The character is about 30 years old. [name_f][/name_f] He is a fantasy species who have deer traits–antlers, ears, tail, etc. [name_f][/name_f] He’s proud and prickly, defensive, quite guarded. [name_f][/name_f] He’s the kind of person who bites if you get too close. [name_f][/name_f] He has to be in control at all times and does not know how to handle it if he loses control of a situation (except to regain control as quickly as possible). [name_f][/name_f] He’s classy and somewhat gluttonous when it comes to luxuries.
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The names I’ve been considering for him are [name_m]Calder[/name_m], [name_m]Alder[/name_m], [name_m]Carlisle[/name_m], and [name_m]Lysander[/name_m]. [name_f][/name_f] They have the right “vibe” but none of them have quite scratched the right itch.
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I’m looking for a classy sort of male name, preferably not gender neutral unless it’s male-leaning. [name_f][/name_f] I’d also like something that’s not a common name, since this is a fantasy world and I’d like his name to lean towards something less common.
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If anyone has any purely made up names they would like to offer, I’m also happy to get those. [name_f][/name_f] I have considered going that route and considered something like Alaestor but it doesn’t feel quite right. [name_f][/name_f] I can’t use [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] / [name_m]Alasdair[/name_m] / [name_m]Alastor[/name_m] / other derivations because of having used a similar name already.
A few ideas:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zephyr[/name_m] / [name_m]Zephyrin[/name_m] / [name_m]Zeph[/name_m] / [name_m]Zephan[/name_m] / Zephryn
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Auberon[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cassander[/name_m] / [name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Leander[/name_m] / [name_m]Oleander[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Caelum[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Sparling
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Aramis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tedric[/name_m] / [name_m]Tedros[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emeric[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Audric[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Vesper[/name_f] / Vespers
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Constantine[/name_m] / [name_m]Konstantin[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Devlin[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Aristotle[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Percival[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Galahad[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Agravain
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Erasmus[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gavriel[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Aloysius[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Leofric[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Silvanus[/name_m]
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Here’s some ideas, some real and some made up:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fintan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Lastoren
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Storren
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Breccan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Brampton
[name_f][/name_f]Beckiran
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Brubeck[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Brychan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Endellion[/name_f] (perhaps you don’t want the fem saint association though)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Endymion[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Vivendel[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hespero[/name_m], Hesperian
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Melilot[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Litmus (perhaps the litmus test would be too distracting a word association but I do think Litmus is cool!)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Mostyn[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Amicus
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Liodor[/name_m]
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[name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f]Some more botanical ideas
[name_f][/name_f]Aconite
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Allium[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Pyracantha
[name_f][/name_f]Xylem
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Vetiver[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Bromeliad
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Persimmon[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Corylus
[name_f][/name_f]Abutilon
[name_f][/name_f]Acanthus
[name_f][/name_f]Adiantum
[name_f][/name_f]Achimenes
[name_f][/name_f]Agapanthus
[name_f][/name_f]Ailanthus
[name_f][/name_f]Astilbe
[name_f][/name_f]Arabis
[name_f][/name_f]Chervil
[name_f][/name_f]Coleus
[name_f][/name_f]Eranthis
[name_f][/name_f]Iberis
[name_f][/name_f]Philodendron
[name_f][/name_f]Philadelphus
[name_f][/name_f]Phlomis
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Phlox[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Pyracantha
[name_f][/name_f]Rubus
[name_f][/name_f]Rhus
[name_f][/name_f]Verbascum
[name_f][/name_f]Viburnum
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Vitis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Vriesia
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Valerian[/name_m]
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Oooh, so many excellent ideas here! [name_f][/name_f] I’m definitely going to be noting a lot of these down for future wips, because I’m sure I’ll have a lot of characters in the future. [name_f][/name_f] And some of these might work well for secondary characters in this particular story.
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@GreenEyes375[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Evander[/name_m] was one I was considering! [name_f][/name_f] And I really like [name_m]Leander[/name_m], too. [name_f][/name_f] I already have a [name_f]Vesper[/name_f] in a different story, but [name_m]Gavriel[/name_m] is such an excellent one.
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@EdgeOfTheMeadow[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Stellan[/name_m] is so good! [name_f][/name_f] Litmus would be an amazing name but yeah, I think the litmus test thing is too obvious and distracting of an assocation. [name_f][/name_f] I also really like Amicus and [name_m]Liodor[/name_m], they’re excellent.
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@Lily_Anarchkitty[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Amias[/name_m] is super strong. [name_f][/name_f] I would like [name_m]Deacon[/name_m], but I have that name planned for a future story and I dislike using the same name in multiple books. [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] has the right vibe, if only I hadn’t already used it in a book before! [name_f][/name_f] And another mention for [name_m]Stellan[/name_m].
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Thank you so much for these ideas. [name_f][/name_f] I’ll have to mull and see what sticks, but I’m definitely keeping these for the future.
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Personally, I [name_f][/name_f] try to focus on the meaning and how the name could play into his character and story later on. A name I thought of was Lycan or Fenir (both pulled from mythology)