trigo-web/app/src/data/defaultNicknames.ts

/**
 * Default Nicknames for Trigo Players
 *
 * A curated list of common first names used for random nickname generation.
 * When a user first visits the VS People mode, they're assigned a random
 * nickname from this list. The nickname persists in localStorage and can
 * be changed at any time.
 */

export const DEFAULT_NICKNAMES: string[] = [
	// Male names (50)
	"John",
	"James",
	"Michael",
	"David",
	"William",
	"Richard",
	"Joseph",
	"Thomas",
	"Charles",
	"Daniel",
	"Matthew",
	"Anthony",
	"Mark",
	"Donald",
	"Steven",
	"Paul",
	"Andrew",
	"Joshua",
	"Kenneth",
	"Kevin",
	"Brian",
	"George",
	"Edward",
	"Ronald",
	"Timothy",
	"Jason",
	"Jeffrey",
	"Ryan",
	"Jacob",
	"Gary",
	"Nicholas",
	"Eric",
	"Jonathan",
	"Stephen",
	"Larry",
	"Justin",
	"Scott",
	"Brandon",
	"Benjamin",
	"Samuel",
	"Raymond",
	"Gregory",
	"Frank",
	"Alexander",
	"Patrick",
	"Jack",
	"Dennis",
	"Jerry",
	"Tyler",
	"Aaron",

	// Female names (50)
	"Mary",
	"Patricia",
	"Jennifer",
	"Linda",
	"Barbara",
	"Elizabeth",
	"Susan",
	"Jessica",
	"Sarah",
	"Karen",
	"Nancy",
	"Lisa",
	"Betty",
	"Margaret",
	"Sandra",
	"Ashley",
	"Kimberly",
	"Emily",
	"Donna",
	"Michelle",
	"Dorothy",
	"Carol",
	"Amanda",
	"Melissa",
	"Deborah",
	"Stephanie",
	"Rebecca",
	"Sharon",
	"Laura",
	"Cynthia",
	"Kathleen",
	"Amy",
	"Angela",
	"Shirley",
	"Anna",
	"Brenda",
	"Pamela",
	"Emma",
	"Nicole",
	"Helen",
	"Samantha",
	"Katherine",
	"Christine",
	"Debra",
	"Rachel",
	"Catherine",
	"Carolyn",
	"Janet",
	"Ruth",
	"Maria",

	// Neutral/Additional (15)
	"Alex",
	"Jordan",
	"Taylor",
	"Morgan",
	"Casey",
	"Riley",
	"Jamie",
	"Avery",
	"Quinn",
	"Sage",
	"Robin",
	"Charlie",
	"Blake",
	"Cameron",
	"Hayden"
];

/**
 * Get a random nickname from the default list
 * @returns A randomly selected name from DEFAULT_NICKNAMES
 */
export function getRandomNickname(): string {
	const index = Math.floor(Math.random() * DEFAULT_NICKNAMES.length);
	return DEFAULT_NICKNAMES[index];
}