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Help[Opinions] Character Names
I’ve come towards the end of a story I’ve been creating and have decided it’s time to secure the names of the characters. Up until this point, I’d simply chosen ‘filler’ names for all of my characters so that I could just get the story down as quick as possible. Mostly names that I thought would be fun to use. In the writing room, I've asked for help deciding on names, but I thought I'd share the names I've been using here, too, to hear what y'alls opinions are. Feel free to suggest names that would be more cohesive, if you'd like (:
The majority of the characters are royalty. I will be sorting it by family. And I'm aware the names are not cohesive whatsoever.
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King Thomas Ian Alameda (40)
Queen Xanthe Calypso Alameda (39)
Zofia Mar Luc (deceased mother of David. Died at 22. Would be 39)
David Andrew Alameda (21)
Araceli Avalon Alameda (19)
Aviv Nerissa Alameda (16-17)
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King Benjamin Jon Antov (46)
Queen Azra Carita Antov (44)
Ciro Altair Antov (19)
Rayan Seth Antov (17)
Britt Dana Antov (15)
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Dylis Nadia Amadeo (died at 20. Would be 21)
Devereux Kylian Amadeo (20)
Melisande Imogen Amadeo (16ish)
Zenovia Zephyrine Amadeo (15ish)
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Fabien Elias Delano (19)
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Lowri Angel Parr (18)
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Auden mn ln (22)
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There's more info about the characters in the writing room post if you want to check that out.
The majority of the characters are royalty. I will be sorting it by family. And I'm aware the names are not cohesive whatsoever.
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King Thomas Ian Alameda (40)
Queen Xanthe Calypso Alameda (39)
Zofia Mar Luc (deceased mother of David. Died at 22. Would be 39)
David Andrew Alameda (21)
Araceli Avalon Alameda (19)
Aviv Nerissa Alameda (16-17)
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King Benjamin Jon Antov (46)
Queen Azra Carita Antov (44)
Ciro Altair Antov (19)
Rayan Seth Antov (17)
Britt Dana Antov (15)
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Dylis Nadia Amadeo (died at 20. Would be 21)
Devereux Kylian Amadeo (20)
Melisande Imogen Amadeo (16ish)
Zenovia Zephyrine Amadeo (15ish)
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Fabien Elias Delano (19)
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Lowri Angel Parr (18)
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Auden mn ln (22)
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There's more info about the characters in the writing room post if you want to check that out.
This message was edited 8/8/2024, 12:54 PM
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I prefer some name cohesion especially when it comes to siblings. Here are my thoughts on your various family groups.
1 Thomas Ian & Xanthe Calypso are so different in style that it's jarring to me. Did the mother come from the deposed Greek royal family? Why does Thomas Ian have a Spanish last name?
Name change suggestions:
King Tomás Juan Alameda
Queen? - I don't know her heritage or backstory so I'll leave her for now.
Sofia Delmar ("of the sea")
David Andres Alameda
Carlota Araceli Alameda
Josefina Carmen Alameda
Is the Antov family Russian? Slavic? If so, I would give them names like the following:
King Nikolai Ivan Antov
Queen Elena Sofiya Antov
Kirill "Ciro" Grigori Antov
Fyodor Dmitri Antov
Ekaterina Zoya Antov
Is the Amadeo family of Italian heritage?
Fiammetta Natalia Amadeo
Dante Lorenzo Amadeo
Zenobia Melisandra Amadeo (if you want to combine them)
Fabien Elias Delano - the name a mix of nationalities so it's confusing. Fabien is the French spelling so perhaps Fabien Emile Dumont.
1 Thomas Ian & Xanthe Calypso are so different in style that it's jarring to me. Did the mother come from the deposed Greek royal family? Why does Thomas Ian have a Spanish last name?
Name change suggestions:
King Tomás Juan Alameda
Queen? - I don't know her heritage or backstory so I'll leave her for now.
Sofia Delmar ("of the sea")
David Andres Alameda
Carlota Araceli Alameda
Josefina Carmen Alameda
Is the Antov family Russian? Slavic? If so, I would give them names like the following:
King Nikolai Ivan Antov
Queen Elena Sofiya Antov
Kirill "Ciro" Grigori Antov
Fyodor Dmitri Antov
Ekaterina Zoya Antov
Is the Amadeo family of Italian heritage?
Fiammetta Natalia Amadeo
Dante Lorenzo Amadeo
Zenobia Melisandra Amadeo (if you want to combine them)
Fabien Elias Delano - the name a mix of nationalities so it's confusing. Fabien is the French spelling so perhaps Fabien Emile Dumont.
This message was edited 8/8/2024, 8:12 PM
I definitely should've mentioned that the story isn't set in our world. It is based on it, though. There are four countries that are important in the story.
The Alamedas are in one that is based loosely on Spain/Israel.
Xanthe comes from one that is based on Greece.
The Antovs are in one that are based much looser on a real country, but kind of similar to America/Sweden/Egypt.
The Amadeos are from one based on France, but I could just as easily use Italy, because I like your suggestions.
Fabien Emile Dumont is awesome for Fabien.
Lowri has roots from several different countries but was born in the same country as the Alamedas
Auden doesn't really matter. Oswin James Montgomery works great.
The last names were chosen completely randomly and only as a way to differentiate between the families, which I also should've mentioned. So, sorry about the confusion there. 😅
Thank you for your suggestions and help! (:
The Alamedas are in one that is based loosely on Spain/Israel.
Xanthe comes from one that is based on Greece.
The Antovs are in one that are based much looser on a real country, but kind of similar to America/Sweden/Egypt.
The Amadeos are from one based on France, but I could just as easily use Italy, because I like your suggestions.
Fabien Emile Dumont is awesome for Fabien.
Lowri has roots from several different countries but was born in the same country as the Alamedas
Auden doesn't really matter. Oswin James Montgomery works great.
The last names were chosen completely randomly and only as a way to differentiate between the families, which I also should've mentioned. So, sorry about the confusion there. 😅
Thank you for your suggestions and help! (: