Spore Creature Naming Scheme

Use the randomly genreated name as a genus name and assign species names as the creature evolves.

Cell Stage

Cell stage names use Greek Adjectives. For the cells the order is in reverse alphabetical order with the most advnaced creature coming first in the alphabet.
  • theios/i 'divine'
  • pauros/i 'small'. -A
  • palaios/a 'old'
  • oligos/i 'few' -B
  • neos/i 'new' -C
  • Nanos 'dwarf' This is a noun not an adj. -D
  • micros/i 'small' -E
  • mesos/i middle
  • megalos/i 'big' -F
  • makarios/a 'blessed'
  • lapros/a 'brilliant'
  • kalos/i 'noble'
  • aristos/i best'

    Creature Stage

    The creature stage starts to use Latin adjectives as the second part of the name. The least advanced creature comes first in the alphabet.
    My Standard ListShort namesCarnivores -ox/-axBright -nsIntelligent -nsRandom Selection
  • antiquus 'ancient'
  • auroreus 'dawn'
  • elatus 'lofty'
  • excelsus 'lofty'
  • magnus 'great'
  • maior 'greaer'
  • proavitus 'ancestoral'
  • ultimus 'final'
  • celus 'swift'
  • dius 'divine'
  • ferus 'wild'
  • mirus 'wonderful'
  • novus 'new'
  • rex 'king'
  • scius 'knowing'
  • vivus 'living'
  • atrox 'savage"
  • audax 'bold"
  • bellax 'warlike'
  • edax 'voracious'
  • ferox 'wild"
  • pugnax 'combative'
  • sagax 'shrewd'
  • sequax 'pursuing'
  • tagax 'theiving'
  • tenax 'tenacious
  • trux 'wild'
  • velox 'swift'
  • vorax 'voracious'
  • ardens 'burning, gleaming'
  • eminens 'eminint'
  • fulgens 'gleaming'
  • micans 'twinkling'
  • nitens 'shining'
  • splendens 'shining'
  • stellans 'brilliant'
  • cogitans 'thinking'
  • discens 'learning'
  • elegans 'elegant'
  • loquens 'talking'
  • sapiens 'discerning'
  • sciens 'knowning'
  • eminens 'eminint'
  • faber 'fabricator'
  • ferus 'wild'
  • gratus 'pleasing'
  • rudis 'rude'
  • sagax 'shrewd'
  • stellans 'brilliant'
  • venenifer 'poisonous'
    • Creatures started in the creature stage from a pervious line append a prefix or suffix to the genus
  • Allo- 'other'
  • Neo- 'new'
  • Para- 'near, resembling'
  • Mimo-, -mimus 'mimic'
  • Plesio-, Plesi- 'near, resembling'
  • Thero-, -therium 'beast'
  • Eu- 'good', 'true'
  • -elle, -ule, -la, -le, -let, -ole diminuatives
  • -nax, -anax 'king'

    Tribal and Higher Stages

  • tadifer 'torch bearing'
  • technologicus 'technological'
  • sapiens 'wise'
  • stellaris 'of the stars'
  • ultimus 'final'
  • urbanus 'urban'
  • urbicus 'civic'
  • verendus 'venerable'
  • victorius 'triumphant'

    Space Stage

    Creatures tweaked in the space stage take the genus name and append an adjectve based on the tweaking race: -ilus
  • Rocala-> Rocalalis
  • Tympanct -> Tympanctus
  • Skippy -> Salticulilus from saltus "skip" + diminutive -culus + -ilus

    Creatures created outright in the space stage use the -inus suffix denoting a relationsip of origin

  • Skippy -> Salticulinus from saltus "skip" + diminutive -culus + -inus

    Creatures uplifted gain the species levatus

    Full list

  • admirandis 'admirable'
  • affinis 'kindred'
  • agrestis 'wild'
  • antecessor 'predecessor'
  • antiquus 'ancient'
  • ardens 'burning, gleaming'
  • atrox 'savage'
  • audax 'bold"
  • auroreus 'dawn'
  • beatus 'fortunate'
  • bellax 'warlike'
  • blandus 'pleasant'
  • celus 'noble'
  • cogitans 'thinking'
  • dignus 'worthy'
  • discens 'learning'
  • dius 'divine'
  • edax 'voracious'
  • efferatus 'wild'
  • egregius 'distinguished'
  • elatus 'lofty'
  • elegans 'elegant'
  • eminens 'eminint'
  • epicus 'epic'
  • erectus 'erect'
  • ergaster 'workman'
  • excelsus 'lofty'
  • eximus 'excellent'
  • faber 'fabricator'
  • ferox 'wild'
  • ferus 'wild'
  • fossilis 'fossil'
  • fulgens 'gleaming'
  • gloriosus 'glorious'
  • grandaevus 'very old'
  • gratus 'pleasing'
  • habilis 'handy'
  • historicus 'historic'
  • incredibilis 'extraordinary'
  • intermedius 'intermediate'
  • largifucs 'bountiful'
  • loquens 'talking'
  • magnus 'great'
  • maior 'greater'
  • maximus 'greatest'
  • micans 'twinkling'
  • mirandus 'wonderful'
  • mirificus 'wonderful'
  • mirus 'wonderful'
  • necans 'killing'
  • nitens 'shining'
  • novus 'new'
  • pictor 'artist'
  • pictus 'painted'
  • praecursor 'forerunner'
  • preadator 'plunderer'
  • princeps 'prince'
  • priscus 'ancient'
  • proavitus 'ancestoral'
  • pugnax 'combative'
  • repens 'creeping'
  • rex 'king'
  • rudis 'rude'
  • rusticus 'rustic'
  • sagax 'shrewd'
  • sanus 'healthy'
  • sapiens 'discerning'
  • sciens 'knowning'
  • scitus 'clever'
  • scius 'knowing'
  • sculptis 'sculpted'
  • sequax 'pursuing'
  • splendens 'shining'
  • stellans 'brilliant'
  • stellaris 'of the stars'
  • stellatus 'sparkling'
  • tagax 'theiving'
  • tenax 'tenacious
  • trux 'wild'
  • vagus 'wandering'
  • velox 'swift'
  • venator 'hunter'
  • venenatus 'poisonous'
  • venenifer 'poisonous'
  • virosus 'poisonous'
  • vivus 'living'
  • vorax 'voracious'
  • vulgaris 'common'

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