Naming Theme Suggestions

[MarineAres]

A list of Sith Lords: Darth Tyranus, Darth Sidious etc.  I'm assuming there's a substantial list already compiled somewhere on the internet. 

[Ush213]

Irish Navy Ships

LÉ Macha
LÉ Maev
LÉ Cliona
LÉ Grainne
LÉ Banba
LÉ Fola
LÉ Deirdre
LÉ Setanta
LÉ Ferdia
LÉ Emer
LÉ Aoife
LÉ Aisling
LÉ Eithne
LÉ Orla
LÉ Ciara
LÉ Samuel Beckett      
LÉ James Joyce
LÉ William Butler Yeats   
LÉ George Bernard Shaw
LÉ Róisín
LÉ Niamh

SJW: Added for v2.4.0

[mike2R]

A list of towns and cities in the Netherlands with a population above 25,000.  Its sorted by population, so will pick names in that order by default, rather than alphabetically.

SJW: Added for v2.4.0

[Norm49]

Famous ocean Liner and some other well know ship (passenger ship only) i use this for my colony ship. Also some made up name that actually sound good for Ocean liner or space liner.
Disclaimer:Most of them actually sank so some may consider this morbid not all of those who sank claim life.

SJW: Added for v2.4.0

Name theme: Colonial ship

Lusitania
Mauritania
Olympic
Titanic
Britanic
Gigantic
Andrea Doria
Carpathia
Estonia
Oceanos
Empress of Irland
Cetic
California
Arcadia
Wilhelm Gustloff
Dona Paz
Majestic
Marvellous Star
Oasis Dream
Star Adventure
New World
Dream Liner
Colonial Endeavour
Colonia
Constellation
Aurora
Endorra
Ludicrous Speed
Colonial Conveyor
Star Catcher
Comet Adventure
Bonaventure

[Norm49]

Krellan battle cruiser

(For the 1990 game Starfleet II Krellan Commander)

SJW: Added for v2.4.0

Klagar
Krella
Grenns
Kamic
Kree
Kaum
Zat
Atti
Doran
Coriff
Torack
Bashar
Amin
Boct
Lasim
Lasum
Spirin
Bade
Tise
Magna
Novin
Rasor
Vamore
Matci
Destructor
Plunderer
Butcher
Devastator
Demolisher
Ravisher
Eradicator
Mutilator
Assassin
Slayer
Executor
Killer
Liquidator
Smasher
Terminator
Avenger
Invader
Hunter
Predator
Bloodlust
Revenge
Conquest
Vengence
Doomsday
Death Head
Dead Wing
Dead Star
Dead Kiss
Dead Hawk
Dead Knell
Warhawk
Drago
Star Orge
Reserved

[realjimmybuffet]

Hi,
Here's a list of ~200 mostly town names from the US state of Colorado, with some natural landmarks and notable athlete names mixed in. 

SJW: Added for v2.4.0

Denver
Colorado Springs
Aurora
Fort Collins
Lakewood
Thornton
Arvada
Westminster
Pueblo
Centennial
Boulder
Greeley
Longmont
Loveland
Broomfield
Grand Junction
Castle Rock
Commerce City
Parker
Littleton
Northglenn
Brighton
Englewood
Wheat Ridge
Fountain
Lafayette
Windsor
Erie
Evans
Golden
Louisville
Cañon City
Greenwood Village
Fru
Superior
Steamboat Springs
Lone Tree
Federal Heights
Fort Morgan
Frederick
Castle Pines
Fire
Glenwood Springs
Alamosa
Rifle
Trinidad
Delta
Evergreen
Monument
Lamar
Gypsum
Cortez
Woodland Park
La Junta
Salida
Craig
Gunnison
Berthoud
Fort Lupton
Montrose
Durango
Castle Pines North
Sal
Estes Park
Aspen
Sterling
Manitou Springs
Brush
Edgewater
Eagle
Dacono
Florence
Cherry Hills Village
Lochbuie
Hayden
Vail
Mead
Lyons
Cascade-Chipita Park
Walsenburg
Bennett
Rockvale
Alt
Kiowa
Leadville
Rye
Silt
Calhan
Palmer Lake
Cripple Creek
Hudson
Jamestown
Milliken
Nucla
Limon
Hot Sulfur Springs
Monte Vista
Olathe
La Veta
Antonito
Julesburg
Alma
Nunn
Paonia
Crest
De Beque
Naturita
Stratton
Oak Creek
Crawford
Timnath
Dolores
Fowler
Gilcrest
Lake City
Georgetown
Dove Creek
Crestone
Ovid
Ignacio
Cheyenne Wells
Sawpit
Hotchkiss
Eckley
Fleming
Parachute
Mancos
Ordway
Sheridan Lake
Bonanza
Blanca
Sugar City
Manassas
Marble
Burlington
Aguilar
Red Cliff
Romeo
Log Lane=
Silverton
Hugo
Vilas
Rangely
Arriba
Empire
Olney Springs
Fraser
Larkspur
Ramah
La Jara
Dinosaur
Hillrose
Walsh
Fairplay
Weston
Eads
Starkville
Westcliffe
San Luis
Walden
South Fork
Pitkin
Sedgwick
Raymer
Rock Creek Park
Campo
Two Buttes
Vona
Hartman
La Salle
Moffat
Severance
Flatiron
Rocky Mountain
Maroon Bells
Mesa Verde
Pikes Peak
Black Canyon
Great Sand Dunes
Royal Gorge
Mount Elbert
Red Rocks
Independence Pass
Royal Arch
San Juan
Spanish Peaks
Blue Mesa
MacKinnon
Landeskog
Makar
Girard
Jokic
Murray
Porter
Gordon
Manning
Elway
Arenado
Kremling
Wewatta
Wynkoop
Chief Hosa

[AJS1956]

Hi all,

Here are some of the naming themes I have created, hope they are of use to someone!

   Volcanoes
Antarctic Volcanoes       45 names
British Columbia Volcanoes   197 names
European Volcanoes       25 names

   Animals
Cat Types                  39 names
Fastest Animals          32 names   (good for fighter classes)
Octopus Families       16 names
Ranidae             27 names   (good for jump tenders)
Tigers              9 names   (good for battleships)

   India
Indian Cities          35 names
Indian Cricketers of the 80s 46 names
Indian Rivers          39 names
Indian States          28 names

   Geography
European Rivers         449 names
Himalayan Peaks       43 names
Scottish Lochs          96 names   (good for freighters)
Weather Terms          61 names

   People
Football Referees       54 names
Foundation Characters    33 names (good for terraformers)
Rag & Bone Men       10 names   (good for Salvagers)
Roberts             30 names   (good for Jump Stabilisers)

   Wales
Welsh Lakes          41 names
Welsh Islands          62 names
Welsh Mountains       50 names
Welsh Towns          83 names
Welsh Waterfalls       69 names

Andy,

SJW: All added for v2.4.0, thanks.

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

Just a quick reminder for contributors. Everyone is posting one name per line, which is great, but please don't leave any blank lines at the end, as I need to open each file and remove them. The cursor should be at the end of the last word when you save the file.

[db48x]

That’s actually kinda funny; POSIX defines a text file as a file containing lines of text that end in a line–ending character (which of course varies from system to system). It does not make an exception for the final line of the file; that too must end in a line–ending character!

But seriously, why not just have the importer ignore empty lines?

BTW, theme 455 has one that is empty

[QuakeIV]

That’s actually kinda funny; POSIX defines a text file as a file containing lines of text that end in a line–ending character (which of course varies from system to system). It does not make an exception for the final line of the file; that too must end in a line–ending character!

Thats what you will see if your cursor is at the end of the file when you save, its normally hidden.

[Steve Walmsley (OP)]

There are no 3D star positions in random games, so no constellations.  It would be easier to generate a name theme using all combinations of Greek letters and constellation names, which would provide over 2000 names.

You asked for it.  Here is a list of 1873 Bayer designations.  Some names include superscript numbers (like Psi⁹ Aurigae).  I also added a file where the superscript number symbols are replaced with normal numbers.

There are some odd letters such as Ny and My (Nu and Mu I assume), plus spelling mistakes like Ypsilon and Omikron. Do you want to check and update it and I will add it

[db48x]

You asked for it.  Here is a list of 1873 Bayer designations.  Some names include superscript numbers (like Psi⁹ Aurigae).  I also added a file where the superscript number symbols are replaced with normal numbers.

There are some odd letters such as Ny and My (Nu and Mu I assume), plus spelling mistakes like Ypsilon and Omikron. Do you want to check and update it and I will add it

Those aren’t mistakes, those are older ways of transliterating those Greek letters. ν was pronounced “nee” in ancient greek (it’s “ni” today), so “Ny” was frequently the transliteration used. And so on.

Of the two, I prefer the one with superscript numerals. You should do one with the original greek letters as well. Why go to Alpha Centauri when you can visit α Centauri instead!

[db48x]

Incidentally, would it be possible to customize the names used for company names? I have occasionally considered naming all my parts using the names of aerospace companies during the Apollo era, such as Grumman, McDonnell, Raytheon, Honeywell, Rocketdyne, etc, etc.

[nuclearslurpee]

Might as well contribute something here...

Attached: ZIP file with name lists I've developed for various campaign settings, 15 in all with two variations of the Stargate ones and two numbered examples of the Raptors one:

• List of British Admirals of the Fleet, taken from Wikipedia. Useful for ship names of an "Admiral" class.
• List of United States 4-star admirals. Useful for ship names of an "Admiral" class.
• List of USN and RN fleet carriers. Useful for carrier names, obviously, probably in a NATO campaign.
• Deities and other figures from Chinese mythology. Useful as a Chinese system name theme since the default themes have a limited number of names.
• Greek deities, not in any particular order although more prominent deities tend to be listed first. Useful as a system name theme.
• List of Nereids, ordered alphabetically. Useful for ship names.
• Hindu deities, cobbled together from Wikipedia. Useful as a system name theme.
• Roman deities. Useful as a system name theme.
• Slavic deities. Useful as a system name theme.
• List of moons in the solar system. This may or may not be a duplicate of one or more name lists we already have, but at least it is not in alphabetical order?
• List of nebulae. Useful as gravsurvey ship names.
• List of tectonic plates. Useful for geosurvey ship names.
• List of raptors/birds of prey. I use this one for fighter/FAC names by expanding the list with numbers before importing, e.g., "Eagle 01, Eagle 02, ... Eagle 12, Harpy 01, Harpy 02, ..." although this requires a fixed fighter squadron size to work. I've included examples for squadron sizes of 6 and 12, less for inclusion in the game and more to inspire others with the possibility.
• List of Stargate SG-1 planet names in roughly episode order. In some cases I have changed "planet" in the name to "star, e.g., Ernest's Planet becomes Ernest's Star. Two versions, one with all system names I cribbed together and one with all of the "P3X-###" type of systems removed.
• WH40K systems list in no particular order, pulled from at least one of the wikis. I know we have a couple of these already, but this one is different!    Mostly, the ones we have annoy me since some of the systems appear to not exist, although that could just be because the wikis are incomplete.

[Ush213]

Seen somebody included Dragon names in the last update for 2.4.
Made me think of the Dragons from Game of Thrones also some cool names in that.