Character Names (again)

I’ve been here before, but only got one comment, so I’m back for more advice. The list is long, fair warning. Please help. I would love to know your opinions on names, or some ideas. If you think one name needs to be changed, or belongs somewhere else, or anything else, please comment that too. Also, I need help decision making. Thanks! Fair warning, this will be long. (I literally copied and pasted from the old post bc i am too lazy.

And thank you NephraLimu for your help!

"For the main characters of Ugly Duckling/Swan [name_u]Lake[/name_u], possibly [name_f]Aviana[/name_f] and [name_f]Aderyn[/name_f] as [name_f]Odette[/name_f] and [name_f]Odile[/name_f] respectively (if that’s your plan)? I was thinking [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] at first, but [name_f]Aviana[/name_f] is more different to [name_f]Aderyn[/name_f] sound-wise, and both have bird meanings (Aviana is from Latin and means bird, while [name_f]Aderyn[/name_f] also simply means bird but is a Cornish name). Alternatively, you could use [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] and [name_u]Merle[/name_u] (both [name_u]French[/name_u], songbird and blackbird respectively – these are less simple to assign to [name_f]Odette[/name_f] and [name_f]Odile[/name_f] in my opinion, but personally I’d say [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] for [name_f]Odette[/name_f] and [name_u]Merle[/name_u] for Odile). Not particularly sure about O names, I’m afraid.

For Snow-White and Rose-Red, the prince could be Auberon/Oberon (prefer [name_u]Auberon[/name_u], personally), since the prince is a bear at first in the fairy tale and the name means ‘noble’ or ‘bearlike’. [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_u]Armel[/name_u], which literally means bear prince.

For the bears in Goldilocks, Auberon/Oberon and [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] (assuming you don’t use Auberon/Oberon for the prince) could be the parent bears as they share [name_m]German[/name_m] origins, although I’m less sure about the little bear. If you do use it for the prince, I have no idea. Names with bear meanings aren’t the most common."

(It’s about fairy tales, BTW)

Sleeping Beauty

Eislyn (MC, means beautiful dream)

Braelynn (something about thorns, i think, the villain)

Líadan (gray lady)

Declan (full of goodness, man of prayer)

Cinderella

Cyra (MC, means sun or throne, lord)

Need: Stepsisters, stepmother, fairy godmother

Snow-White and Rose-Red (characters also are [different] Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood) (guess there is two)

I AM COMBINING SOME CHARACTERS

Scarlett (MC, book 2, means scarlet or red)

Bianca (MC, book 1, means white, pure)

Need: Mother, prince, wolf names (?)

Thumbelina

Marcelina (MC, means dedicated to Mars, young warrior)

Need: mother

Rapunzel

Calytrix (MC, means star-flower)

Need: Parents (1 of each gender), Gothel (would prefer darker meaning or starting with G)

Alice in Wonderland

Aleydis or Adalíz (MC, of noble kin [1], of the nobility [2] )

Need: Older sister, cat (would prefer similar meaning to Dinah or starting with D), parents (1 of each gender)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Aurum, Aurielle, or Roseaura/Rosaura (MC, means golden dawn (1), golden (2), golden rose (3)

Need: the bears, parents (?) (again, one of each gender) (think I’m gonna need parents for all of them TBH)

Jack in the Beanstalk

Jocelyn, Jacqueline/Jacklyn/Jaclyn (means member of Gauts tribe, happy, or joyful (1), may God protect, holder of heel, supplanter (2) (not sure how I feel about this one)

The Little Mermaid

Adamaris (MC, means noble of the sea) (would prefer alternate names to start with A or mean ocean)

Needs: Sisters (6) (not starting with A, unless changed to different non-A name), parents (again, same, can be girl/girl, however)

Hansel and Gretel

Haven (MC, means state of safety)

Gerda (MC, means enclosure, stronghold) (not sold, want it to start with G)

Needs: Father, stepmother

The Nutcracker and the Mouse Queen

Calanthe (MC, means Christmas orchid) (love, don’t think it needs changing, will still take opinions)

Needs: brother (would prefer F name), father, godfather (d name), the nutcracker, mouse names??, sugar plum fairy, snowflake names (see snow queen list, i guess), Russian names, Chinese names, Arab names, Spanish names, etc i suppose

Rumpelstiltskin

Roxana (MC [maybe], means star, bright, dawn)

Need: Parents, queen, king, and princess (baby)

Ugly Duckling/Swan Lake (I COMBINED AGAIN)

Don’t know (MC, would prefer it to mean bird or start with O)

Don’t know (MC 2, would also prefer to mean bird or start with O)

I kinda would like the names to match if they start with the same letter, like Odette and Odile do

Need: Parents, I guess, other swans, other animals

REALLY BIG DECISIONS disclaimer, this is the long part

Beauty and the Beast

Astrid: Divinely beautiful

Cosmo/Cosima: Order, beauty, universe (personal fave)

Calliope: Beautiful voice

Alina: Bright, beautiful

Bonnie: Beautiful, cheerful (almost wrote cheerleader for this, not sure why) lol

Mika: Beautiful fragrance

The Snow Queen

Amabel: Lovable (don’t know where I got this name from) (personal fave tho)

Blanche: White

Eira, Lumi, and Neve: Snow

Gwendolyn/Gwendolen, w nn Gwen: White circle (prefer first spelling)

Alba: White

Rowena: White spear or famous friend (too Harry Potter??)

Neva: White snow

Aneira: Much snow (like this too)

Eirlys (ire-liss): Snowdrop (too similar to Eislyn tho)

Miyuki: Beautiful snow, happiness

Khione: Snow (too obvious?)

Yuki: Snow (maybe a nn for Miyuki?)

Cherith: Winter spring (like the meaning, not the name)

Gweneira: White snow (would probably use Gwen as a nn)

Fjolla: Snowflake (think its pronounced like fjord)

Frostine: Freezing (love this)

Yule: Winter solstice (no idea about this) (too much?)

Nevara: To snow

Snejana: Snowy (how on earth is this pronounced??) (think its Nejana?? maybe??)

Also like January, Holiday, and North (not sure on Holiday, North is like Kim K’s kid, January is from some disney show, but i love it) (and North) (for a book at least)

Twelve Dancing Princesses (definitely need substitutes/theme ideas for this) (and I don’t know the meanings because I am not sold)

Rhoswen

Nolani

Ezlynn (again, to similar to Eislyn, any suggestions welcome)

Isolde (means ice ruler, this I do know) (maybe Snow Queen??)

Aithne

Nephele

Mavery (too masculine??)

Silvana

Ambrielle (think its a keeper) (might cut if Aurielle is used)

Maelys (same with Mavery)

Astraea (I like this too)

Zavia (don’t know, not really sold)

King Arthur (no meanings, would prefer to sound similar)

Audrey

Aubrey

Aura

Avery (maybe??)

Peter Pan (again, similar)

Petrova

Petra

Penelope

Pippa (at least its British, I guess)

Peyton/Payton (not sold)

Paisley

Pixie (see what I did there? lol) (Christina Perry named her kid that tho)

Pauline (maybe again??)

Phoenix (sounds cool, don’t know)

Peony (cute, too floral)

Penny (love, could also be a nn for Penelope)

Prophecy (don’t where or how or why I chose this, but its here) (anyway)

Posy (ok, what is this?) (its like that book Ballet Shoes now) (by Noelle Streatfeild) (apparently that’s how her L/N is spelled) (interesting)

MOVING ON

The Wizard of Oz (or witch/enchantress of Oz I guess)

Ophelia

Oakley

Aaralyn (magical songs) (got some more meanings) (finally)

Calida (magically strong) (really similar sounding to the above)

Danica (morning star, magical) (maybe with a K instead of a C??)

Celeste (heavenly, magical) (also like Celestine and Celesta) (maybe Celestia, but MLP??) (IDK)

I think that is all. Thanks for reading (instead of listening, I suppose) to my rant. I am completely okay with names being from other countries, as you may have noticed. That is probably where the character will be from. EG, Eislyn (Irish), is from Kinsale, Ireland.

If I have forgotten any fairy tales, please let me know. Thanks! And yes, this will be a multi-book series. 21 so far. Yikes. Wish me luck! And thanks again!

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21 books and counting! Whoa! Cool!

Some Other Fairytales:

Summary

Hans My Hedgehog (this one is quite lesser known)
Bluebeard (very violent)
The Three Little Pigs
The Goose Girl
The Little Red Hen
Puss In Boots
The Frog Prince
Tom Thumb

Cinderella

Cinderella Fairy Godmother Names:

Summary

Margolette
Ataree
Ozma
Aneira
Asterope
Asma
Cynthia
Esma
Esmanur
Evena
Idonie
Inessa
Illyria
Lucerne
Yuliya
Veronika
Verily
Tisiphone
Sonja
Rosalyn
Reverie
Ophelia
Olesya
Lyudmila
Arabesque
Bedelia
Abyssinia
Alessandra
Amaryllis
Ambrosia
Andromeda
Antonella
Antigone
Apollonia
Araminta
Artemisia
Belphoebe
Calliope
Celestine
Cipriana
Corisande
Corymbia
Cressida
Eglantine
Ephigenia
Esperanza
Euphemia
Gardenia
Illuminata
Magdalena
Olympia
Parthenia
Petronilla
Phyllida
Sophronia
Theodosia
Violetta
Zephyrine

Cinderella Stepmother Names:

Summary

Margolette
Asma
Inessa
Lucerne
Veronika
Vaska
Rosalyn
Ophelia
Ramona
Olesya
Lyudmila
Priscillia
Lorina
Lilibet
Abyssinia
Alessandra
Andromeda
Amapola
Antigone
Antonella
Araminta
Arcangela
Artemisia
Berengaria
Corisande
Corymbia
Cressida
Eglantine
Elocadia
Ephigenia
Euphemia
Forsythia
Ludovica
Mignonette
Olympia
Parthenia
Petronilla
Polyxena
Priscilla
Sophronia
Theodosia
Xanthippe
Xiomara

Cinderella Stepsister Names:

Summary

Inessa and Evena
Veronika and Inessa
Veronika and Evena
Veronika and Vaska
Vaska and Inessa
Vaska and Evena
Rosalyn and Veronika
Rosalyn and Inessa
Rosalyn and Evena
Ophelia and Veronika
Ophelia and Inessa
Ophelia and Evena
Ophelia and Rosalyn
Ramona and Rosalyn
Ramona and Ophelia
Ramona and Inessa
Ramona and Evena
Ramona and Veronika
Priscillia and Margolette
Bedelia and Inessa
Ramona and Lilibet
Veronika and Lilibet
Rosalyn and Lilibet

Snow White And Rose Red

Snow White And Rose Red Mother Names:

Summary

Lucerne
Veronika
Rosalyn
Ophelia
Ramona
Cynthia
Sonja
Valerie
Ada
Agatha
Agnes
Alba
Alma
Amelia
Anita
Beatrice
Bernadette
Clara
Constance
Doris
Dorothy
Edith
Eleanor
Estelle
Etta
Evelyn
Fern
Flora
Florence
Geneva
Harriet
Helen
Henrietta
Irene
Josephine
Loretta
Lorraine
Lucille
Lydia
Marcella
Maxine
Millicent
Muriel
Odessa
Pearl
Ruth
Selma
Susanna
Sylvia
Thora
Vera
Viola
Vivian

Snow White And Rose Red Prince Names:

Summary

Aaron
Adam
Crispin
Cynthus
Elliot
Finnegan
Rowan
Seymour
Simon
Delmar
Beauchamp
Alaric
Ambrosius
Archibald
Augustus
Aurelian
Aurelius
Balthazar
Benedict
Bertram
Casimir
Cassander
Cedric
Clement
Cornelius
Cosmo
Edmund
Fabian
Gulliver
Horatio
Ignatius
Leon
Leopold
Lysander
Marcellus
Maximilian
Orlando
Percival
Rupert
Tiberius
Tristan

Snow White And Rose Red Wolf Names:

Summary

Fang
Hunter
Wolfgang
Tiberius
Thaddeus
Reeve
Leandro
Laszlo
Ivor
Rafe
Rolf
Tholf
Tolvar

Thumbelina

Thumbelina Mother Names:

Summary

Lucerne
Veronika
Rosalyn
Ophelia
Ramona
Cynthia
Sonja
Valerie
Ada
Agatha
Agnes
Alma
Beryl
Blanche
Constance
Dolores
Doris
Dorothy
Rose
Edith
Edna
Rosa
Elaine
Eleanor
Elsie
Enid
Esther
Etta
Ethel
Fern
Flora
Francine
Frances
Geraldine
Gertrude
Helen
Hester
Hilda
Ida
Iris
Irene
Iva
Janet
Jane
Joan
Lina
Lois
Lorraine
Mabel
Madge
Mae
Margo
Martha
Maude
Mavis
Mildred
Muriel
Myrtle
Nancy
Opal
Rita
Ruth
Selma
Sybil
Wanda
Zelda

Rapunzel

Rapunzel Mother Names:

Summary

Aneira
Asterope
Asma
Cynthia
Esma
Margolette
Idonie
Inessa
Illyria
Lucerne
Veronika
Verily
Tisiphone
Sonja
Rosalyn
Reverie
Ophelia
Esme
Luciana
Elara

Rapunzel Father Names:

Summary

Wolfgang
Adam
Crispin
Elliot
Finnegan
Seymour
Simon
Abraham
Abner
Abel
Amos
Arthur
Bernard
Bruce
Cecil
Charlie
Clyde
Conrad
Dennis
Edwin
Elbert
Eldon
Ellis
Felix
Gerard
Gideon
Gordon
Harvey
Herman
Hiram
Hollis
Horace
Howard
Jerome
Leroy
Linus
Lyle
Marvin
Morris
Mortimer
Myron
Nelson
Norman
Raymond
Otis
Roger
Wallace
Walter
Warren
Wilfred
Willard
Zachary

Gothel Names:

Summary

Gunhilde
Gunhilda
Greeley
Geila
Griselda
Achlys
Bronagh
Etain
Lilith
Lyssa
Mara
Morrigan
Saskia
Zillah

Alice In Wonderland

Alice In Wonderland Sister Names:

Summary

Aneira
Asma
Cynthia
Inessa
Lucerne
Veronika
Ophelia
Cressida
Cassandra
Claudia
Lucinda
Cerelia
Clarissa
Cornelia
Jessamine

Alice In Wonderland Cat Names:

Summary

Darla
Diana
Delia
Dora
Dara
Dahlia
Diane
Darcy
Dally

Alice In Wonderland Mother Names:

Summary

Lucerne
Veronika
Rosalyn
Ophelia
Ramona
Cynthia
Sonja
Valerie
Cassia
Cassiana
Keziah
Andromeda
Ashira
Alondra
Nita
Chara
Orinthia

Alice In Wonderland Father Names:

Summary

Wolfgang
Adam
Crispin
Elliot
Seymour
Simon
Robert
Redford
Rupert
Phineas
John
Charles
Philip
Nicholas
Thomas
Benjamin
Harvard

Goldilocks

Goldilocks Papa Bear Names:

Summary

Frederick
Simon
Seymour
Elliot
Delmar
Brock
Duke
Heath
Hugh
Kane
Rhett
Samson
Eric
Zade
Zed
Zain

Goldilocks Mama Bear Names:

Summary

Olga
Lucerne
Vaska
Esma
Sunny
Blair
Hilda
Ira
Maven
Mahalia
Erica
Jess
Jo
Mara
Korra
Mae
Siv
Vega
Zola

Goldilocks Baby Bear Names:

Summary

Junior
Elliot
Simon
Finnegan
Rhett
Samson
Tyler
Kane
Brock
Tanner
Russell
Fitz
Eric
Zade
Zed
Zain
Zeki

Goldilocks Mother Names:

Summary

Lucerne
Veronika
Rosalyn
Ophelia
Ramona
Cynthia
Sonja
Valerie
Maria
Elena
Flora
Winifred
Winona

Goldilocks Father Names:

Summary

Adam
Elliot
Seymour
Simon
John
Windsor
Patrick
Owen
Maurice
Robert
William

The Little Mermaid

Little Mermaid Sister Names:

Summary

Reverie
Tisiphone
Asterope
Chandra
Circe
Embla
Enid
Edda
Godiva
Harmonia
Kismet
Leda
Larissa
Makeda
Niamh
Fiamma
Nirvana
Noelani
Nona
Parvati
Persephone
Samira
Shira
Veda
Zenobia
Calliope
Andromeda
Cassiopeia
Calypso
Callisto
Celestia
Cressida

Little Mermaid Mother Names:

Summary

Reverie
Tisiphone
Asterope
Chandra
Circe
Embla
Enid
Edda
Godiva
Harmonia
Kismet
Leda
Larissa
Makeda
Niamh
Fiamma
Nirvana
Noelani
Nona
Parvati
Persephone
Samira
Shira
Veda
Zenobia
Calliope
Andromeda
Cassiopeia
Calypso
Callisto
Celestia
Cressida

Little Mermaid Father Names:

Summary

Neptune
Azrael
Barnabas
Cassiel
Finn
Gabriel
Odin
Orion
Thurston
Atlas
Sirius
Aries
Jupiter
Soren
Evander
Loki
Osiris
Oren
Magnus
Adonis
Oberon
Mordecai

Hansel And Gretel

Hansel And Gretel Stepmother Names:

Summary

Margolette
Ramona
Olesya
Lyudmila
Sonja
Circe
Cassandra
Zinnia
Trudy
Walburga
Walda
Wilhelmina
Wilma
Rosamund
Ruperta
Selma
Rilla
Rolanda
Ronja
Magda
Maude
Matilda
Melisande
Lina
Ivara
Karla
Griselda
Hannelore
Irma
Emma
Freda
Frieda
Clotilda
Belinda
Bernadette
Bernice
Bluma
Anja
Avila
Ada
Adela
Adele
Agna
Alda
Alviria

Hansel And Gretel Father Names:

Summary

Edgar
Andreas
Anton
Hans
Henrich
Johan
Johannes
Klaus
Otto
Rudolph
Wolfram
Derrick
Felix
Isaac
Arne
Dieter
Franz
Gerald
Gerard
Harald
Heinz
Helmut
Tobias
Wolfgang

The Nutcracker And The Mouse Queen

The Nutcracker Brother Names:

Summary

Fitzwilliam
Franklin
Franz
Fitz
Feodor
Fyodor
Franc
Frans
Fransen
Florin
Florien
Ferdinand
Freidrich
Fritz
Fynn

The Nutcracker Father Names:

Summary

Edgar
Wolfgang
Edmund
Fitzwilliam
Eberhard
Erwin
Ernst
Edmon
Emilian
Emeric
Enric
Henri

The Nutcracker Godfather Names:

Summary

David
Damien
Danilo
Dacian
Darrick
Decker
Dedric
Derek
Dieter
Dolph
Drexel
Dwight

Nutcracker Names:

Summary

Amadeusz
Adalmund
Adalius
Abelard
Alard
Alaric
Albert
Alonzo
Alphonse
Ansel
Auberon
Barron
Elmer
Elvin
Ewing
Oberon

Mouse Queen Names:

Summary

Kalina
Katalina
Bambalina
Battina
Bellina
Berina
Benjamina
Bernadina
Bertina
Bettina
Billina
Bobina
Brina
Bechette
Begonia

Sugar Plum Fairy Names:

Summary

Zvezda
Zariyah
Zaneta
Yuna
Yula
Yudita
Zilya
Zhanna
Zenya
Zenovia
Zenechka
Zoyechka
Zoyenka
Zinovia
Zinaida
Verinka
Verine
Verina
Verasha
Venera
Vilma
Viktoria
Viera
Verusya
Verochka
Yevgenia
Yeva
Yekaterina
Yarina
Theodosia
Terezilya
Tatjana
Tassia
Taskenka
Varyusha
Vasilisa
Varvara
Varinka
Varenka
Valya
Siryen
Shura
Sharlotta
Seraphima
Savina
Tamarka
Taisiya
Syuzanna
Svetlana
Stesha
Stepania
Romochka
Romanadya
Roksana
Revekka
Rakhila
Sabyne
Sabinella
Orina
Olyusha
Olga
Olesya
Olenka
Oksana
Praskovia
Polina
Petenka
Pavlina
Odessa
Nessa
Natashenka
Nataliya
Nastasia
Narkissa
Mishenka
Mikhailya
Melasya
Melashka
Nadyuska
Nadysha
Nadyenka
Nadenka
Madelina
Lyudmila
Lyonechika
Lizija
Melanya
Melanka
Melaniya
Marisha
Marinochka
Lavra
Laurissa
Laurica
Ksenia
Kostyusha
Liliya
Lidochka
Lidija
Lesya
Karyna
Karine
Karina
Ivona
Ivanna
Iryna
Kostya
Kostenka
Kolenka
Katia
Irina
Irisa
Inessa
Galina
Fedosia
Fanya
Dariya
Babochka
Arinka
Arkadina
Anoushka
Evgenia
Duscha
Doroteya
Aksiniya
Agnia
Agnessa
Agasha
Agafia
Ania
Anhelina
Amaliya
Alyena

(This isn’t finished yet.)

Wow, thank you! And, yes it is going to be long. This is very helpful!

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