All My Names... Be Warned! There's a Lot

Hey everyone! It’s been a while… This thread has basically every name in all my stories. It’s mostly to have input on my sibsets. The main characters are all under 18 unless specified, and I’ll put if they’re little kids too. You don’t need to reply to everything (I would never lol), just anything that catches your attention. (Something-I-Just-Thought-of-Edit: A nickname like this: “Name” is a sometimes used nn, and a nn like this: Name is what they go by all or most of the time. i.e. “Name”: Introduces self by full name, Name: introduces self by nickname.) Thanks!

Modern School Story

The Bakers:

DH: Dr. James Baker
DW: Lida (Nee: Carter) Baker

DS1 (16): Carter James Baker
DS2/DD1 (12): William Josiah Liam/Briella Madeline “Brie” (both names of the twins after grandparents)

The Alwrights:

DH: Asher Alwright
DW: Jenny Alwright

DD1 (15): Lacie Joy
DD2 (12): Alissia Hope “Lissa”
DS1 (9): Everett Unity
DD3 (4): Stella Grace

Cousin of the Alwrights: Logan Mase (13)

People who don’t really need a last name for the story because I hate making up last names:
Eliza (12) and Connor (16) (sis and bro)
Holden (12)

Story Set ~15 yrs after previous one

Spoiler if you’re ever going to read my books (none of which are published lol) Lacie & Carter married

DD1 (16): Meredith Eleanor
ADS1 (13): Micah Boone
DD2 (4): Matilda Louise “Tillie”
DD3 (nb): Millicent Angeline “Millie”

Friends: Lola Hanler (16), Elliot Inchkins (13), Nuse Angeline, Nurse Ellen, Reagan Ulysses (9), Owen Bellington (17), Ella-Grace Waller (13) (yes, I know it sounds like Stella Grace… sigh Please give suggestions!!!), Piper Reynolds (13), Tara (who she calls Tarantula) her step-mom, Cade (10), her bro, and Thomas (10), her step-bro

Magical Realism

The Corletts:

Aunt they’re staying with over the summer: Cordelia
DS1 (13): Oliver
DD1 (12): Cecily

The Ponders:

DS1 (14): Gabriel Gabe
DD1 (11): Annelise Annie

Magical Realism

The Chronicals:

(foster kids)
DS1/DS2/DD1 (12): Whisper “Whisp”, Wisher *Wish" (kind of in the middle for how often he’s called it), Whimsy “Whims”
Note: I’m pretty sure I’m keeping these and the names make sense with the story.

The Raileys

(the family fostering them)
DH: Sawyer
DW: Felicity

DS (13): Theodore Theo
DD (8): Roscoe or Monroe Ro

Fantasy

The Frosts?:

DD1: Bee
DS1: Elk
DS2: Fox
DD2: Doe

DSquirrel: Pig (g)

Thanks to anyone who actually read all of this; I was too lazy to even proof-read the whole thing. Needless to say, therefore, lots of edits will probably occur soon!

~southernpeach

[name_m]Tip[/name_m] for easy surname finding, since I always used to get stuck on that too (it’s not as easy to find surnames that have the same “feels” as first names do!): Your local/favorite sports team(s). I know not everyone is interested in sports, but even just your local high school football team roster will do! I can’t tell you how many of my characters have surnames of people who play/once played for Sporting Kansas City…

[name_m]Just[/name_m] if you need help in the future, this is what worked for me :slight_smile:

Now onto the names:
[name_f]Brie[/name_f] [name_m]Baker[/name_m] got me since brie is a type of cheese and bakers are associated with food. I’ve been thinking a lot about that lately though (the name [name_f]Brie[/name_f], that is, since I also have a character who goes by [name_f]Brie[/name_f]. I haven’t been obsessively thinking about [name_m]French[/name_m] cheese lmao) so maybe it’s just because it’s fresh on my mind. I don’t think it’s enough for you to need to change it though!

Were you looking for ideas other than [name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]Grace[/name_f] or [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]? I thought of [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f], but I honestly prefer [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. Maybe something like [name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]Paige[/name_f], or [name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f]? Tbh, unless [name_f]Stella[/name_f] is called [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] constantly, it would take me a bit to link the two together. Also [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and [name_f]Ella[/name_f]-[name_f]Grace[/name_f] look very different, so I don’t think it’s too close visually.

Only note about the M siblings is that [name_f]Millie[/name_f] and [name_f]Tillie[/name_f] are very close (I’m sure you know that though lol). It also bothers me that [name_f]Tillie[/name_f] is the only one with a name/nickname that doesn’t start with M. That’s a me thing though.

Be careful with the triplets since they have similar names, it could get confusing for the reader. I’m sure you have a plan for this though since you said they work with the story, so this was more of a reminder than a suggestion!
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u] also seems very masculine for a girl, but I don’t know if it makes sense in the story.

The fantasy names are quite [name_m]OTT[/name_m], although I’m assuming they work in context. None of them flow well with the surname [name_u]Frost[/name_u] though. Also they have a pet squirrel?

I skipped over one of the magical realism ones but that was because I liked the names. They work well together, nothing strikes me as odd or out of place.

Thanks for all that help! As for the fantasy story, [name_u]Frost[/name_u] was somewhat of a placeholder that I’m still deciding on, so thanks for that input. :slight_smile: