The Monday Poll - Names in Fantasy Novels

[pjthompson]

ETA: Oddly enough, I wrote this poll last week and posted it before I heard of Robert Jordan's death. RIP, Mr. Jordan.


Yes, I did "borrow" a couple of answers from a famous satire.

[Poll #1056646]

Famous Satire.

Comments

[mrngglry98.livejournal.com]

I think that's the first time I ever clicked one answer. ;) I'm all about the zeitgeist.

That, and some of it depends on what kinda Fantasy you're writing. If it's modern day, urban Fantasy, then of course one would use mostly modern names appropriate to the region/ethnicity/background/whatever of the characters. (Demons and old-school vampires and other creatures in the story would follow a different construct). A Heroic Fantasy would have different name connotations than a Historical Fantasy, too.

Though I *do* like Elbow Uvula...

[pjthompson]

Though I *do* like Elbow Uvula...

It does have a certain flair, doesn't it?