What's the Coolest Name You've Come Across in Real Life?

[James Joseph Emerald]

As a writer, I'm always interested in people having cool names. So I can justify giving them to my characters without it seeming juvenile: "No, I did not just make that up. He is in fact named after a dear friend of mine..."

So forum, what's the coolest names you've come across in real life?

My Top 5 would be:

#5 Lana Jago -- I dunno why, I just always thought her name sounded cool.

#4 Troy La Combre-Gallagher -- The coolest part is how well it suits his eccentric, lofty personality

#3 Jack Hunt -- Doubles as both cool and hilarious. The ironic thing is that he's actually a very cool guy. And he's gay.

#2 Andrew Payne -- A teaching assistant for a Journalism course I did. Everyone ripped on him because he looked like Tom Cruise.

#1 Silvian Dragan -- A Romanian computer programmer from college. How badass is that name? Seriously. He also has a black belt in a bunch of different martial arts and is some sort of self-defense expert, so he lives up to the badassery of his name.

 

[Colour Scientist]

As much as I hate to admit because she isn't the nicest of people but Ebony Phoenix is a pretty awesome name.

 

[Zhadramekel]

I just have two that I can think of. One being my neighbours kid Arlo, never heard that name before. And the other is a friend of mine, Trent Cannon. It doesn't get more badass than that.

 

[shadyh8er]

There's this girl who does the weather report where I live named Dagmar Midcap.

Helluva unique name if you ask me.

 

[Chalacachaca]

Anibal, a dramaturgist I'm working with (His name comes from Hannibal, leader of Carthage during the Second Punic War).
That and well, a director I met like two years before Assassin's Creed 2 was released, his name is Exio, after playing Assassin's Creed 2 his name got awesome in my eyes.

 

[SckizoBoy]

An acquaintance from uni had the following name: Jean-Michel Georges-Phillippe Charles-Victoire du-Varons-Marseille-Beque...

And the hyphens are correct.

 

[LikeDustInTheWind]

In Key West, Florida, there is a plaque on the side of a law firm, carrying the name

Spoiler: wait for it...

John Marston, attorney-at-law

 

[Distorted Stu]

Drew Peacock.

Seriously, i went to primary school with him. He later changed his name to Liam because he got picke don.

 

[Overlord93]

Dick Loong, it doesn't get better than that.

 

[meticadpa]

Longrod Von Hugendong
Brock Druiry (pronounced Drew-ray)

 

[X123Lewis123X]

Coolio. i dont know his second name but hes in my year at school

 

[somerandomguy76]

Lived next to a guy my freshman year of college named Baalthazar. Sadly he dropped out

 

[IamQ]

Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchit. Badass man. Badass.

 

[the spud]

Peter Lichs. No, I'm not making that up.

OT: Brian Peppers is a pretty cool name.

 

[Beertaster]

Mike Hawk. I saw him on the travel channel.

 

[V TheSystem V]

One of my friends went for a Uni interview and was interviewed by a guy called Darth McEnglish. Most badass name EVER!

 

[dancinginfernal]

Romulus Matthias the Third.

I'm sorry, such a great name. I've been told my name (Griffin) is awesome as well, but I'm not so sure. There's at least 2 other people on the Escapist with the same one.

 

[Xaio30]

I'd hate to come across as self-centered, but I find Xaio Majere pretty cool.

 

[James Joseph Emerald]

Drew Peacock.

Seriously, i went to primary school with him. He later changed his name to Liam because he got picke don.

Haha, it took me way too long to get that.
Parents are just cruel sometimes...

As much as I hate to admit because she isn't the nicest of people but Ebony Phoenix is a pretty awesome name.

Heh, sounds like a name from that infamous My Immortal Harry Potter fanfic.


Oh yeah, I forgot another one: Aoife Valentine. Although technically we've never met in person (we ran a blog together), but we're the same age and she lives in the same city as me, so we probably at least have friends in common. I always thought Valentine was a cool surname.