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HelpRe: Thoughts on mixed origin names in fiction?
in reply to a message by New_Chloë
The setting is more typical contemporary, though it is also a magical girl setting, so I definitely do want to do that! (For instance, Lani has two MNs, Leialoha Hazel, because she has a single mother who really wanted to make Lani feel special and connected with her heritage.) Because that really irritates me as well, whole books populated with people named Anastasia Wolf and Cash Steele or something; it’s just too much and it’s never remarked on, it’s just cool (at least to the author lmao).
Though I keep going back and forth because even with if I give reasons for these names, does it just feel like I’m making up explanations to have ‘super special’ names? On the other hand, am I feeling a need to explain these names just because they’re not western european? I wouldn’t feel the need if it was a character named Baptiste Parker (not a good name but that’s an aside), yet still these names are very uncommon anyway.
Anyhow, you can tell I’m an overthinker XD thank you very much for the input! That’s an excellent point :D
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Aspiring writer—I like odd names too much (◡‿◡✿)
Though I keep going back and forth because even with if I give reasons for these names, does it just feel like I’m making up explanations to have ‘super special’ names? On the other hand, am I feeling a need to explain these names just because they’re not western european? I wouldn’t feel the need if it was a character named Baptiste Parker (not a good name but that’s an aside), yet still these names are very uncommon anyway.
Anyhow, you can tell I’m an overthinker XD thank you very much for the input! That’s an excellent point :D
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Aspiring writer—I like odd names too much (◡‿◡✿)
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