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December 12, 2015 at 12:54 pm #7978
I love naming my characters! It’s one of my favorite things to do when creating my story; picking the names that will fit each character best.
What are some of your favorite names that you’ve used?Here are a few of mine. (some of these where from when I was a much younger writer mind you :))
Protagonist:
Lady Delia Guantly
Merlie
Katty HenningSecondary Characters:
Captain Alistar Truegis
Pemberly
Prince Elish
Lord Ellyon Duretish
Fritz Brake IsdornerVillians:
Master
Dart
Rage de Darken (he was a pirate)
Mr. Burtonhttps://rolenahatfield.com/
December 12, 2015 at 1:12 pm #7981Haha that’s funny, I had a villain named Mr. Burton too! He was a land agent…
I have so many characters and so many names it would take for-ev-er to list them all, but a few of my favorites are as follows. I’m only going to list historical fiction ones to save time.
Minor Characters:
Button Smallwood (Police Inspector)
Corrie (Cornelius) Murray
Josiah Hackett
Dr. Spenceley (apothecary)
Benjamin Guthrie
Lady Cora Horner
Leon Lampitt (lawyer)
… and tons of others.Main Characters:
Ethan Chumley
Kelsea Hackett
Jennie Prescott
Harrison Turner
… and tons of others.Villains:
Bartholomew Snaith (lawyer)
Ananias Hanby
James Morris
Mr. Burton :)) (land agent)
Jacob Turner
… and tons of others.Good topic Rolena!
December 12, 2015 at 1:19 pm #7984Ooo I love Button Smallwood. Hahaha! Cracked me up! And he’s a police inspector. Very nice!
Well it’s official then, Mr. Burton is a great villain name on account that two great minds where thinkin’ alike. 😉
My Mr. Burton is a futuristic technician, for his villainous gang.
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December 12, 2015 at 1:21 pm #7986This is such a great topic! Thank you, Rolena, now I get to share my characters with the world!
Protagonists:
Princess Asbee of Valor
Kadira
Winter MaherSecondary Characters:
Chance Tudors
Lyric Donner
Laila
Sir Camden
Princess RueVillians:
The Benefactors (a group of men)
QadirDecember 12, 2015 at 2:00 pm #7991Oh boy, I love names. At least when you do them right.
Some of my favorites are actually my french characters. I have three I really like:
Piercot Archambault (the name just fits him like a glove)
Pierre La Sanglante
RameauxOf course, I love my MC’s name, Edwin Brook.
Of my other english names, I especially like:
Extor
Percy Fletcher
Thomas Cartingworth or Henry Coldwater (I haven’t decided on one yet)
Oliver SandersFor the other novel I’m writing, I think my favorite name is Sestin. Even more than him though, I’ve really fallen in love with the name of the city, Rondinburg.
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December 12, 2015 at 2:03 pm #7992Protagonists:
Ethaniel
Anna WestSecondary Characters:
Levi Hawthorne
Nathan Flint Key
Sean Lindstrom
Jether
Jagger
SilvaraVillians:
Jasper Cornelius Wyss
Kagan TrentINTJ - Inhumane. No-feelings. Terrible. Judgment and doom on everyone.
December 12, 2015 at 2:12 pm #7993@ Tatiana Lyric is such a neat name! Very creative. I also really like Kadira.
*sigh* I feel so sad now that I know all your character names and I don’t know their stories! 🙁
@ Daeus Do you have a pronunciation key for Piercot Archambault? hahaha. I love it, but am botching the pronunciation I’m sure. Also the more you’ve talked about Edwin Brook, the more the name is growing on me. I like it.
And you bring up another exciting topic… city names!I have a Chalcedony which is actually a kingdom. And I’ve always been fond of my little villages called Mauven and Giltread. And in another story I have an Ahvan, Chonten and yet another story has my dear Akten! I also made up a town called Wadburn, Missouri. 🙂
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December 12, 2015 at 2:14 pm #7994@ Hope Jagger and Jasper Cornelius Wyss are amazing names! Oh wait, I also love Levi Hawthorne!
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December 12, 2015 at 3:04 pm #7995December 12, 2015 at 3:28 pm #7996@rolena-hatfield Haha, I’m really not sure. Of course, I have a general idea of what it sounds like. The thing is that just about any pronunciation of those letters would fit his character just about perfectly. My mom studied french, so I asked her. She wasn’t able to give me a definite answer though. So I have a pretty good idea, but I don’t actually know for sure. I’ll try to get a conclusion on that.
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December 12, 2015 at 3:34 pm #7997Wait a minute… I just recalled to mind one of my old chums Everette Fletcher. (He was from the city of Mauven.) How odd that he and Percy have the same last name… perhaps distant cousins? Pray tell, where does this Percy Fletcher hail from?
Come to think of it Kate… could Mr. Burton and Mr. Burton be somehow related?! *gasp* Perhaps twins separated at birth! How sad to think that each of them plague their stories with villainous acts! Their poor mother must have fainted with grief! (hehehe)
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December 12, 2015 at 4:01 pm #7998Protagonists:
Alexandra Fox
Stephen Fledgly
Hywire
PiperSupporting:
Surgeo Viego
Rowan DyerVillains:
Amelia Jackson
Mason Collins
Darlene CollinsDecember 12, 2015 at 4:05 pm #7999I love all these names!!! You guys are so creative!
December 12, 2015 at 5:31 pm #8000Bedfordshire England
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December 12, 2015 at 9:27 pm #8001Oooh, this is fun. I love names. You all are so creative!!! None of mine are very interesting…I’m no good at coming up with creative names! Here are a few characters/names that I love.
Protagonists:
Chelsea Sanders
Rhett Newman
Lavina Lewis
Travis HoustonSecondary:
Rachel Gretchertson
Jewelynn Chaucer
Elaina Gatsburg
Melody Hall
Violet WilsonVillain:
Grant Nickly (I know, not a villainous name, but…) -
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