UPDATE: The contest is closed. See the winning name here.
It’s been a while since I did a giveaway, so it must be time to do something fun.
The prize?
We’ll do two $25 gift certificates. The winners can choose from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or iTunes. (I’d add Smashwords in there, but I don’t think they have a gift certificate option?) You can also choose to forgo the $25 and receive paperbacks of Books 1 & 2 in my Emperor’s Edge series.
What do you have to do to enter? Suggest a name for a character.
I’m writing the fourth Emperor’s Edge book, and it looks like one of the core characters, Maldynado, doesn’t have a surname yet. I gave Maldynado a first and middle name (Maldynado Montichelu) in Book 1, but I’m hunting through my notes, and I don’t think I’ve given his family name yet (he was disowned and doesn’t have the right to use it). One of his brothers will appear in Book 4, so it’s time to find out what Maldynado’s last name is.
For those who haven’t read the books, the family is warrior-caste (aristocrats), and those people’s names end in -crest. (i.e. Hollowcrest, Bocrest, Starcrest)
To enter the giveaway contest, simply leave a comment below with a character name suggestion.
Whoever has the name that gets picked (I may appeal to you guys again to help choose between favorites) will win a gift certificate, and then I’ll pick a random participant for a second certificate. (As long as you leave a comment, you’ll be entered for that.)
Let’s let the contest run for a week, so until Saturday the 21st. And, yes, you can submit multiple suggestions.
Okay, have at it, all. Remember, I need a name that ends in -crest!
Brookcrest
Villacrest
Rivercrest
Isencrest <– Not related to LOTR at all o:-)
Thistlecrest
Rookcrest
Malcrest
Vercrest
… "I can not run all the way to Isendgard!"
:o)
Either Charmcrest or Allurecrest!
I wanted to stick with the alliteration, and wanted latin influences, so my top choices are:
Magnacrest
Marecrest
Moncrest
all chosen for their root meanings as well as just sounding good.
Ok… A couple off the top of my head:
Malacrest – My favorite–I just like how his name would roll off the tongue with that one, even though Mal means “bad”. Maldynado Montichelu Malacrest
And a few others:
Brightcrest
Dawncrest (could not resist 😉 )
Faircrest
Foxcrest
Stonecrest
*crosses fingers* I hope one of those is good enough!
Suncrest
Falconcrest
Stonecrest
Diamondctrest
Sipearlcrest
Pearlcrest
Lioncrest
I love love love all of these. I surely do hope Sic Arius turns out to actually be worrior caste.
Valicia
(chuckles) I have to bow out from the contest, as I regularly crit your stuff, but Connercrest immediately came to mind.
However, since both his first and middle name begin with an “M” his last name starts with an “M” as well. The last name should also be just as long as the other two names.
Marioncrest
Monacrest
Malecrest (very similar to previous suggestion, but different possible pronunciation)
Valecrest
Darcrest
Ironcrest
Arrowcrest
Indcrest
Derencrest
Stercrest
Maldynado Ambercrest.
Malydnado Silvercrest.
I’m going:
Rigorcrest
But I’ll also suggest:
Lashcrest
Gravecrest
Scorecrest
Mirrorcrest
Matchcrest
anyone say woodcrest, quartzcrest, or maycrest yet? that’s my submissions oh and two from my daughter zombiecrest or ivycrest her name is ivy lol
I’m going with Hedoncrest. Even though it isn’t an “M” name, I think it fits Maldynado’s hedonistic personality!
Some of these have meanings, others I simply like the sound of.
Agoncrest
Arborcrest
Archcrest
Bellicrest
Fildoncrest
Merdoncrest
Melanocrest
Mezocrest
Pelcrest
Tespancrest
I have tons more, however I don’t believe I have room or time to list them all. It is interesting reading the different answers and I cannot wait to see which one is chosen.
Right now, the only thing I can think of is:
Ardencrest
I was trying my darndest to find a good synonym for ‘endearing’, because Maldynado is a very endearing character and I’m afraid ‘Endearcrest’ or ‘Endcrest’ or ‘Endecrest’ just doesn’t sound right.
Thus, I offer ‘Ardencrest’ (the ‘arden’ coming from the word ‘ardent’ – and who can argue that Maldynado isn’t ardent? 😉
For some reason, I’m thinking his last name would start with an “M” because his parents seemed to really like the “M’s”.
Mancrest (My favorite)
Marcrest
Maroncrest
Mallencrest
Maldencrest
Mannercrest
I just threw these in 🙂
Evercrest
Fallcrest
Wholecrest
Merrycrest
I am just going to add:
Baroncrest (means young warrior)
Malincrest (means little strong warrior)
Markcrest
Followcrest
Goldcrest
Montecrest
Stagcrest
My daughters said he needs a flower name and suggested
flowercrest
rosecrest
Smashwords doesn’t have gift certificates, but you can gift books now.
I would go with an M name too:
Mordinocrest
Magnadyncrest
Merchinocrest
Mercencrest
I associate Maldynado with fencing so I suggest
Sabrecrest
Eppecrest
Falchioncrest
Rapiercrest
Meleecrest
Pikecrest
I look forward to learning Maldyando’s family name. 🙂
I was going to the old, rich, powerful vibe 🙂 … At first anyway, then my fingers moved around without my permission and made up their own suggestions.
Maldynado Marblecrest
Maldynado Castlecrest
Maldynado Rowancrest
Maldynado Ablecrest
Maldynado Primacrest
Maldynado Stonecrest
Maldynado Florincrest
Maldynado Reddencrest
Maldynado Rothecrest
Maldynado Botancrest (err, maybe the family l-o-v-e-s plants?)
Maldynado Montichelu Decrest
I image his family as being THE -crest. They are very proper, never straying from the stereotype of a warrior caste family. That’s just what I imagine because it’s so unknown.
My submission:
Manticrest
Derived from Manticore, which could provide a family emblem on a herald or shield. One can never have too many mythical creatures around as imagry.
Monkcrest, because monks would definitely disown Maldynado!
Silcrest
Maidencrest immediately came to mind.
Myrecrest
Mallorcrest
Mistcrest
Munscrest
WOW I LOVE these books!! Whatever you pick I’m sure it will be AWESOME since your books are sooo good. I would like his name to be:
Mountiecrest
It’s kind of a play off of our neighbors to the norths protectors!!! Anyways keep up the great work!
Thanks, William. I’m glad you’re enjoying the books!
Majorcrest
Warcrest
Maycrest
Bonecrest
Maldynado Broadcrest
Maldynado Foxcrest
Maldynado Thewcrest
I was so hoping Mal was an errant scion of the Starcrests!
Even if he’s not, I do want to know at some point what happened to Fleet Admiral Starcrest’s family after he defected…
Someone else suggested that to me too, Kristen. 🙂 That wasn’t part of the plan, but it is an interesting idea!
You know if starcrest and Tikaya had a daughter, she would be about the right age for Sespian…. Lol!
Beaucrest
self-explanatory with Beau & Beauregard. 😉
Auracrest
Sabrecrest! Longsword would work too! 😉
Thanks for the submissions, so far, everyone! Lots of good options here. 🙂
How about one of these:
Maconcrest
Magnecrest
Mahircrest
Mancocrest
Mansurcrest
Mehulcrest
Mordecrest
I first tried to think of a word for Mal’s good qualities, however, since he has been disowned, decided to go with a name that was opposite of his attributes. This would be a name he would not mind giving up 🙂
Cravencrest
Maldynado Montichelu Mooncrest
(^.^;)
Malyncrest (Malyn means little warrior)
Baldercrest (balder means braver warrior)
Kempcrest (kemp means warrior)
Marlocrest – same rolling syllables
Since Maldynado has such a flamboyant personality, I though these might suit him:
Maldynado Lunacrest
Maldynado Ashercrest
Maldynado Farocrest (pronounced “pharoh-crest”)
Maldynado Motorcrest (he is a car-crashing specialist)
and last but not least…
Maldynado Stellacrest (for multiple reasons 🙂
Freyrcrest – after the Norse god of fertility
Eroscrest – after Eros, Greek god of love
Fauncrest – after fauns, the Roman counterpart of satyrs, known for their love for women
I think that speaks for Maldynado’s nature quite well. 🙂
OR
Manxcrest
Moorecrest
Macecrest
Masoncrest
For added alliteration fun. 😀
OR
Sablecrest
Ravencrest
Larkcrest
For neither meaning nor alliteration, just simply for sounding good. 😛
Some additional ones…hope it’s ok…
Sycrest or Cycrest (my little sister’s suggestion)
Sincrest – sinful Maldynado? :))
Avicrest – after Avis, the Latin word for bird (for his soft spot for chickens :P)
Gallucrest – after Gallus, the scientific name of the chicken, ditto the reason above
Corrcrest – after Cor, the Latin word for heart…because despite his rakish ways, I believe Maldynado has a big heart. 🙂
Smithcrest to balance out the first and meddle names
Maldynado Montichelu Morondavanacrest
Morondavana is a Madagascan Emperor Swallowtail.
I’ve played and won before so should pass up on prizes. But I can’t resist coming up with names that are ‘beautiful but deadly’, in keeping with his personality.
Daturacrest
Oleandercrest
Daphnecrest
Amanitacrest (most poisonous mushrooms, including Destroying Angels, are amanitas)
Personally, I’m taken with the last two. Daphne flowers are just so pretty you’d never guess they were so dangerous. And Destroying Angel? Heck, yeah. And they both sound good when said as a full name, or with just his first and last name. Although that’s just my own opinion.
I tried prefixes that don’t have a meaning.
Maldynado Montichelu…
Krawcrest
Korcrest
Manacrest
Grimcrest
Bavercrest
Zorncrest
Zevincrest
Vancrest
Maldynado Maricrest (you could pronounce/spell this multiple ways)
Maldynado Messcrest (no one can argue he’s not a mess!)
Maldynado Marcrest
Maldynado Montichelu Taloncrest (someone might already be named Taloncrest…but I thought it sounded catchy with the “t” in “Montichelo”)
Maldynado Quidcrest (I couldn’t resist after his “squid statue” episode in Deadly Games 🙂 )
Maldynado Kaycrest or Quecrest or however you’d want to spell it
I’m sorry if anybody has already said any of these. There were so many, it was hard to know which were not yet used!
Thought of some more:
Maldynado Macecrest or Masoncrest
Maldynado Montichelu Chacecrest
Gemcrest
MANCREST
MOONCREST
MAYCREST
MUDCREST
MINDCREST
MADCREST
Vahncrest
Morcrest
Shorecrest
Varcrest
Voncrest
Hope these are helpful! And I can’t wait til the next book comes out! 🙂
Mooncrest
Moonecrest
Maisoncrest
Moatcrest
Mothcrest
Mikyncrest
Marooncrest
Magentacrest
Milkenhoneycrest
Moppetcrest
Magonicrest
Majestacrest
I froze at Lidencrest/Lydencrest
…but I also kept considering, Undercrest/Yundercrest
Plenty to choose from though.
A humorous one would be Gigolocrest, since that is what Maldynado is. For a serious name, how about Magnoviacrest.
Love the series, can’t wait for the next book – please hurry! 😉
Several of the character names have Latin or Greek origin, so here are some name suggestions for Sir Maldynado Montichelu, from Latin words (according to Google translate) that I think describe him:
Vaecrest (Vae = woe to)
Donecrest (Donec = funny)
Vircrest (vir = man, virili=manly)
Ridencrest (Riden = laughing)
Forticrest (Fortis = brave)
Great contest
Steelcrest
Feathercrest (would explain his hats)
Stallioncrest
Suncrest
Sabrecrest
Stalwartcrest
Calliopecrest or Kalliopecrest
Starcrest
Juliaracrest
Fullcrest
Malanchacrest
I love Tarncrest.
But I’m also fond of Linecrest.
And there is always Falcrest or Falcicrest.
And if you wanted to keep up the alliteration maybe Miracrest, Mourncrest, or Middlecrest.
Ok….a few more….
Hillcrest (the street a lived on as a little kid)
Sumitcrest
Wavecrest
Meriadegcrest (Celtic boys name which means (meaning) great lord)
BTW…love the books and can’t wait for the next one!!
Uzicrest
Kanacrest
Onancrest
All mean power/strength
Ullcrest
wolf power
Hollowcrest (hollow as a synonym for vain)
Anxiously awaiting EE4!!
Um, yeah…I just remembered there is already a Hollowcrest in the story. Duh.
Bobcrest would be funny–a surname I wouldn’t mind forfeiting if I didn’t have a sense of humor. (get it? Huge Christian names and short and simple surname? BOB! AHAHAHAHAHA! … hum.)
Linchkincrest? Maldynado Montichelu Linkincrest? Nope.
Um…
Maldynado Montichelu Adieucrest *grin*
Hmmm… I was gonna suggest Warcrest. I mean, they are warriors after all, right? 🙂 But I found out someone beat me to it. 😛 So, what about Swordcrest? Or Minxcrest? Or Pentacrest?
turbocrest
zapcrest
zipcrest
modcrest
Lexcrest
Thanks for a super giveaway!
Hmmm, since the family is a warrior-caste family, how about: Warcrest? or Battlecrest? or even Bloodcrest?
It would depend upon the family’s reputation, of course.
I like the sound of Maldynado Montichelu Battlecrest or Maldynado Montichelu Bloodcrest myself. 🙂
Your books sound very interesting. I’ll be checking them out. Thanks and…good luck!
Mercrest (mer is sea in French, so you could name one of his brothers Ryan…)
Vorcrest, in a nod to LBM’s Miles Vorkosigan
Talencrest (I moved my post over to your blog )
Garrodcrest
I guess with Maldynado’s personality and then, I also consider who in their right mind saddles a kid with as many syllables as Maldynado has in his first and second name. I don’t really see his parents compensating for his last name. They wouldn’t have to because he’s a -crest. I imagine them just being extremely ostentatious . So, his last name would have excessive syllables. And although my own sense of taste (hopefully good) would cringe for his first, middle, and last name all starting with the letter M.
So, how about Morrowcrest or Magonedycrest
How about Maldynado Montichelu Marshcrest?
Hi Lindsay,
Mountcrest
Alliteration and the word mount could be interpreted in a number of ways.
I kinda like Mooncrest as well.
Franciscacrest
Macecrest
Glaivecrest
(all medieval weapons)
Maldynado Montichelu Morningcrest
Stonecrest
Glorycrest
Millcrest
Falconcrest. 🙂
Maldynado Montichelu Malacrest
Microcrest
Thought of some others but the idea of a mini crest is just silly to me; escpecially in terms of a name for nobility.
Is it dumb I thought more about this after I posted it? Just thinking that as far as Maldynado is concerned –whether he cares for his family name all that much anymore or not — it will probably be significant in some way to Books; be it extraordinary in all seriousness or otherwise. So maybe Bargecrest and then Maldynado would go on to explain it’s importance as to the size of “manly endowment”… Or even the silly Microcrest would work for Books as it would give him something to pester Mal over. And what could somebody possibly to to warrant that given name? Oh blurg.
Sabercrest, Switchcrest
I guess I should explain my choice of names,
Maldynado is a skilled swordsman and a saber is a sword so, yea, Sabercrest. As for Switchcrest, I shortened switchblade and added “crest.”
Maldynado Montichelu … Salvarnacrest? 🙂
Awesome contest Lindsay!
Maldynado is many things but to me he’s loyal, enduring, and brave even through all his complaining… so here are a few suggestions that I think might fit 🙂
Maldynado Montichelu Durancrest (taken from Durante meaning stubborn or enduring)
Maldynado Montichelu Montecrest (taken from Monte meaning mountain)
Maldynado Montichelu Rendoncrest (taken from de rendon meaning brave/bold/ daring)
Looking forward to the next book!
Here are some suggestions: Markscrest, Louxcrest, Majorcrest, Holdencrest, Moltencrest and Hawkscrest. That’s all I can think of!
Cool contest, hope you find a name that fits Maldynado 🙂
Wrencrest
It sounds like “Rehnquist”!
Galaxycrest
It sounds like “Galaxy Quest”!
Bobocrest
It sounds like a monkey!
I hope this is where I leave a comment? I was thinking about the name –
Manorcrest for Maldynado.
Thanks for he contest, it is so nice to feel involved in the making of your new book.
There are so many good ideas already, hopfully you find One you like.
My suggestion is:
Maldynado Montichelu Milecrest
From Latin miles – solider. Used to referr to medieval knights.
A falcon is a bird of prey.
How about Maldynado Montichelu Falconcrest for a warrior-caste family name?
Ohh my goodness what a great diea. Thanks for bringing one of us into your books Lindsay!
Brynncrest
Baroncrest
Silvercrest
Daringcrest
I just skimmed the comments because I am in a rush so if I put a name down that someone else has already suggested I apologize!
I didn’t have one that starts with an M so here are a few more:
Morrencrest
Millercrest
Mithalumcrest
Rhynecrest
Zanecrest
Penchcrest
Tiercelcrest (tiercel means male falcon)
Luxcrest
Magnacrest
My sugggestion for your new book for a surname for Maldynado would be Mannercrest. With the definition of Manner being; a way of doing, being done or happening; mode of action, etc.
For an outlier how about Ludicrest?
Maldynado Montichelu Maincrest just because I like the sound of it.
Can’t wait for the next book!!
Fallcrest
Wallcrest
Vauntcrest
Flamecrest
Embercrest
Spirecrest
Corecrest
And for names keeping with the M theme:
Machiacrest
Machcrest
(Those two come from Machiavelli sticking in my head)
Magcrest
Maelcrest
Murcrest
I agree with Kristina! What a great way for us to feel involved in the development of the next book!
At first I thought of Krascrest, from the Russian word “krasevo” meaning handsome. Plus it does double duty of alluding to the English word “crass,” which I think Maldynado can be at times, even while being charming! 🙂 Unfortunately, Krascrest is a bit of a mouthful.
But then I fell in love with Bellcrest from the Italian word for handsome, “bello.” It just seems to have a nice, crisp ring to it. Pun intended, I guess 🙂
Have fun choosing! There are some great ones on here!
–BAP
Okay! When I first read this post I hadn’t read the book yet (on my kindle, just not read yet) but now I have! I was struck by how characters like Maldynado are usually just vain with no depth, while he has a hidden loyal and brave side, and I liked that. So I was trying to come up with some words that meant hidden bravery and looked up these words in Latin.
fidelis, fidele – loyal
occultus – hidden (this sounds too much like occult)
irritus, leviculus, inanis – vain
fortis – brave
admiratio – surprise
questio – seeking
bellus – pretty
From these I came up with:
Fidelbellucrest – pretty bravery (maybe it means that, I’m no Latin expert!)
Admiracrest – surprise
or
Someone already posted something similar but for a different reason.
Bellacrest – Bellator is latin for warrior
Watercrest…
Mavencrest
Firecrest
Goldcrest
Noblecrest
To be more creative…and stay with the “M” theme
Mandocrest; mando meaning to commit, entrust, order, command
Whoop…hit enter too soon…
or Mereocrest; mereo meaning deserve, gain, obtain, serve as a soldier.
or Mactocrest; macto meaning to magnify, glorify, honor/ stay, fight, punish, afflict
or Maiestascrest; maiestas meaning majesty, dignity, greatness
Moncrest
Skycrest
Mapelcrest
Harrowcrest
Finecrest
Love the books – bought all the ones I know of
Greatcrest
or just ‘Crest’ – his family line can be direct descendents of the original king / emperor lines, and all followers/nobles took their name when they swore fealty – many, many generations ago. Since then another family has claimed the empire.
Might drive more plot?
Keep up the good work 🙂
windcrest
solcrest
…anything works, i just can’t wait for EE4! 🙂