What names do you give to your player characters?

[Isabelle for president!]

It depends. If character is just an empty vessel or I can customize them I use my real name. If a character has set personality and appearance then I name them whatever I think it's the best for them. For multiple charas I choose themed names.

 

[ibelleS]

Variations of my own name/ nicknames

 

[Feloreena]

For something like Animal Crossing I just use my real name. For PC games I use my online alias and other names I have made up.

 

[Bowie]

I often refer to myself as Ali, which is just a shortened version of my real name with an extra letter. If a last name is required, I refer to myself as Ali Artistic, which is a reference to my hobbies. I have been known to use other names, however.

 

[samsquared]

They're all Sam.
You know that's probably short for some long version of that name.

 

[honeymoo]

Usually use my own name for things, but sometimes I like to make up a character to play a game with (like in animal crossing, pokemon, stuff like that) and I'll just pick a name I like.

 

[Resi]

Usually it's my own name, but if I'm playing as another character (such as Mario, or Link) I usually keep their names. This is because I once made the mistake of naming Link "Meghan" in my Twilight Princess game and I cringe every time I am spoken to. If I'm going to be playing with other people (mainly ones I don't know on mmo's) I use a random combination of characters that can pass as a name - such as Resi here on the forums.

 

[nammie]

Mayor's name is a nickname of mine, rest of my characters just have names that I thought were cute/that my friend named lol

 

[ADanishMuffin]

I only use my real name. I do that because I would be really embarrassed to show any of my friends a made-up name, and even if I wouldn't the name I'd think of would probably be really lame.

Though if it's like a game where you play as a certain character with a distinct personality, I'll probably end up naming them what they were originally named.

I actually just name the Pokemon I play as it's Pokemon name in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. (ex: My character is Squirtle, will be named Squirtle) Another reason I do that in the Mystery Dungeon games is because I can't think of creative names for my partner Pokemon.

edit: omg reading it now, what i typed makes almost no sense.

 

[puppy]

my own name usually because its easy that way
games were you have to name stuff are actually the hardest ever for me
i have been known to sit on naming screens for hours im not exaggerating
naming my ac town took 2 hours

 

[Mega_Cabbage]

It depends on the game. If I have a fully customizable character or it's a "cute" game (Harvest Moon for example), then my name. If the game is mainly focused on fast paced annihilation, then Ventus. For puzzle/strategy based, then Crow.

 

[Greninja]

I give them my middle name

 

[Jawile]

I usually name characters after myself, but when replaying games I give them a different name, and in ROMs I name my character Mawile.

 

[Chris]

It depends. For the majority of games I'll stick with the characters default name.

For games where I prefer to sway from the defaults, like Pok?mon or Harvest Moon, I'll use Tina. In games where I'd rather not use my real name, or in games where my real name belongs to another character, then I use Reina. If I play a male character I'll usually use Luca.

 

[Melyora]

Games as Final Fantasy, I tend to let them keep their Default names (also, I don't gave Link a different name in Legend of Zelda games XD) But for most games, especially where you can customize your own character, I go for Melyora. Or variations of it if it is too long or already in use (on online games).

 

[Yui Z]

I usually give my name, seeing as it's the first word to come to my mind. If I'm playing as a guy character, then I'll make it the first guy name that comes to mind. Or I'll stick with the default name.

 

[ellabella12345]

My characters always tend to be called by my own nickname, ella.wow so creative

 

[Delphine]

Usually my name, but for games where I don't have enough space to put 'Delphine', I usually went for 'Soul', or if I decide to play a male character I choose names that I like such as Eli or Charlie.

 

[Beachland]

I use my name unless I've already played through the game and I'm making another character. Like on Mass Effect, I'll use my nickname or middle name after I've used my first name for a character (very original, I know)

 

[Minene]

I use my actual name.