# Name Validation Error

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/name-validation-error/110478>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** acknowledged\
**Created:** [July 6, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/name-validation-error/110478 "2025-07-06T19:54:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Mini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mini](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Mini)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/name-validation-error/110478/1 "2025-07-06T19:54:14Z")

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### Issue Type (Required):

Character Customisation

### Issue Description (Required):

I am unable to name my character “Garrick”, or the full name I wanted it to be of “Garrick-Price”. It would repeatedly say “Name Validation Failed” and no matter what I did, it would fail.

“GarrickPrice”,“Garrick Price”, and “Garrick-Phrize” all failed validation. I ended up using a pre-generated name (Haveloch) as I read those named were the only ones being accepted by the naming system.

### Steps to Reproduce (Required):

1. Create character
2. Name character “Garrick” or “Garrick-Price”.
3. It fails.

### [PC] Do You Use Mods? (Optional):

No, I don’t use mods

### Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

### Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

### Player ID (Optional):

> **[Steam Community :: Mini](https://steamcommunity.com/id/whowouldvethought/)**

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**Author:** ![FatsharkJulia](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharkjulia/32/11653_2.png) [@FatsharkJulia](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkJulia)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/name-validation-error/110478/2 "2025-07-07T14:17:05Z")

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> [@Mini](#):
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> Garrick

I’ve added the name to our allow list, so it should now be usable!