Character names? I need help

I posted here a while ago, but I kinda sorta got sidetracked and wrote five chapters of my story before stopping. Anyway, I’m back at it, and 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.

(It’s about fairy tales, BTW)

Sleeping [name_f]Beauty[/name_f]

Eislyn (MC, means beautiful dream)

[name_f]Braelynn[/name_f] (something about thorns, i think, the villain)

Líadan (gray lady)

[name_u]Declan[/name_u] (full of goodness, man of prayer)

[name_f]Cinderella[/name_f]

[name_f]Cyra[/name_f] (MC, means sun or throne, lord)

Need: Stepsisters, stepmother, fairy godmother

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

I AM COMBINING SOME CHARACTERS

[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] (MC, book 2, means scarlet or red)

[name_f]Bianca[/name_f] (MC, book 1, means white, pure)

Need: Mother, prince, wolf names (?)

Thumbelina

[name_f]Marcelina[/name_f] (MC, means dedicated to [name_u]Mars[/name_u], young warrior)

Need: mother

[name_f]Rapunzel[/name_f]

[name_f]Calytrix[/name_f] (MC, means star-flower)

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

[name_f]Alice[/name_f] in Wonderland

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

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

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Aurum, [name_f]Aurielle[/name_f], 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)

[name_u]Jack[/name_u] in the Beanstalk

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

The [name_m]Little[/name_m] Mermaid

[name_f]Adamaris[/name_f] (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)

[name_m]Hansel[/name_m] and [name_f]Gretel[/name_f]

[name_u]Haven[/name_u] (MC, means state of safety)

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

Needs: Father, stepmother

The Nutcracker and the [name_m]Mouse[/name_m] [name_f]Queen[/name_f]

[name_f]Calanthe[/name_f] (MC, means [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] 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

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

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

Ugly Duckling/Swan [name_u]Lake[/name_u] (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 [name_f]Odette[/name_f] and [name_f]Odile[/name_f] do

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

REALLY BIG DECISIONS disclaimer, this is the long part

[name_f]Beauty[/name_f] and the Beast

[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]: Divinely beautiful

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

[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]: [name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] voice

[name_f]Alina[/name_f]: [name_u]Bright[/name_u], beautiful

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

[name_u]Mika[/name_u]: [name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] fragrance

The [name_u]Snow[/name_u] [name_f]Queen[/name_f]

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

[name_u]Blanche[/name_u]: White

[name_f]Eira[/name_f], [name_f]Lumi[/name_f], and [name_f]Neve[/name_f]: [name_u]Snow[/name_u]

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

[name_u]Alba[/name_u]: White

[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]: White spear or famous friend (too [name_u]Harry[/name_u] Potter??)

[name_f]Neva[/name_f]: White snow

[name_f]Aneira[/name_f]: Much snow (like this too)

[name_f]Eirlys[/name_f] (ire-liss): [name_f]Snowdrop[/name_f] (too similar to Eislyn tho)

[name_f]Miyuki[/name_f]: [name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] snow, happiness

[name_f]Khione[/name_f]: [name_u]Snow[/name_u] (too obvious?)

[name_u]Yuki[/name_u]: [name_u]Snow[/name_u] (maybe a nn for Miyuki?)

[name_f]Cherith[/name_f]: [name_u]Winter[/name_u] spring (like the meaning, not the name)

Gweneira: White snow (would probably use [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] as a nn)

[name_f]Fjolla[/name_f]: Snowflake (think its pronounced like fjord)

[name_f]Frostine[/name_f]: Freezing (love this)

[name_u]Yule[/name_u]: [name_u]Winter[/name_u] solstice (no idea about this) (too much?)

[name_f]Nevara[/name_f]: To snow

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

Also like [name_u]January[/name_u], [name_f]Holiday[/name_f], and [name_u]North[/name_u] (not sure on [name_f]Holiday[/name_f], [name_u]North[/name_u] is like [name_u]Kim[/name_u] K’s kid, [name_u]January[/name_u] 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)

[name_f]Rhoswen[/name_f]

[name_f]Nolani[/name_f]

[name_f]Ezlynn[/name_f] (again, to similar to Eislyn, any suggestions welcome)

[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] (means ice ruler, this I do know) (maybe [name_u]Snow[/name_u] Queen??)

[name_f]Aithne[/name_f]

[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]

[name_f]Mavery[/name_f] (too masculine??)

[name_f]Silvana[/name_f]

Ambrielle (think its a keeper) (might cut if [name_f]Aurielle[/name_f] is used)

[name_f]Maelys[/name_f] (same with Mavery)

[name_f]Astraea[/name_f] (I like this too)

Zavia (don’t know, not really sold)

[name_m]King[/name_m] [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] (no meanings, would prefer to sound similar)

[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]

[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]

[name_f]Aura[/name_f]

[name_u]Avery[/name_u] (maybe??)

[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Pan[/name_m] (again, similar)

[name_f]Petrova[/name_f]

[name_f]Petra[/name_f]

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]

[name_f]Pippa[/name_f] (at least its [name_f]British[/name_f], I guess)

Peyton/Payton (not sold)

[name_u]Paisley[/name_u]

[name_f]Pixie[/name_f] (see what I did there? lol) (Christina [name_u]Perry[/name_u] named her kid that tho)

[name_f]Pauline[/name_f] (maybe again??)

[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] (sounds cool, don’t know)

[name_f]Peony[/name_f] (cute, too floral)

[name_u]Penny[/name_u] (love, could also be a nn for Penelope)

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

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

MOVING ON

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

[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]

[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]

[name_f]Aaralyn[/name_f] (magical songs) (got some more meanings) (finally)

[name_f]Calida[/name_f] (magically strong) (really similar sounding to the above)

[name_f]Danica[/name_f] (morning star, magical) (maybe with a K instead of a C??)

[name_u]Celeste[/name_u] (heavenly, magical) (also like [name_u]Celestine[/name_u] and Celesta) (maybe [name_f]Celestia[/name_f], 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, [name_u]Ireland[/name_u].

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!

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.

If I come up with anything else, I’ll add another comment, but it’s quarter to one in the morning and I have college first thing in the morning so I should probably go to sleep now.

Thank you so much!! This is definitely helpful!!

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