About this mod
Gives every anonymous humanoid NPC an appropriate name.
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Overview
Tamrielic Names is a NND-based mod that names all previously unnamed (generic) NPCs, such as "Whiterun Guard", "Merchant", "Thief", etc. goes well with mods such as Populated Skyrim that add even more nameless NPCs.
It uses Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages as a source of names that are already present in TES Lore. As a result, all NPCs will have authentic, yet diverse names.
Tamrielic Names takes into account various aspects of each Race's culture that are described on UESP. Here are relevant quotes:
Altmer
Nothing special in Altmer's case, Tamrielic Names provides around 900 names for each gender, and occasionally give last name or title.
Argonian
Argonians have rich lore on their naming conventions, that were carefully represented in Tamrielic Names. Most Argonians use their Jel names, but occasionally you'll encounter Argonians with translated Tamrielic names.
Jel Names
Tamrielic Names provides around 700 Jel names for each gender.
Tamrielic Names
Tamrielic Names provides around 220 translated Argonian names for each gender.
Bosmer
Nothing special, Tamrielic Names provides around 800 names for each gender. And rarely give one of 200 family names.
Breton
Nothing special, Tamrielic Names provide around 900 given names for each gender and 850 family names.
Dunmer
Nothing special, Tamrielic Names provide around 900 given names for each gender and 750 family names.
Khajiit
Khajiits also have complex naming conventions, that were successfully captured and represented in Tamrielic Names:
Tamrielic Names provides around 900 Ta'agra names for each gender as a baseline.
Honorifics
Honorifics are randomly applied either as a prefix or as a suffix.
As a result there are around 28000 Ta'agra name variants that you might encounter.
Tamrielic Titles
As the lore suggests, some Khajiits might take a byname or nickname. Tamrielic Names is limited to suffix only nickanmes and has around 100 of them for each gender. That increases the total variaty of Khajiit names up to a whooping 2.8 million variants. That's indeed an overkill, but why not? :D
Nord
Nothing special, Tamrielic Names provides around 1200 Nord names for each gender. And occasionally give one of 600 family names or titles.
Orc
As the lore says, Tamrielic Names provides around 700 Orc names for each gender and 250 clan names with an appropriate prefix.
Redguard
Though, Redguards have their unique prefix conventions, I choose to use pre-existing surnames, with already prefixes, because these prefixes are dependent on the context and the meaning of surnames's "base", so they can't be mixed with other "bases".
With that said, Tamrielic Names provides around 900 Redguard names for each gender. And rarely give one of 150 derived surnames.
Other NND-based mods
Support
Thank you for using my mods! If you enjoy them and would like to support me, you can use the links below.
Tamrielic Names is a NND-based mod that names all previously unnamed (generic) NPCs, such as "Whiterun Guard", "Merchant", "Thief", etc. goes well with mods such as Populated Skyrim that add even more nameless NPCs.
It uses Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages as a source of names that are already present in TES Lore. As a result, all NPCs will have authentic, yet diverse names.
Tamrielic Names takes into account various aspects of each Race's culture that are described on UESP. Here are relevant quotes:
Altmer
Nothing special in Altmer's case, Tamrielic Names provides around 900 names for each gender, and occasionally give last name or title.
Argonian
Argonians have rich lore on their naming conventions, that were carefully represented in Tamrielic Names. Most Argonians use their Jel names, but occasionally you'll encounter Argonians with translated Tamrielic names.
Jel Names
Tamrielic Names provides around 700 Jel names for each gender.
Tamrielic Names
Tamrielic Names provides around 220 translated Argonian names for each gender.
Bosmer
Nothing special, Tamrielic Names provides around 800 names for each gender. And rarely give one of 200 family names.
Breton
Nothing special, Tamrielic Names provide around 900 given names for each gender and 850 family names.
Dunmer
Nothing special, Tamrielic Names provide around 900 given names for each gender and 750 family names.
Khajiit
Khajiits also have complex naming conventions, that were successfully captured and represented in Tamrielic Names:
Tamrielic Names provides around 900 Ta'agra names for each gender as a baseline.
Honorifics
Honorifics are randomly applied either as a prefix or as a suffix.
As a result there are around 28000 Ta'agra name variants that you might encounter.
Tamrielic Titles
As the lore suggests, some Khajiits might take a byname or nickname. Tamrielic Names is limited to suffix only nickanmes and has around 100 of them for each gender. That increases the total variaty of Khajiit names up to a whooping 2.8 million variants. That's indeed an overkill, but why not? :D
Nord
Nothing special, Tamrielic Names provides around 1200 Nord names for each gender. And occasionally give one of 600 family names or titles.
Orc
As the lore says, Tamrielic Names provides around 700 Orc names for each gender and 250 clan names with an appropriate prefix.
Redguard
Though, Redguards have their unique prefix conventions, I choose to use pre-existing surnames, with already prefixes, because these prefixes are dependent on the context and the meaning of surnames's "base", so they can't be mixed with other "bases".
With that said, Tamrielic Names provides around 900 Redguard names for each gender. And rarely give one of 150 derived surnames.
Other NND-based mods
Support
Thank you for using my mods! If you enjoy them and would like to support me, you can use the links below.