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Cyrus · Apr 05, 2005, 06:57 PM // 18:57

Can anyone think of a cool last name for the name Cyrus? I am having extreme difficulty

worthless · Apr 05, 2005, 07:41 PM // 19:41

cyrus the virus!

Mumblyfish · Apr 05, 2005, 07:51 PM // 19:51

A true gent, Cyrus Bumworthington!

Aria · Apr 05, 2005, 08:52 PM // 20:52

Well, being an English major, one thing that I do a lot is look up obscure names in literature. You wouldn't believe some of the nice names you can find from the classics.. Milton alone drops twenty names a page into the bucket.

Pyxis · Apr 05, 2005, 09:09 PM // 21:09

Borgclops or Clopsborg

HotSnack · Apr 05, 2005, 09:11 PM // 21:11

...Cyrus of Texcalon?

Edit: Actually, maybe Smitesmore, or Smitesalot will be more fitting.

tastegw · Apr 05, 2005, 09:16 PM // 21:16

gotta start with a J

jordan
jackson
johnson
jazz
jolt

hehe

Rellok · Apr 05, 2005, 09:24 PM // 21:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mumblyfish

A true gent, Cyrus Bumworthington!

DING DING DING!!!!!......We have a Winner!!!

Cyrus · Apr 05, 2005, 09:28 PM // 21:28

I was originally thinking Cyrus Freeman, does that sound stupid?

Liquid · Apr 05, 2005, 09:30 PM // 21:30

Cyrus Cyrious

Lunarhound · Apr 05, 2005, 09:34 PM // 21:34

Sounds a little mundane. You've got a cool, fantasy-sounding name like Cyrus and then... Freeman. I dunno, just doesn't click, if you ask me. I'd say either go with Aria's suggestion and consult a few good works of literature, toss around random fantasy-sounding non-words until you get something that has the right feel, or (always a favorite) throw some words that sound fantasy-related together. Darkraven? Silverclaw? Ironheart? Hard to go wrong with the classics.

Cyrus · Apr 05, 2005, 09:40 PM // 21:40

I can't believe how hard it is to come up with a decent name, lol. I usually use the name Cyrus, Cirith or Tamziel for elves. I have never had to think of a last name.

Fezz · Apr 05, 2005, 09:43 PM // 21:43

You could always add a title to the front of the name, its not extremly unique, but its an option.

Cyrus · Apr 05, 2005, 09:46 PM // 21:46

Thanks for the post Lunarhound, i mixed those names around and got something that sounded kind of cool. What do you guys think about "Cyrus Ravenclaw"

Edit:Oh noes! I forgot that was some stupid thing from Harry Potter.

Divinity · Apr 05, 2005, 10:51 PM // 22:51

GRR Do you HAVE to have a last name? If so, that's lame

Lunarhound · Apr 05, 2005, 11:44 PM // 23:44

Last names are lame? Use your noggin, friend. There are practical reasons behind it. Guild Wars isn't broken into server shards. Everyone around the globe exists in the same online world. If everyone had only one single name, it'd be awfully hard to find one that wasn't taken. Requiring everyone to have two names means that you won't have to spend an hour trying out names only to find that someone else has already taken each and every one.

It has the nice side-effect of enabling you to choose pretty much any first name you want, as long as you can come up with an original last name to go with it. What if I want a character named Peter? Or John? Or any other name like that? Impossible, in most MMORPG's. It's such a common name that there's no way I'd get it before someone else. In Guild Wars, I wouldn't have to worry about that.

Taranis · Apr 06, 2005, 12:00 AM // 00:00

www.last-names.net

You can get some nice last-names from this website, I like the celtic ones alot by myself but your choice, it got a huge database

Kityn · Apr 06, 2005, 12:03 AM // 00:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrus

Thanks for the post Lunarhound, i mixed those names around and got something that sounded kind of cool. What do you guys think about "Cyrus Ravenclaw"

Edit:Oh noes! I forgot that was some stupid thing from Harry Potter.

If for some reason you can't use Ravenclaw can always try Cyrus Tamziel

Cyrus · Apr 06, 2005, 12:13 AM // 00:13

You guys think I should go with Cyrus Silverclaw? Thats sound pretty cool. Cyrus Tamziel isn't to shabby either, even though they are poth first names

Taranis · Apr 06, 2005, 12:29 AM // 00:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrus

You guys think I should go with Cyrus Silverclaw? Thats sound pretty cool. Cyrus Tamziel isn't to shabby either, even though they are poth first names

You could use it

Even if I by myself don't like such combinated names...but you don't have to listen to what I like or not hehe..