HuskeeI was wondering what types of names were used around "Balto's time" or more specifically in Alaska around the 1920's?
I really don't think say Japanese names really work (I've seen several of these for characters) and I'm not too sure on the use of Inuit names either.
I want to keep my characters somewhat realistic I guess you could say for the time period...
| November 13, 2014 | ||
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| O' Cap'n My Cap'n! |
My research into the time period, meaning the early turn of the
twentieth century into the mid twentieth (during Balto's time) shows
that, by and large, most dogs had pretty common English names...the
kinds of names you'd imagine they'd have nowadays. Often even human
names. It was VERY unusual, and exceedingly rare, for dogs to have
Inupiat (Eskimo) or Russian names. Unless they were owned by those
people. If you want to maintain a certain dedication to historical
accuracy, I'd suggest not over-thinking it or worrying too much, and
just go with a relatively common European name, rather than some of
the silliness usually seen in fan character naming. |
| November 10, 2014 | ||
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| Path of the Demon |
I would imagine that names in that region weren't any different than
from any other place. As most of the people in Nome, I think, weren't
native to the region. Here is a list of older names: http://www.babycenter.com/0_ol [...] -due-for-a-revival_10309814.bc |
| November 09, 2014 | ||
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| Big Bad Mod |
No matter what fandom and how inaccurate it is, there is always
someone who names their characters with Japanese names Some names of known dogs from this time were: Balto, Togo, Fritz, Calamity Jane (named after historical people), Fox, Baldy, Babe, Siwash, Wolf. Most of them sound like regular dog names. For example Balto's children, Aleu and Kodi are named after the places in Alaska. And I think Inuit names sound okay for wild animals. |