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Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:00 am
by Kayb
So I checked Armory out because I had about 7 to 8 name ideas that I wouldn't mind using for my future Pandrens. Sadly, every single damned one was already taken on my server, sigh.

Anyway, made me wonder, am I the only nutter who has already started considering names for characters?

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:12 am
by Slickrock
Checked about 8 names already as well, all taken.

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:14 am
by Lisaara
the name I want is taken. Sango.

Should I go with Sangou or Saango?

Stupid no accents....

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:17 am
by Chimera
thats in effect already? (the no accents in names)

im gonna have to think up names too hmmm... to the english-chinese translator!

Edit: Afiak it all comes out in their fancy brush strokes (i wish i did well in mandarin class.. if i did well in the classes id probably be able to this easy >_>;;)

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:17 am
by Cerah
I want to name mine Chi Chi, after the panda from Life's a Zoo. Even if that name's taken, I've been quite creative with alternative spellings in the past. I'm not worried.

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:21 am
by Chimera
Chi Chi... god i love her :lol: Life's a Zoo is an awesome show

Mmmmm im really stumped tho ._.

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:03 am
by Kayb
i wonder how many lui kangs, kung laos, quan chis, bo rai chos and shang tsungs we'll end up seeing now heh

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:05 am
by Holgarr
"Shonmao" - "bear-cat", the Chinese word for panda - doesn't seem taken anywhere...

...too bad my subscription is lapsed so I can't go in and actually reserve it for myself. :cry:

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:23 am
by Lisaara
Xakaal wrote:thats in effect already? (the no accents in names)

im gonna have to think up names too hmmm... to the english-chinese translator!

Edit: Afiak it all comes out in their fancy brush strokes (i wish i did well in mandarin class.. if i did well in the classes id probably be able to this easy >_>;;)
It will be come the next expansion.....

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:38 am
by Chimera
Mmmm i just realized, if i make a char now with the name i want and it has accents.. i gotta pay to change it into a panda >_>;; lol erp a derp, yea its gonna suck not having those accents, especially because there are people who use them for real words that have the accent like Daemon (i seem to be incapeable of creating the 'ae' combination right now.., along with pretty much every alt+code anything) which is Demon usually (in greek its to describe supernatural beings between mortals and gods)

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:40 am
by Lisaara
Xakaal wrote:Mmmm i just realized, if i make a char now with the name i want and it has accents.. i gotta pay to change it into a panda >_>;; lol erp a derp, yea its gonna suck not having those accents, especially because there are people who use them for real words that have the accent like Daemon (i seem to be incapeable of creating the 'ae' combination right now.., along with pretty much every alt+code anything) which is Demon usually (in greek its to describe supernatural beings between mortals and gods)
Yeah. I hope they dont do that.

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:41 am
by dragonaa
you dont have to swich it i would make a toon to reserve the name then when the pandas come out delete the toon and make the panda quick thats what i did for my worgen even tho i dont play on her now

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:44 am
by Vephriel
dragonaa wrote:you dont have to swich it i would make a toon to reserve the name then when the pandas come out delete the toon and make the panda quick thats what i did for my worgen even tho i dont play on her now
No, by the time the pandas come out, if you delete the first character you'd be unable to use the accent letters on the pandaren creation screen since it will be in effect then.

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:46 am
by Chimera
nono ^^;;, if i want to give them a name with an 'accent' aka alt+codes, its gonna be completely impossible to create a character with an alt+code letter in it when the expansion comes out :( ive only heard they are gonna do that so i dont know how strongly blizz feels about it first hand but it looks like they're continuing through with it ._.

As Kalli said :P

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:24 am
by Sonam
Look into various naming cultures often grouped with Chinese. All of my characters are already Tibetan names, really enjoy the language. And the yaks.

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:28 am
by FuzzyDolly
After trying several names, all of which were taken, I went with Daxiongma. Da xiong mao is the Chinese phrase for Panda. (Bear cat)

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:30 am
by Andine
I wonder if anyone else is going to make a Pandaren Rogue called "Haru".

Also, reserved my Pandaren Monk's name on Moonglade (my main server) - Xiahong.

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:35 am
by Bodhran
Jessibelle wrote:the name I want is taken.

Stupid no accents....
^ This. Looked up the name I wanted most and it was taken. Would have loves to grab it with a slashed o but no .... /pissed
After I saw that it was taken I joked wither my bro that I was just going to name it Bob instead of fight it (<-- most likely already taken as well anyway lol).

My brother and I already have list of names and I'm sure it will only grow in the months to come.

So nope not the only one by a long shot. :)

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:13 am
by Zuilu
Not totally sure what I want at the moment, but in the mean time I've reserved "Lanhua" (Orchid) And "Chensi" (Meditate)

Re: Name that Panda

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:59 am
by GormanGhaste
I don't think I'll give my Pandaren a Chinese name, but I might use that as a theme for my minipet names.