Character name help! [Male]

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m], so I’m trying to name my character (obviously) and I can’t pick a name.

I want a name for him that sounds friendly because the character would do anything for a friend. I want his name to be something that can have a sort of nickname, ie. calling [name_u]Cairo[/name_u] [name_u]Cai[/name_u] or [name_u]Averill[/name_u] Av. Not a formal nickname like calling [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] [name_u]Gabby[/name_u]. Not dark sounding though, but almost happy-go-lucky.

A name that I like is [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] which I don’t feel like I can use because it’s a character from a show I watch, so it just feels like plagiarism, but a name that’s got the same cadence and amiability to it.

Sorry for being so needy but I’ve been combing this site for what feels like forever. Thanks! :slight_smile:

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I wouldn’t say using [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] would be all that bad (I assume the connection is The 100?) as it’s not so unusual as, say, [name_m]Damon[/name_m] from The Vampire Diaries. I think he could suit either a friendly name with a nickname or a nickname-y name. I’ve given quite the variety below, so…

  • [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] ([name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_u]Lex[/name_u], [name_u]Lexi[/name_u], [name_m]Xander[/name_m], Skanar, [name_u]Sasha[/name_u])
  • [name_u]Oakley[/name_u] ([name_u]Oak[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] ([name_u]Dash[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ([name_m]Seb[/name_m], [name_m]Basti[/name_m], [name_u]Ash[/name_u])
  • [name_m]William[/name_m] ([name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_m]Wilkie[/name_m], [name_m]Wim[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Leon[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] ([name_m]Pip[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] ([name_u]Percy[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] ([name_u]Kit[/name_u])
  • [name_u]James[/name_u] ([name_u]Jamie[/name_u], [name_u]Jem[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] ([name_u]Jazz[/name_u], [name_m]Jack[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], [name_m]Bear[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] ([name_m]Art[/name_m], [name_u]Aza[/name_u], [name_u]Ari[/name_u], [name_m]Bear[/name_m], [name_m]Thor[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Archer[/name_m] ([name_m]Arch[/name_m], [name_m]Archie[/name_m])
  • [name_m]George[/name_m] ([name_m]Geo[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] ([name_m]Hawk[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] ([name_m]Cap[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] ([name_u]Rafe[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Foster[/name_m] ([name_m]Fox[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] ([name_m]Eddie[/name_m], [name_m]Ned[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Frederic[/name_m] ([name_u]Freddie[/name_u], [name_m]Fritz[/name_m], [name_m]Fox[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Harry[/name_m] ([name_m]Hal[/name_m])
  • [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] ([name_m]Chip[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Miles[/name_m] ([name_m]Milo[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] ([name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] ([name_u]Ali[/name_u], [name_m]Alec[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] ([name_u]Toby[/name_u], [name_u]Bo[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] ([name_u]Alfie[/name_u], [name_u]Freddie[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] ([name_m]Barney[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Beckett[/name_m] ([name_u]Beck[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] ([name_m]Ben[/name_m], [name_m]Benji[/name_m], [name_m]Benno[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] ([name_m]Dan[/name_m], [name_u]Danny[/name_u], Dare)
  • [name_m]Henry[/name_m] ([name_m]Hank[/name_m], [name_m]Harry[/name_m])
  • Zephan (Zeph)
  • [name_m]Zachary[/name_m] ([name_m]Zach[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Cyril[/name_m] ([name_m]Cy[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] (Lach, [name_u]Loki[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] ([name_m]Tim[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Walter[/name_m] ([name_m]Walt[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] ([name_u]Mal[/name_u], [name_u]Kai[/name_u])
  • [name_u]Elias[/name_u] ([name_m]Eli[/name_m])
  • [name_u]Dakota[/name_u] ([name_m]Koty[/name_m], [name_m]Koa[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Joshua[/name_m] ([name_m]Josh[/name_m], [name_f]Shua[/name_f])
  • [name_u]Everett[/name_u] ([name_u]Ever[/name_u], Rett)
  • [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] ([name_u]Remy[/name_u], [name_u]Jem[/name_u], [name_m]Jer[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] ([name_u]Nick[/name_u], [name_m]Cole[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] ([name_u]Finn[/name_u])
  • Pellinore ([name_m]Pell[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Truman[/name_m] ([name_m]Tru[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] (Zay, [name_m]Ike[/name_m])
  • [name_m]Whitaker[/name_m] ([name_u]Whit[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] ([name_m]Ace[/name_m], [name_f]Atti[/name_f], Atto, [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_u]Kit[/name_u])
  • [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (Oli, [name_m]Noll[/name_m])
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Friendliness makes me think of [name_m]Jake[/name_m], it is a “formal” nickname for [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], but I know somebody who uses it as a nickname for [name_u]James[/name_u].