notlamprey Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) Back when I used to play World of Warcraft, my handle was always Lamprey (at least, my main was). After I quit playing regularly, I had a phase where I often popped in and out to have quick chats and catch up with friends. I figured people would be more likely to recognize me if I used the name "Notlamprey" for that. Others who have played WoW probably know what I mean. There were a lot of cases where character names were duplicated across servers or used again by other people after the original player quit. I didn't feel like dealing with "amg r U orig Lamprey?" I ended up sticking with Notlamprey when myself and some friends made the transition to different games, again because people seemed to enjoy the "Not" part. It just kinda made sense, so I've kept it going. edit: le typo. Edited August 23, 2013 by notlamprey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlayn Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Some people have an interesting tale of why they choose their account name, and some don't but its always entertaining to hear about it nonetheless... So why did I pick Arlayn? Ever heard of the Lovecraft Outer God known as Nyarlathotep? Well I got my name from it. The first set of letters Nyarla is arranged almost backwards with the rl staying and not being switched, which backwards becomes Alrayn but as I said before the rl stay as rl and becomes Arlayn. why such a name? because Nya can be anywhere, and at any time in any dimension, on any world... as anyone... plus I am a big fan of Nya. Its almost as if Arlayn is one of many forms of the great Nyarlathotep, The Crawling Chaos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saenol Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Because it wasn't taken yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tengenkujaku Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 It's my handle everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigloblam Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) Mine comes from my first D&D Character back in 1994. I needed a name for my Half Dragon, and i was pretty obsessed with Spawn at the time. So i used "Malebolgia", Flipped it, and made a few changes. The whole idea is that its pronounced "Eye-Go-Blam"...and the character certainly did. I like it because its been with me for a very long time, and it doesnt need Underscores or anything else, Especially Numbers. Numbers in IGNs are annoying to me. EDIT: 0s instead of Os don't count as numbers, so stealthcl0wn or whatever doesnt bother me. Just figured i'd toss that in. Edited September 17, 2013 by Aigloblam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LxLawliet Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Chose my name because I'm a big fan of Death Note, specifically of the deutergonist, L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychopozzie Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Chose my name because everytime i played games i often do crazy things and achieve victory, mostly in Chivalry:medieval warfare, i'm referred to that "psycho vanguard" the pozzie came from me being half pom half Aussie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris9428 Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 If I hear the name ''Nyarlathotep'', I instantly have to think about her. Anyways, quite creative name. Something that my mind would never think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgax Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Because only few of elite circle knows it's meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander_Pancakes Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I chose that name because it sounded completely stupid. And I also like pancakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigloblam Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Because only few of elite circle knows it's meaning. Or those who have Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgax Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Or those who have Google. Well, what have you dug up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigloblam Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Well, what have you dug up? Several refrences to WoW mostly. After i filtered out the fact that its a name of a Town in Italy, and also an Insurance company. Took about 6 seconds. I dont really care enough to dig deeper. Just realize that if its ever been discussed online, its there to be found if you dig deep enough. (Also realize that im in no way insulting or poking fun at you....i was just bored and sleep deprived lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgax Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Several refrences to WoW mostly. After i filtered out the fact that its a name of a Town in Italy, and also an Insurance company. Took about 6 seconds. I dont really care enough to dig deeper. Just realize that if its ever been discussed online, its there to be found if you dig deep enough. (Also realize that im in no way insulting or poking fun at you....i was just bored and sleep deprived lol) Seems my name is enigma even to google, i'm grateful you took a bother to look it up, i feel SPECIAL ( no not $&*&*#(%&). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aigloblam Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Seems my name is enigma even to google, i'm grateful you took a bother to look it up, i feel SPECIAL ( no not $&*&*#(%&). Nothing is an Enigma to Google. But the fact that I couldn't find its meaning in one search string, Means you are more mysteriously named than about 99% of internet users. I consider that an accomplishment. Good Job. (No Sarcasm involved, by the way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyranthius Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Because some genius had already taken Valen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAL1WAN Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 If I hear the name ''Nyarlathotep'', I instantly have to think about her. Anyways, quite creative name. Something that my mind would never think of. Hohohoho... That crawling nightmare. My name? Well, it was former ReaverShale. That's creative. Then it was changed to LuxComedenti, which I think has some grammatical errors but cool nonetheless. Now? I don't think so, but it's a bright reflection to the fandom that I will never let go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulzscha Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Similar topics merged. Also, + kvlt cultist points to Arlayn, always nice to see more Lovecraft fans. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkor88 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I picked milkor because at the time i registered warframe, i was playing bf2 at the time and really really like the milkor mod on the game.. I add 88 on it because i want to be lucky, well its just a mindtrick though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valo13 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Mine is my surname mirrored + 13, since I'm born on friday the 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eulo Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Eulo, shortened from Eulogenic (I use the full when eulo is already taken). I took the word Eulogy (my favorite TooL song), dropped the gy, and added the suffix genic (as in photogenic, etc.). Why? Because I wanted to create my own word, to ensure I always have an alias :) Been using it for...oh, about 7 years now, most likely longer. Edited September 19, 2013 by Eulo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewsitine Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 My name Dewsitine comes form when i was little i had an Italian ww2 model airplane named Dewoitine and i misspelled the o with an s and i have used this as my gaming name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mupplo Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Childhood nickname. When my cousin and I were so young we could barerly talk, she said my name Rasmus, like lappmupp. The parents started calling me Mupp and then it went to Mupplo somehow. Yupsie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlchemistMute Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Based off my roleplaying character Alchemist Mute, an alchemist in mythril green robes that never speaks and has a shadow over his face. The reason I chose "Mute" was because I never have a headset on hand and rarely speak to people I'm not close to. ... Simple, but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukarriope Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Picked the name for Mechwarrior. The name itself is a Japanese-fied 'du-calliope'. I read it do-ka-rri-yope though, rather than, say, do-karr-ri-yo-pi. dI've had a notion for years though of a pair of dragons named Ducalliope and Dukarriope, anyway. On the other hand you could presume a derivation of 'Deucalion'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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