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So I need a name for my warboss. I have a few alternatives:

Alexandork (DA ASUM!!!) I like this because it has the word Dork in there. It's also fun to say DA ASUM!! and watch the opponent as he jumps out of his shoes.
Napoleork. Not sure this fits a giant warboss, as Napoleon is best known (these days) for being short.
The next one is so politically incorrect, I'm not sure I want to write it down, but here goes: Adork Gitler.

And a suggestion from a friend of mine: Genghis WAAAAGH!

Does anyone have any suggestions, or does any of these names jump out at you as pretty good?

Adork Gitler is darn good if you ask me, despite your reservations

Winston Gurkill follows a similar theme, although I'm not sure about the Winston part and my brain is not up to any alternatives atm!

Lol. Saying Winston like in the west indies (or like in Lock Stock), Winstan. That could work.

My counts-as Zogwort is called Morkstradamus, and I'd like to continue that naming-convention. Ala Orkimedes.

Adork Gitler is pretty cool sounding, actually.

I was personally thinking Gengork Khan, for an all-biker speed freaks army.

Grimmjaw Jaggerjaques.

Orks don't use puns on human historical figures. Their names tend to be either guttural gibberish (how do you even pronounce 'Gazhkull'?) or misspelled compound verbs ('Gutsmasha', 'Bonecrusha', ''Eadstompa', 'Killzkar', stuff like that).

 AnomanderRake wrote:
Orks don't use puns on human historical figures. Their names tend to be either guttural gibberish (how do you even pronounce 'Gazhkull'?) or misspelled compound verbs ('Gutsmasha', 'Bonecrusha', ''Eadstompa', 'Killzkar', stuff like that).

Yeah. So what about Orkimedes then? He's canon.

Plus, I want it to be a pun, and it's my army. Soooo.

GUNTHUR GUT'nYUH

Im not sure for a warboss, but i have an "awsome" name for a stompa

"Da Orksome"

Warboss :

Akilla DA Ork

Mekboss :

AlGork Morkstein

Sneaky kommando boss :

Arga Skulzeny

Ork names are so fun to build off of RL names, who cares if its fluffy or not..have fun with it.

 AnomanderRake wrote:
Orks don't use puns on human historical figures. Their names tend to be either guttural gibberish (how do you even pronounce 'Gazhkull'?) or misspelled compound verbs ('Gutsmasha', 'Bonecrusha', ''Eadstompa', 'Killzkar', stuff like that).

Someone didn't see the joke here.

FearTheHappyChair wrote:Im not sure for a warboss, but i have an "awsome" name for a stompa

"Da Orksome"

Lol. That ones great. Or should I say orksome.

Soo'Vah'Cha wrote:Warboss :

Akilla DA Ork

Mekboss :

AlGork Morkstein

Sneaky kommando boss :

Arga Skulzeny

Ork names are so fun to build off of RL names, who cares if its fluffy or not..have fun with it.

Right? Right? So it's not just me. Love to sit and think about up silly names when I'm painting them.

I really like Akilla Da Ork. I think, maybe, since he's an Evil Sun; Akilla Da Sun. I dunno. I got nothin'.

I may just be really slow right now, but I don't get Arga Skulzeny..

How about something which isn't history related???...Like your nickname/username...But Adork Gitler is funny...

 DarthMarko wrote:
How about something which isn't history related???...Like your nickname/username...But Adork Gitler is funny...

But he's obviously going for a theme here.

 AnomanderRake wrote:
Orks don't use puns on human historical figures. Their names tend to be either guttural gibberish (how do you even pronounce 'Gazhkull'?) or misspelled compound verbs ('Gutsmasha', 'Bonecrusha', ''Eadstompa', 'Killzkar', stuff like that).

I'm pretty sure Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka would like a word with you. Apparently it's a play on Margaret Thatcher, so.... I guess Orks do use puns on human historical figures?

I think ghazkull's name is tolkien. Mag Uruk as in Saurumon's fighting Uruk Hai.

Orkamungus

Orkus Maximus

Orkalanche

General Ork E. Lee

Ork E. Lee is pretty good. Made me think of another one as well.

R. Lee Orkey

 SgtSixkilla wrote:

 AnomanderRake wrote:
Orks don't use puns on human historical figures. Their names tend to be either guttural gibberish (how do you even pronounce 'Gazhkull'?) or misspelled compound verbs ('Gutsmasha', 'Bonecrusha', ''Eadstompa', 'Killzkar', stuff like that).

Yeah. So what about Orkimedes then? He's canon.

Plus, I want it to be a pun, and it's my army. Soooo.

Orkimedes was a joke in one Apocalypse battle report.

But you have a point. Orks are three-quarters joke anyway. I may be biased by my hatred of puns; go ahead.

 AnomanderRake wrote:

 SgtSixkilla wrote:

 AnomanderRake wrote:
Orks don't use puns on human historical figures. Their names tend to be either guttural gibberish (how do you even pronounce 'Gazhkull'?) or misspelled compound verbs ('Gutsmasha', 'Bonecrusha', ''Eadstompa', 'Killzkar', stuff like that).

Yeah. So what about Orkimedes then? He's canon.

Plus, I want it to be a pun, and it's my army. Soooo.

Orkimedes was a joke in one Apocalypse battle report.

But you have a point. Orks are three-quarters joke anyway. I may be biased by my hatred of puns; go ahead.

This sounds pretty official to me.

Warboss Grimkilla da rippa

I don't have the source, but I seem to remember Orkimedes being a designated codename for a hypothesised Big Mek, based on encounters with innovative orky technology during the 3rd war for Armageddon. That is, it isn't his actual name. Can anyone confirm/deny?

I call my Big Mek Fikzit, and I've been thinking of naming my Warboss after one of my friends' old D&D characters; Grob-Nog Nobhands.

 GimbleMuggernaught wrote:
I call my Big Mek Fikzit, and I've been thinking of naming my Warboss after one of my friends' old D&D characters; Grob-Nog Nobhands.

Hehe. Did you play Mr. Fixit way back in the day? Dunno if it actually came before Tetris, but I remember getting fixit many years before hearing about Tetris.

That Nobhands sounds like he's got hairy palms..

I've used Varnak Limbskorcha, Groglar Painbringa, Skroag Armbutcha for naming my Orc characters in Skyrim. I think they would be cool for 40k Orks

 SgtSixkilla wrote:

FearTheHappyChair wrote:Im not sure for a warboss, but i have an "awsome" name for a stompa

"Da Orksome"

Lol. That ones great. Or should I say orksome.

Soo'Vah'Cha wrote:Warboss :

Akilla DA Ork

Mekboss :

AlGork Morkstein

Sneaky kommando boss :

Arga Skulzeny

Ork names are so fun to build off of RL names, who cares if its fluffy or not..have fun with it.

Right? Right? So it's not just me. Love to sit and think about up silly names when I'm painting them.

I really like Akilla Da Ork. I think, maybe, since he's an Evil Sun; Akilla Da Sun. I dunno. I got nothin'.

I may just be really slow right now, but I don't get Arga Skulzeny..

Akilla Da OrK, LOVE IT!

 SgtSixkilla wrote:

 GimbleMuggernaught wrote:
I call my Big Mek Fikzit, and I've been thinking of naming my Warboss after one of my friends' old D&D characters; Grob-Nog Nobhands.

Hehe. Did you play Mr. Fixit way back in the day? Dunno if it actually came before Tetris, but I remember getting fixit many years before hearing about Tetris.

That Nobhands sounds like he's got hairy palms..

Nope, never even heard of it. It just seemed like a very Mek-y name.

As for Nobhands... It's probably best not to think about it.

I've seen some Orks converted to space wolves. They were called Da Sonz of Ruzz. They were awsum.
So you could make a pun out of a spess mahren name.

Abadork
Lemork Ruzz
Gorkoute Guillimork
Morkus
Horkus
Angrork.

The possibilities... Da Horkus Herezy! Or even, da Emperork of Ork-kind.

Joan of Ork

Lets see Belasarius Ballbreaker sounds funny at least, but to be honest it's a better name for a Space Wolf. What else. Lets watch TV.

At a separate note most of the suggestions here is suggestions I could read off a milk-cartoon or something equally unimaginative or lame. If I wanna join that game, Woggie Woogieman. That is a nice asspull from me.

Warboss Num-nuttz! or Thundah-Buttz! lol........I'm going away now

For many, many (!) years, my Ork war boss was Guzznark da Panzee Stompa. He started as plain old Guzznark, but gained his honorific after countless games against an Eldar playing friend of mine...

Valete,

JohnS