So. Surnames?

[Saint Landwalker]

I'm contemplating a little side project for my own amusement purposes, and realized that it would be a lot more satisfying if I knew the canonical surnames for all of the NPCs. Right now the only ones I'm aware of are George and Evelyn Mulner*.

Do the other NPCs even have surnames? If so, is there anywhere I can find a list of them? I would love to be able to stay as canonical as possible instead of just making crap up...



* Alex's surname is probably not Mulner, because the Mulners are his grandparents on his mother's side, rather than father's side.

[AvatarMan]

The Wizards name is "M______ Rasmodius"

[Saint Landwalker]

Originally posted by Sir Ruffington:

The Wizards name is "M______ Rasmodius"

Ah, right. I forget about him, because I always think he's using "M" as something like "Monsieur Rasmodius" instead of as his actual first initial. Not that I have any reason to think that, I just always seem to default in that direction.

[Saint Landwalker]

So in the absence, it seems, of any canonical surnames (other than Rasmodius and the Mulners), it's time to start communally coming up with surnames instead!

Initial proposals based on nothing more than gut/winging it:

Haley and Emily Carter
Harvey Becker
Pierre, Caroline, and Abigail Chandler
Demetrius, Robin, and Maru Wright
Sebastian McCarthy *
Linus Paulson
Kent, Jodi, Sam, and Vincent Freeman
Marnie Jones
Jas Taylor
Shane Anderson **
Marlowe Rasmodius
Leah Richards
Clint Collins ***
Elliott Reed
Willy Cutler
Gunther Jackson
Gus Wells
Alex Blanton
George and Evelyn Mulner (known)
Pam and Penny Pierce
Marlon White
Gil Howard
Sandy Summers



* Sebastian, being Robin's child from pre-Demetrius days, probably has a different surname than the rest of the family (further contributing to his "outsiderness").
** The exact relationship between Marnie, Jas, and Shane is unclear. Shane is Jas's godfather, not a direct blood relative, but that doesn't preclude him from being an indirect relative (like a cousin to one of her parents). Jas calls Marnie "aunt", but it's unclear if that's because Marnie is her actual aunt, or if it's just a term of familiarity. Even if Jas is Marnie's biological niece, we don't know which of Jas's parents was related to Marnie. As far as I know, it's also unknown whether or not Marnie has ever been previously married. Which all conspires to result in me giving them three different surnames.
*** "Smith" would be the obvious one, and Clint's family background would support it. But it's just too obvious.

[Cornflakes]

Originally posted by Landwalker04:

*** "Smith" would be the obvious one, and Clint's family background would support it. But it's just too obvious.

Schmidt is a common name. It's German in origin and comes from Schmied, literally ‘blacksmith’. This German surname is found in many other parts of Europe, from Slovenia to Sweden. If you can accept that Clint has German or Eastern European ancestory, it would fit.

Originally posted by Landwalker04:

* Jas calls Marnie "aunt", but it's unclear if that's because Marnie is her actual aunt, or if it's just a term of familiarity. Even if Jas is Marnie's biological niece, we don't know which of Jas's parents was related to Marnie. As far as I know, it's also unknown whether or not Marnie has ever been previously married. Which all conspires to result in me giving them three different surnames.

At 10 hearts Jas called me Uncle Cornflakes, so it's very possible Aunt Marnie is also a term of endearment rather than familial. This doesn't really confirm anything, just contributes to the ambiguity.

[0ero the Hammer Slayer]

Elliot is apparently a doctor in SCrubs. Hahahaha.

[Saint Landwalker]

Originally posted by 0ero the Hammer Slayer:

Elliot is apparently a doctor in SCrubs. Hahahaha.

=D I was wondering if anybody would catch that. I couldn't resist.

[NightGames1221]

Originally posted by Saint Landwalker:

So
Haley and Emily Carter

Is it just me? or does anyone else kinda imagine Emily and Haley as being british

[N0rd1c N3rd]

Originally posted by NightGames1221:

Originally posted by Saint Landwalker:

So
Haley and Emily Carter

Is it just me? or does anyone else kinda imagine Emily and Haley as being british

Their names do sound very posh British name but i'm new to this game and was wonder if we are given a surname or do we need to give ourselves surname.

[Queen Droxxanna]

Originally posted by Sir Ruffington:

The Wizards name is "M______ Rasmodius"

His first name is MAGNUS

[N0rd1c N3rd]

I wonder if anyone can answer this question, what name will the npc's use in dialog bubbles, first name, surname or farm name, i'm asking because new to this game, thank you.

[Marshall]

Originally posted by soaringfreedom:

Originally posted by Sir Ruffington:

The Wizards name is "M______ Rasmodius"

His first name is MAGNUS

To clarify; The idea of first name of the Wizard being Magnus is actually from the mod Stardew Valley Expanded, so it's not cannon, just widely known fanon. Still a good choice for him I'd say.

Also, OP has probably moved onto other matters given how old this thread is, but I'll mention that Sandy has a line of dialogue revealing that 'Sandy' is not in fact her real name. It's just something she uses for her business apparently, and we never learn her real name.

Originally posted by Sakuta Bakken:

I wonder if anyone can answer this question, what name will the npc's use in dialog bubbles, first name, surname or farm name, i'm asking because new to this game, thank you.

The Farmer has one name field, and if you set both a personal and surname the npcs will say both together when their dialouge calls for the farmers name. So, Pierre might be programmed to say "It's farmer @!" when you enter his store, with @ being the farmers name. So, that could become "It's farmer John!", or "It's farmer Smith!", or "It's farmer John Smith!" depending on what you set it to. Basically, it doesn't matter, and everyone seems to be on a first name basis in Pelican Town so I just use a personal name for all of my characters. Minor spoiler: By befriending the wizard to 4 hearts you gain access to his basement where you can spend 500g to change your name, gender, favorite thing, and appearance, just as if you were at character creation again.

[N0rd1c N3rd]

Thank you very Marshall.