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Completely random name generator with simple rules: At least 1 vowel for each consonant. Consonants must be separated by a vowel. Y can be a consonant or vowel.
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RandomNameGenerator.html
<html>
<title>RANDOM name generator</title>
<body onLoad="OnLoad()">
<button id="generate" onClick="GenerateClicked()">Generate</button>
<table id="names">
</table>
<script>
var table = {};
var vowels = "aeiouy";
var consonants = "bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz";
var minConsonants = 1;
var maxConsonants = 6;
var numNames = 100;
function OnLoad() {
table = document.getElementById("names");
GenerateClicked();
}
function GetRandomInt(maxExclusive) {
return Math.floor(Math.random() * maxExclusive);
}
function GetRandomCharacter(text) {
return text[GetRandomInt(text.length)];
}
function MakeName() {
var numConsonants = minConsonants + GetRandomInt(maxConsonants - minConsonants);
var name = "";
var startWithVowel = Math.random() > 0.5;
var endWithVowel = Math.random() > 0.5 || (numConsonants == 1 && !startWithVowel);
if (startWithVowel) {
name += GetRandomCharacter(vowels);
}
var i = 0;
for (i = 0; i < numConsonants; i++) {
name += GetRandomCharacter(consonants);
if (endWithVowel || i < numConsonants - 1) {
name += GetRandomCharacter(vowels);
}
}
return name;
}
function GenerateClicked() {
var text = "";
var i = 0;
for (i = 0; i < numNames; i++) {
text += "<tr><td>" + MakeName() + "</td></tr>";
}
table.innerHTML = text;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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