At the moment I'm using Turkish names, modified. I find newspapers, National Geographic etc. My brother Kevin thought up what Pern meant. I just picked the name at random. Though the characters have to be believably of their world, not have 20th century PC ideas etc.
World serves story.
Click here for ordering information. Right, I was careful about attitudes on Pern. We really use modern people in period costume. It's one way the world affects characters. In a violent world, meek people tend to get trampled.