I have a list on my laptop especially, for sims.
It has names I've seen or heard anywhere that I like or some I've come up with inspired by some other name.
I'm lazy with names.. and I tend to forget the ones I think of..
I installed the game in English on purpose to have the English name list instead of the Italian one.
Using lists of popular names in the internet and picking the ones I like the sound of.
In my country we have calendar with names in it. There are one or two names paired with a date. Marcela's name day is every year on April 20th. Etc. I simply go through the whole calendar and usually pick names taht aren't used taht much in my country.
If it is a foreign name I always google a top names list.
It depends. Most of my Sims are based on my OCs, and I sometimes plan their future kids' names in advance. Other times, I just randomise something. And I do have a list of punny names that I'm saving for exactly the right Sim. (Like my future legacy/dynasty founder... XD)
With Sims based on fictional characters, I usually spend several minutes/hours/days (yes, days) agonising over which sorts of names the parents would choose before finally picking something I'm not 100% happy with. Yep. (Unless I happen to be on another lot. Then the randomiser takes care of it.)
I spend a ridiculous amount of effort into choosing the right names for my sims. I've had a notebook since TS1 that I've kept all my favourite names in (and some random ones), they're organised into alphabetical order, and then I have sections for 'theme' names, like from particular countries, or sports stars, or now Hawaiian type names since Sulani… and then I go through and choose the one that sounds right for my new sim. I used to generally pick similar names, but I've started trying to pick names that I would never normally choose, and I'm really liking that. It's a bit of a weird obsession of mine choosing names, but it keeps me happy
I had my own tradition for naming kids ever since TS2, maybe even TS1.
A child's name will start and end with minimum 1 character from 2 of its grandparents. Normally I try to make that 2 or 3 characters, because then it feels like they bring on a more obvious part of their heritage. Some names are weird, sometimes I use a baby naming site to find alternatives.
There is a rigid system of which grandparent should be named after, too, depending on child's gender as well as it's number in the line of siblings.
"..." can be any number of any characters. Tradition is seen as followed even if only first and last character is passed on.
Note that boys names always gets the ending of a male's name, while girls always get the ending of a female's name. In the past I mixed the two, and it was always hard to find boy's name ending with "lla".
Of course I never have 8 kids in a family, but hey ... better be prepared if it should happen
Randomizer, names I like, and sometimes ones with meanings.
Mostly randomizer though, since the last time I "prepared" a name for a baby, his brother ended up "looking" like the name than he did LOL. Story-wise, they'll usually have meaningful names. I'm a sucker for that kind of thing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
When I'm trying for realism I choose a name based on the personalities of the sim's parents and what i think they would choose to name their chikdren - that's how most people's names are chosen IRL
Mostly I randomize in CAS. Usually I do that until something fits (or almost fits) the sim I have made and then change it a bit or get inspired and throw out some name that comes to my mind from the randomized one. But if I name a baby in game then I usually make up the name myself, sometimes even searching online something that's perfect. :>
I have used a couple of methods for naming Sims.. but the easiest is when you create a sim from someone in real life, you want that name attached to the sim.. such as your favorite actor or actress or musician ect.. if you want Brad Pitt in your game and you create a sim or download anothers creation, its going to be named Brad Pitt.. LOL as far as making no real world sims for your game.. I use such internet sites as baby names, where they have thousands to pick from.. or you can hit the name generator over and over till you see something you like.. takes time, but it often gives you something your happy with.. if you wanted names for say goth sims.. simply google it, same with vampire names.. just google, find a site which has some names to pick from or which generates names..
Using some favorite names I keep in mind.
Using the random generator in CAS.
Using lists of popular names in the internet and picking the ones I like the sound of.
Searching for a name with a meaning, associating with their personality/origin/career/hobby etc.
Every so often I will randomize a name if I REALLY can't think of one, or if I know they will not be my heir (as I usually play legacy-style). Usually I choose a name that means something whether it's the literal meaning or it just sounds like it fits what I want it to mean lol.
For example, I'm currently playing alexis3142's MySims Legacy Challenge and the first generation is based off Chef Gino. I named my founder Gianna. Second generation is based off of DJ Candy, and Gianna had twin girls, one of whom would be heir. I named them Melody and Viola. Viola's daughter is based on Elmira Clamp, so I named her Mira. So in this save, it's so far a mix or things that "sound like" the theme of the generation, or actual terms/names that fit within the theme.
I usually try to use the first letter of names that the game gives townies. I used to get a lot of male townies named Genji Yamaguchi and Genji Watanabe so they were given new names like Greyson, Grant, or Graham and surnames like Wagner, Wallace, or Wayne. Sometimes I use online name generators or lists of cultural given and surnames.
Many of the Sulani natives that are being generated in my game right now will be re-named soon. I have several male Sims with the first name Fuifui, Afu, and Rua. Surnames are all over the place ranging from one syllable to five.
On the other hand, when I see a Sim named Hadley Davies, Elyse Buck, or Pace Atkins walking down the beach in Sulani, I can bank on those being Aliens. And they were.
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It has names I've seen or heard anywhere that I like or some I've come up with inspired by some other name.
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I installed the game in English on purpose to have the English name list instead of the Italian one.
If it is a foreign name I always google a top names list.
With Sims based on fictional characters, I usually spend several minutes/hours/days (yes, days) agonising over which sorts of names the parents would choose before finally picking something I'm not 100% happy with. Yep. (Unless I happen to be on another lot. Then the randomiser takes care of it.)
A child's name will start and end with minimum 1 character from 2 of its grandparents. Normally I try to make that 2 or 3 characters, because then it feels like they bring on a more obvious part of their heritage. Some names are weird, sometimes I use a baby naming site to find alternatives.
There is a rigid system of which grandparent should be named after, too, depending on child's gender as well as it's number in the line of siblings.
Say:
dad was son of
Abraham & Lucille
mom was daughter of
Leophold & Belinda
Kids must be named as
1st son: Leo...ham
2nd son: Abr...old
3rd son: Bel...ham
4th son: Luc...old
1st daughter: Luc...nda
2nd daughter: Bel...lle
3rd daughter: Abr...nda
4th daughter: Leo...lle
"..." can be any number of any characters. Tradition is seen as followed even if only first and last character is passed on.
Note that boys names always gets the ending of a male's name, while girls always get the ending of a female's name. In the past I mixed the two, and it was always hard to find boy's name ending with "lla".
Of course I never have 8 kids in a family, but hey ... better be prepared if it should happen
Ha ha - nerdy? Me? Noooooo!
Mostly randomizer though, since the last time I "prepared" a name for a baby, his brother ended up "looking" like the name than he did LOL. Story-wise, they'll usually have meaningful names. I'm a sucker for that kind of thing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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But if I name a baby in game then I usually make up the name myself, sometimes even searching online something that's perfect. :>
Using the random generator in CAS.
Using lists of popular names in the internet and picking the ones I like the sound of.
For example, I'm currently playing alexis3142's MySims Legacy Challenge and the first generation is based off Chef Gino. I named my founder Gianna. Second generation is based off of DJ Candy, and Gianna had twin girls, one of whom would be heir. I named them Melody and Viola. Viola's daughter is based on Elmira Clamp, so I named her Mira. So in this save, it's so far a mix or things that "sound like" the theme of the generation, or actual terms/names that fit within the theme.
Many of the Sulani natives that are being generated in my game right now will be re-named soon. I have several male Sims with the first name Fuifui, Afu, and Rua. Surnames are all over the place ranging from one syllable to five.
On the other hand, when I see a Sim named Hadley Davies, Elyse Buck, or Pace Atkins walking down the beach in Sulani, I can bank on those being Aliens. And they were.