookies?

Yes.

And Malik isn't as cool as Amos. Amos is both exotic but deliciously plain and a common RL name, making it the perfect newbie name.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Empress on April 26, 2006, 11:30:08 PM

What is the most common female name?

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Post by: Sir Diealot on April 27, 2006, 12:06:38 AM

^---- Still Amos. ----^

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Post by: Adhira on April 27, 2006, 06:14:32 AM

By no means scientific - I ran a few of the female names I've seen in game more than once and these ones came up equal, still a few places behind Amos and Malik though.

Jade
Talia

A whole bunch of others were not far behind.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: ThirdEye on April 27, 2006, 07:41:20 AM

Somebody go on a contact spree.

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Post by: Nidhogg on April 29, 2006, 02:33:18 PM

I don't like this. I don't like this at all. Maybe there should be a requirement for everyone to have at least one character named Amos.

Speaking of names of female pc's my Amos was female. And I'm not sure that all my Amos npcs were male.

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Post by: Socko on April 29, 2006, 02:46:06 PM

I never did play an Amos-- or a Malik.

I like Lo Pan, though. I might play a sorcerer named Lo Pan someday.

Title: Amos overtaken as most common name
Post by: Morrolan on April 29, 2006, 03:10:54 PM

Quote from: "Socko"I like Lo Pan, though. I might play a sorcerer named Lo Pan someday.

"It's all in the reflexes."

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