Alien Names in PHP

  by Ralph Roberts

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GuyosFehoebZuloebJahaed
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Purpose and Construction of Alien Names

This web application produces alien names for science fiction writers, fantasy role playing gamers, or just for fun. They also make great insults! This is a preview of the work in progress. Feel free to bookmark this page and watch the application develop. ... Alien Names are constructed randomly by the code embedded in this page (using PHP) according to various linguistic rules employing consonants and vowels. Usually the resulting names are pronouncable. This technique is also useful in generating passwords.

History

I first published versions of this technique in RECREATIONAL COMPUTING in 1980 and in onCOMPUTING magazine later that same year. The program was also mentioned in the February 1980 Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine (look in the Classifieds). In 1985 I released a compiled BASIC program also called ALIEN NAMES as shareware. For the past 20 years or so, I've gotten the occasional check, some from places like South Africa, Germany, and other countries. In 1999, I wrote ALIEN NAMES yet again using the powerful REBOL scripting language. (rebol.com, "It's Perl without the complication.") I also wrote a book about REBOL, REBOL FOR DUMMIES.

Time marches on. As I discover new scripting languages, ALIEN NAMES often gets coded first just to see the language's flexibility. I learn by playing ;-). Some implementations require effort, others do not. REBOL was easy. Doing it in HTML/OS was incredibly fast and simple. The fastest way to develop web aps I've found to date! And this version was done in PHP.

Some Sample Tables of Alien Names

(C = consonant, V = vowel ...
  some C and V consist of more than one letter, such as 'th' or 'ae'...
  click browser refresh to generate new sets of names)


Pattern    C V C ... there are 4,232 possibilities.
SpurKirSiyLonQo'nBorShoeshKo'xRaehShoethSpoepQax
DoecSho'pKunXushKoqHoeqSpikGecDexSoexLaenNoem
Sho'thLaenHazXisKishTodVuhNethHuvTo'lCaelSped
MogJepZuxXehZaeyDibBurVeqCelMeqPuspTo'g
FaevShuzFivThospSpopQetBezLubShatZoeqBo'jVaey
Ro'fHaesHaecVihKimFoespGucYoxLotTanNoelRo'h
GacJaemPawZimZothShilVoexLizXoeqFimLoqMoej
XemPatSho'dZaemGobThaejYuspKoehWavHomQisShoet
QoeqTokBoexBurKofKoezRothJoemVetJamShubMep
WefPixCugHo'shColSpoebMifBoegNuxNo'spThoehDep

Pattern    V C V ... there are 1,472 possibilities.
O'gaAmaO'poIpeIzuOsheOeloeOyuOxiOezoExuIyo'
IyoOefo'O'paeOthoeUsaIcaeO'quEgoUleAtaAshaeUto'
OqoEspiAero'AezaOewuEshaeOeneAeraeAetoeUfiUraeO'wae
IroIneIdo'O'kaeOethiAewaeUqoIfuUveOto'IthoOeho'
AeqaAeniOedeO'sho'AepoIwuO'kiAxo'O'caeOvaIruIma
OeceO'caAeshuIfiO'coeEfoAdoO'reAthoeOejeOespeO'zi
O'veUbiAeshoOduAeguIfeOhaEshiItiUreAeqo'Aco'
IshaeOelo'EhaAereAboAjiOtaAehuAdaO'deAenaUfo
OluUheAeheIkoUxaUsiEsoIpuOjo'OshaAeloOshoe
Uvo'OespeEraEguUmeO'toeUco'OpaeUkeAwaAehaeOethae

Pattern    C V C V C V ... there are 6,229,504 possibilities.
Thalo'luSo'thaethuPototheLunuteVomugiKapoedaeHoexepoe
Xo'fopaQaeto'liDaxuro'ZaeciqeFoezo'thiSoekoedaeZoesoso'
YoebujuRemupo'XoetoeruSpejishiDoeboehuTaloetuHewoeye
RuyejoYeraqoNugokoCo'qoseBaemaeqeThazaelaFekoehae
FoenifoeYevitiQoego'noeDoyo'geCikicuGehoeroMisavi
LespudoHezagaGemosoBaetineTaesishiRipuyuSpaxaedo'
ZifixoeWaeqoco'SoexeboePusho'foeQexispaeGaefifo'Daewoehae
SaeqobuCogo'niVo'pohoJokoyoKo'jaquZekoqiThuzeqi
Nejo'soMo'shoekoeGoesovaSpuhithaeTo'kobaeXobanoeQaeqorae
FoeqoegeZexapoeZasesoeSpifamuTo'lelo'BotugaeXaspufo

Pattern    V C V V C V C ... there are 49,836,032 possibilities.
Ispuo'ferEqoeeshexAero'epasEraeo'laethO'spoespo'dEdoeisinUqeidep
Ugaoexo'vAxoeawahOespiaeco'fOehuewaeqAespo'ogadO'spaeawodOnienuc
UreexaemUro'iro'wAespaeoethoeyOedo'eqelO'zoomuvEkaoesho'bOshaeezoeth
AejoeoloesO'zo'o'wimAshaihespAgo'ucoewO'loeoetodAboeo'shoezUspeoezib
Aqo'evo'vOevoucajOepoaeqawOxuawaexUdaeoesoeyIvoalo'tObo'epith
O'noeogenO'speuco'fOevo'o'lospOeloeelukAesheaelaehUcoeobaespAxeaenax
AeqaeozosEspo'ashezEbaaedoejAqiejobOeqaeocuthO'buebogO'taavash
Aeyeo'lofUzeilo'yOsoeisipUyoeunoetExuo'soeyO'fo'uspashIdoeoevoc
Iwuo'qemO'zaetubIjaeemaexIzoeoespipOeyuo'qayAjeafegAexeacah
OzaaewoeqOeco'ishuhOsaosheqAnoeaeho'yIspaoeyarUyaeshaqAetoeehaet

Pattern    C V C    V V C V C V ... there are 9,169,829,888 possibilities.
Fo'f Eozo'taeWo'x Aeoero'haVik UozibuQik EojiqoeGol O'ejoespo'
Ko'g Oupoego'Suth EagohuXuf OaesaewaeDox AaetehiVo'n Uuspova
Vej Io'zoluCel AeiyukuJuy Uexo'xiThisp O'o'fijaDoen Oeaesaso'
Sheg Ouvico'Bat Io'shithaeQef UizabuTah Uo'noeno'Moeb Iaebo'da
Zosp Oeo'gaeqoVuq IetowuThoc O'aexo'duShat O'o'do'saCos Uafami
Vo'c IaeqiwiFun OeupiniNisp UomethuKo'th OeoezoespoeHim Uobafu
Qusp O'o'kaepoeJus Aeo'soeriRij EusoedaTej EoexeroePog Eoeyaepoe
Nek Oeoeso'speSuj Oeeno'maWuv OadoejaeNaj EupuheDef Iaewuqo'
Thom AespoetaYik Uoeno'sho'Lof UumoexeNiw OihaekoWac Aeaekana
Qith Ooeloego'Bo't Eispo'weGuq UeqoebiSpex Aoedo'goeKaesh Eaexaeba

Pattern    V C V - C V C    V V C V C V ... there are 13,497,989,595,136 possibilities.
Aespae-Cek UaerenuOnae-Jop IotawoO'thi-Xaek O'oekoevoAke-Sov Eo'dagu
Oro'-Foev Uoeso'noEka-Paw O'abevoAethi-Tho'r OofosaeAgo-Wash Aihawi
Aevi-Zo'c Iaeboevo'Ego-Koesp AaegupiOru-Voej O'uspilaeItu-Lik Ioqoeye
Oetho'-Shom Eo'spoesoeO're-Shaer OeehiqoOezo'-Gux IiwegeOeke-So'y Io'loye
Aro-Ho'th OeuxoewiUcu-Hix Oo'doeraOya-Xiz O'imiqiIjae-Co's Oovava
Aefo'-Thaeq AekaspuO'spae-Kil OeoesovuAda-Xaw Aeo'shaezoeIsho'-Raz Eo'zo'je
Ishae-Thoq UosujoeIcoe-Gaeq AeanoevoUyo-Naet Uerodo'O'to-Qew Iuyo'woe
Oroe-Thin Io'haelaOspe-Spok O'ithozeEfoe-Spal OeuthoniAeye-Bur Aarispo'
Uthi-Rif OeujopiOefae-Vuk O'ifeloeOenoe-Joew EitothaUtu-Shab Eaefapoe
Ono'-Ruj Iiwo'roOexae-Liw Io'mo'xoO'be-Cat OeucoecoeO'ko'-Viq Eajo'lu


©1980, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Creativity, Inc. ... Names generated by this program are free for use in your stories, games, or other creative endeavors (no warranties of any sort given or implied) and are provided under the CAREWARE concept. This means that if my work is of benefit to you in any way, please send me a gift of some sort. It can be money, an old book, whatever. Just a little something to show your appreciation. Send to Ralph Roberts, 65 Macedonia Road, Alexander NC 28701 and mark as 'Careware Gift for Alien Names.' Thank you and enjoy!


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