Were did you get your sim names from?

[xbabyxgemx]

Just a curious question, I see some wonderful names on the picture threads that you've all named your sims.

Were did you get them from?

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[babyblue1387]

I've got a couple name lists from somewhere (I think someone posted them here). I also love baby name sites. They're one of the best places for...creative names. Not to mention my all-time favorite 20000-Names.com. Also, if you're watching a movie, look for names that you like there, and in daily life.

[Shaddeh]

Most of the sims I'm playing with now are roleplay characters from a Fire Emblem board I go to, so some of the names I chose, and some are other people's characters.

For their kids, I just use whatever names I've heard and personally like, or I even name them after their parents. Like one of my sims, Dianna, is named after her dad, Dian. Or if I hear a name that I like, I write it down for later.

[buggkiller]

i do what probably every other male person does. i ask my wife, i think she gets them from her romance novels she reads. and she's reading dark hunter books now. i think they are romance novels to.

[maniac19642003]

I use real names of friends from this site as well as my woman and myself plus I'll at times use celeb names when I download those sims. I don't use fake names or anything in my game.

[carrotman42]

I've got about 3 called Jane but I will only show one to hide this fact... muwhahaha

[charlotterose23]

I got a Baby Names book and it also has surnames so I use that or I'll use a Baby names website or ones that I know and like

[Naima]

I make up a lot of my names, or I take names I like and change them a little. I also like to use ethnic names a lot, and sometimes old-fashioned names. I just love making up names, lol.

[SynapticSim]

The phone book is also a great source of material!  I sometimes use the credits in a movie too, there's some pretty interesting names there, even just the crew.

~ Syn

[AjaAja]

I've got about 3 called Jane but I will only show one to hide this fact... muwhahaha

I don't mind having several with the same name. People in real life can have the same first name, so it's not a big deal for me.

There are different groups of names I use depending on what the sim's initial role is. I have just "normal" type sims and give them names that are average. I may have themed names, e.g. for many of the mafia sims - they have Italian names. I also can make names based on a specific characteristic in the sim or a specific trait. I also like making references and using word play with names. I often have themed last names and "normal" first names - e.g. Peter Pound is the owner of the pound; his wife is Ezra Pound (kinda "normal" and word play with the author).

[Jazza0]

i do what probably every other male person does. i ask my wife, i think she gets them from her romance novels she reads. and she's reading dark hunter books now. i think they are romance novels to.

Yep! i agree with you there lol

[babyblue1387]

The phone book is also a great source of material!  I sometimes use the credits in a movie too, there's some pretty interesting names there, even just the crew.

~ Syn

Wanna talk interesting? I was looking at the credits for one show, and this girl's name was BlueJean Ashley Secrest. Maybe there's a sim in the works...

[mintcookies123]

http://www.behindthename.com/ has all types of names from all types of nationalities and meanings.

http://surnames.behindthename.com/ is just like Behind The Name except it has surnames (last names). These are the only sites I use for my sims' names.

[Redrew25]

What a great questions!  Thanks for some of the links! I was running out of names.

[wyntersdarkness]

I pick the most dark names I can find.