How do you Name your characters?

[Phsyclone]

I've finally finished setting up my PC and created my 5 accounts (busy holiday). I'm trying to come up with a naming system for my 1 druid, 4 shaman combo.

I've read Xzin's beginners FAQ and I'm thinking of distinguishing my characters by first letter (the rest of the name would be the same or different)

Example:
Main: Atari
Toon1: Btari
Toon2: Ctari
Toon4: Dtari
Toon5: Etari

Now does it really matter that the rest of the name is the same (tari)? I'd like to make distinct easy to remember names but I see many experienced multi-boxers make their names nearly identical. Is there a reason for this or just a preference? How do you name your characters and why?

Thanks in advance.

[Diamndzngunz]

I think people do it to make it known their Multi Boxing.

My names are.

Firstrock
Secondrock
Thirdrock
Forthrock without the U.

I make it known.

[unit187]

The naming doesnt matter after first letter.

Personally I have named chars:

Azlatka
Bzlatka
Czlatka
Dzlatka
Ezlatka

It will help in pve to react fast enough to understand which toon is affected by one of boss' abilities and also the same names' lenght helps to react faster then it is my toon.

[aetherg]

I wanted the names to sound more like real names, so I put the letter in the middle: Aeara, Aebra, Aecra, Aedra, Aeera.

[laeelin]

I have 3 groups:

Wyvrn (paladin)
Wyvrnsheart (priest)
Wyvrnssting (mage)
Wyvrnsbite (mage)
Wyvrnsbreath (mage)

Bax (paladin)
Abax (priest)
Bbax (priest)
Cbax (priest)
Dbax (priest)

I have done both ways, and like both ways...

However I only do pve, and that might make a big difference.

[Lance]

I go for normal names for pve groups. For pvp groups I go for names that are the same length and start with the same letter and end with the same letter. It may not help that much but it doesn't hurt.
When I'm on a pvp group I get called a botter when I'm on a pve group I get called a powerleveller. Can't win name-wise

[Ellay]

Naming your character is definitely hard and it matters most to yourself

I would say go with something original and try to throw a theme of some sort in there.

Personally my character names are variations of my wife's nickname.

[simpletom]

new druid team is called

mooviee
moobiee
moofiee
mooniee
mooriee

ne btw not tauren :P

not as fun as shaman are but im going to give this a go.

[Jusa]

I Went with

Jussa
Jusab
Jusac
jusad
Jusae

the main reason was My toons look exactly alike and in PvP this will make it alot harder to call a name over vent and then click target them.

Pick the undead priest named Jus..... Fuck they are all undead priests named Jusa. Get these Dot's off me.. gg i hate that guy

[Remote]

See signature.
One of my old characters is named "Remote"
Basically, I saw a TV remote on my desk and decided to name him that...
I am somewhat lacking in creativity on all counts, but I haven't seen anyone else do the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 naming scheme.