I finally got around to publishing an NPM module (Thank you Kent C Dodds!) It is pretty simple, but it  solves a problem I have had as a writer. Names! It let’s a user generate a name, an array of names with a given length, a massive list of names or a name with specific Initials.

Simply run the following.

npm i random-character-name

and you are good to go! Head to npm or github if you want to contribute!

Methods

The method list() will return a list of all random names that were generated. The method single() will return a single random name. The method startsWithLetter(f,m,l) will let you set the initials. The method numberOfNames(number) will return the requested number of names.

Examples

var rndNameGen = require(‘random-character-name‘);

 

rndNameGen.list();

//generates a large array of names 

/* 

ex.

  [‘Em Andre Vento’,

  ‘Marsiella Lester Drisko’,

  ‘Lou Charley Hoang’,

  ‘Bettye Ransell Cristabel’,

  …

  ‘Shawnee Timothee Rigby’,

  ‘Roch Wilbur Ithnan’,

  ‘Shanta Wheeler Milicent’,

  ‘Janela Wally Marlowe’ ]

 

*/

 

rndNameGen.single(); 

//generates a string with a random name 

//ex. ‘Donnie Reinhard Levin’ 

 

rndNameGen.startsWithLetter(‘A‘,‘C‘,‘E‘);

//generates a string with a name with requested initials 

//ex. ‘Ajay Christophorus Elset’ 

 

rndNameGen.numberOfNames(3)

//generates an array with the number of names requested. 

/*

ex.

[ ‘Nedi Burt Lexine’,

  ‘Cairistiona Jacobo Merl’,

  ‘Annaliese Bartolomeo Cherian’ ]

*/