spanish name generator fails

[drmajorbob]

When I try to generate Spanish names, I get an error message saying that no surname lists have been selected.

[Briar_Kit]

“Spanish Names (Male)” only refers to first names.

You still need to select one or more of the “Surname” lists as well.

Do you have any of them selected?

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[drmajorbob]

Fine, but none of the surname lists are Spanish. Or at least, none of them are MEXICAN, which is what I’m looking for.

[Briar_Kit]

As section 21.5 of the manual says, the name generator is exhaustive. But you can add names…

You will always need at least one Surname list selected (indicated by the yellow “S” icon), and at least one gender list which is compatible with the gender option set above. If you have the list set to return male names, you will need at least one male list of forenames selected. These are indicated by the standard gender symbol icons. You can choose as many sources lists as you like at once.
The built-in lists will be shaded in grey because they cannot be deleted.

[b]You can add your own custom lists. Name lists should be formatted so that all names are on a single line, and each name is separated by a comma, like so:

 name1,name2,name3,name4,name5[/b]

It might be easiest to produce these lists in a spreadsheet on a single row, and export as a CSV file. If you use a regular text editor, make sure to name the file with a “.csv” extension, and then click the + button in the Name Generator option panel. Locate the file in the chooser dialogue and click Open. You will be presented with some options on how the list should be marked. Give it a descriptive name, and mark whether it is a list of female names, male names, or surnames.

People share lists on the forum, for example…

Sharing my Name Generator files

I’m relatively new to this forum, so I’ll make the standard apology that I hope I’ve stumbled on the right forum for this post. I’ve been building some additional databases for the name generator, largely focusing on decade-specific American names (let’s face it, the American option in the First Name generator is…silly to say the least), historic American names, and popular names from specific American ethnic groups. I’ve pulled together lists from various public domain sources online, credite…

And you can find lists online…

dlthurston.com/blog/scrivene … gen-files/

encrypted.google.com/#q=list+mexican+surnames