I couldn't find a name for my original FFXI character and I was in a hurry to play to I tried Kain (Legacy of Kain) but it was taken, so I tried Arkain because "Ark" sounded cool (and still does!) and that didn't work too so I just messed with it a bit and ended up with Arkine.

When XIV beta started, I couldn't come up with a last name and wished I could leave it blank and that when it hit me, I started looking for "Blank" and "Nothing" in google translator and ended up with "Rien" which is french, then I lost my beta account so I had to figure a new last name and I had a Van Hellsing DVD on my desk so I just used Van and ended up with Vanrien.

Its ironic that my name is almost entirely inspired by vampires even though I really really hate vampires.