I will be doing a review of the Behind the Name website later in the semester, as far as naming websites go. However, since we're on the topic of generators, I wanted to review their Random Name Generator.
Usefulness: 5 out of 5
Now, I'm sure some of you are thinking, "Noooo Meghan, Behind the Name can't be a 5! It's only one generator!" And, technically, Some of You, you'd be correct. If I was basing the usefulness of a site on how many generators it had, Behind the Name would get a 1. However, that's not what this rating is based on. The usefulness of this one generator is exorbitant. This generator can name anyone. You can use it for a YA novel, maybe, the name of the sexy Italian male lead. Or maybe you need it for a historical piece, some Norse vikings off to conquer the world. Maybe you're naming some fantasy characters- You could use a less well-known culture to pull names from, or just pick the "Witch", "Fairy", or "Kreatyve" options. Hell, you can even name Transformers style. This generator packs some serious heat.
Fun: 1 out of 5
Outside of the short list of "interesting" options (Witch, Transformer, Hippy), this generator is not very much fun. Okay, I'm being really nice saying that. This generator is boring. You go to it, hit your buttons and move on. No playing around here.
Hipster: 2 out of 5
Behind the Name itself is a pretty well known website. It contains the history and etymology of not just first names, but surnames as well, so it's the kind of site that is frequented by more than just writers. This little generator sits on the sidebar just waiting for you to click it. However, the shoddy layout and graphics of BtN may make finding things a little difficult- It's hard to look at something so ugly for so long.
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