Name That Pet: Asthock’s Ghost Wolf
Name That Pet is back! Today we’ve got an e-mail from Asthock Lonewalker, a level 70 Beast Mastery hunter from the Defias Brotherhood (RPPVP) EU realm.
Asthock writes:
Greetings Mania and all the readers,
So here is my problem: When the Ghost wolf was available I was lucky enough to get hold of it, I then however took a fairly long break from Warcraft and left him gathering [Spectral Dust] in the stables as I rested my weary head.
Now I am back and loving the hunter class again, however my wolf is only 53. From what I have read it is now really easy to level pets, I am unsure if this is true, but that is the least of my worries. I don’t think I am really trying to level my pet because he is unnamed… I feel as if he’s just a tool and not a member of my team. So… here is where I ask for aid from hunters over this world.
I have two other pets at the moment, one named Frostbite, a Gorilla Asthock found while roaming the alterac mountains (a.k.a. Uhk’loc) and a Ghost saber named Naneth, he has a thing for spectral beings it seems :P.
What should I name my pet?
I am massive roleplayer and I’d like to think that this will link well to my pet. Here is my idea of a background with my ghost wolf, but please if you have any ideas give me your idea of how the wolf could have come to be I would be more than happy to hear of them.
He was once a strong Tauren shaman, young and keen but the elements betrayed him… He called them from tainted lands; he was killed that day and left to rot. But by lucky chance an Orc hunter, clothed in red and black armour found the corpse of the Tauren in Desolace. An old friend of the Orc’s, a Tauren as well named Lunari, had once told him that if a shaman was laid to rest in The Red Rocks then they could be reborn into another being. The Orc, imagining that if his friend, Lunari, was slain that he would personally drag him to The Red Rocks, decided he would bring this shaman to his resting place as well.
The Orc hefted the shaman onto his kodo, and set off to bring him to the sacred grounds. Asthock’s friend was right, the shaman was reborn. But not the same way Asthock had imagined… the shaman was reborn a Ghost Wolf a loyal companion to his saviour, Asthock.Thanks For your help in advance,
May your arrows fly true, Asthock Lonewalker.
Personally I think that Asthock’s story about how he gained his ghostly companion is excellent. But we still need a name …
Suggestions?
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Wrath Wraith Specter
just names iv considered naming mine
How about shimer
If he’s a re-born Tauren, then it might help to check out all of the NPC Tauren names and use them as a pattern.
Hm…Kiba is the Japanese for Fang (Naruto fans’ll know that name)
CuChulainn was the Ulster Celt hero known for having taken the place of the guard dog of the smith Cullen when Setanta slew him (the hound), thus giving him the name CuChulainn (Hound of Cullen).
Perhaps, obliquely, Anubis would work, even though Anubis is a Jackle.
Once, a long time ago, I had a wolf named Angua. Her name came from Terry Pratchett’s the Diskworld.
I hope that helps.
Casper! Haha, ok, maybe not. When I’m stuck for names I always check one of the websites that show name meanings. I can almost always find something good.
Reyreti (rarity) sounds appropriately spiritual.
Well, i first off wish to congratulate our Orcish Hunter on getting His friend to begin with. As it takes a good lucky break to have gotten one of the spectrals. It gives a sense of accomplishment when one tames a difficult creature, or one that can’t be gotten anymore. I myself have 30 pets at 70. A Dragonhawk BloodFalcon from Botanica, which took me half a dozen runs and many uses of misdirect onto party members for screwing it up. He’s 70 now, but i grabbed Trachela and renamed him DoubleHeader. And finally, I have WinterHarte, a 70 blue Wind Serpent from near TK. She’s so named after a good IRL friend of mine who goes by the same name as a NE Druid in WoW. She thought it was so awesome to see a pet named after her, especially one she liked.
So, back on track. If you can think of a good name that your Tauren shaman friend had, or nickname, don’t feel ashamed if he’s so named in his “new” form. Or if you have something from books that had a name you loved, Modify it to suit your new companion. No name is truly BAD, as long as it is a name that you think fits him.
I named mine Styx… hehe. But a tauren name would work well, perhaps.
I was also lucky enough to tame a Ghost Wolf.
I named mine Anu, sorta after Anubis, it just held a good meaning with me.
My vote would be along these lines, I tend to name my pets mythological names.
I myself have a Grimtotem Spirit Guide and named him Kordosatus. I named him after the two guildmates that helped me tame him, Kysato and Mordosus. All those who know this process know that you can not tame one alone. It is a group effort.
Now for your pet’s name.
Karhma
Destiny
Ichabod – from Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Karnate – as in reincarnate
Vison
Spirare – to breathe
Unity – as in partnership with Asthok
Good Luck, Goldwarte in Garithos
first off.congradulations on getting one and getting it past 50.from mine iv learned that just nameing it “Wolf”* doesnt seem to count to the system.the name pet option dissapeared but when i logged back in it had returned.at 70 they still do the speed walking thing.
as for the name.perhaps something related to the sun since you mentioned the friend being lunari?solari perhaps?
*was originaly going to leave him nameless since i knew as soon as i picked something id hate it.then decided to try to name it Wolf like the defult tag so people couldnt bug me about nameing it…
How about Nemesis, Luna, Ghostfang, Spectra, Banshee, or Wendigo?
Been trying to find an Amerind name for “wolf” or “spirit” or “reborn,” but not having much success. Thought I’d pass on the idea in case you might have better luck ;)
In my opinion, for a strong role playing name – and to fit with the spirit of the backstory – I would pick something from a Native American culture. I looked up some interesting stories from several, and tend to favor the Inuit people of the northern end of the continent for their strong shamanistic heritage. A few ideas from there are: 1) Angakkuq – the Inuit word for Shaman or medicine man, 2) Amarok – the name of a giant wolf in Inuit Mythology, or 3) Kigatilik – A vicious, violent demon, especially known for killing shamans. For a few other names along that vein, check out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_mythology
Finally – following Mr. Perfect’s suggestion about Tauren NPC naming schemes – try using a prefix/suffix structure and choose traits of the wolf for the first half, and traits of shamans for the second half. A few examples that come to mind are:
(First Half)
Ghost
Wraith (credit Empello)
Moon
Dusk
Shimmer (credit Dethfire)
Dark
and (Second Half)
Totem
Shock
Hunter, Warrior, Druid (kind of a Tauren homage)
Pelt
Earthbind
Stoneclaw
Waterwalk
You get the idea – combine the two and you get something like Wraithtotem, Duskhunter, Moonstoneclaw, etc. Good luck, and grats on the cool pet!
As a fellow Ghost Wolf owner, I can understand your pain in leveling him. My wonderful Sköll just hit 66 last night. As a young huntress who already owned Fenrir (Old Cliff Jumper) since Synnavar’s first encounter with the elusive lupine in the Hinterlands, the name Sköll (A Son of Fenrir, who chases the Sun Goddess until the day he catches her) came naturally.
As for a name that would reflect your wolf’s rich history, here are a few suggestions that I dug up:
“Kato” – pure, unsullied
“Owen” – well born one, young warrior
“Rene” – reborn
“Shakir” – grateful
“Barak” – lightning
“Bavol” – wind, air
Good luck finding that perfect name, Asthock~
I’ve been thinking about this, and this model of wolf is also used for Coyotes in Westfall.
Thing is, Coyote is the Plains Indian Trickster god similar to Anansi (Spider) of West Africa and Loki of the Norse.
Among the Navaho, Mai-cob were feared witches intent upon harming their people.
Of course, another name is Peter.
On a different note, what does everyone think about suggesting to Blizzard maybe reintroducing this skin and ones like it. With Wrath being very much about the Undead, and there being a lot of undead skins for other animals (other wolves, bears, and boars especially) why not bring in spectral pets and other similar skins to extend the theme of this expansion?
I would call her Clodagh after a river goddess the wolf reminds me of water
name him cerberus… he may not have three heads but whats a better name for a ghost wolf? anyways, just a suggestion… or enigma, mobius, or whatever suits your taste, and congrats on getting one of the coolest pets!
Zues
I missed out on the ghost wolf. /sadface
But if I had one, I’d name it Mournhowl. In keeping with my other pet’s name themes. Being a tauren, I use the prefix/suffix to name as well. :3
I have to say, though, gratz on having a very unique pet.
How about Akuma, Bakuu, or if you want to make it funny, go with Fido or even Balto. LOL
@Snakeeyes-
I have an Akuma(Demon) and an Akumu(Nightmare), and though I agree that the name and meaning are appropriate in general, I don’t believe that he would want to call his old slain friend “Demon”. Meanings to names are important, especially translated to common languages like Japanese (I’ve had many comments about my feline’s names by those WoW players who just so happen to know the names’ meanings.)
And congrats on the ghost wolf and good luck naming him, though I do like the name Lunari. Perhaps something celestial related?
First off. I think your roleplaying backstory helps to show that it is possible for Hunters to be running around with ghost wolves without upsetting the ‘feel’ of the game!
That little rant over, I simply named mine Spirit after my next door neighbour’s German Shepherd. But I think in your case, naming to the Tauren name structure would be best.
Lightpaw
@ Resk-
I’ve both done that and had that happen. My Warlocks are named Shimegami and Shijoshin which combines the words Shi (death) and Megami/Joshin (Goddess), thus forming Goddess of Death, or the Dead Goddess. Thing is, most people see the name and think of the manga series Death Note. I actually named the characters after Susan Sto Helit of the Diskworld. She’s the granddaughter of Death, and in the translation of the series into Japanese, he is known as Shigami or Shishin.
Names are very important though. My Ravager is just named Demon. I think it’s appropreate given his looks. Right now, I also have Tonton (Tapping), Igor, Sasori (Scorpion), Temari and Rukia. And yes, I’ll cop to being a manga fan.
@Asthok-
I originally missed that you were on an RP server. Jamuqa is the name of Temujin’s (Ghengis Khan) Blood Brother. Ogedei is another Mongolian leader’s name.
Of course, just naming him Khaan would work. I’m suggesting Mongolians because they were the original Horde and, for some reason, Orcs tend to remind me of them.
i named my ghost wolf after the 2 guys who helped me.
A Shamen called Mackus and a priest called Gredon.
The Wolf is called Gredus.
I think judging by your story, it would need to be a double name, using something elemental as a 1st word.
Like “Stone,Cloud,Air,Water,Rain,Mist,Fire,Earth” And then another word like “runner, walker, stalker, heart,etc” Native Americans are a good source for Tauren type names.
Rainwalker,
Mistwalker,
Miststalker,
Cloudwalker,
(Skywalker) he he.
I personally think that if you have a good backstory for the wolf, coming up with a name that matches the story would be better. Thus, none of these ‘other language’ names fit the concept and feel of the Ghost Wolf you’ve got here. Instead, I’m thinking the same as a few others are: name him after a Tauren name. Maybe you can get a Tauren friend to speak words in Tuaren (I don’t remember the language name) to you to give you ideas for what might be a good name for him. See what Tauren sounds like for ‘Spirit Wolf’. Shouldn’t be hard. Change your language to Tauren and get a non-tauren buddy to tell you what they see.
Kurasu has the right idea, other ideas to see what would look like in tauren are Spirit guide, Spectral guardian, or Spirit shield.
Alas, I missed out on this wonderfull pet!
Going with the Tauren kind of thing, I always named my Taurens
_(color of fur)___fur. However, maybe this will not go with your pet, so I will suggest some different names –
- Leapingwolf
- Sunspirit
- Zephyrus the greek god of West wind, and the messanger of spring. Kind of Shammany?
Thats all I can think of, congratulation on getting that awesome pet!
By the way, I second Seidouyumi on having more Specteral pets. I would love to have a specteral windserpent or owl! (or cat, or croc, or raptor….)
Thanks Wolfington. I plan on working up an idea on how to frame the suggestion and post it both on the WoW Suggestion and Hunter forums.
I would suggest Spiritwalker or Ghosthoof. After the Tauren traditions of Spirit Walkers or the named Spirit Walker from Frozen Throne, Bovan Ghosthoof.
I like Synnavar’s idea, with the Norse mythology. After a while of thinking and leveling my ghost wolf to 70, I finally had it down to Fenrir or Fenrisulfr (both names for the same wolf-son of Loki). I eventually decided to use Fenrisulfr and I’m happy with it.
Hector might be a good one…
As in “Hector the Spectre” ^^
I would just name the wolf after the Tauren. If it is the same spirit, why not?
I was thinking something like Karran or Schurlan. Rhamfal? Fandtram.
PS. <3 to Rpers. Best of luck!
I need help nameing my pet its a Zulian Stalker
(61 Elite, Zul’Gurub)go to http://www.petopia.com to get a look at it.
I really need help naming this pet go to http://petopia.brashendeavors.net/html/mobs/mob_zulianstalker.php to see it .
I happen to have a Ghost Wolf to, and I though long and hard before I finaly decided on a name.
I won’t tell you the name I chose, but I’ll give you the name that came second:
‘Kiyiya’
This translates in Yakima to “Howling wolf”
Just my contribution.
To Seidouyumi:
Kiba is also the name of the leader of the wolves in Wolf’s Rain. :)
The other wolves were named Hige, Toboe, Tsume, and Blue. Hige was very laid back and quite the womanizer; Toboe was the young, naive, but reliable runt; Tsume was the schizoid, almost rebellious skeptic; and Blue was… the girl, lmao. She didn’t really show much distinctive personality until the very end, and I haven’t watched it in a long time.
I plan on taming a coyote or one of the tan wolves in BEM when my second hunter gets high enough and naming it Hige just because I love that character so much. I would’ve named my main’s wolf after them if I wasn’t already set on naming it after my boyfriend’s dog (whose name is Tank).
Taurens are like American Indians in a way, so words like Spirit or Totemus are appropriate. The Western concept of ghost isn’t theirs; spirits, totems, guiding lights, etc. would work. Maybe something as simple as Luna or Spirit or Myst?
HINTO:it means “blue hair.” in Dakota Sioux
ORENDA:it is more commonly translated as “Great Spirit,” “divine essence,” “Holy Spirit,” or simply “God.”from an Iroquois religious term
word for “wolf” is “Wahya” in Cherokee
thats about all I can come up with at the moment! ( thanks to an online American Indian language site)
To Leuko-
I can’t say that I’m familiar with Wolf’s Rain. Then again, I’m only just starting to get back into the world of manga and anime. I started getting into it back when I was very young and all that we had here was Robotech. However, five of the ten names I have for pets reflect some manga or anime series, one is plain Japanese, one I took from the Diskworld, and two I haven’t named yet.
So far- Igor (Carrion Bird), Tonton (Boar), Enma (Gorilla), Akama (Ravager), Temari (Wind Serpent), Sasori (Scorpid), Rukia (Cat), and Akamaru (Wolf).
Well, I like the name ‘StarFang’ since it connects him to the stars which is a simbol of the spirits in many cultures. Personally, I named mine ‘Wuff’ as my Character is a dwarf and my story is that he was once an ordinary wolf who died defending me, then returned in spectral form. Casdia just called him Wuff as a pet name and it stuck. My tiger Zukauni was a mighty hunter in her own right, and my pig giblet was rescued from the depths of razorfen kraul.
Kohana means swift in sioux languages.
Mai’itso is coyote in Navajo.
Ohona is a name I found in an American Indian Novel.
There are also a lot of great names that might be a bit long for a video game, like Honiahaka means little wolf in Cheyenne. or Wanageeska is white spirit in Sioux. Probably a little long even if the meaning is great. Istaqa is “coyote man” in Hopi. There are hundreds of good names, really, I can’t even begin to post all the good ones I saw. I will give you a link: http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/natamnames.htm
if you still havent picked a name you could always rp that your trying to find his family to learn his real name or just waiting for him to tell himself…
Personally, I like Norse and Norse-sounding names, and the language is particularly relevant for wolf names. Fenris/Fenrir or Hródvitnir was the monstrous wolf whose escape from the unbreakable chain Gleipnir that bound him signaled the beginning of Ragnarok and the death of Odin himself. Garm was the savage wolf/hound that guarded Hel and the Norse underworld. Hati and and Skoll were the sons of Fenris who chased the moon and sun respectively across the sky. Also, if you wish to create your own name, the suffix -ulf means “wolf” in Old Norse, so Ranulf means “shield wolf,” Thorulf means “Thor’s wolf,” etc. Good luck and good hunting!
Rummaging through WowWiki:
Shu’Halo is Tauren in their native tongue of Taurahe.
Skychaser – The Skychaser tribe are the spiritual leaders of the tauren shamans.
Bovan Windtotem is an important figure in the Tauren camp led by Cairne Bloodhoof. A master spirit walker, he was sent with Rexxar to retrieve Cairne’s son Baine in Warcraft III Frozen Throne Expansion Rexxar’s Campaign.
Another spirit walker is Ashar Ghosthoof but i cant find any info on him.
Hi, ’cause of now it’s impossible to tame the ghost wolf, I suggest you to call him Lucky
youcantgetme
Just wanted to post here, in response to the name sugestion of NaturalChaos, that i have a ghostwolf myself on Grim’Batol server where i have my lvl 70 hunter Micazz and i actually named it casper O.o . Not after your sugestion, but i found it funny that we actually tought the same name ;)
I think grimtotem would be a good name as it is “taureny” and that is its real name (grimtotem spirit guide)
In Tolkien’s Elvish Spirit Wolf seems neat…so you can any one of the 3 words for spirit, and add wolf to the end. Or Mist Wolf works…ah the Gamer in me…lol.
Spirit:: Fëa / Sulë / Thulë
Wolf:: Draug
Mist:: His / Hìsië / Hith
For all of my names I usually use Google, by typing “Ghost Wolf Name” in goodle search bar I found a book called none other than “Ghost Wolf”. I am sure if you research the book a little further you can find out the name of the “Ghost Wolf” depicted in the book.
You could call him
Most of these are gods or animals in legends
Mystery
Embarr
Apollo
Jupiter
Cybele
Shaman
Bukeralos
Balto
Uranus
Rimfaxe
Bosi
Karma, because it has something to do with reincarnation and stuff.
Or Omen, like the one from the Festival of the Moon.
Or else, Ancestor.
Why not try Epiphany? Rather girly, I know but there is a fierce background behind the thought process which creates the “epiphany”
Spirit, Ancestor, and Luna are all good names for a ghost wolf.
oh.. it is true or in game only
I think you should name it Shiranui, as in the white wolf from Japanese culture who was said to have killed the giant 9-headed dragon Orochi. Shiranui is the Japanese word for things such as white fire, like will-o-the-wisp. Shiranui was so white and magnificent, he looked like a shining wraith while running. That could be a great name.
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