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Inspired by the 'how do you name your characters' thread, I decided to see what our favourite names are. Either from a book you read, or your own creation.
Mine are Ardin - a real name - and Inarisa (made up). -
Chandra and Sylvia. Real names.
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Michael/Robert
Sarah/Amanda -
For boys, I like Eli, Sydney, and Dmitri. For girls, I like Charlotte and Beatrice.
I also love Greek names. Persephone stands out the most to me, I think it's a beautiful name. -
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The Greeks have a lot of good ones =) Persephone's also a favorite of mine.
I've always thought that Andromeda was another neat one for girls. Maybe Perseus for the guys. -
Dmitri is just awesome! Beatrice I don't like simply because there is a vicious dog near me called Beatrice! But Charlotte and Persephone are nice as well. Even though I thought for many years that Persephone was pronounced Purr-sef-Own!
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I like Vincent for a guy name. For girls, Crystal and Violet. I have a thing for names starting with V I guess.
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I like Naviah (meaning prophetess) for a girl and Josiah for a boy. Josiah was the young boy king that wiped out idolatry in Israel at the age of twenty. He crushed the idols, smashed them into dust. Unfortunately, his son helped build them back up again.
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Tobias, Micah, Abel, Job and Moira. I've always liked those names.
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Isabella Liliana Mary Adam Wyatt Marshall Dimitri Noah Alexander
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Jasmine, Yasmina (from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), Azmeena, and Meena. Jasmine is my pseudonym for fantasy, and Meena is a character in my novel.
I've had other fave names in the past, but they've faded now that I've had kids I got to name.
I used to love Ian, Ewan, Ethan, Michael, Essa, Ella, Adrielle, Aerynn, Erin, Erynn. And probably more I can't recall. I got tired of using the names so often in stories, when they were for different people, though.
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I rarely get to use my fav names in stories. They never fit the character. Except for Lola, she was fun.
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Light names, then! Oh, I LOVE Jasmine and every variation thereof! (funky word!) I will probably get to recycle some of my fave names atm though, because I'm working on a huge series
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Quinn-wise-boy-welsh
kai-keeper of the keys-boy-welsh
Gavin-hawk of the battle-boy-welsh
Gareth-gentle, modest and brave- boy-welsh
Kynan(ky)-chief- boy-welsh
Saith-seven-boy-welsh
Daere-Feind (no typo)-girl-welsh
Delia-dark-girl-welsh
Tarian-shield-girl-welsh
Kei-legendary son of Kynyr-boy-welsh
Cordelia-jewel of the sea-girl-welsh
Raine-queen-girl-french
Zuri- white and lovely- girl- french
Avery- rules with elf wisdom- boy-french
Zara- light-girl-french
Zurie- white and lovely- girl- french
Kemen- strong-boy- basque
Emery- brave;powerful- boy- Germen
Malory- war cousler- boy- germen
Jadan- Jahovah has heard- boy- hebrew
Asher- happiness- boy- hebrew
Shiloh- to one whom it belongs- boy- hebrew
Analise- grace- girl- hebrew
Samara- protected by god- girl- hebrew
Levi- attatched or pledged- boy- hebrew
Mitsu- shine- girl- japanese
Kana- one who is powerful- girl- japanese
Zaira- Dawning- girl- Italian
Anika- Grace- girl- Hebrew
Still- silent- boy- dutch
Adai-friend- boy- Chamoru
Eben-Stone- boy- hebrew
Isa- 1.rainbow 2.one 3.ice-girl- 1.Chamoru 2.Tagalog 3.Germanic
Kalah- art- girl- sanskrit
Aurelia- golden- girl- Latin
Jayce- healer- both- English/Greek
Juniper- asmall evergreen shrub with spicy-smelling berrylike cones-Girl- English/Latin
Aspen- type of poplar tree whose leaves flutter and tremble in the slightest breeze- girl- Old English
Linden- a tree with fragrant yellow flowers and thick, heart-shaped leaves- boy- Old English
Haze- vaugeness- male- old English
Brennan- Tear; sorrow- boy- Irish
I keep a nice list of my favorite names for characters, their meanings and their origons.
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If I'm using a real name, I ALWAYS look up th meaning - If I've got a main character whose name means "Death to the nice people" or something stupid, I want to justify that in the story - maybe his parents were nasty?
And I love most welsh names. Kai is awesome. And Gareth...and they happen to be actors...LOL.
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For girls I like the names Ava, Emma, Audrey, Cosette and Kylie.
For boys I like Gavin, Jayden, Wyatt and Ewan.
All are real names, I have no talent in making them up
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I love guys names!
For girls I love Emma, Kaylee, Cameron, Jordyn and Mikayla. Of course, Alex works for most girl chracters, but some have to be developed to find a name that fits their personality. I have recently used Tallie, Mary, and Grace.
For boys I like to use Ari- meaning lion, Jonas (no i hate the jonas brothers but i love jonas for an adventurous boy- either that or jona,) I like Renjad, I made it up for a story. I also really love using Ruben, it is something about it that makes me like it. I love the name Brahm... I have some connection with Brahm, not from Eragon, that is Brom but this on is like half my life! I love it! I most recentely used Connor, Charlie, and Johnny. I am more adventurous with boy names than girl names.
In my most recent book I am using, Johnny, Emma, Jordan, Charlie, Carrie, Pat, Daniel, Ruben, and Marsha. I am using others but I like those a lot! -
Cathriona-Kiki
Artemis-Arty
Alexandra-Alex,Alexa,Ally
Thalia-a greek muse
Jason-Jay
Athena
Minerva
Rachel
Diana
Zoey-Zo-Zu Zu
Nynx
Calypso-Caly
Selene
Elizabeth-Lizzie,Eliza
Rebecca-Becky,Becca
Melisa-Mel,Melly
Carmel-Carmen,Mel,Carme
Linda-Lucy
Luna
Kimberly-Kim
Kathleen-Katy
Isabella-Is,Bell,Bella,Bells
Victoria-Vicky
Hailey-Hails-Haley
Mia
Destiny
Savannah
Faith
Lily-Lillian
Arianna
Angela-Ange
Jasmine
Yasmine
Miranda
Samantha -
Any name can suit anyone at any time. I like mixing up names, with giving a strong character a whimpy name, and making him earn the respect of the others in the story (big bad biker dude name Elmer... ). The person doesn't necessarily have to fit the name, since when a parent names an infant, they have no idea what that child will grow up to be. Picking a longer name, or an interesting middle name can make the character have a lot of different options. Example (I'm using my own daughter's name here) Alexandra = Allie, Al, Lexi, Sandra, Sandy, Alex, Ally, Ali, Dra, and a few others. Her middle name is Quinn, so she's sort of limited there.
I don't do the 'Harlequin Romance' names like: Thorn, Chad, Lance... things like that. Although, I did name one charater 'Stone', but his I explained the reason for that in the story, so...
I never borrow names from family members... that's just bad mojo.
Don't really have favorite names... I just use whatever name seems right for the character.
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I try to picture the character and just start listing names in my head. I don't have a favorite name, but i just think hmm...you are .... !
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Hmm?
I invented Loriata and Marika, I think. It's hard to know for certain, there are so many names. For monsters, I also have Gorgorus and Atomka.
For some reason, I like Becca, short for Rebecca. I've used it with female characters often; those which usually don't get killed. In my stories, female characters are often victims, but they're pretty safe if I name them Becca.
Andy
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I like the name 'Eragon' and Lucifer.
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i've always liked the name Jayni, for a girl. and for a boy i like the name Robbie.
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Girls names: Tuesday, Dakota, Catalina, Charlotte, Bethany, Willow, Yolanda
Boys Names: Derrick, Joseph, Andrew, Nick -
Guys: Damon, Dean, Dimitri
Girls: Rachel, Haylea, Luna, Bellatrix (I know weird)
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I like Sally and Sky
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