Rules of non-pony naming?

[Moonstarleader10101 13]

Just doing this before I start making more characters for something I am writing, any known rules that non-pony species have when it comes to names? (Like how Griffon names start with G, or how most changeling names are bug related, those are the non-pony name rules that I know)

Edited November 15, 2021 by Moonstarleader10101

[SharpWit 2,562]

I didnt know that about griffins but thinking back on it that's really cool and can't believe I missed that. Sorry for not having something to add.

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,821]

Yes, there are some "hidden rules" for naming non-pony characters. I kinda think they did that for them to make more sense. Griffons with names starting with G make sense because of how it simply rolls off the tongue. A changeling with name of a characteristic of a bug/insect makes sense because changelings are in fact bug/pony hybrids. Hippogriffs have names that relate to land and sea because of how they could switch forms. Yaks are like griffons since their names start with Y and it rolls off the tongue easily.  

[Moonstarleader10101 13]

Just making a anime character into a dragon-pony hybrid and deciding what their name would be if they had an equestrian name instead of a normal name, just assuming that a hybrid would combine the rules of both species with it's name

Edited November 15, 2021 by Moonstarleader10101

[Goat-kun 2,527]

Wouldn't that just be longma or kirin? In that case, one could name the OC in the same fashion as one would name a kirin. The other option is to consider the naming habits of parents themselves and which one would more likely choose the name.

[Moonstarleader10101 13]

3 hours ago, Goat-kun said:

Wouldn't that just be longma or kirin?

Mlp has kirins, and tbh they don't look like dragon pony hybrids to me

[Gaines 1,207]

11 hours ago, Courageous Thunder Dash said:

Yes, there are some "hidden rules" for naming non-pony characters. I kinda think they did that for them to make more sense. Griffons with names starting with G make sense because of how it simply rolls off the tongue. A changeling with name of a characteristic of a bug/insect makes sense because changelings are in fact bug/pony hybrids. Hippogriffs have names that relate to land and sea because of how they could switch forms. Yaks are like griffons since their names start with Y and it rolls off the tongue easily.  

^ This is all of my current non-pony naming knowledge too 
as well as Kirin having very nature-related names (ex: Fern Flare, Rain Shine, Autumn Blaze) 
 

7 hours ago, Moonstarleader10101 said:

Mlp has kirins, and tbh they don't look like dragon pony hybrids to me

I personally like to think Kirins are actually some form of dragon/pony hybrids, despite most sources saying they're merely monsters  (non-mlp related sources tho)

Edited November 16, 2021 by Gaines

[Goat-kun 2,527]

20 hours ago, Moonstarleader10101 said:

Mlp has kirins, and tbh they don't look like dragon pony hybrids to me

Be warned though that the subject of hybrids in particular is a cringe minefield. This is where OC memes come from. It's better to imitate what's already there most of the time.

[Lnx1ynight16 119]

I needed this so I can know what names I should give my MLP OCs

[Lnx1ynight16 119]

On 2021-11-15 at 4:53 PM, Moonstarleader10101 said:

Mlp has kirins, and tbh they don't look like dragon pony hybrids to me

Yeah, they don’t look much like dragon pony hybrids to be honest