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Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: NGTM-1R on July 13, 2005, 03:16:08 pm

I've run out of Vasudan ship names. I've already exhausted the site that the Port links to...does anyone know of another place to get more names?

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: pyro-manic on July 13, 2005, 03:51:16 pm

Try this:

http://www.20000-names.com/female_egyptian_names.htm

There's male names as well. I did once find a site that had a sort of breakdown of how Egyptian names were constructed, but I can't remember what it was. If I find it again I'll post it. :)

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: Black Wolf on July 13, 2005, 03:51:58 pm

I cannot be bothered going to the port site, so I don;t know if this is the one it links to, but if you have exhausted Encyclopaedia Mythica (http://pantheon.org) Then you can be fairly sure you've exhausted egyptian culture. You could probably try a pharohs list from Wikipaedia or summat.

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: DarthWang on July 14, 2005, 09:50:17 pm

Just as a note, I like to pick Shivan ship names from lists of demons in mythology

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: Roanoke on July 15, 2005, 06:51:23 am

If you've got Civ2, start an Eqyptian race and go from there. Plenty of city names to be carried over to ship names.

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: aldo_14 on July 15, 2005, 07:10:54 am

You could always steal modern day names of Egyptian cities (http://www.touregypt.net/maps.htm).

Or even resort to the FS1 convention of names like 'Anvil' or 'Hope'.

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: NGTM-1R on July 15, 2005, 12:40:51 pm

I actually have resorted to FS1-style naming for some of the older Typhons and Atens in GTVA and...non-GTVA service. The Mecross and the Pinnacle feature, the Hope gets whacked offscreen.

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: Singh on July 16, 2005, 04:26:43 am

pantheon.org is your best friend :)

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: SuperCoolAl on July 16, 2005, 05:35:07 am

Anything, as long as it ends in 'et' or 'ut,' has two syllables and sounds Egyptian.

Khelmet
Indut
Balset

Otherwise you could resort to naming them after their class (i.e. first Hatshepsut might be called GVD Hatshepsut, might be a bit tricky for Typhons and Atens though!)

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on July 16, 2005, 03:05:44 pm

Quote

Originally posted by SuperCoolAl
Anything, as long as it ends in 'et' or 'ut,' has two syllables and sounds Egyptian.

Khelmet
Indut
Balset

Peanut?
Corset?

:nod:

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: SuperCoolAl on July 19, 2005, 10:45:08 am

Yeah they REALLY sound Egyptian...

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: Taristin on July 19, 2005, 11:28:32 am

Quartet

Circuit!

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: SuperCoolAl on July 19, 2005, 11:52:10 am

Since when did circuit end with 'ut'? :rolleyes:

Also neither of those sound Egyptian...

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: Boomer on July 19, 2005, 09:43:00 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)

Wikipedia, made by knowitalls for the not so knowitalls.

I love a chance to pimp for the wikipedia.
:thepimp:

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: Taristin on July 19, 2005, 09:49:14 pm

Quote

Originally posted by SuperCoolAl
Since when did circuit end with 'ut'? :rolleyes:

Also neither of those sound Egyptian...

's pronounced that way....

Sir-kut.

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: Jal-18 on July 19, 2005, 10:24:42 pm

Bucket? ;)

Title: Run Out of Names...
Post by: Boomer on July 20, 2005, 07:17:52 am

Trinket?
Locket?

Or my personal favorite, Donut?

Mmmmm...  Donuts.:doh: