Character Namer

Roseh; thank you:

For one of my plays, I'm having trouble naming a character.

Throughout the play she ages - she's born during the course of the story, and the play ends with her during her twenties, although she appears as both a child and a teenager during that time, so I need a name that would work for all ages.

I want the name to sound fairly modern, but not too out-there, as she's a normal girl.

I haven't worked on her personality much yet, as in the play she is used mainly for symbolic purposes, rather than being placed in real situations.

Her backstory is that her father died in a car crash while her mother was pregnant after having a large argument, and this sent her mother into a deep depression. She attempted suicide (twice - once after her daughter's birth) but both tries fail. Eventually she seeks help and slowly, she recovers. So if her name can reflect a part of her parents' story, that would be an added bonus!

I've already got her middle name and surname as well, so I need it to match - _________ Alexandra Allington.

to anyone who helps.

Ceres - Roman Mythology. Means "to grow". Fits perfectly with your character's background story and how she grew up and left the past behind.

Ophelia - from the Greek ophelos meaning "help". It also fits with her backstory. She seems sort of lost due to her parents' death, so it could work with her.

metamorfosis:

Ceres - Roman Mythology. Means "to grow". Fits perfectly with your character's background story and how she grew up and left the past behind.

Ophelia - from the Greek ophelos meaning "help". It also fits with her backstory. She seems sort of lost due to her parents' death, so it could work with her.

I love those! I think I'm going to use Ophelia

Thank you

metamorfosis:

Ceres - Roman Mythology. Means "to grow". Fits perfectly with your character's background story and how she grew up and left the past behind.

Ophelia - from the Greek ophelos meaning "help". It also fits with her backstory. She seems sort of lost due to her parents' death, so it could work with her.

I have a character named Ophilia (spelled different, yes, but that's not the point) and now her name totally makes sense to me... I didn't even to that on purpose.

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I'm naming a transgender character - female to male.
I've decided on the last name Trent, but don't know about the names.
I'm leaning towards the name Deborah for the character's given name, but I need a middle name.
I also need help naming the character as a male. :\

^ Deborah Elizabeth? Deborah Rachel? Deborah Ann? I like Deborah Ann. Debbie Ann Trent. Hmm.
And as a male, you could have Daniel, Damien, Dylan... I like Dylan, personally.

^ I think I'll go with Deborah Ann, but I'm not too crazy about using another "D" name as a male. Dunno why, just not into it :\

I need surnames.
Two, one for a young woman and the other for a man in his forties.
I need them to be old, common sounding, but nothing like Johnson, Smith, Evans.

The first is a maiden name for the first name Mary. She's in her mid-twenties, blonde hair, blue eyed. Smart but not amazingly well educated, opinionated in a quiet and sweet way. Lady-like, feminine.

The second is for the first name Frank. He's in his forties, brown hair, green eyes. He's a big guy, sociable, laughs at his own jokes. A bit of a drinker and gambler. I don't want the name to sound Italian.

Please and thank you. Surnames aren't my forte.

^ I thought of Mary Erikson and Frank Hamilton. Do those work? It's really all I've got :\

I love Hamilton, thank you.

No problem :D

Siriano;:

I need surnames.
Two, one for a young woman and the other for a man in his forties.
I need them to be old, common sounding, but nothing like Johnson, Smith, Evans.

The first is a maiden name for the first name Mary. She's in her mid-twenties, blonde hair, blue eyed. Smart but not amazingly well educated, opinionated in a quiet and sweet way. Lady-like, feminine.

The second is for the first name Frank. He's in his forties, brown hair, green eyes. He's a big guy, sociable, laughs at his own jokes. A bit of a drinker and gambler. I don't want the name to sound Italian.

Please and thank you. Surnames aren't my forte.

For Mary, maybe something like Williams, Harris, Taylor, Shaw or White.

bateman:

For Mary, maybe something like Williams, Harris, Taylor, Shaw or White.

I like Taylor or Shaw, thank you.

^ No problemo :)

Nevermind

Elvis Presley;:

^ I think I'll go with Deborah Ann, but I'm not too crazy about using another "D" name as a male. Dunno why, just not into it :\

That's okay. For some reason my mind throws up Martin. I'm thinking Louis, though, or maybe Jeremy.

Rory Williams:

That's okay. For some reason my mind throws up Martin. I'm thinking Louis, though, or maybe Jeremy.

I actually decided on Carson, but thank you for helping

I need a name for a character in a dystopian future story. The characters all have slightly odd names, like Ryder and Thespian. I need names for a group of highly tattooed gang members and an artist who uses corpses for his sculptures. The artist is around 30, tall and skeletal with a hollow face. Help? XD

Blind Mag!:

I need a name for a character in a dystopian future story. The characters all have slightly odd names, like Ryder and Thespian. I need names for a group of highly tattooed gang members and an artist who uses corpses for his sculptures. The artist is around 30, tall and skeletal with a hollow face. Help? XD

Are all the characters male or also females?

Blind Mag!:

I need a name for a character in a dystopian future story. The characters all have slightly odd names, like Ryder and Thespian. I need names for a group of highly tattooed gang members and an artist who uses corpses for his sculptures. The artist is around 30, tall and skeletal with a hollow face. Help? XD

Oh my gods I'm in the presence of Blind Mag [/offtopic]
For the artist guy... Hmm, you say there are weird names? Let's see...

Nova (I like that for a last name)
Ace
Needle ( pun)
Crawler
Beetle/Beatle
Ares
Lethar (Lethargie in French is "apparent death")
Reven (Revenant in French is "ghost")

Hehe, random names

Blind Mag!:

I need a name for a character in a dystopian future story. The characters all have slightly odd names, like Ryder and Thespian. I need names for a group of highly tattooed gang members and an artist who uses corpses for his sculptures. The artist is around 30, tall and skeletal with a hollow face. Help? XD

Okay, first of all, let me just say that I love this thread idea! Naming characters is one of my favorite jobs while writing - and I'm happy to help out others. Second of all, this story sounds really interesting - I'd be interested in reading it! Anyway, I decided that since the term "dystopia" is a Greek reference, I'd give you a slew of the coolest-sounding Greek names I could find. Kind of like the idea of having a future setting where the characters had old, classical names - but that's just me. Hopefully one of these will jump out at you though.

Alcander/dor, Alexine
Brisa
Calidan, Ceres, Ciro
Daphnis, Declan, Denzil, Deo
Elodie, Eryx
Faustus
Galen
Hadrien, Haldis
Iliana, Illias, Ioannes
Javan, Jayson
Khristian, Kiron, Korban, Krister, Kristos, Kyros
Lacole, Landis, Leander, Letta, Lykaios
Mateo, Matthias, Melia, Milas/los
Nicholai, Nicolo
Obelius, Orrin, Otho
Pallas
Rhodes
Sebastian, Soterios
Taddeo, Tanith, Thanos
Xander
Zale