Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2014 23:38:25 GMT
Hello! I'm here to describe different sorts of warrior cat naming. Specifically, Traditional!
First off, if this is misplaced or not allowed for some reason, feel free to tell me!
So there are three naming styles to warriors, to my knowledge: Canon, Lyrical, and Traditional.
Canon names are names that have both parts of a name taken directly from the books. Anything that's shown up there is free game! This way you get...interesting combinations. Stuff like Firefall or Breezeshine. (These can also be lyrical!)
Lyrical names are names that are made to sound pretty, or represent part of a cat nontraditionally. Stuff like Moonwish or Featherwing or Birdmask, for a few examples of 'pretty' names. They're pretty, but the only times they make sense is when they're in reference to part of a cat. For example, Redlegs for a cat with, well, red legs. This naming style is usually nonsensical and I don't really like it, due to how plain weird these names can get. (I've seen some ridiculous ones in my time!)
Traditional names follow a unique style and system when applied to a cat, and make the most sense out of the three. These are my favorite for a number of reasons. The system can seem repetitive at first, but it's actually rather interesting and are easy to understand once you learn how it works!
Traditional prefixes are based on a cat's fur color or size. For example, let's say there's a little black kit. We'd name him Crowkit, for his crow feather-colored fur. (We wouldn't use Bird- here, because Bird- could be literally any bird, so it's not traditional.)
Suffixes are based on a cat's skillset or personality. For example, say Crowkit didn't show notable skill in fighting or hunting, but was generally docile and easygoing. His emotions don't change very often. This would earn him the -cloud suffix, which represents a docile and easygoing cat whose emotions don't fluctuate every other hour. The opposite suffix to this would be -storm, which represents a cat whose emotions can go from high to low at the drop of a feather.
I know what you might be saying by now! "But Gingernose, that makes the names booooring! I want my cat to be unique!"
A good character shouldn't just rely on a pretty or interesting name; traditional naming is built on the idea that a cat earns its name like everyone else. However, names in this style are not allowed to repeat. For example, if you had two gray kits who had the same skill at battling as the other, they could be named Sootclaw and Cinderclaw, and even if there's very little difference between the two in skill, their personalities could be totally different, and the prefixes would reflect this (in that they aren't the same cat).
"But Gingernose, what if there's a Cinderclaw in another clan?"
Easy! You just say "Cinderclaw of ___Clan" and "Cinderclaw of ___Clan" to differentiate the two. However, you can't have cats of the same name in a clan. (No double Tigerpelts for you!)
(Cats rarely share the same prefix, but every cat has a chance at a different suffix than another!)
And the best part of traditional naming is that the names are natural! These names are based on things the cats would actually know about, rather than Twoleg things, or things from places the cats aren't from. Keep this in mind when naming!
Additionally, a cat can have a 'traditional name' that is lyrical or canon! But the name can only be traditional if they follow the rules. (Ravenfoot would only be traditional if the cat with the name was black-furred and was agile and fast, for example. If they're not, then it's not!)
There's a list of traditional prefixes here, and a list of suffixes here.
(-eye, -ear, and -jaw are reserved for name-changes/re-naming, and -leaf is reserved for medicine cats, but medicine cats don't always have the -leaf suffix!)
And now, the form! Go ahead and fill this out if you want to either re-name a cat with a lyrical name (so it would have a traditional name) or if you just want advice!
And again, if this is in the wrong place or unneeded, please feel free to tell me!
First off, if this is misplaced or not allowed for some reason, feel free to tell me!
So there are three naming styles to warriors, to my knowledge: Canon, Lyrical, and Traditional.
Canon names are names that have both parts of a name taken directly from the books. Anything that's shown up there is free game! This way you get...interesting combinations. Stuff like Firefall or Breezeshine. (These can also be lyrical!)
Lyrical names are names that are made to sound pretty, or represent part of a cat nontraditionally. Stuff like Moonwish or Featherwing or Birdmask, for a few examples of 'pretty' names. They're pretty, but the only times they make sense is when they're in reference to part of a cat. For example, Redlegs for a cat with, well, red legs. This naming style is usually nonsensical and I don't really like it, due to how plain weird these names can get. (I've seen some ridiculous ones in my time!)
Traditional names follow a unique style and system when applied to a cat, and make the most sense out of the three. These are my favorite for a number of reasons. The system can seem repetitive at first, but it's actually rather interesting and are easy to understand once you learn how it works!
Traditional prefixes are based on a cat's fur color or size. For example, let's say there's a little black kit. We'd name him Crowkit, for his crow feather-colored fur. (We wouldn't use Bird- here, because Bird- could be literally any bird, so it's not traditional.)
Suffixes are based on a cat's skillset or personality. For example, say Crowkit didn't show notable skill in fighting or hunting, but was generally docile and easygoing. His emotions don't change very often. This would earn him the -cloud suffix, which represents a docile and easygoing cat whose emotions don't fluctuate every other hour. The opposite suffix to this would be -storm, which represents a cat whose emotions can go from high to low at the drop of a feather.
I know what you might be saying by now! "But Gingernose, that makes the names booooring! I want my cat to be unique!"
A good character shouldn't just rely on a pretty or interesting name; traditional naming is built on the idea that a cat earns its name like everyone else. However, names in this style are not allowed to repeat. For example, if you had two gray kits who had the same skill at battling as the other, they could be named Sootclaw and Cinderclaw, and even if there's very little difference between the two in skill, their personalities could be totally different, and the prefixes would reflect this (in that they aren't the same cat).
"But Gingernose, what if there's a Cinderclaw in another clan?"
Easy! You just say "Cinderclaw of ___Clan" and "Cinderclaw of ___Clan" to differentiate the two. However, you can't have cats of the same name in a clan. (No double Tigerpelts for you!)
(Cats rarely share the same prefix, but every cat has a chance at a different suffix than another!)
And the best part of traditional naming is that the names are natural! These names are based on things the cats would actually know about, rather than Twoleg things, or things from places the cats aren't from. Keep this in mind when naming!
Additionally, a cat can have a 'traditional name' that is lyrical or canon! But the name can only be traditional if they follow the rules. (Ravenfoot would only be traditional if the cat with the name was black-furred and was agile and fast, for example. If they're not, then it's not!)
There's a list of traditional prefixes here, and a list of suffixes here.
(-eye, -ear, and -jaw are reserved for name-changes/re-naming, and -leaf is reserved for medicine cats, but medicine cats don't always have the -leaf suffix!)
And now, the form! Go ahead and fill this out if you want to either re-name a cat with a lyrical name (so it would have a traditional name) or if you just want advice!
And again, if this is in the wrong place or unneeded, please feel free to tell me!
Cat's name:
Gender:
Description:
Bio/Personality/Skills:
Anything else?: