I recommend Diana Wynne Jones' The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, which examines common fantasy tropes and cliches and is a great resource. Plus, it's hilarious!The Language Construction Kit is a phenomenal resource if you want to make up a language, are not a linguist, but you still want to be as accurate as possible. Even if you don't create a whole language, I still recommend at least skimming it if you make up your fantasy names, and want them to sound like they come from the same language/culture.
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