Name That Pet: Blood Elves with White Bears
Final Names:
Belysior: Arktos
I love the variety of pets that are coming in with Name That Pet requests these days. Sure, some people have always had the less-popular pets, but so often it was lion-lion-raptor-lion. (Not that there’s anything wrong with lions and raptors, of course.)
But look what we’ve got today: not one but two blood elf hunters who have chosen to hunt with a white bear from Dun Morogh! And both of these hunters have stories to tell about how they chose their new companions.
First up is Belysior:
I recently made a casual bank alt on my PVE server, but this little hunter is becoming more than just a bank alt! I ended up running him all the way to Ironforge to tame the white bear model of Mangeclaw. I plan on soloing instances on him and getting a feel for how hunters have changed since I leveled my 70.
Belysior comes from a family with a long history of tradition to the Farstriders. As the latest in his line to take up the mantle of the hunter, the young blood elf found himself slightly apathetic to the idea of taming the traditional – but common – lynxes or dragonhawks. His ranger mentors despaired of ever seeing him bonded with a pet due to his picky attitude towards the local creatures, and even those he went to investigate in Tirisfal and Silverpine.
But suddenly his interest was sparked by tales told by the dwarven ambassador of a fierce white bear roaming the snowy peaks of his homeland. Unfortunately the ambassador’s stay was short-lived (*cough*) but though the tales were likely embellished Belysior found the image of the white bear hard to shake. The young hunter – normally disdainful of the excesses of Silvermoon – took to the libraries for weeks. He poured over stories and maps, then took off to the south.
What trials he faced on his journey none know, but his Farstrider companions forgave him going A.W.O.L. when they saw him return with a grin on his face and an exotic companion at his side.
I’m looking for at least a semi-serious name to go with a semi-serious young hunter. Either something nature related or that would sound fitting for a Blood Elf to name a white bear.
I love this story. I can really sympathize with the young blood elf who wanted something different and exciting, and found what he was looking for in the tales of a visiting dwarf. So I really hope we can find something wonderful for Belysior’s bear.
Next up is Vynadrae, another young blood elf with a different but also fascinating tale to tell:
A young, level 27 Blood Elf Hunter, Vynadrae, from the realm of Bonechewer (PvP) has just traveled to the depths of Alliance territory, Dun Morogh, to tame herself one of the only low level polar bears in the game. Thankfully, due to the newest patch release, her fine specimen jumped up from level 9 to level 22. This tenacious pet (pun intended) is sure to be with Vyn for many more levels to come.
She can recall the day she met a fellow hunter — orc was his race — who stood tall and proud next to his own white bear. She whispered, “Where did you get your pet?!” He laughed and told her, “Winterspring, of course.” After looking it up on the map, she found it. Winterspring. And then she noticed the level range … way too high for her!
So what was the next step? Petopia, obviously. Finally, she found it.. a Mangeclaw.. from none other than the Alliance territory of Dun Morogh. She had no idea how she would make the journey from her current home of Ashenvale, to the woods of Dun Morogh. Then, she had an idea: currently, her account was linked with her husband’s, thanks to the “recruit-a-friend” system. Her sister, a high level priest, made the journey easily, and summoned her husband there. Once he was there, he was able to then summon Vynadrae. Vyn was ecstatic when she saw the polar bear that would soon be hers: those sky-blue eyes and snowy white fur fascinated her.
She had heard that these bears could be hard to tame, because of their ability to swipe.. but that was not hard for the beast master: Vynadrae. Once he was hers, he took to her like bread on butter, and the two were inseperable. The only thing stopping them now was the need for a name for her new companion.
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I’ve tamed quite a few pets before: Humar the Pridelord, snow leopards, serpents, etc.. but I’ve always been able to name them easily. This one has proven to be quite a challenge to name, however. I don’t want anything funny — personally, I dislike those kind of pet names. I would prefer a name that has some sort of meaning behind it.. nothing random, either. Sorry for being so picky, I just want it to be the perfect name for the perfect pet.
I can understand wanting the perfect name! After all, that’s why we’re here.
So to sum up, we need a semi-serious name for Belysior, perhaps something nature-related or suitable for a blood elf. For Vynadrae we need a name with meaning behind it. Let’s see what we can do!
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When i had a bear, I named him Arctos, it’s part of some kind of bear’s latin name. That’s always a place to start looking, latin names. I think polar bear’s latin name is something about ursus maritimus.
i have that bear for a few of my horde alts.the treck is WORTH it.i usually leave them named bear,but iv also used “bubba” or “heinrich”*…
*ursula v character from gearworld.i dont think hes ever flat out called a bear but its kind of implied…
Icebane
Bladeclaw
Stormswipe
AVALANCHE
WipeOut
…
Hmm… well, I’ve found some names that would fit either of your preferences (Nature related & Serious name with meaning) and also have to do with your bear’s homeland and colour.
Kaneq – Frost
Cirrus or Cumulus – A type of cloud
Hiko – Ice
Kang – “Snow”
Nilak – Ice
Siku – Ice
Talvi – Winter
Tormenta – “Blizzard” in Italian
Kailasa – Silver mountain
Akitla – Snow falling on water
Good luck! =)
Mahkwa is my favorite bear name, it’s actually Blackfoot for bear.
Hmmm about…
Poley for Belysior
and
Bumbles for Vynadrae
^.^
Considering that Mangleclaw ate at least 1 Dwarf, you could call him/her:
DwarfEater or EatsDwarves
DwarfMaster, as in “someone who mastered a Dwarf”
DwarfShredder or DwarfBiter
DwarfBane/DwarfsBane <– this one sounds nice
Other than that, Avalanche sounds nice too.
Bearbeque… my husbands idea for his own hunters bear.. i love it :P
Snowquest
whitehart
Purity
Iceheart
Bojorn
Tempest
Soulflare
Polair
Soulyasha
Icendrae
Icesior
Hope these help
I know that you’re both looking for real names for your pets, and I am a strong believer in fitting names for pets. But in my experience only one name has ever stood out as fiting only that bear: BipolarBear
And otherwise I second the nominations of Avalanche and wipeout
Paddington, is there any better name?
Serious name: TUNDRA
Silly name: HONEY
Avalanche is my monkey tho!
Yogi, Baloo…. maybe not
Behemoth
Snowstorm
Here are some Polar bear names:
Crystal, Sapphire, Coldrage, Frostrake, Glacius and Frostburner.
Make your pick.
How about Momus, the greek god of criticism and satire? The first part would be pretty fitting for a blood elf.
Congratz to both of you! It is indeed a pet worthy of the perilous journey.
ya know … i love all of these names, especially Avalanche.
but so far, i think the one that seems most right for my bear is Baloo.
that childhood story holds so much meaning to me.. and it just seems.. right.
a good fit; Vyn and Baloo.. yes?
Gnom (as in nomnomnom)
For some reason Furion/Furyon popped into my head.
That’s usually how I wind up naming my difficult pets, something will pop in my head & just click.
If you don’t like that, here’s some words in Thalassian:
Ebshode- Bear
Fifalr- Snow
Oorbathoam- Storm
Nuilase- Claw
Avalanche is a good name for either of them but perhaps overdone?
Shardik
Aloysius
Droes
Lars
Kukalaka
Wojtek
These are all fictional and historic bears
Shardmaw
Icehaven
Snowsquall
Aurora
Albedo
Landslide
Widower (in reference to having eaten at least one male dwarf)
Shercold
I like Fimbulvetr or however you can get that to fit. Fimbulvetr is the series of three undending winters that will precede Ragnarok according to Norse mythology.
I recently decided to tame a white bear for my own elf, and after sitting down and watching Animal Planet out of boredom while trying to think of a creative, RPish name, what show happened to come on other than Growing Up: Polar Bear! The star of the show was a little polar bear cub that was so adorable, it made me actually like bears… and I always hated them for some reason. The star’s name was Inukshuk, and when I got on the next time, I named him Inuk… didn’t really like the shuk part :P But the Inuk part seemed to fit. It’s… Alaskan for something or other, I can’t remember.
I thought of “Agro” when I first saw it.
Mikomi means hope in japanese and that’s what I named m bear =)
snowball
fluffy
Blood Elves with White Bears.
Luekocytes are WHITE BLOOD cells that DEFEND the body against PLAGUES.
I suggest the name Leuko.
@Resk: I used to hate bears too. Then I got a bear pet on WoW, and I liked them. And then Blizz screwed up their jaws, so now I’m not so sure… I may be the only one who liked the bear drooling all over my Hearthstone! :P Anyway, I love the idea of Alaskan names for a polar bear. It’s genius, really. ;)
So I will suggest some Alaskan names (for both hunters):
Aaleahya – Sunshine
Kaushal – Clever
Yutu – To claw
Ecchumati – River
Aolani – Cloud from heaven
Sakti – Energy
Sevati – White rose
Dhiren – Strong
I hope these help you guys out! And GRATS on the long journey paid off! (I did it once, with no armor on. But it was worth it to see the ticked off dwarves as I strutted by with their bear. ;P)
Name it Umka! after a kute bear cub from a very old, but still adorable russian cartoon!=)
http://www.myltik.ru/db/rus/u/umka.jpg
Umka! ( after a cute bear cub from an old but adorable russian cartoon)
How about: Iceclaw, Kiba, (fang in japanease) Rocket, or Dishu?
Isidore is a name I like
For more bear related names, there’s Ursus. Or if you don’t mind it being a girl, Ursula comes from the same root. A white bear named Ursula would be unusual.
Misha ^^
How about Byrd, for the explorer who reached the Antarctic? It symbolizes the long journey you undertook to tame the bear, as well as the frozen north. Or maybe Walkabout, for a similar reason.
I would name Belysior’s bear Baelog. This is what first came to mind.
“Nanoq” is the greenlandic word for Icebear, so you can’t really get more authentic than that – yes, we really do have icebears up here :)
I like “Nanoq” and “Arctos” for meaningful names.
I named my bear “Bloodlorn” after our druid tank :P It’s a silly idea, but if you do have a good druid tank in your guild with a decent name, it works!.
Doh. It’s called a Polar Bear, not an icebear (thats just my bad translation from danish… sorry). But it’s still “Nanoq” in greenladic :)
And on a more historic note “arctos” is why the Arctic is called what it is called – rougly means the place of bears. And Antarctic (Anti Arctic) – the place where is no bears. Makes sense when you think of it.
i named mine after the rare i tamed, Bjarn. But now i’m thinking of renaming him, as after so many levels, (I’m at lvl59 now) i still can’t figure out how to pronounce his name…Barn? Jarn? Yarn?
His name is pronounced Bjarn I think. It’s an old nordic name for Bear.
I think it’s pronounced like “yarn” with a “b” in front, similar to Norwegian for bear “Bjorn”. At least, that’s how I’d say it :) “Bjorn” isn’t a bad name for a bear, either, if it isn’t overly done on your servers.
“Arktos” and “Nanuq”.
(Nanuq means “Polarbear” in Inuit Language)
I currently have four pets on my hunter, Mellathene (Blue moth), Ardhan (Black outland raptor), Mistletoe (First pet I ever tamed, brown lynx, got her around Christmas), and Charlotte, my spider (Deathskitter in Terokkar.)
For names.. I like Bjarn and Isidore I’ve seen in the suggestions.
My choices, for Belyoir, Isarion or Vellac. Vynadrae, I like Ursol, Gherma, or Orik.
There are a few names that would fit nicely. One that comes to mind is Mathe. Its old English for Bear.
ok you guys are mean those are for the dwarves man =( im ally but heres some names avalanche kingcold fuzzylumpkin fuzzlebutt bitey that stuff i like kingcold and avalanche but hey
OMG I said Arctos! So close! Dangit Divyne you just changed one letter of mine! |^(
TankGirl, for you comic book fans. :P
Just passing through and saw this little blurb. I’m surprised no one has suggested it yet but what about “Iorek” from the Golden Compass stories. He is afterall the king of the icebears……
thnx for the suggestions, i’ve decided not to rename Bjarn. When he’s out and around with me, it kinda screams to any alliance, “I STOLE YOUR BEAR!!” hehehe!
When I would train a bear for whatever skills it had, I would usually always name it “Necessities”.
…
The bare necessities.
…
The song from The Jungle Book.
…
/cricket sound
…
And all spiders get named “Kabob”.
i hope they fix bear mouths…looks like he is constantly smirking at me…
I have one on my Belf, named PenguinEater, my toons name is Rabidpenguin, and with her baby (the Blizzard Bear non-com) I have a happy little family \(^o^)/
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