I tried to make lore-friendly ones but I got my own mind also. Basically I don't like those who just use a NPC's name for there character, like if I see a player character named Vivec or Molag Bal or Cicero in ESO I will feel bad. But I got the idea of naming my characters from some of the TES NPCs I love.
What about you guys?

I named mine fairly lore friendly. Llando Madalas was once part of House Tel'vani, but he didn't agree with their politically neutral stance and was pretty much outcast for it.

Although, I also have an Imperial Templar on the DC named Nick of Cage.

Mine are all recycled from every game I've ever played. Which may sound unimaginative, but I've grown attached to the names and each name has a certain persona that fits it. Briolase was born in a Warhammer 40K campaign. He was a dark eldar cult leader who ascended to demonhood during one of the best tabletop battles I've ever played. He was revived in Morrowind , was a defiler in Requiem, a Chanter in Aion, a mes in GW2, and so forth and so on. He's usually some kind of tormenter, bleeds or burns or inflicting mental anguish. He began as a demon after all. (Also, you stole my back story, Justin. I'll have my revenge)

Dydreas is always, always a ranger type. Talaslan is always wizardy, and very lusty. Marild is always a tough warrior type. But they all began in the same warhammer 40K campaign and I tote them all from game to game.

Even one of my cats (Cleto) is named after an empty suit of Space Marine armor that was found in that campaign.

If they ever release a bard skill line, you better believe my favorite D&D character, Axxe Grinder, will make an appearance. He was the former lead lutist and frontman for the Raging Orc Chasms, but the troupe dissolved because of his insatiable drug addictions and lust for anything that moves, so he travels the provinces trying to hone his own unique "solo" sound, while being disillusioned into thinking everyone he meets is a giant fan of his.

I woke up at 6-ish the first day of early access so I could snag Fancy Feast but I usually do use more realistic names in mmos. This time it just felt right...
UH I mean this one received a vision from Sheggorath (known by you lot as Sheogorath) urging her to reconsider her rather humble birth name in favor of something dedicated to the great Skooma Cat. Sheggorath, as I'm sure you all know, leaves little room for argument once his mind is made up. This one admits ignorance to the meaning of such a strange name but does greatly enjoy feasts- especially of the fancy variety.

That is the best description you could ever have for having that name.   

Oh and you could probably make a bard-ish build using DK earthen heart buffs and /luting everywhere

Ever since swtor I have named my toons vaz something and ius sounds roman/imperial and thus vazius was born, well not that simple... But that's a story for another time

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But that's a story for another time

We like stories.

Well I haven't got my whole toon backstory set out yet but it involves meridiah akatosh molag bal skooma gambling saweeet wroools

Sounds legit to me!