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• Stella

  

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  May 11, 2013 6:40 PM EDT

  I want to play as an Orc mage. I want to be authentic and use a traditional Orc name. They all sound so barbaric, and my Orc is a little more refined. Have you guys found/used any cool orc names? 

• Deleted Member

  
   

  May 11, 2013 6:42 PM EDT

  Names? No, but there's a few educated Orcs in game like the Gourmet, the dealer guy in one of the strongholds and the librarian at the CoH. Could be a good start for the role play style.

• Miraak

  

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  May 11, 2013 6:43 PM EDT

  This should help.

• Vazgen

  

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  May 11, 2013 6:44 PM EDT

  I usually make names for my characters using this list. I combine different names and get unique one  I also try to make the name look a bit like my own, for more attachment to the character 

• TwistedOrthrus

  

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  May 11, 2013 6:46 PM EDT

  Lord Rugdumph gro-Shurgak The very definition of refined.

• RuneRed

  

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  May 11, 2013 6:48 PM EDT

  My first pure mage in Skyrim was an orsimer His name was Gaz gro Shurgak of the lineage of Lord Rugdumph gro Shurgak.   Like his forebear, he has delusions of eloquence.  This is Gaz's backstory.

  btw: 'gro' means 'son of'; 'gra' means 'daughter of'

   

• Miraak

  

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  May 11, 2013 6:51 PM EDT

  Wouldn't his real name be Gaz gro-Rugdumph then?

• RuneRed

  

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  May 11, 2013 6:54 PM EDT

  No, that was his great great great (or some such) grandfather, the names get re-used from time to time...

  Wait, I'll let Gaz speak for himself:

  "I believe Miraak, that you speak posthumously.  I resume to know my own name.  It was hardly pre-emptious of you to speak on manners of which forthwith are not in your realm of learned.  Verily."

   

• Chris H.

  

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  May 11, 2013 6:58 PM EDT

  If its a girl orc, you could name her after Lady Rogbut gra-Shurgak, the daughter of Rugdumph.

  Perhaps, Sharnarog gra-Shurgak?

• Miraak

  

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  May 11, 2013 7:07 PM EDT

  .*Steals Dragon Soul*

• Cold Steel

  

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  May 11, 2013 8:41 PM EDT

  this might be helpful - http://www.ageofthering.com/fun.php 

• Samman138

  

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  May 11, 2013 9:35 PM EDT

  *Controller breaking inbound* 

• The Nexus

  

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  May 11, 2013 9:45 PM EDT

  If you want, you could give it a human or elven name. If an orc grew up with say, human parents, they could have named him/her whatever they liked. And if you're really stumped, just give your character a title or nickname. "The Hound" from game of thrones is a great example.

• Stella

  

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  May 12, 2013 12:56 AM EDT

  Thanks guys for all your help. I'm still stuck though, they have such ugly names ;) I have the last name sorted: gra-Dragol

• Paws

  

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  May 12, 2013 2:39 AM EDT

  I remember an orc warrior I had in Oblivion called Lora gra-Axroar. I neve liked orcish first names so I just took a normal name

• Zachofmars

  

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  May 12, 2013 11:19 AM EDT

  Name her Aggra gra-Dragol!

  Aggra is a powerful female Orc in World of warcraft, she fell in love with Thrall and got pregnant from him.

• RuneRed

  

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  May 12, 2013 12:13 PM EDT

  Flowers gra-Drago

• TheWraith

  

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  May 14, 2013 2:14 AM EDT

  Mine was a battle mage named Garvog Half-Blood. He had pale skin, long blonde hair, giant beard, and blue eyes. Guess the dads race. ;)
• Aldaril

  

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  May 14, 2013 12:04 PM EDT

  Honestly, I just made up my Orc's name on a whim.

  Burgash gro-Ogdum.

• Pigsta

  

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  May 16, 2013 6:35 PM EDT

  Margspakr gra-Drago.......Margspakr is old norse for very wise

   

  http://www.vikingsofbjornstad.com/Old_Norse_Dictionary_E2N.shtm

• Cold Steel

  

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  May 16, 2013 7:35 PM EDT

  Kurthak gro-Shrek (yes i stole that one) - Orc Nightblade (a homemade build that used one handed (orcish dagger), light armor, sneak, destruction (restricted only to runes), alchemy and illusion)

  The Berserker Rage power came in handy when i was discovered while sneaking and the invisibility spell ran out.

   

• Ponty

  

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  May 16, 2013 7:40 PM EDT

  For some reason now I'm just imagining playing an orc that lives in the abandoned shack and goes down to Morthal and yells 'get outta my swamp'

• Glimmer50

  

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  May 16, 2013 7:42 PM EDT

  My orc does not fit any naming conventions but I named her Malaki. Sounded good to me. Kinda Orcish.

• Cold Steel

  

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  May 16, 2013 7:53 PM EDT

  Sounds like the old orc that is looking for a good death....