The World of Miscast Spells: Goblin Names
So on my blog, I’ve been writing a few posts about world-building-type stuff for my book. I thought I’d share some of them here, too.
The inhabitants of Ataxia (the northern continent inhabited by goblin) deeply respects verbal nonsense and pointless violence. Hence, goblins name their children after goblinical ideals, similar to the way humans might name their children after virtues like Patience or Hope.
Certain goblin cultures have other languages or naming habits. The inhabitants of Greml have such names as Balder, Snittany, and Pilganton. The K’nick’nak tribe, who perform naturalistic magic, traditionally name their children after plants and mushrooms, for example: Bramble, Morel, Tumble Weed, Thistle, Toadstool, Webcap. Some K’nick’nakians have taken to adding names from other goblin cultures, as well as the odd human name when the fancy strikes them. A similar practice is used by the Styx royal family, who have goblin first names and human middle names, a practice no doubt started due to Styx’s close proximity to the human-run Empire.
Below are the most common goblin names, delineated by gender.
