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I noticed sometimes when I meet an elite (yellow name) in Diablo 3 their name reflects their affixes. I had found something on a wiki but I can't seem to find it anymore.

Can someone explain it to me please?

Edit: Here it is, I found the page I was talking about.

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I don't think there is any connection between Elite's name and his affixes. Would you mind providing a bit more info? Something like names and affixes of the Elites – Novarg Aug 28 '12 at 11:36
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They don't. Names are random for elites and champions. The only ones with set names are uniques. – fbueckert Aug 28 '12 at 12:21
@fbueckert I don't think its totally random, such as the rare weapon names aren't totally random as some of it is based on the affix on the weapon. I.e. gluttonous for anything with life on hit – spartacus Aug 28 '12 at 18:04
maybe its pure coincidence but I ran into 2 monsters with the 'hoard' affix called Alot <something or the other> last night. – spartacus Aug 28 '12 at 18:05
@yx There's a finite amount of prefixes and suffixes available, for both elites, or rare items. Rare item names ARE completely random; just check the AH for Life on Hit items; there won't be any rhyme or reason to them. Elites might slightly different, but the amount of names available is smaller than it is for items; I'd suspect it's coincidence. – fbueckert Aug 28 '12 at 18:16
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