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If you've got the chapter all planned out, then you probably know a bit about your character. Think about the character's traits --- their physical attributes, the kind of work or study they do, the things they like, the things they don't like, where they live, etc. Consider a regional flavor if, say, they're in a MagiStream setting and come from the Etainian desert but keep it easy on the eye. Most readers don't like being staggered out of a good story by having to ponder for minutes at a time how to say a character's name or by failure to recognize the name as even a word!
An example: I read a published fantasy book in which the author had tried so hard for an exotic setting that he tripled vowels in all the native language words, including place and character names. It got distracting and extremely difficult to read after a while.
You can do a lot with name meanings; instead of trying to find one which suits perfectly, play with the idea that maybe the character was misnamed or hates his or her name or has been locked into a line of work or study or other stereotype because of that name. Names can be great plot devices.
You can always change your mind later and edit too if it doesn't sound right.
An example: I read a published fantasy book in which the author had tried so hard for an exotic setting that he tripled vowels in all the native language words, including place and character names. It got distracting and extremely difficult to read after a while.
You can do a lot with name meanings; instead of trying to find one which suits perfectly, play with the idea that maybe the character was misnamed or hates his or her name or has been locked into a line of work or study or other stereotype because of that name. Names can be great plot devices.
You can always change your mind later and edit too if it doesn't sound right.
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Calla
Skai (My OC's name)
Jenny
Ara
Khione (the name of a nymph daughter of Boreas, the God of the North Wind)
Ama, short for Amaterasu (Japanese goddess of the sun or the universe)
Dalia (goddess of fate in Lithuanian mythology)
Cammie (short for camenae, four goddesses of childbirth and fountains)
I get a lot of my names from mythology~ Either that, or I make them up! Feel free to use any of these!
Skai (My OC's name)
Jenny
Ara
Khione (the name of a nymph daughter of Boreas, the God of the North Wind)
Ama, short for Amaterasu (Japanese goddess of the sun or the universe)
Dalia (goddess of fate in Lithuanian mythology)
Cammie (short for camenae, four goddesses of childbirth and fountains)
I get a lot of my names from mythology~ Either that, or I make them up! Feel free to use any of these!
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What is the world she's from? Is it a fantasy world, where all of the names are exotic? Or is it the modern day world, or Middle Earth-ish...? You wouldn't give the name Lola to a place where people have names like T'ranaku, and you wouldn't give your child a name like Kae'tah'lana today [unless you wanted to doom the child].
Also, what kind of personality does she have? I've noticed people tend to grow into their names as a general rule- not without exceptions, of course, especially with common names.
I'm happy to suggest something, but I'd need to know the answer to at least the first question, first.
Also, what kind of personality does she have? I've noticed people tend to grow into their names as a general rule- not without exceptions, of course, especially with common names.
I'm happy to suggest something, but I'd need to know the answer to at least the first question, first.
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I have a few names!
Julia
Annie
Alice
Lily
Other names that can work maybe not
Crystal
Ninja
Corry
Cinder
Dragon
Yeah... those are not good names
Julia
Annie
Alice
Lily
Other names that can work maybe not
Crystal
Ninja
Corry
Cinder
Dragon
Yeah... those are not good names
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thank you all of you ive found out the perfect name for her
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http://www.behindthename.com/random is the best place to find names. Trust me, click on it.
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Kiara is my personal favorite of names. Laura or Pilikea is also nice.
Amoka
Pekelo
Keola
Tiffany
Amoka
Pekelo
Keola
Tiffany
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some celtic names
cara
blair
dwyn
erena
deoch
firinne
cara
blair
dwyn
erena
deoch
firinne
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You should start with a word and google "name meaning [word]". If you come up with a random name, google that, too, because it may very well be a name for real (or something undesirable and it would be helpful to know this).
Remember to not fall into the trap of naming your characters something too common, like Jean, but Jeanette is okay. The "Aerith and Bob" trope is truth on television, meaning it's something you see in real life, despite people whining about how characters with unique names are Mary Sues. Fact is, in real life, the tame and dull "common" literary character names are not all that common. But don't go too crazy. And have the setting and origin of the character in mind.
And beware the complex "Aerthsworn of Galewindhelm", because people can't follow a book with these things and the names get lost and mixed up with the characters; "Aerth" itself is fine, and "of Windhelm" if you know where this "Windhelm" is, or no connections will be drawn and the connection between the name and the character severed in the process.
Remember to not fall into the trap of naming your characters something too common, like Jean, but Jeanette is okay. The "Aerith and Bob" trope is truth on television, meaning it's something you see in real life, despite people whining about how characters with unique names are Mary Sues. Fact is, in real life, the tame and dull "common" literary character names are not all that common. But don't go too crazy. And have the setting and origin of the character in mind.
And beware the complex "Aerthsworn of Galewindhelm", because people can't follow a book with these things and the names get lost and mixed up with the characters; "Aerth" itself is fine, and "of Windhelm" if you know where this "Windhelm" is, or no connections will be drawn and the connection between the name and the character severed in the process.
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