Naming Your Character
If you wish to really get into the spirit of Dawn of Legends you may wish to use an authentic or authentic-sounding name for your character. Feel free to combine parts of names to create something new. Also, you might consider looking up old Anglo-Saxon or Celtic names in baby books and royal genealogies. The following are some names for you to consider:
Brythonic Pronunciation Accent usually falls on the next-to-last syllable (the penultimate syllable) in the word. Consonants b - as in boy c - as in cat, never ice ch - as in German Bach, but lighter d - as in dog dd - like th in they, not three f - v sound like in vat (English of, for ex.) ff - soft like in fine g - as in go, never germ h - as in hello l - as in lost ll - unique. Aspirated l. Kind of like in antler. Only more aspiration. m - as in mother ng - as in sling, never danger p - as in pain ph - as in phone, only when in start of word. r - lightly trilled rh - aspirated like in perhaps s - as in sit, never these si - pronounced like sh in English t - as in top th - as in think w - as in wood Vowels a - short as the o in pot, long as in father ae, ai, au - as in aisle e - short as in end, long as in tale ei, eu, ey - as in pie ew - as in stew i - short as in pit, long as in seat iw - as in yew o - short as in hot, long as in hoe oe, oi, ou - as in boil u - short as in lint, long as in need w - as in doom y - short as in sit, long as in peat |
Male British Names
(meaning): Aeddan Aelhaern Aeron Afan Afloeg Aidan Arawn Arthen (bear and river god) Arthfael Arthur (stone bear) Bledri (wolf ruler) Brychan Brynach Cadell Cadfell (battle prince) Cadmael Cadwaladr (battle ruler) Carannog Cynfael (chief prince) Dulais (black ditch) Elaeth Elystan (noble stone) Eryl Ffagan Gawain Gildas Hwmffre Idris Idwal (lord) Iowerth (Edward) Llew (lion) Maelgwn (defender, prince of battle) Marchudd (horse lord) Maredudd (great lord) Medrod (ones own host) Merfyn Myrddin (Merlin) Prydderch Rhodri Rhys Seiriol Taliesin (radiant brow) Teilo Female British Names (meaning): Adwen Aelwen (white brow) Aeres (heiress) Aeron Aeronwen Aeronwy Ariannell Arwen (fair and fine) Blodyn (flower) Branwen (white raven) Bronwen (white breat) Briallen (primrose) Bronwen (white breast) Cadi Cari Cati Catrin Ceindeg (beautiful) Ceridwen Del (pretty) Eigra |
Elain
Elen Enid Erin (Ireland) Eryl Fflur (flowers) Gwen (white, holy) Gwenhwyfar (Guinivere) Hafwen (fair summer) Iola Lydia Lynwen (white vale) Mai (May) Mali (Molly) Manon (great beauty) Melangell Morwen (white maid) Nia Rhianedd Sanant Tegan Undeg (fair one) Male Saxon Names: Ælle Ælfwine Aldwulf Alric Berwald Ceolwulf Eadbert Eafa Egbert Egfrid Hengist Horsa Octa Offa Osric Oswald Oswy Oswyn Peada Penda Redwald Sighard Wuff Wulfhere Female Saxon Names: Acha Ælffled Ælfwyn Ædelberga Tata Ædeldreda Ædelhild Breguswid Coenberg Cyenburg Cynwise Eabæ Eanfled Earcongota Edyd Hilda Hereswid Osdryd Tortgyd Sexburg |