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60 Names so far. Suggestions would be appreciated. Also, some names are truly terrible.

could I add additional names to this list?

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Hmm... some names...

Wallnut
Lavender Hill
Bookster
Rocorn
Dick-waffle (saved for slinkys)
Cheese Waffle
Potato Lemon

Not to bothered about races, you decide.

793639 Aegis Shield. Soldier. Any race.

If you're coming up with names for bit parts...

Dewey Decimal is a good name for a librarian pony.

In the past, I've used Short Fuse for a demolition worker with a bit of a temper.

Star Power ought to be some sort of actor. And then he could have an understudy/stunt double named Second Fiddle.

I kinda want to see a stunt flyer named Zigzag, if only because Z's are so hard to come by.

For a satire, how about good ol' Cannon Fodder the new recruit?

How about a family of bean farmers? Lima Bean, String Bean, Pinto Bean... and then the Pinkie of the family odd pony out Jumping Bean.

I was thinking of Backdraft for a firefighter except that backdrafts are bad. What about Backburn?

And then there's Silver Tongue the lawyer. Perhaps a relative of Silver Spoon.

I can go all day. But is there anypony that can write these down? Eagle Eye is a private eye, he's quick with details. But Blank Slate can do pretty much anything.

Et cetera, et cetera. Just come up with one or two word phrases and you can name ANYPONY.

I'll add to this with some botted OCs.

<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Stardust Trails, Doctor?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Neon Trails, Mechanic?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Glinting Glimmer, Nurse?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Lollipop Breeze, Director?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Stardust Aura, Swordspony?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Rose Roller, Investor?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Pennysong, Racer?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Salt Lily, Wheelwright?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Greywork, Royal Advisor?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Berryfrog, Freelancer?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Lightning Wing, Royal Guardspony?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Glitter Aura, Freelancer?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Rusty Cider, Director?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Singing Clouds, Animal Caretaker?
<Palladion> A Pony, huh? How about... Waterbreeze, Night Guardspony?

Some of the stuff he spits up is utter junk, but some of it (Lightning Wing, Singing Clouds) is pretty solid.

So, if we all start using this set of background minor OCs...
will they eventually develop their own lives, as the background ponies of the show have?

The background ponies of the fics?

I fancy the name Wing Tip for a Pegasus.

I could see Moonlight being an astronomer, and maybe Buttercup is a butterchurner?

793714 Funny, Eagle Eye appears in Eljunbyro and Innavedr...

I've considered the name Page Turner for librarians before.
And Nine Grain for a baker, although I actually planned to use that as a parody...

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Hmm. I only ever got like two or three chapters into Eijunbyro, so I never met Eagle Eye.

796269 I think EE is in, like, Chapter 115?

796271 Yeah, he's towards the end.