Sim Names

I use a different naming theme for each save and I generally use Behind the Name although I have been known to search for rocks, stars, animals, plants, etc. for inspiration.

"Mikezumi;c-16368388" wrote:
I use a different naming theme for each save and I generally use Behind the Name although I have been known to search for rocks, stars, animals, plants, etc. for inspiration.

I've used gem stones as a naming theme for my last save

Ruby, Sapphire, Amethyst and Topaz for my girls if I remember correctly

Unless I'm making an already existing character (Lara Croft) for example, I use the randomize button for names. I make the sim first, then I press randomize until I find something that seems to fit the sim.

The randomise name option really helps with creating townie characters; it would take forever to try and think of names for unimportant characters.

Will admit come up with original first names and sometimes hit the randomized dice in Create A Sim to get a last name and sometimes am pleasantly surprised and love it.Even random EA first names are good,do not underestimate the power of name generation.

Also keep hitting random till you get a first name you like,remember it,then hit random till you get a last name that flows with it and type in your first name you remembered.

I have a few names that I'll recycle from one save to the next. Some of them I just like, and others I use for a specific reason usually having to do with my plans for that particular sim. I normally decide what career and/or skills a sim will pursue at birth, so the name is part of the overall theme of that sim's life.

A few examples: Bianca for painter, Cynthia and Victoria for writers, Dara for an inventor, etc. (If a female sim will have a bunch of kids and therefore wouldn't work much in a rabbithole career, at least for a while, she tends to be self-employed instead.) I also like Alex for a fisherman and Jerry for a sculptor.

For some reason, my 5-Star Chef is usually named Susan. I don't know why, it just kind of stuck.

Names for sims with rabbithole careers can vary, especially when they have hobbies first, but a sim who'll be an International Super Spy is always Michael, and one who'll wind up a Master Thief is always Neal. On a completely unrelated note, when I can't sleep sometimes I consume a gigantic pile of trash TV.

"CravenLestat;c-16368410" wrote:

Also keep hitting random till you get a first name you like,remember it,then hit random till you get a last name that flows with it and type in your first name you remembered.

This is exactly what I do! :D

I tend to only name my Sims after I’m finished creating them (this includes choosing their clothes and overall colour scheme). But even then, I usually only choose their first name. As for their last name, I hit the randomise button until a nice name that goes with their first name (and their ethnicity) comes up.

The only time I’ve ever chosen a last name for one of my Sims was with Martin (the Sim in my avatar). When I first made him, I didn’t really care about ethnicity and such, and I went with the surname Rubio (generated by the game). But I decided after a while that he was going to be Irish. I looked up the surname Rubio and saw it was Spanish, so I went and looked up Irish surnames to find one that might go well with the first name Martin. I settled on “Flannagan” which means “red” - to match his passion and drive… and also his hair. :tongue:

"UnseenHorizon;c-16368390" wrote:

"Mikezumi;c-16368388" wrote:
I use a different naming theme for each save and I generally use Behind the Name although I have been known to search for rocks, stars, animals, plants, etc. for inspiration.

I've used gem stones as a naming theme for my last save

Ruby, Sapphire, Amethyst and Topaz for my girls if I remember correctly

I've never thought of doing that before; all of those names are quite unique and adorable. I may or may not steal that idea next time I'm naming my sims... :3

I do the same as @TinySpaceFox and only name my characters after I've made them just because looking at them usually spawns a name without much effort on my part; last names are slightly harder and I tend to use 'random name generator'. I'm also weirdly obsessive and don't like overlapping names so I keep track of all of the sims I name in a little book and make sure I don't have any duplicates.

If I'm writing a story I occasionally have certain words that hold meaning I want to associate with certain characters so I look up names with those meanings in multiple languages and pick whichever has the nicest ring to them :blush:

"Odonata68;c-16368435" wrote:

"CravenLestat;c-16368410" wrote:

Also keep hitting random till you get a first name you like,remember it,then hit random till you get a last name that flows with it and type in your first name you remembered.

This is exactly what I do! :D

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