Character names, where did yours come from?

So I've noticed some really interesting names in-game and in the forums and was wondering where people came up with them?

Mine came from when I was really young. I started was playing a game while my parents were watching TV. I had started with 'Wano' which was intended to be Wanomingo from the Fallout2 game. Midway through creation the TV blurted out 'tipi'. So I stuck it on the end, changed it a bit and it's stuck since. I've been using in every game I play.

My profile name is a derivative of my real name. I used to be called Deranged, but "that person" doesn't really exist anymore; we all change as we mature and grow older... I wouldn't want to use my real name, but until someone else gives me a nick I've got nothing else... so Eselle it is.

My characters all get their names from a random name gen. Except one. My Templar has a really obscure name from the Wheel of Time series... I think the name was mentioned maybe once in the entire series, but I feel it's fitting for a Templar.

mine just came from the name of the game. seemed to fit

I can tell when somebody farts...

I used quite a bit of different nicks while playing counter strike, one of them which I wish I'd kept, but now everyone knows me as meczor.

I came up with meczor when creating a log in for a hamachi server while talking with some bf2 players on skype. And if you are a bf2 player you know that Mec is the middle eastern team which has all of it's soldiers equipped with silly mustaches and poses. The zor part is something, I don't know what...

Like a boss

"A Canticle for Leibowitz"...a book that I can never remember the title of. Rather good though. About how people love war just a little to much.

I wasn't near the book when I first spelled the name. Decided to keep it the way it is now though.