Hi, @TheEdVerse , how you been?
Can you help me with naming a dragon? He is a silver dragon lord from Abeir, that now is trying to do business in Waterdeep and Neverwinter. I really like the Realmsian dragon names, so any help would be appreciated
— Jon Gomez (@ZeromaruX) October 9, 2019
Here’s a list of dragons of the Realms who haven’t yet appeared in print, so feel free to grab a name and use it, or modify it. :}
Alaeraghratar
Arlhaedron
Barraurus
Beltagos
Caerlaurgoth
Camorthragar
Dezruldrac
Dizoarastur
Eibranrath2)
Eldracomyr
Forlrandamrath
Furmalogrym
Gaulindrakkar
Gorlgorthaugh
Harraklorr
Hulmaerak
Indurlyrammatar
Ithkuulathtaer
Jervarmarr
Juthyndreth
Kathander
Kauntlarritus
Lantalanargar
Lorneldagar
Mahlarmark
Murlordrathar
Naelorragauth
Nurgalaglar
…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 9, 2019
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Olorammatar
Osklauthragar
Paroaraglar
Pymmorgloraddar
Rauthglarrul
Relauroghladur
Selmraugyr
Slurrvarralograthdar
Taranthraugladar
Turlorraug
Urlaumradar
Urskauntral
Vaeranthynd
Volaurace
Wovelaradaur
Wyndanthrak
Ximmyth
Xolauryx 4)
Yaklamaundor
Yuthandragar
Zerlorugog
Zorlandrethul
…And of this list, Vaeranthynd sounds like a silver dragon name to me, but so do several of the others.
Hope this roster is of help.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 9, 2019
Thank you so much, Ed. And yes, I like Vaeranthynd (Vaer to his friends). Does it has any meaning in common? No, but in Draconic it means 'noble spirit' ("Vaer"
= noble + "anth" = essence, soul, spirit +
thyn" = embodiment of/one of).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 9, 2019
This might have minor overlap with another question, but here goes: is this list your work? How do you generate these names–pulled from the aether? Structured deliberately in some way? Is there an underlying language of some contrivance whose rules you obey?
— ellis_thule (@EllisThule) October 9, 2019
Yes, I made this list up. Initially, my dragon names (as distinct from those coined by others) were just pulled off the top of my head, but over the years, I’ve derived some syllables that ‘sound draconic,’ and I often incorporate them into dragon names I coin… 2)
…these days. Which includes every dragon name on this list. Some of those syllables now have meanings attached to them, so the names actually 'mean something' in Draconic.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 9, 2019
(And, assuming there are per-specie differences: what makes Vaeranthynd “sound silver”?) Metallic dragons tend to have names that accentuate their goodness, or good/noble qualities, and while gold dragons might have proud/boastful names, silver have less so, and so on. See my reply to @ZeromaruX re. the meaning of this particular name.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 9, 2019