More Dwarven Names!

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More Dwarven Names!

Post by Michebugio » Tue May 06, 2014 3:39 pm

Since I don't like very much the dwarven names in the Adventurer's Book (and neither my players), I made an expanded list using the nicest combinations of around 20 prefixes (like Bal-, Dwal-, Dur-, Gim-, Glo- etc.) and six suffixes (-fur, -in, -li, -ni, -r, -vi). It seems a valid method to determine Khuzdul names, and you can use it to expand the list as you like ;)

Enjoy!

(Azaghal), Balfur, Bali, Balin, Bifur, Bili, Bofur, Boin, Boli, Bor, Borfur, Bori, Borin, Borli, Borni, Borvi, Dafur, Dain, Dali, Dori, Dwalfur, Dwali, Dwalin, Dwalni, Durfur, Durin, Durli, Durni, Durvi, Farfur, Farin, Farli, Farni, Farvi, Fifur, Fili, Flofur, Floi, Floin, Floni, Flor, Frafur, Frain, Frali, Frar, Frerfur, Freri, Frerin, Frerli, Frerni, Frervi, Frofur, Froi, Froin, Froli, Froni, Fror, Fundfur, Fundi, Fundin, Fundli, Fundni, Fundvi, Gimfur, Gimli, Gimni, Gimvi, Glofur, Gloi, Gloin, Gloni, Glor, Grofur, Groi, Groin, Groli, Groni, Gror, Kifur, Kili, Lofur, Loi, Loin, Loni, Lor, Nafur, Nain, Nali, Nar, Narfur, Narni, Narvi, Nori, Oin, Ofur, Oi, Oin, Or, Ori, Pori, (Telchar), Thorfur, Thorin, Thorvi, Thrafur, Thrain, Thrar, Throfur, Throin, Thror

EDIT: some added.
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Re: More Dwarven Names!

Post by Hermes Serpent » Tue May 06, 2014 4:13 pm

I wonder if English is your native tongue? I have no doubt that players that I know would appreciate a dwarf called Groin. It's almost as bad as the Hobbit named Nob who is the butt of many jokes and causes much hilarity among one of my groups.
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Re: More Dwarven Names!

Post by Andrew » Tue May 06, 2014 4:14 pm

If I recall correctly, Groin is actually Gloin's dad.

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Re: More Dwarven Names!

Post by Michebugio » Tue May 06, 2014 4:21 pm

Exactly, "Groin" is not my invention...

Maybe you wonder if English is Tolkien's native tongue? :lol:

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Re: More Dwarven Names!

Post by Hermes Serpent » Tue May 06, 2014 4:38 pm

Andrew, could you honestly announce Gloin, son of Groin when introducing the character in a game and have the players keep a straight face.
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Re: More Dwarven Names!

Post by Glorelendil » Tue May 06, 2014 4:40 pm

I believe it's pronounced "Growin'"

As in, "That young hobbit is growin' like a weed. Soon little Nob will be...STILL A LITTLE NOB!!!" (breaks down laughing)
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Re: More Dwarven Names!

Post by Andrew » Tue May 06, 2014 5:02 pm

Hermes Serpent wrote:Andrew, could you honestly announce Gloin, son of Groin when introducing the character in a game and have the players keep a straight face.
Ha, absolutely not!

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Re: More Dwarven Names!

Post by Rocmistro » Tue May 06, 2014 5:03 pm

Yes, it's pronounced as "growin" as in:

"Groin's groin is growin' ike a weed after he got a look at Tauriel"
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Re: More Dwarven Names!

Post by Michebugio » Tue May 06, 2014 5:10 pm

And you really can't imagine how absurd some of these dwarven names seem in italian (my native tongue, Hermes ;) ).

A lot of them are, like, the name of a town, a verb, an adjective, a plural noun, a dialectal word... :lol:

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Re: More Dwarven Names!

Post by mogul76 » Tue May 06, 2014 6:21 pm

Got to love the name "Borin" :D

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