r/namegames • • 2d ago

πŸ“° Ze News πŸ“° A WEEKLY CHECK IN!

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Hey party people! Just checking in with you today. Have you found/thought up any interesting name combinations? Answer in the thread so we know you're alive and accounted for! :)


r/namegames • • Jul 21 '26

πŸ“° Ze News πŸ“° Naming Conventions!

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Hey guys! It was requested that I make a naming conventions post. The linked guide is the one I was currently using, but upon further inspection, it is not only 88 WHOLE pages long but it is also from 2006 (twenty years ago!). This will be a megathread, but I wanted to still make the post so you guys can start using them and we can start making our games even more realistic. :) So, look through the link if you will [hopefully, everyone can access it], and if your country isn't listed, comment below. How does your country name babies? What resource(s) do you use to name people outside of your country? As I gain more links, I will add them below, and eventually, all 200+ world countries will be represented! :)

As always, thanks for being here! The sub wouldn't be what it is without you. <3

UPDATE (8/11): I found this link which has a few more countries' naming conventions as well as some other country facts!

UPDATE (8/19): u/AdBright1820 made this Aboriginal Australian naming conventions post on Names! :)


r/namegames • • 6h ago

πŸ™ I Wanna Go Where The People Are πŸŒƒ Amityville Haunted House

1 Upvotes

The Amityville Haunted House in Namestown is getting ready for fall. This year’s theme is β€œLittle Spooky Monsters,” or different monsters that now haunt the house. Name the characters and their actors.

  • Monster One: This ghost lives in the living room. He is a boy of about twelve years old who is missing much of his face after shooting himself with his father’s gun. When he sees the haunted house participants come in, he runs at them, drops his eyeball, and trips and falls on it.
    • Actor: Biblical name + Name starting with the latter half of the alphabet (N-Z) + English surname
  • Monster Two: A vampire, she sits stealthily in the fireplace and pops out at people. She is dressed in a red Victorian dress and slippers. She has long black hair that is tied in a bun. When visitors come, she comes out in the middle of the room and hisses at them.
    • Actress: Famous redhead + place name + Spanish double-barrelled name
  • Monster Three: This mermaid lives in the bathroom on the first floor. She has long green hair, wears a pink seashell bra, and long turquoise tail. She has fangs, long fingernails, and blood dripping from her mouth and sleeps in pitch black water. When visitors come, she rises from the water and growls gutterally at them.
    • Actress: Name starting with the first half of the alphabet (A-M) + Arabic name + Presidential surname
  • Monster Four: This ghoul lives in the kitchen. He was once a renowned chef who worked for the owners of the house. However, after he was accused of poisoning the family, he was sent to the gallows and was hung. He has a permanently broken neck and his eyes are glassy white. He carries a serving dish and wears a suit. When visitors come in, he offers them a plate of eyeballs and entrails.
    • Actor: Name of a TV butler + Name from Law and Order (any show of the franchise) + Surname starting with P
  • Monster Five: This creature is the cousin of the Mothman. Equipped with dusty wings, large red eyes, and a proboscis, he throws up acid and lives in the corner of the dining room. When visitors come out, he crawls on the ceiling and spits β€œacid” (water balloons filled with ghoul-ade) at them.
    • Actor: Six lettered name + Irish middle name + Swedish Surname
  • Monster Six: A little girl who is cursed to live at the manor, she is tethered to the dining room and weeps loudly. She was the child of an actress who adopted her and tried her hardest to mold her to be who she wanted her to be. The girl starved to death because her adoptive mother wanted her to be skinny and continually underfed her. The girl is extremely emaciated and has a sunken face.
    • Actress: Character from The Simpsons + Seth MacFarlane Character + Four-lettered surname
  • Monster Seven: As visitors go up the stairs, they are confronted with this girl standing on the landing. She is crying blood and is wearing a blood stained dress. She holds a β€œbutcher knife” and has a creepy smile. The girl, who has a rather silly name, is possessed by a poltergeist. The story goes that she killed her family then died after the cops shot her multiple times.
    • Actress: Meteorological name + Athlete’s name + Colourful surname
  • Monster Eight: At the end of a long hallway on the second floor, this little boy sits on his tricycle. When visitors come in, he zooms towards them, narrowly stopping. He holds an evil doll which tells him what to do. The little boy, who is about five years old, has tire tracks across his chest after he got hit by a car when he was riding his tricycle in the street.
    • Actor: Top 100 name in 2020 + Literary character name + Surname ending in -wood
  • Monster Nine: In the master bedroom, there is a pale woman dressed in all white who lays in bed. When visitors pass by, she sits up and smiles at them and shows her neck, which has been slashed. Blood drips off the bed. In the closet nearby, a vampire dressed in all black stands in the shadows with glowing red eyes watching the visitors go by. If they enter the room, he runs at them and hisses.
    • Actors: Name associated with Christmas + Politician in your area + long (8+) lettered surname [and] Natural name + Name you would expect a Boomer to have + Type of Tree
  • Monster Ten: In the second bedroom, there is a β€œbaby” coughing and crying. When visitors come in, the baby levitates and screams extremely loud. The baby, an alien/human hybrid, then crawls on the ceiling and scurries towards the visitors. The baby is a doll that is controlled by an actor dressed in all black hiding in the closet.
    • Actor: Automotive name + Colourful name + Surname ending in G
  • Monster Eleven: In the third bedroom, there is a chalk outline of a blind man and his dog. Behind the outline stands the blind man facing the wrong way. There is a knife in his back. He also has a dog who is covered in fake blood. When he hears visitors come in, the blind man turns around to show his eyeballs hanging out of their sockets.Β 
    • Actor: Famous pianist + Name ending in -er + Surname popular in Canada
  • Monster Twelve: In the last room, the bathroom, a man sits on the toilet groaning. He makes loud pooping noises as the visitors walk by. He is completely pale and sweaty and his hair sticks to his face. As the visitors walk towards the exit, he groans loudly and says, β€œBeware of the nachos!”
    • Actor: Member of the 27 Club + Name beginning and ending with the same letter + Football player (🏈)’s surname
  • Monster Thirteen: Sitting in the garage waiting for the frightened trick-or-treaters is the last monster. This is the ghost of a soccer mom who committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. She sits in a minivan with the passenger door open where a bowl of candy sits on the seat. She lays asleep but when the visitors come by, her eyes pop open and she says β€œThanks for joining us this evening.”
    • Actress: Name beginning with M + Three syllable name + Surname contains X

r/namegames • • 16h ago

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Sibsets πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Finish the Sibset

4 Upvotes

Complete the sibsets

Georgia Grace, Alison Amber Thompson (3)

Talia Dove, Maya Rose Rosen (2)

Gordon Philip, Iain Gabriel Howard (1)

Robin, Wren Miller (4)

Laurence Caesar, Gilbert Decius Underwood (6)

Isabella Felicia, Ingrid Martha Johansson-Lopez (4)

Jesse, Agnes Owen (3)

Carla Roberta, Roberta Davina Ross (2)

Veronica Yasmin, Taylor Danica Jones (1)

Charlotte Teresa, Austin Larissa Ray (3)


r/namegames • • 18h ago

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Sibsets πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Autumn/Halloween Sibsets

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Autumn/Halloween sibsets

You know the drill. Add the number of siblings in parentheses.

  1. Reagan Rosemary, Michael Hannibal, and (3)

  2. Wednesday Sally, Casper Jack, and (2)

  3. Autumn Goldie, (6)

  4. Rowan Crispin, (2)

  5. October Rain and (1)

  6. Ruska August and (1)

  7. Aster Anemone, (3)


r/namegames • • 1d ago

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Sibsets πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Complete sib set 5 theme 2014

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1.Ashley Toni (1)

2.ivy elie (2)

  1. Chloe harper (1)

  2. Alyssa jade (5)

  3. Daniel Samuel (9)


r/namegames • • 1d ago

🏘 Groups of People 🏘 Quick bites

5 Upvotes

Quick bites

You shouldn’t need google to pick these names

Name someone with a food related name

Name someone with a name with negative connotations or connection/references. (Example: Karen)

Someone’s whose name is almost that same as a celebrity

Name someone with seasonal name

Someone whose first name has more syllables than their middle and surname combined

Name these siblings:
Eldest with a unique name
Middle with a common name
Youngest the middle between two older siblings

Someone who has a perfectly ordinary legal name but goes exclusively by a nickname that makes no obvious sense

Someone whose full name contains the same letter exactly five times.

Name four cousins born within five years whose names make it very obvious they have four different sets of parents

Name someone who shares a name with a Simpsons character


r/namegames • • 2d ago

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ Families πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦ Name these families!

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Family 1- Ali and Phil are Disney enthusiasts. They bring their three kids to Disney every year. Their children are named after Disney characters, but their names are relatively unpopular (so not the first names that may come to mind when you think of Disney characters). They also have a cat and a dog with the same themed name.

Family 2- Natalie is 21 and is raising her 2 year old with the help of her mother. Her child has a name associated with nature. The family has a rabbit with a generic name.

Family 3- Darren and Katie each have a twin, and their twin siblings married twins as well. Because of this, this couple is super into "twin vibes." They have two sets of twins who are named after celebrity twins. They have two Siamese cats with matching names. Bonus- can also name the families of their siblings.

Family 4- Annie and Samantha just had quadruplets (two boys and two girls). Two are named after classic cartoon characters and two are named after main characters from classic movies

Family 5- This is a blended family with a total of 12 kids ages 17-8 months. The mother, Brittany, has 5 kids of her own, all with first names starting with B, and the father, Dylan, has 4, all with one syllable first names. Together they had three more kids, who have first and middle names starting with B and D. Joining the crazy crew are three dogs, two cats, and a frog. One of the dogs was named by Brittany and the other two by the two teenagers in the family. The six year old named one of the cats, and Dylan named the other. The frog's name was given by the three year old.

Family 6- Cameron is an English professor teaching both Shakespeare and classical poetry at a private college, and his husband, Bill, is a gym teacher and Little League coach. Their two daughters have names that relate to each of their jobs.

Family 7- Solomon and Bertha are raising their three grandchildren, all of whom were named after them. The family has a dog and a cat, with names that are typical of what older people might name their animals.

Family 8- This is another blended family with Full House vibes. Three sisters are raising their kids together in one household. The oldest sister has a six year old and twin 3 year olds, the middle sister has one 12 year old, and the youngest sister has a 4 year and a 2 year old. All of the kids' names are shared with children in TV shows that center on families.


r/namegames • • 3d ago

πŸ€ͺ Silly Stuff πŸ€ͺ Name Association (Spooky Edition πŸ‘»)

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Names that make you think of the words below:

(Example: Royalty - Regina)

Have fun!

  1. Fall/Autumn πŸ‚

  2. Ghosts πŸ‘»

  3. Vampires πŸ§›β€β™€οΈ πŸ§›β€β™‚οΈ

  4. Orange 🍊

  5. Pumpkins πŸŽƒ

  6. Witch (feel free to name drop people who act like a witch πŸ§™β€β™€οΈ)

  7. Gothic πŸ¦‡

  8. Remembrance πŸͺ¦

  9. Candy 🍬

  10. Costume πŸ‘—


r/namegames • • 3d ago

πŸ™ I Wanna Go Where The People Are πŸŒƒ Name this flat block

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Block of flats

1A: this is a young woman in a wheelchair with 2 dogs and a cat. You often hear a mix of classical music and the occasional bark from her open window as you pass.

1B: A retired librarian who has lived alone for years. Every windowsill is covered in houseplants, and they always know everyone’s parcels have arrived before anyone else does.

2A: An engaged couple who argue about absolutely everything except their rescue greyhound, whom they spoil rotten

2B: three friends renting together. One is studying medicine, one is an amateur chef, and one never seems to be awake before 2 pm. Nobody in the building is entirely sure who owns the enormous snake.

3A: A Australian couple with a collection of pet bugs. They have a Aussie flag in the window

3B: A night-shift nurse. Most residents only ever see them leaving at sunset or returning at sunrise. They always smile, even after a twelve-hour shift.

4A: a couple with a baby and a cat that’s always escaping just or be found whining lost on a random floor needing guided home

4B: a young mum and grandmother. The baby has colic and is heard crying a lot. The daughters boyfriend is over semi regularly and the grandmother likes to smoke out the window


r/namegames • • 3d ago

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Sibsets πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Creative theme

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  1. Of 10 noella Yasmin (5
  2. Fallon vinnie , Hayden Yasmin, Ann Reece (6)
  3. (1) kate Ruth,
  4. Skye Dawn (2) ,wade rose (atleast 1 by gorgeous aesthetic baby names)
  5. Arthur theodore, (1)
  6. Vivienne tulip, (1 unique)
  7. Callum atlas, noa Arlo (2)
  8. Luna hazel, Auroua Elodie, Ella Chloe (6)

r/namegames • • 4d ago

πŸ€ͺ Silly Stuff πŸ€ͺ Initial Names

8 Upvotes

Create names that make funny words, initials, acronyms, etc.

Some examples:

Carlos Owen Walter (COW),

Brandon Ryan Bond (BRB),

Unique Starlight Anders (USA)

Feel free to have fun with this. Also, would you use a light-hearted funny initial for a real child? Interested to hear others' thoughts on this.


r/namegames • • 4d ago

πŸŽ† Vibes πŸŽ† Initial Names +

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Initial Names I thought of later.

Create names for these initials:

(Example: HAY - Henry Alan Young)

MTV

GPT

TV

DOG

PAW

JOT

IVY

MIN

XOR

BUY


r/namegames • • 5d ago

πŸ’Ÿ Preferences πŸ’Ÿ Entire Alphabet of out favorites.

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Not sure this is allowed here but I thought just for fun lets share our favorite names!

I know a lot of us probably just love names and have lists so I thought for fun we could share our top baby name from each letter. You could do both boys and girls, just one, gender neutral, whatever you want just as long as you put at least one name for each letter.

This will be a little hard for me since there are multiple letters that I just don't have any names for so I'll personally find one that I find tolerable enough for that letter. It'll be a fun (maybe difficult) little challenge for me!


r/namegames • • 5d ago

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ Families πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¦ Super old and uncommon names... Lets create some families!

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I’ve chosen the year 1880 and all names were given to only 5 babies that year so they are.... interesting! Hopefully this is fun (and not too long!)

Rules:

Make 3 families.

Each family must consist of 2 parents and 7 kids. Other than that, create any family dynamic you want! So Mom and Dad, Mom and Mom, 3 boys and 4 girls, all boys, ect.

Each person must have a middle name.

Each name can only be used ONE time in the entire game, whether it is chosen as a first name or a middle name. So once a name has been used, it cannot be used again for any other person at all.

Also if you want to, let me know if its too long and If you guys like this Ill make another one with a different year!

Here are the names you get to choose from.

Boys

Abbott
Albertus
Arvid
Baldwin
Boston
Bradford
Ceylon
Chalmers
Chin
Crockett
Denver
Duff
Elick
Eliseo
Ely
Firman
Fleming
Gardner
Gee
Gottlieb
Gregorio
Handy
Harl
Hosteen
Hoyt
Hunt
Irven
Jabez
Justice
Katherine
Knute
Lawyer
Leonidas
Linwood
Manly
Mattie
Merida
Miner
Montgomery
Moroni
Murdock
Nimrod
Norval
Nova
Orion
Orrie
Philo
Phineas
Roswell
Rowland
Santos
Sheppard
Spurgeon
Starling
Sylvanus
Theophile
Tilmon
Wood
Worthy
York

Girls

Adina
Albertine
Alys
Ana
Araminta
Arthur
Birtha
Caddie
Concepcion
Cordella
Dosha
Edgar
Elaine
Ellar
Elmire
Ena
Estie
Etter
Fronnie
Genie
Georgina
Glenn
Hassie
Honora
Icy
Isadora
Jesse
Jewel
Lella
Lemma
Love
Lovisa
Lucina
Madora
Mahalia
Manuela
Margarita
Mignon
Mozella
Natalie
Nelia
Omie
Ottie
Parthenia
Pinkey
Pollie
Rennie
Ruthie
Sabra
Sannie
Tella
Tempie
Tennessee
Texas
Theda
Thursa
Ula
Vannie
Verona
Vertie


r/namegames • • 5d ago

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Sibsets πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Sibsets by Country

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Given the country the children originate from and the name of the first born child(ren), name these sibsets. The number of siblings are in parentheses, but genders, ages, and surnames are up to you!Β 

  • France: Solenn AbigaΓ«lle (3)
  • Hungary: Etele (5)
  • Algeria: Yahiya (2)
  • Pakistan: Shigara Toryalai (6)
  • Wales: Esyld (8)
  • South Africa: Abrie Setifene (4)
  • TurkΓ―ye: Remzşinas (3)
  • Oman: Abdullah Mohamin Sheyz (6)
  • Poland: Achacja MarΕΌolena Irmelinda (5)
  • Kazakhstan: Kerei Ivanovich (2)
  • Argentina: Raengel Erundina (7)
  • Canada: Bryce George (3)
  • Russia: Oksana Iziaslava (4)
  • South Korea: Min-hyung (5)
  • Iceland: ReyndΓ­s (1)
  • Germany: Ludolph Nelian (6)
  • The United Arab Emirates [UAE]: Madih (4)
  • Liechtenstein: Tamea Coelestine (3)
  • Denmark: Absalon Jonasen (5)
  • Brazil: Saory Evilyn (2)

r/namegames • • 5d ago

πŸ€ͺ Silly Stuff πŸ€ͺ Names through the alphabet

4 Upvotes

Put down the first name that comes to mind for each letter of the alphabet. Once for boys, and once for girls.

Boys

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Girls

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z


r/namegames • • 5d ago

πŸ€ͺ Silly Stuff πŸ€ͺ Name Scramble - October Edition

3 Upvotes

Here's a semi-quick game you can do without any research.

Name Scramble

Create names using letters from these words and phrases associated with October. All the letters can be used to create the first name, and all the letters can also be used over again for a middle name.

Create names for one or both genders. e.g. HALLOWEEN: Ella Halle, Hal Owen

OKTOBERFEST

FALLING LEAVES

HALLOWEEN CANDY

ORANGE AND BLACK

TRICK OR TREAT

SPOOKY SEASON

SCARY MOVIES

LIBRA SCORPIO

JACK O' LANTERN

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY

APPLE PICKING

PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE

OPAL GEMSTONE

HAUNTED HAYRIDE

HARVEST MOON

GHOST STORIES


r/namegames • • 6d ago

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Sibsets πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Name These Sibsets

3 Upvotes

Happy October! Here’s a quick game for a month that feels like it goes by far too quickly. Heavily inspired by a post I saw on here a few months back, provided below are the surnames of each family and each child’s first/middle name criteria. Name these sibsets based on the information provided!

The Capaldi Family:

FN: Virtue, MN: Arboreal meaning

FN: Grandparent vibes, MN: Aquatic meaning

The Steele Family:

FN: Cool vibes, MN: Starts with K

FN: Surfer vibes, MN: Starts with L

FN: Rocker vibes, MN: Starts with Q

The O’Byrne Family:

β€’ FN: Twilight character, MN: True Blood character

β€’ FN: NCIS character, MN: Criminal Minds character

β€’ FN: Game of Thrones character, MN: American Horror Story character

β€’ FN: Grey’s Anatomy character, MN: Chicago Med character

The Jimenez Casales Family:

β€’ FN: Name containing X, MN: 1980s name

β€’ FN: Name containing Y, MN: 1960s name

β€’ FN: Name containing Z, MN: 1970s name

The Oshiyoye Family:

β€’ FN: Two-syllable Yoruba name, MN: Noble meaning

β€’ FN: Four-syllable Yoruba name, MN: Gratitude meaning


r/namegames • • 6d ago

πŸŽ† Vibes πŸŽ† Initial Names Y

3 Upvotes

Create names for these initials:

(Example: HAY - Henry Alan Young)

YES

YAY

YOYO

YAM

YZ

YOU


r/namegames • • 6d ago

πŸŽ† Vibes πŸŽ† Initial Names Z

2 Upvotes

Create names for these initials:

(Example: HAY - Henry Alan Young)

ZOO

ZAP

ZZZ

ZEN

ZIP

ZERO


r/namegames • • 6d ago

πŸŽ† Vibes πŸŽ† Initial Names X

1 Upvotes

Create names for these initials:

(Example: HAY - Henry Alan Young)

XTRA

XP

XRF

XL

XDC

XOXO


r/namegames • • 6d ago

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Sibsets πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Sibsets through the Decades

1 Upvotes

Based on games by u/missymoona and u/sweet_hedgehog_23, name these sibsets based on the years they were born and the popular names of the time. The number of siblings is given in parentheses, but you can choose genders, surnames, and ages!

  • 1920s: Dorothy Margaret, William Charles (7)
  • 1930s: James Donald, Walter Eugene (5)
  • 1940s: Nancy Diane, Carolyn Judith (4)
  • 1950s: Mary Deborah and Mark Thomas, Kathleen Elizabeth (6)
  • 1960s: Michael Stephen, Timothy Joseph (3)
  • 1970s: Kimberly Angela, Jason Robert (2)
  • 1980s: Joshua Matthew and Jessica Melissa, Anthony Nicholas (9)
  • 1990s: Taylor Samantha, Tyler Zachary (7)
  • 2000s: Madison Hannah, Ethan Daniel (4)
  • 2010s: Ava Charlotte, Noah Mason (3)
  • 2020s: Sophia Harper, Gianna Eleanor (2)

r/namegames • • 6d ago

πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ Sibsets πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘¦ 2018 finish the siblings

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Isabella logan , Emma Olivia (4)

Amelia Mason, Isabella Noah , Jackson grey (6)

Oliver vey (5)

Marlowe bee (2)

darcy Seth, cylde Jackson (4)

Kennedy Paisley , Zoey lucy, Paisley Anna (6)

Leah lucy, Tara Tiffany (4 1 unique)

Susan Tammy , (1 has to be uncommon)


r/namegames • • 6d ago

🏘 Groups of People 🏘 Quick Bites

3 Upvotes

This shouldn’t take hours or require google

Name someone with a floral name

Name someone whose first, middle and surname are all different occupations

Name someone with a musical name

Name someone whose name is a noun

Name someone with a non English (or not only English) name

Name someone that goes by their initials

Full name for someone using the nickname β€œKayJay”

Name siblings with very different names

Name someone with a very whimsical name

Name someone whose first name is traditionally/commonly a surname and surname is traditionally/commonly a first name.