Database for OC Names

Jojo | 26 | she/her | i’m like a baby naming website for ocs

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Welcome to the OC Name Database! (Blog Post)

General info:

I post names for OCs, mostly for SciFi/Fantasy worlds, but they can be used in other settings too. 

My name is Jojo, I am 22 years old, and I use she/they pronouns. 

Asks/Requests and Submissions are always open. (See more below.)

Asks/Requests info:

If you need help coming up with names for an OC(s), I’m more than happy to help! Just shoot me an ask (anon or not).

In order for me to help you as best as I can, include as much information as you can think of in your ask! This can be stuff like: themes/motifs associated with them, magical powers, physical appearance (like skin/hair color), ethnicity/race, etc

Submissions: 

Here’s what to include in a submission. Please include as much as you can, as this will really help me: Name, Origin, Gender association, Pronunciation, and meaning.

FAQs:

Where can I find more info about the names you’ve posted? A quick google search that looks like this: “[name] name [meaning/origin/etymology/myth/etc]” will most likely bring up what you’re looking for!

Where do you find these names? The internet, books I’ve read (& other media), people I’ve met, and very rarely my brain. 

There’s a mistake in one of your posts. That name’s pronunciation/meaning/origin/gender association is wrong. Please let me know! Names are a very important part of culture, so please please please help me do my best to respect these cultures. 

How do I request help for names? See above.

How do I submit posts? See above.

You didn’t answer my request. Why not? Probably because I sometimes forget this blog exists and disappear for months on end! I’ll answer it eventually, sorry for the wait!!! 

What does each tag mean exactly? “Royal names” are names that have something to do with leadership/power/royalty. “Nature names” are names that are associated with some aspect of nature, be it weather, plants, or something else. “Negative connotation names” are names that have a slightly (or majorly) negative meaning, great for your villain or tragic hero. “Color names” are names that are associated with a particular color. “Misc names” are names that don’t fall into any of the previous categories. 

I just need advice on naming in general, please. See below. 

Where can I find all of the asks you’ve already answered? See below.

My question wasn’t answered here. My ask box is open! Feel free to ask!

Important posts/Previous asks:

Naming Advice (10 tips and tricks)

OC Name Ask Game

Ask - Meaning: Cute/Innocent

Ask - Meaning of the name Lain

Ask - Nickname for Dolly

Ask - Power/Magic: Turns into beasts

Ask - Power/Magic: Smoke/Fire (Male)

Ask - Superhero names/Aliases

Ask - Real life setting names

Ask - Motif: Werewolf/Hunter (Female)

Ask - Motif: Chupacabra and Goat Man (Male)

Ask - Motif: Various (Red/Apple, Horror, Cyberpunk, Gothic)

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Hi! So sorry to bother but would you maybe have any name ideas for a fem OC who's very bubbly, and had an aquatic / ocean themed name?

She's a selkie :>

Not bothering me at all! Sorry it took me so long to answer! Here's some ideas:

Keelie (like the keel of a ship)

Avon (Welsh for river)

Lorelai (German name for sirens)

Cordelia (Celtic, means "daughter of the sea")

Nereida (Greek ocean nymph)

You could also name her after something found in the ocean, like Coral/Pearl/etc!

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Do you have any names that are pretty yet contain an undertone of creepy (maybe in a story behind them or something else)? I'm trying to make an oc who's very pretty and ethereal, but she causes night terrors to people. ❤️❤️

Hi there! So sorry it took me like two decades to answer this ask! Hopefully you've found a name you like by now, but I'll give my two cents just in case you're still looking or maybe it can help someone else!

I love this concept for a character! Immediately the name Lilith comes to mind, but that feels a little overused or basic to me. (No shade to my Liliths out there, I think its still a gorgeous and dynamic name!)

Here are some other names that might work:

Carmilla (famous vampire story)

Deianira (Greek, meaning "destroyer")

Gryoza (Russian, meaning "dream)

Layla (Arabic, meaning "night")

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you still here? dont wanna ask if this is abandoned.

Hi there! I hope to restart this blog soon! Feel free to ask!

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Hi I was wondering have you got any ideas for a girl names maybe unique/catchy, like how tmnt are named after artist if that makes sense ? Also hi hope your doing ok

hi! i’m doing well! i hope you are too!

hmm... this is a hard one. i guess i would need more context for the characters and the world to really give you a good idea here, but here are some ideas:

astrology names (libra, gemini, aries, etc) music themed names (aria, melody, viola, etc) flower names (rose, poppy, violet, etc)

i hope this helps a little! if not, hit me up again with more context and i’ll see what i can do!

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would you be able to suggest some names you think would fit a horror story? idk if that makes sense, like just general names

here's some stuff that might help

i'm looking for detective names, mad scientist names, dark country names, possible steampunk or old norse names,object names that are related to the sea/ships and possibly some music themed names?

sorry if that's a big ask, i have like 24 oc's i'm trying to name so i didn't wanna have to put details for each adsfasf

hit would really be helpful if you could give me more details of the world! mad scientist and detective names would be a lot easier to figure out if i had a time period or culture to work with. 

i’m not sure what you mean by “dark country”, so i need more details on that. sea/ship object names is also a little too vague for me to work with. 

i can definitely do everything else you’ve asked for though!

steampunk (male then female) most steampunk names are victorian era, as well as many of them having nicknames or words for nicknames

josiah 

lucien

oliver

alistair

elliot

theodosia

lyra

vivian

minerva 

violetta

merrill

old norse names (male then female)

asmund (protector)

baldur (light)

calder (cold waters)

eirik (king)

folke (people)

ivar (bowman)

tyr (god)

alva (elf)

astrid (star)

brenna (sword)

eira (queen)

freja (lady)

iona (island)

thora (thunder)

music names (male then female)

canto (italian, song)

herod (greek, hero’s song)

ronen (hebrew, song)

shiron (hebrew, songfest)

aria (italian, melody)

cadence (latin, rhythm)

clarion (medieval, trumpet)

lyric (english)

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name: Dresten meaning: Chaos pronunciation: “dress-ten” origin: Germanic gender association: Male

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name: Bai meaning: Pure pronunciation: “by” origin: Chinese gender association: Female

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name: Desta meaning: Joy pronunciation: “dess-tuh” origin: African gender association: None

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name: Qacha meaning: Flank pronunciation: “catch-uh” origin: Mongolian gender association: Female

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name: Kanoni meaning: Little bird pronunciation: “cuh-non-ee” origin: Tanzanian gender association: Female

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name: Kerem meaning: Ruler pronunciation: Kerem origin: Turkish gender association: Male

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name: Loe meaning: Ruler pronunciation: “low-eh” origin: Hawaiian gender association: None

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name: Katla meaning: Cauldron pronunciation: “cat-luh” origin: Norse gender association: Female

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name: Yarran meaning: Tree pronunciation: “yar-un” origin: Aboriginal gender association: Male

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name: Tulia meaning: Calm, quiet pronunciation: “too-lee-uh” origin: Swahili gender association: Female

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name: Taye meaning: Seen pronunciation: “tay” origin: Ethiopian gender association: Male