GormanGhaste wrote:If I'm honest with myself, I rhyme solder and water, both somewhere in between d and t.
But sorry, Holgarr, we've gotten off topic. Do 'forge-y' names seem appropriate to you, or were you thinking in a different direction?
No, no, it's cool. Having something based on metal or stone fits quite well. Maybe something in another language would work - I tamed Cracklefang way back in Mists, and named him Gromvolk, Russian for "thunder wolf", just as an example.
Uvejr - means bad weather in Danish.. general term for any kind of bad weather pref mix with some wind
Sne = Snow
Marmor = Marble
Kalk = Chalk
Rav = Amber
Kulde = Cold
Nattefrost = When it ices over during the night
Some copypaste from behindthename.com Excellent site for names, I think. I went with things that seem like they go with the zone he's from or with dwarves.
ATHAULF m Ancient Germanic
Germanic name derived from atta "father" and wulf "wolf". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Visigoths.
CONRÍ m Irish
Means "wolf king" in Irish Gaelic.
VALKO m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian вълк (valk) "wolf".
YLVA f Swedish, Norwegian
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".
ASCELIN m Ancient Germanic
Derived from a diminutive of the Germanic element asc meaning "ash tree".
GARRICK m English
From a surname which was originally derived from Occitan garric meaning "oak tree grove".
FARRAN m English (Rare)
From an English surname which was derived from Old French ferrant meaning "iron grey".
LÍADAN f Irish
Means "grey lady" in Irish Gaelic. In Irish legend she was a poetess who became a nun, but then missed her lover Cuirithir so much that she died of grief.
HALDOR m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallþórr, which meant "Thor's rock" from hallr "rock" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR).
TORSTEN m Swedish, Danish, German
From the Old Norse name Þórsteinn, which meant "Thor's stone" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with steinn "stone".
ALARIC m Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Alareiks which meant "ruler of all", derived from the Germanic element ala "all" combined with ric "ruler, power". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.
BRENNUS m Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Celtic name (or title) that possibly meant either "king, prince" or "raven". Brennus was a Gallic leader of the 4th century BC who attacked and sacked Rome.
MORRIGAN f Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish Mór Ríoghain meaning "great queen". In Irish myth she was a goddess of war and death who often took the form of a crow.