The Quizopolis hobbit name generator certainly uses names that I remember from the Hobbit and LOTR, and it seems to be doing some mappin
g, but it also does not seem to have the database that some of the other generators have had. The same last name gives the same results for both males and females. Totally different last names with different beginning and ending letters also result in the same last name, regardless of sex. Williams and Snyder both give a surname of Gamgee, and Johnson and Young both give the surname Tunnelly. Harry a
nd Henry both generate first names of Hildibrand, but Harold gets the result of Fredegar for a first name.
A name entered more than once always gives the same result. The generator does not give much information about the way it works. Overall, I think I found it the least satisfactory of all the generators looked at in this article.
In the image you can see how different names mapped in the generator. There were more repeats in this generator than any other, leading me to believe it used the smallest database of names
Runes pictured in this article came from Nova Online's Write Your Name in Runes page.
Tolkien was somewhat inspired by Viking runes, and some of his were simular in shape, but he gave them different names and meanings, and created a number of his own. The names given with the runes pictured here are the Viking names.
There are a number of different races you can play in the LOTRO, and if you decide not to have a hobbit character, choose a different race For help choosing a name for an Elven character, see The Elf Name Generator, an article on Elven Names generated from elements in the Elven Languages Tolkien invented.
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For more information, see this Bright Hub topic on the game LOTRO.
Name generators can come in handy in many types of MMOS. Bright HUb will continue to review name generators of additional types for your gaming pleasure.
LOTRO screenshots are from the official LOTRO site.