Were did you get your sim names from?

[joswan]

I use easy names like Craig, Dan, Ben, Jhon..the hardest part is the last name, well actually I careless with my sims character names

[Trepie22]

Hey^^
I always use the same names at least once per neighbourhood, and occasionally I find a new one :S

I tend to use names from singers, and sometimes just characters that have been on tv that I suddenly think 'hey... that's the best name ever!' [and I think that quite a lot]
e.g. Aubrey Ashburn - I'd never even heard the name Aubrey before I found the Devil May Cry 4 soundtrack!

I always have at least 1 Ivan per neighbourhood, and Helena, Alice and Clair are always used up first - I hate getting stuck, but usually I can't remember past these few - that is, until I come across an interesting name by accident.

[Kivak]

My GF uses old graveyards, phonebooks, baby books, and occasionly she will say hey babe I need a name so and so had a girl or boy. I will pull some name out of my head, and she will either go yes or no. Ava Maria and Maurisa in her story are two of my names. Usually names I have used in my own hood and think they will go with her old 1700s hood. She has no problem coming up with modern names my favourite of hers is a girl named Lexie short for Alexandra but Lexie is such a cute name.

[-Little-CJ-]

I usually make mine up, or use names of the people in my class Sometimes I take the names of my ex boyfriends...Or current boyfriends I did have this program that used to create families names for me, but I couldn't be asked to start it everytime I wanted to make a new program...And it made my computer go strange T_T My dad wasn't happy

Clarissa xx

[dlockett61]

I use a name generator, I use names I heard on television or movies, books I've read and this may sound a little morbid, but I also find names in the newspaper obituaries.

[The Commodore]

I get a lot of my sim names by going on baby name sites, honestly. If I really cannot think of a name, that's where I turn.

But usually I just sit there and run random words through my head and most of the time I'll come up with something fairly unusual.

[Ivoriku]

I always just search "american girl names" on google.
Great names are on those sites, I use them most of the time.

[Stinkerbella]

I get my names from some of the places everyone else here uses. Most times if I get really stuck for a last name, I read the labels of things I have closest to me. I once named a sim family Garnier. I named another Gamble of that Proctor & Gamble Company. I sometimes use celeb last names or cartoon last names. I once named a sim Chase after watching a Chase banking commercial. I just hate when that part comes up I draw a complete blank.

[sabriena]

I used to just look around my desk and pick out things and name my sims last name whatever it was. Then I would just sit and think of a name to actually name them.

Until I found this thread! Now I use the behindthename.com sites that people listed and love those sites! I even have some names written down so in case someone has a baby I don't have to alt tab out of the game and look up a name. Very awesome website for first and last names!

[MaryH]

I just copied one of the Census Bureau's "most popular names" table from the 50's..and have been converting it to a text file. Tons of names, all ranked from most to least popular.
I have a lot of names to choose from! Some of them are repeats, but many are just "alternative spelling" forms of the same name. I don't think I'm gonna run out of names very soon!

[RanaAurora]

The majority of mine are made up on the spot.  If I have a certain heritage in mind, I'll look up baby names of that culture.  I also will go pull movies and books off my shelves and look at actor, producer, author and character names.

[hil34]

I usually just go to babynames.com where I have a list of my favorite names.

[pfctjoy]

One name follows me throughout the sims games and that's Joy (meeeee), however when I make multiples it depends on what the character looks like and what his/her aspirations are.  Right now, since I am FINALLY playing with SIMS 2, I have 6 different characters going, Chaos and Havoc are the two guys and there is an Adam who is an older character, Joy of course, and Prosperity, naturally with an aspiration of wealth and Eve the older of the women.

[Jayde_lady]

i got mine from
my name
and the girl from the urbz [[jayde]]

[Earcat]

http://www.incompetech.com/named/