My Names Project

[gridlore]

OK, here's the deal. I have to name about 270 planets. I suck at coming up with names, so here's you chance to achieve nothing but the warm feeling that you've help a hack writer with a block.

What I need a place names that would translate well to a planet. Doesn't have to be in English, but a quick explanation of the name would be appreciated.

TIA!

Comments

[karmabreeze.livejournal.com]

How'se about "Serendipity"? So what if it's a cafe in New York... the idea of the accidental discovery of a planet is fairly appealing. Shorten it to "Serendi" if you want something less sugary, with the attached excuse that there wasn't enough room to write the whole word, or the guy's pen ran out of ink, or the crew threatened mutiny on such a sentimental girly name...

Or, you could name a whole bunch after the 1980 Miracle on Ice team, just for kicks...

And there's always "Normal", which is a city in central Illinois...

And Wonkatonqua, the fictional non-city of the famous Coca-Cola commercial...

'Miracle' Planets

[murphymom.livejournal.com]

"Captain's Log -Stardate nevuhmind; We are in orbit above the planet Eruzione.."

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

And there's always "Normal", which is a city in central Illinois...

Oh, I'd be lynched if I used Normal.. ya see, Normal used to be home to a little game company called Game Designers' Workshop. In 1977, GDW release a new game, shipped in a black box with a red stripe on it.

Game was called Traveller. So most Traveller fans are already more than familiar with that town.

Anyway, I used it already. In GT: Ground Forces I wrote up a series of medal citations for winners of the Starburst for Extreme Herosim (the Imperium's highest award), and one of the came during the invasion of Terra, and I set the fighting in the "Normal - Springfield district."