About norn names
Saga structure shapes results like "Snaelaug Rainshout" and "Sturla Emberhide", while epithet forms such as "Asny the Traitor" carry a whole backstory in three words. They fit Norn characters in Guild Wars roleplay, shapeshifting hunters who measure a life by the legend it leaves. Take an epithet result only when you can already tell the story behind it.
How norn names are built
Norn names build in the style of Guild Wars' giant-blooded northerners, pairing a personal name with one of three family forms. Female personal names come from a 297-entry bank, male names from a 1095-entry bank. Family forms include a patronymic (a parent name plus son or dot, as in Ribirson and Sansyrdot), a compound nature surname (Stone + steel), or an epithet (as in the Just).
Metha Ribirson
Metha + Ribir + son
personal name plus patronymic (parent name plus suffix)
Hythed Stonesteel
Hythed + Stone + steel
personal name plus compound nature surname
Vahe the Just
Vahe + the Just
personal name plus epithet
Naming notes
The male-name and patronymic-root banks are huge (over a thousand entries each), while the small patronymic suffix and 80-entry epithet bank recur sooner. The mix of -son and -dot patronymics, compound nature words, and the-epithets gives the set its saga flavour. Good for hunters, spirit-touched heroes, or original characters in that Norse-styled register for fan work.
Questions about norn names
- Are these official Norn names?
- No. They are fan-made names in that style, assembled from personal-name and family-form banks rather than any official source.
- Why do some results end in an epithet like 'the Chaotic'?
- One family form draws an epithet from its own bank instead of a surname, producing saga-style by-names.
- What are the -son and -dot endings?
- They are patronymic suffixes from a small bank attached to a parent-name root, giving Norse-styled parentage names like Gadbrason and Sansyrdot.