Want to get rid of the placeholder names in your story? Struggling to find ones that feel right, carry meaning, and actually sound like they belong in your world?

Naming the World offers clear, practical guidance to help you craft names that feel authentic, meaningful, and full of story. From city names and cultural naming patterns to mythic titles and personal transformations, this mini guide will help you make names a powerful part of your worldbuilding.

This guide will help you to:

Understand how names set tone, signal genre, and shape first impressions
Create consistent, recognisable naming patterns without building a full language
Reflect cultural values, beliefs, and histories through names
Explore how names evolve across time, translation, and personal arcs

Discover the power of names as a worldbuilding tool. With this concise guide, you'll gain the tools to craft names that feel right, and resonate.

Get Naming the World today, and start shaping the names that will shape your world.

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