Alright, I'll be honest.
I made my utau almost 2 years ago, with the name Yamiko Rin. I had no idea that wasn't appropriate until a few months ago, after being told on this forum that Yamiko was not a good choice for a surname. I changed it to Yamikou (which, in kanji, is dark-lord. I didn't just add a random u at the end, thank you very much.)
However, I'm not pleased with the name as it is. I'd kind of like to drop the Yamikou bit altogether because the character himself is not Japanese (he's from a culture I made up) so how much "trouble" would I be in if I simply called him Rin? Or should I drag out my conlang for his culture and select a surname from there? I'm leaning towards the conlang option, but I would like a little bit of feedback before I do anything. ^^;
I made my utau almost 2 years ago, with the name Yamiko Rin. I had no idea that wasn't appropriate until a few months ago, after being told on this forum that Yamiko was not a good choice for a surname. I changed it to Yamikou (which, in kanji, is dark-lord. I didn't just add a random u at the end, thank you very much.)
However, I'm not pleased with the name as it is. I'd kind of like to drop the Yamikou bit altogether because the character himself is not Japanese (he's from a culture I made up) so how much "trouble" would I be in if I simply called him Rin? Or should I drag out my conlang for his culture and select a surname from there? I'm leaning towards the conlang option, but I would like a little bit of feedback before I do anything. ^^;