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Gary Gygax's Extraordinary Book of Names

Got to the part of the book where Tristan and Jonah talked about campaign prep and having a list of names that could be pulled for improvised PCs. If you haven't come across it, Malcom Bowers' "Gary Gygax's Extraordinary Book of Names is a nice resoruce for names if you can find it. It breaks apart names by irl nationality/ethnicity and then alphabetically lists common male, female, and family names. It seems a nice alternate to the name generators ... I also like having the alphabetical list so I can find names that make useful initials and the like.

Anyway here is the female personal names under Cornish as an example:

Female Personal Names

Common: Demelza, Eseld, Jenifer, Kerensa, Lowenna, Morwenna, Rosen, Tamsyn, Tryfena, Wenna

Standard: Ailla, Angelet, Arranz, Athwenna, Banallan, Barenwyn, Berlewen, Bersaba, Beryan, Blejan, Bryluen, Burien, Caja, Carenza, Ceinwen, Chesten, Columba, Conwenna, Cordelia, Crewenna, Cryda, Delen, Demelza, Derowen, Derwa, Dywana, Ebrel, Elestren, Elowen, Endelienta, Endelyon, Eseld, Eselt, Esyld, Eva, Ewa, Ewe, Glanna, Gweniver, Gwennol, Hedra, Jenifer, Jenifry, Jenna, Jowanet, Kayna, Kelynen, Kensa, Kerensa, Kerenza, Keresyk, Kerra, Kew, Ladoca, Loveday, Lowenek, Lowenna, Mabyn, Manacca, Mariot, Marya, Melior, Meliora, Mellear, Melloney, Mellyn, Melwyn, Melyar, Melyonen, Melyor, Meraud, Merouda, Metheven, Morenwyn, Morgelyn, Morveren, Morvoren, Morwen, Morwenna, Morwennol, Morwetha, Neraud, Nessa, Newlyn, Newlyna, Nonna, Rosen, Rozen, Rozenwyn, Senara, Sevi, Sowena, Steren, Talwyn, Tamara, Tamsyn, Tecca, Tegen, Tregereth, Tressa, Trevenna, Tryfena, Vorva, Weneppa, Wenn, Wenna, Wylmet, Ygerna, Zethar

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