1) Looking for a word that means Devil but sounds almost pleasant and innocuous. Like Lucifer but more obscure. 2) Other ways of phrasing Lord of all Evil, just so I can vary it in my book. Its actually more than one character, so I need female versions.
thats what I am hoping to do with the second bit. I have decided I use the word evil more often than I would like lol. Thank you the list will be useful. But for the first one I need something that is almost pretty. Old Nick is too earth like. Its to name the sea around the island. It is a major character in the book. It is the treachorous sea out of which all life escaped. Right now its Deil Sea, after the old Scots De'il (deel/deal) for devil.
thirdwind thats the idea lol It may work as the sea name. I don't want something everyone will know but that says devil or evil or treachorous.
On the innocuous side, how about, "My Ex"? Note: This is equably usable by both women and men. Of course this is not what you're looking for, but I had to post it. For if I didn't, I would no doubt kick myself for missing the opportunity later.
That was worth the whole thread if it wasn't a children's book i would be considering it The Exsea. Hmm wonder about X Sea no maybe not...
google is your best friend! Search results on names for the devil: http://www.google.com/webhp?rls=ig#hl=en&rls=ig&q=names+for+the+devil&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=b45f35ef214b0397
Man, and who ever said you had to call it all evil all the time. Maybe tell some story in the perspective of these characters or their followers - who may instead of saying 'oh my, those people are evil' have a lot more positive things to say. (Plus, it's always nice to switch it up.)
I like Old Scratch. In any case, it's probably perfectly fine to make up a new one that corresponds to some of his infernal attributes.
I like Old Scratch as well lol I have used google but there are a lot of names from other cultures that won't come up. I know some of the Old Scots names don't come up even on the specific sites.