I used to name mine after family members...but that became waaay to sad when they died. Now I just leave them as they come, except the occassional villager who doesn't like running, working, learning or some combination of those...then they get re-named to beach bum, or beach bunny or something along those lines.

That's what I named a guy once! I was sad when he died.

Some of the time I keep the original name (if space permits) and add a last name that corresponds to their favorite job, especially with the first villagers. Then as the game progresses, I usually re-name the children when they reach maturity. Also, I " TRY " to come up with funny or rhyming or discriptive names. Truk becomes Truk/Driver, Qweenie becomes Qweenie/Meaney, etc...Over time I sure have come up with some really outrageously funny names...lol...

Hi...I'm new on the forums and glad to participate! I've been a VV player for a long time...really enjoying the new version and psyched for the 4th to come out the 1st QTR of 2009....
I rename all my baby villagers...I enjoying coming up with new name! I just have fun with it...have thought about looking up names in a baby book...LOL...As you know the villagers have personalities! I do name them according to their personalities too...I've named the baby girls after flowers...planets...USA states...rivers...herbs...there's an endless supply of ideas for names...hope I inspired you!!!
I am like the rest of you...I get sad when my villagers die...I usually have one of the other villagers honor the dead...or reflect..

That's not VV4, that's another game entirely. VV4 has been started, apparently, though, so it should come out later this year.

ya its a brand new game that noone nows what it is its 85%done and should be done soon vv4 wont be done till probley a year from now

I have been thinking of giving them last names that are numbers. Has anyone else tried this?

Numbers?!? Please!!!


(It has been already done to humans... in Europe, during the last World War... )

ouch

you can name them a name and number their last names and when two people have kids, you put the numbers together, for example, villager 2 + villager 5= villager 25

It is an easy way to remember who their parents are.