To make a ship name, you can use a combination of the names of the two individuals involved. Here are some tips to help you create a unique and captivating ship name:
- Distinctiveness Principle: Use the most recognizable part of each character's name in the combined ship name. This allows fans to quickly tell who the two people in the pairing are.
- Two Letter Rule: Each person in the pairing should have at least two unaltered letters (not always sounds) from their name. One letter is not distinct enough to tell who the character is being shipped.
- First and Second Parts: The first name in the pairing will use the start of the person's name, and the second name will use the end of the person's name.
- Most Common Names: If the characters are known by their first names, use their first names to make the shipping name. If the characters are always called by their surnames, or their first names are not distinctive enough, use surnames.
- Name Combination Paradigms: Names are combined in different ways in a pairing. The most optimal to least optimal are:
- Syllable Fusion: Two syllables are overlapped. If characters have some common vowels and consonants in their names, that is where the pairing name "split" happens.
- Consonant Similarities: Sometimes consonants aren't exactly the same, but they're very similar and become used as the joint.
- Syllable Split: Each character's names are chunked by syllables. They don't have any sound overlaps, but the two syllables bump up next to each other.
You can use online tools, such as www.name-generator.co or play.google.com(play.google.com), to help you generate ship names.
Remember, the best shipping name is one that tries to break the fewest amounts of constraints.
