Another Surname Poll: Casey and Tristan

Writers' Corner
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See the results of this poll: Which surnames would fit these characters (Casey and Tristan)?

Respondents: 10 (This poll is closed)

  • Casey Keen : 2 (10%)
  • Casey Kemp : 6 (30%)
  • Casey _______ (other: please post suggestions) : 1 (5%)
  • Tristan Laska : 1 (5%)
  • Tristan Lovell : 7 (35%)
  • Tristan Scheinberg : 0 (0%)
  • Tristan Scheinfeld : 0 (0%)
  • Tristan McCarthy : 3 (15%)
  • Tristan Accorsi : 0 (0%)
  • Tristan ________ (other: please post suggestions): 0 (0%)
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I find [name]Casey[/name] [name]Keen[/name] to be a lot of “ee,” so I went with [name]Casey[/name] Kemp. For another short, sharp last name, you might consider [name]Casey[/name] Kerns or [name]Casey[/name] [name]Quinn[/name].

I think [name]Tristan[/name] [name]Lovell[/name] sounds best. As with [name]Casey[/name] [name]Keen[/name], [name]Tristan[/name] Schein… seems to repeat that -an/ein sound in an awkward way. An Italian last name wouldn’t immediately put me in mind of a fair, blue-eyed guy, so I didn’t jump for Accorsi. I think Laska and [name]McCarthy[/name] are all right, but I thought [name]Lovell[/name] flowed better. I think my thing about [name]McCarthy[/name] might be that it still feels tied to McCarthyism. Perhaps [name]Tristan[/name] Macalister/McAlister, [name]Tristan[/name] Macanna/[name]McCanna[/name], or [name]Tristan[/name] [name]McTavish[/name] would be similar?

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I voted for [name]Tristan[/name] [name]Lovell[/name] and I would like to suggest a middle name for [name]Casey[/name], as I don’t like last names and first names that start with the same sound.

[name]Casey[/name] [name]Evans[/name]
[name]Casey[/name] Halcum
[name]Casey[/name] [name]Daniels[/name]
[name]Casey[/name] Endler
[name]Casey[/name] Zeller