Sim Names
I'm interested to see what kind of names people give their Sims and their thought process. I tend to choose fairly basic names but throw in some unusual ones occasionally (like when I called a male...
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My Sim’s names vary a lot. For the most part, I name my newly created Sims as I would title a poem or a story, in a way that summarizes their creation or gives a hint of what’s to come.
The majority of the names I use are chosen for their meanings or associations based on traits, careers, occult type, etc. So a Sim I intend to go into science or inventing might get the name of a RL scientist such as Tesla or Pascal, whereas a fortune teller might be named Phineas or Sibyl. A mermaid typically gets a name related to water in some way, like Caspian or Marina, vampires are often given names from the Victorian era such as Alexander or Josephine, and I give imaginary friends word/nicknames, like Mischief or Cipher. And then there are the Sims I’ve given very common names to—like Nick and Rob... and their surname was Steel.... Yes, they were both kleptos. :tongue:
I prefer unusual names for some Sims, particularly fairies and aliens, so I often make those up by combining various words and word parts. My fairies are usually given names that sound somewhat elven, like Avanidwen Torviel or Othorion Miraduir, or I may use blended word names like Nettlebloom and Gigglefluff. My alien names contain the expected apostrophes, less frequently used letters, and unconventional letter blends, such as Xaaon Phaezoq or Azha Thesh Va’Maar. Alien children born to humans via alien abduction tend to have slightly more normal-sounding names, usually astronomy-related, like Rigel or Lyra.
For other born-in-game children, I usually follow the pattern I’d started with their parents. Sometimes I may use a portmanteau of the parents’ names instead, like Hendrix and Linley may wind up with a nooboo named Henley or Lennix. Or I may be inspired by an event in the game prior to the child’s birth. I played a Sim pair that first met in an orchard under an apple tree and spent many hours of courtship gazing at the stars; they later welcomed twin daughters, Celeste and Avalon. For couples conceiving in the restorable car, I’ve given those children names like Cruz, Chasin and Chassis. :lol:
The majority of the names I use are chosen for their meanings or associations based on traits, careers, occult type, etc. So a Sim I intend to go into science or inventing might get the name of a RL scientist such as Tesla or Pascal, whereas a fortune teller might be named Phineas or Sibyl. A mermaid typically gets a name related to water in some way, like Caspian or Marina, vampires are often given names from the Victorian era such as Alexander or Josephine, and I give imaginary friends word/nicknames, like Mischief or Cipher. And then there are the Sims I’ve given very common names to—like Nick and Rob... and their surname was Steel.... Yes, they were both kleptos. :tongue:
I prefer unusual names for some Sims, particularly fairies and aliens, so I often make those up by combining various words and word parts. My fairies are usually given names that sound somewhat elven, like Avanidwen Torviel or Othorion Miraduir, or I may use blended word names like Nettlebloom and Gigglefluff. My alien names contain the expected apostrophes, less frequently used letters, and unconventional letter blends, such as Xaaon Phaezoq or Azha Thesh Va’Maar. Alien children born to humans via alien abduction tend to have slightly more normal-sounding names, usually astronomy-related, like Rigel or Lyra.
For other born-in-game children, I usually follow the pattern I’d started with their parents. Sometimes I may use a portmanteau of the parents’ names instead, like Hendrix and Linley may wind up with a nooboo named Henley or Lennix. Or I may be inspired by an event in the game prior to the child’s birth. I played a Sim pair that first met in an orchard under an apple tree and spent many hours of courtship gazing at the stars; they later welcomed twin daughters, Celeste and Avalon. For couples conceiving in the restorable car, I’ve given those children names like Cruz, Chasin and Chassis. :lol:
