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Vilani Names

A call for help. I'm trying to generate a few Vilani names, but am a little leery of just using a random Vilani word generator. Do any of you have any solid resources I could draw upon?

And if it's any help I'm trying to come up with a name for an ancient Vilani criminal...
 
As with real-life names, family name generators (NOT personal names like Bill or Matt or Toshio; I can find those everywhere) would help.
 
Here's the online Vilani lexicon, which is about one megabyte of text:

Archive.org 15 Jan 2007 http://eaglestone.pocketempires.com/lang/vilani/Vilani_Lexicon.html

And here are the Vilani names recorded in that lexicon:

</font><blockquote>code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;"> Liisha n (personal name, female)
Gamaagin n (personal name, female)
gam n (personal name, female)
IIkush n (personal name, female)
Munush n (personal name, female)
Naamidu n (personal name, female)
Nashu n (personal name, female)
Shana n (personal name, female)
Sharik n (personal name, female)
Sharikkamur n (personal name, female)
Uda n (personal name, female)
marila n (personal name, female)
Maarid n (personal name, female)
Alapirlu n (personal name, male)
Dashulinka n (personal name, male)
Eneri n (personal name, male)
Enli n (personal name, male)
Ganidiirsi n (personal name, male)
gani n (personal name, male)
Ishuggi n (personal name, male)
Khugi n (personal name, male)
Mazun n (personal name, male)
SHannash n (personal name, male)
Akidda n (personal name, unknown gender)
Amashdag n (personal name, unknown gender)
ari n (personal name, unknown gender)
Gashina n (personal name, unknown gender)
Kelar n (personal name, unknown gender)
Khemgik n (personal name, unknown gender)
Kidarneri n (personal name, unknown gender)
Nikhasha n (personal name, unknown gender)
dagakashi n (personal name, unknown gender)
Dinsha n (surname)
Enerish n (surname)
Igdakhuur n (surname)
Igadushda n (surname)
Laagir n (surname)
Makardila n (surname)
Sharudiin n (surname)
SHarudkariin n (surname)
SHigulii n (surname)
Suukar n (surname)
Ugama n (surname)
Urkenim n (surname)
diirabur n (surname)
karid n (surname)
Eknarak n (heroic/historical name)
Na iizamki n (heroic/historical name)
Nakhaan n (heroic/historical name)
alaaru n (heroic/historical name) “the Swift�
khagaar, ashi n (heroic/historical name)
Diirkima (heroic/historical name)
Dusheka (heroic/historical name)
Ekirishad (heroic/historical name)
Elikhaani (heroic/historical name)
Ginan (heroic/historical name)
Iggudalu (heroic/historical name)
Iisesshi (heroic/historical name)
Ikaze (heroic/historical name)
Imkigila (heroic/historical name)
Kadesh (heroic/historical name)
Kakilagi (heroic/historical name)
Khagaar (heroic/historical name)
Khakega (heroic/historical name)
Niigaguna (heroic/historical name)
Panmapali (heroic/historical name)
Shamaaraan (heroic/historical name)
Shikhu (heroic/historical name)
Sakhu (heroic/historical name) Twin of Shikhu
kuragan n (a Vilani god)
bezi, leshan n (historical name)
imlu, isaak n (historical name)
karrigashu, eneri (historical name) Naasirka designer of the original Rashud model robot.
khamur, arkika (historical name) Duped SPT member.
khushii, urshaam (historical name)
lumshaa, lazish (historical name)
naalir, kirshaam (historical name) Composer in residence.
nanikishu, urip (historical name)
parshish, sunaam (historical name) Co-founder of THS.
peri, siika (historical name)
riilaam, kirshamii (historical name) Famous scout.
rideli, inesh (historical name) Exploratory admiral.
shaa, kadu (historical name) Co-founder of THS.
diirabur, naarid (historical name) Ex-grand duke of Vland.
diirabur-karid, marila (historical name) Duchess select of Vland.
khuushmin noble family owning an asteroid belt system in Vland.</pre>[/QUOTE]
 
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Not at all.

GURPS:Traveller also has a list of Vilani names (probably surnames) in a sidebar (in the main rulebook, I think).
 
Good list thought I'd just repost it with-out link

And here are the Vilani names recorded in that lexicon:

</font><blockquote>code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;"> Liisha n (personal name, female)
Gamaagin n (personal name, female)
gam n (personal name, female)
IIkush n (personal name, female)
Munush n (personal name, female)
Naamidu n (personal name, female)
Nashu n (personal name, female)
Shana n (personal name, female)
Sharik n (personal name, female)
Sharikkamur n (personal name, female)
Uda n (personal name, female)
marila n (personal name, female)
Maarid n (personal name, female)
Alapirlu n (personal name, male)
Dashulinka n (personal name, male)
Eneri n (personal name, male)
Enli n (personal name, male)
Ganidiirsi n (personal name, male)
gani n (personal name, male)
Ishuggi n (personal name, male)
Khugi n (personal name, male)
Mazun n (personal name, male)
SHannash n (personal name, male)
Akidda n (personal name, unknown gender)
Amashdag n (personal name, unknown gender)
ari n (personal name, unknown gender)
Gashina n (personal name, unknown gender)
Kelar n (personal name, unknown gender)
Khemgik n (personal name, unknown gender)
Kidarneri n (personal name, unknown gender)
Nikhasha n (personal name, unknown gender)
dagakashi n (personal name, unknown gender)
Dinsha n (surname)
Enerish n (surname)
Igdakhuur n (surname)
Igadushda n (surname)
Laagir n (surname)
Makardila n (surname)
Sharudiin n (surname)
SHarudkariin n (surname)
SHigulii n (surname)
Suukar n (surname)
Ugama n (surname)
Urkenim n (surname)
diirabur n (surname)
karid n (surname)
Eknarak n (heroic/historical name)
Na iizamki n (heroic/historical name)
Nakhaan n (heroic/historical name)
alaaru n (heroic/historical name) “the Swift”
khagaar, ashi n (heroic/historical name)
Diirkima (heroic/historical name)
Dusheka (heroic/historical name)
Ekirishad (heroic/historical name)
Elikhaani (heroic/historical name)
Ginan (heroic/historical name)
Iggudalu (heroic/historical name)
Iisesshi (heroic/historical name)
Ikaze (heroic/historical name)
Imkigila (heroic/historical name)
Kadesh (heroic/historical name)
Kakilagi (heroic/historical name)
Khagaar (heroic/historical name)
Khakega (heroic/historical name)
Niigaguna (heroic/historical name)
Panmapali (heroic/historical name)
Shamaaraan (heroic/historical name)
Shikhu (heroic/historical name)
Sakhu (heroic/historical name) Twin of Shikhu
kuragan n (a Vilani god)
bezi, leshan n (historical name)
imlu, isaak n (historical name)
karrigashu, eneri (historical name) Naasirka designer of the original Rashud model robot.
khamur, arkika (historical name) Duped SPT member.
khushii, urshaam (historical name)
lumshaa, lazish (historical name)
naalir, kirshaam (historical name) Composer in residence.
nanikishu, urip (historical name)
parshish, sunaam (historical name) Co-founder of THS.
peri, siika (historical name)
riilaam, kirshamii (historical name) Famous scout.
rideli, inesh (historical name) Exploratory admiral.
shaa, kadu (historical name) Co-founder of THS.
diirabur, naarid (historical name) Ex-grand duke of Vland.
diirabur-karid, marila (historical name) Duchess select of Vland.
khuushmin noble family owning an asteroid belt system in Vland.</pre>
[/QUOTE]
 
I found the alien names for sale on Drivethru games was good and I used Near and Middle Eastern names .This was due to old Traveller fanzine called Alien Realms hinting Vilani was similar to Sumerian
 
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