Ithaelus
Kaelthalas
Orc:
- Orc names tend start with constants such "M" "K" etc. - Mankrik, Thrall etc.
Tauren:
- For Tauren look at American Indian names, in particular Plains tribes like the Cheyenne, Lakota, etc.
Troll:
Gajam
Gajabular
Kaba'zua
- Names that start with G, and Z are popular for Trolls: Zul'jin, Zalazane
Undead:
Sekrados
Desmoras
Norinas
-Undead can use Human type names as they were once human (or some cases High Elven names)
Draenei:
Apolon
Human:
Lechdan
Easy way to generate human names is take a standard English name and add an addtional Letter or change a lettter (Marcus -> Markus)
Gnome:
Fizzlemazzjigglecogwheel
Dwarf:
Aggranor
- Hard constants in groups "Kh" are common in Dwarf names -
Night Elf:
Illirath
Dylvania
- Night Elf names commonly start with vowels or soft constants like "M" -
Take a run around the world or read the background story and note the naming patterns for races. You can get a lot of solid ideas. There used be a wonderful HOWTO name your character on the US WoW forums, but that seems to have been lost.
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