This generator provides a list of random names, useful in fantasy RPG or similar games, or in any situation where many names of characters or places are needed.
References and links:
SOAP server: Yafnag can be used through a SOAP web service (SOAP server). See the WSDL description and a example of small python SOAP client.
XML-RPC server: more easy than SOAP, Yafnag can also be used through a XML-RPC web service (XML-RPC server). Look at the example of the minimal python XML-RPC client for more information. This client should work on any standard python installation.
Like most of the engines generating names, this program uses some frequency tables, random generator and iteration of Markov chain.
- Markov chain article, from Wikipedia.
- Great Wyrm RPG Resources.
- hamete.org's virtual dice server. 
- And many, many others...
Other generators:
- Fantasy Name Generator.
- Chris Pound's language machines
- Seventh Sanctum.
- The Hobbit name Generator.
- The Random Name Generator.
- Totro, the Fantasy Random Name Generator.
- And many, many others...
Counter:
Number of names generated by Yafnag: 23784297