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[what-if-i-just-did]

Writing Realistic Future Names

You writing something with aliens? Dystopian future? Doctor Who fic? 'Humans are the Weird ones' post? Need names?

Are you, like me, tired of dystopian names which are normal names written dumbly, or futuristic settings with normal names (looking at you Star Trek), or absolute nonsense? Well here's some cool ways to get futuristic names that make sense.

Celeb and Fandom Names

Names like Draco, Hermione, Sherlock, Mycroft, Enola, Benedict, Castiel, Destiel, Jensen, Danneel, Spock, Katniss, Primrose, Teyla, Elsa, Anakin, Loki, Constantine, Jinx, Rhianna, Catra, Adora, Zendaya, Halsey, Misha/Mischa, Korra, Katara, Toph, Cardi, Mabel, Ariel, Whoopi, Madonna, Oprah, Usain etc are gonna become increasingly popular, like they already are, even more so once enough time passes that people stop associating them with certain pieces of media or certain famous people.

Other Language Names

Historically, in different times different countries have a total global influence, and that will effect names. Right now, it's the USA. During the Rennasaince, it was France. We're pretty close to having Japan and other Asian cultures become the next big influence, what with all the anime everyone globally is watching/reading. Now, depending on how far in the future you're writing, add global influence from other countries. Dutch names like Marjolein and Ninthe and Brechtje, pronounced to the accent of the setting of your story. Try to go with cultures who have potential to be big: don't choose some small country somewhere that nobody has ever heard of. Go for Native American or Mexican or Russian or Japanese or Egyptian.

Surnames

Use surnames for first names! A lot of names that used to be surnames are now gender neutral first names, such as Avery. Use surnames! Johnson, Harris, Smith. All of it!

Strange Shortenings

Shorten traditional names in unntraditional ways! Richard always gets shortened to Richie or (for some unfathomable reason) Dick. What about Char? Chard? Those are kick-ass names. Chris for Christian? Cancelled. It's Tian now. Cathy for Catherine? Wrong. Let's make it Rhine. Amy from Amelia? Let's screw with that, turn it into Ammy. You get it.

Pretty Words

People tend to call their children by name of something pretty, and then those names exist untill after the words have lost their meaning. Right now, most of our names are Biblical Hebrew and Latin and Old English/German. We're at the point where slowly, child names are gonna mean things in today's language again. It's already happening a little; Dawn and Hope and Autumn... but give me children called Justice and Fauna and Prime and Amethyst and Earth. Ash and Queen and Happy and Light and Feline. Give me twins called Sapphire and Sapphic, like we call our twins Catherine and Caithlynn or Tim / Timothy and Tom / Thomas now.

Spelling

Spelling is going to shift with the years, and you want your names to reflect this. This one pretty much only works for at least a hundred years into the future. Here's some guidelines of what spelling might become:

t / th = d

s / k = c

ee = i

a = e (sometimes)

y = i (sometimes)

ks = x

o = oe

h = h (add more often)

Examples: Katherine = Caderine, Timothee = Dimoedhi, Blake = Bleke, Susanna = Cucennah etc. Of course, you can do it your own way, or only use some of these guidelines if you want. Feel free to play around with it. If you chose to go for this, keep in mind that there will still be some names in old spelling, just like we still have towns called Kooperdeck and stuff like that. This technique sounds dangerously close to the "say names while your mouth is full of oreos" technique that some dystopian writers use that I hate, but because it's based on logic and what the future might actually be like, as long as you use this in moderation, it'll sound really cool. Out of these examples, Caderine and Bleke are better to use than Dimoedhi and Cucennah, because "Timothee" and "Susanna" have been pretty much lost. If that's what you're looking for though, then that's your thing, I just personally like to be able to see realistic names and eventhough those names are based on logical prediction, they sound made-up.

Gender

You need to pay attention to the percieved gender of names. You can use names that are gendered or slightly gendered right now as gender neutral names. But if you're inventing new names, do pay attention to whatever percieved gender they have in your universe. You can use Chard and Jensen for girls, Caderine and Sapphire for guys. In fact, you should definetly use names like Loki and Earth and Rhine as non-binary names.

Disclaimer: I haven't studied history, and most things I reference here as 'historically, x has happened and is therefore likely to repeat in the future' are just things I've picked up on and heard about and logically deduced, and they could be wrong. However, I consider myself very smart and I really really like history, so you should consider this as a fairly accurate depection. Just know that if someone who actually studied or researched this topic says I'm wrong then I'm probably wrong.

So there you go! How to write realistic future names. Have fun!

#writeblr #hfy #character names #future #writing #dystopia #tw star trek mention #fanfiction

[garaks-padded-bra]

I know garak is like 1 slap on the ass from killing himself in Afterimage but his neck is so large in this one that i think if he threw himself off the upper level of the promenade with suicidal intent he would just glide to safety

#suicide mention #tw sui #ds9 #star trek #star trek deep space nine #elim garak

[dustykneed]

Wow. surprisingly peaceful domestic moment. When will it be ruined? /ref Bones + Spock @ Jim (mcspirk)

here ya go anon !! thank you so much for the req<33

the reason bones and spock are always arguing is because every time they agree on something the universe will make jim do something completely reckless and stupid just to fill the old married couple bitchiness deficit in the space-time continuum. (also psst if jim hadn't interrupted his husbands in panel two spock would totally have worked his way up to resting his hand on bones' shoulder lmao)

#star trek #star trek tos #tos #star trek fanart #mcspirk #mcspirk fanart #spones #leonard mccoy #bones mccoy #spock #s'chn t'gai spock #jim kirk #tw throwing up mention #(ref to that meme of the kid standing in the parents doorway in the middle of the night going i threw up btw obv) #btw jim didnt get his ass beat by sulu he just touched something he wasnt supposed to LMAO #i just realised this could read as sulu whooping jims ass lmfao #but i mean you can see it that way if ya want SKFHSKDK #ALSO OWL HOUSE REF most beloved #dont go there (yet) but YESSSS god toh is so awesome #one thing i love abt the triumvirate is they constantly take turns with the big boy pants LMFAO #like. spones has to babysit jim sometimes to stop him from getting obliterated by the most bizarre shit #spirk has to physically corner bones to get him to open up and be as vulnerable as he needs to be to heal #(and spones also reminds jim that he doesnt have to do all of this alone btw. bc im rapidly switching to a not jokey tone lol) #mckirk both help spock come to terms with his humanity (that it isnt at odds with his vulcan nature either and he is enough) #group therapy in space sans the therapist !!!! #thats it thats the franchise

[star-trek-shallot]

Kirk: Wait, what? Vodka is made from fucking potatoes?

Chekov: ...You don't have to fuck the potatoes, no.

source: @hassankhadair on insta

#star trek #star trek tos #star trek: tos #star trek memes #star trek incorrect quotes #incorrect star trek quotes #tw swearing #tw alcohol mention #tw alcohol #captain kirk #james kirk #james t kirk #james tiberius kirk #jim kirk #tos chekov #pavel chekov #ensign chekov

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

#572

"I remember seeing another confession on here about how the person wished that Pike’s fate would be retconned and I feel the same about Kirk’s fate in Generations. Like just let him leave the Nexus sooner and grow old with Spock and Bones. They can just say that there was an echo of him left behind in the Nexus like there was with Guinan and that’s the one Picard found and took out of there when he did"

#personal note: I'm making this a confession despite the mention of another one since it's a different subject and character #confession 572 #star-trek-fandom-confessions #star trek #the next generation #the next generation movies #movie tag: Generations #james t kirk #christopher pike #spock #leonard mccoy #guinan #jean luc picard #nexus #trigger warnings #tw fake blood #tw blood

[doctor-octiddius]

Rewatching "Our Man Bashir" and completely forgot about this. WHO DID THIS AND WHY.

#i don't think i've ever mentioned that i've been going insane over ds9 for the past month or so #and i'm still not finished with it. dodging spoilers for a show that ended decades ago is a skill #but #i need him in ways i cannot put into words #maurice's monthly gay breakdown #tw gun #maybe ? #i'm not sure. anyways. #i do NOT have a thing for guns but man. #i am going THROUGH IT tonight babes #deep space 9 #ds9 #star trek ds9 #our man bashir #julian bashir #my gifs yeehaw

[pollsnatural]

#polls #spn #supernatural #tw suicide mention #spn writers #decided to do this in honor of steve yockey being hired to join the star trek writing team #go off king #destiel #pollsnatural about destiel #just for mentioning widower arc

[andietries]

Do you think that the Live long and prosper thing was worded in a way that Spock would imply by denying it that he was going to attempt suicide after killing Kirk or that came later?

#star trek #tw: suicide mention #star trek tos #spock #amok time

[to-trek-or-not-to-trek]

Data: Geordi, may I ask you about something that has been... troubling me, lately.

Geordi, immediately growing concerned: Of course, Data. What's wrong?

Data: It is about ensign Silva's recent death. I find myself wondering what variables I could have manipulated to have prevented it.

Geordi: Oh, Data...

Data: Is this a normal reaction to a sudden loss, or merely another instance where I have failed to approximate human emotion?

Geordi: Wondering how you could have stopped another's death? Data, that is the most human reaction of all.

Data: ... I am surprised you classify my reaction that way. It involves a great deal of compassion, which I lack, since I have no emotions.

Geordi: No, Data, that's where you're wrong. Compassion and kindness are not inherent emotional responses- sometimes, they're a choice. One you always have made.

Data: ... thank you, Geordi

~Bonus~

Riker: *sniffing and looking up at the ceiling*

Dr. Crusher: Are you... crying??

Riker: No! It's allergies.

Dr. Crusher, to herself: Yeah, right, allergic to genuine emotion.

#star trek #star trek incorrect quotes #star trek tng #death mention tw #data #geordi #dr crusher #riker #data soong #geordi la forge #lt cmdr data #this ended up being super long #data being a wholesome bean #daforge

[kirks-slutty-red-tights]

amok time but spock is a necrophile would be crazy btw. thats not even something im into just a thought i had. like that would go crazy.

#ollievores little ramble time #star trek #star trek tos #amok time #necrophillia mention #tw necrophillia

[one-time-i-dreamt]

James Cameron and I got high and watched the Avatar movies. We were going to follow up with the 2009 Star Trek movies but James Cameron said that JJ Abrams was a big nerd.

#dream #Movies #james cameron #jj abrams #Avatar #Star trek #Drug mention #Drug tw

[alls-fair-in-pride-and-prejudice]

The Orville season 1 episode 1: this dude finally gets to be a space captain, but his first officer is his ex wife! So wacky 🤪 plenty of jokey moments. This is a star trek parody we don't take ourselves too seriously!

The Orville season 3 episode 1: one of the main characters commits suicide and the only one who can revive him is someone who suffered firsthand from his actions in the previous season and hates his guts. We explore multiple expressions of grief and hatred as well as consider what drives someone to suicide. The best scene has no dialogue, just a character slowly breaking down into tears as the wall of emotions finally breaks free in a moment of solitude.

#the fam and i were rewatching and after the aforementioned scene #i just had to break the silence #and said 'this started out as star trek with fart jokes' #the orville season 3 #the orville new horizons #electric sheep #suicide mention tw #suicide mention #the orville #to be fair im not ragging on the more comedic version of the orville either #and some of the best episodes also have a lot of comedic moments #its just #damn what a tone shift

[ourobororos]

wanted 2 make star track ocs ^_^

Roska Promor- one of the first cardassians to join starfleet academy, during the height of the dominion war... currently an ensign on an oberth class starship. stubborn, abrasive, difficult to work with at times+ doesnt always follow orders esp ones she doesn't believe in BUT she is very capable and sensitive deepdown. everyone believe in roska

Kihan (3)- former dominion field commander, when her third clone was created she was cryofrozen with a bunch of other vorta clones in a secret bunker so they wouldnt get obliterated once the first cloning facility bload up. she was woken up after the war and gets to decide what SHE wants to do with her life... wow... how do u even figure that out as a vorta. shes learning how to live life after her only purpose was 2 commit the atrocities + meets roska on a survey mission or whatever and yuri becomes real

#my art #st #star trek #deep space nine #ds9 #star trek oc #vorta #cardassian #starfleet #blood tw #also like i forgor to mention in my last ds9 art but vorta barcode headcanon by havi-art is everything 2 me

[landfilloftrash]

*incomprehensible* —hohohoho! Silly meee~ Let me fix this up and leave you be~ See you soon, mon capitaine~

#my art #Star Trek #Star Trek TNG #Star Madness (across the universe) #Jean-Luc Picard #Q Star Trek #Qcard #William Riker #sorry Riker /jov #body horror #slight gore tw #eye gore #slight blood tw #<- just to be safe #this is what you GET for flustering an entity who could break reality if he’s not paying attention #I feel like I should mention that Picard’s brain is ALSO breaking but local man has sheer willpower and some *slight* tolerance /jov #anyways I love these idiots #cosmic love plus some horror #let q be a cosmic horror and picard wince bc it’s still brain breaking but it’s just “💘’’ #rea’s trash

[star-trek-shallot]

Scotty: Hey Chekhov, bring me a screwdriver.

Chekhov: Phillips, flat head, or vodka?

#source: lessonsfromtheminivan on insta #tw alcohol #tw alcohol mention #star trek #star trek tos #star trek: tos #star trek memes #incorrect star trek quotes #star trek incorrect quotes #tos scotty #montgomery scott #tos chekov #pavel chekov #ensign chekov

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

#476 by @xenabutdryad

"I hate everyone who complains that Ortegas hasn't had a lot of character development in S2 of SNW. People, the actress's husband died quite unexpectedly a few days before filming started. She asked for less workload. It's understandable and okay."

#i cropped the picture a bit hope that's ok #confession 476 #xenabutdryad #star-trek-fandom-confessions #star trek #strange new worlds #erica ortegas #melissa navia #death mention tw