I should be writing, but I also have two side characters who don’t have names, so here I am! making great use of my time…
the characters in question are mother and daughter—the grandmother and great-grandmother of one of my MCs. they would appear in flashback scenes involving the MC’s mom, who was raised by these two nameless characters.
here's a visual in case that got confusing
great-grandma: needs a name
grandma: needs a name
mom: [name_f]Nascha[/name_f]
daughter/MC: [name_m]Cas[/name_m]
a bit about the characters
both were cruel and neglectful in their own way while raising [name_f]Nascha[/name_f]. Nascha’s mom never meant to get pregnant, and her father was never in her life. her mom was smart, hard-working, and determined at one point to give herself a good life, but then fell down a bad path, including an unexpected pregnancy. after having [name_f]Nascha[/name_f], she essentially gives up on trying to turn her life around, and sees/treats [name_f]Nascha[/name_f] like a representation of her downward spiral.
Nascha’s grandmother has a similar view: she watched her young, promising, only child succumb to horrible life choices, which dragged both of them into the lowest “class” in society. so, she sees [name_f]Nascha[/name_f] as the embodiment of this descent of her own daughter and her family name. while Nascha’s mom usually neglected [name_f]Nascha[/name_f] and pretended she didn’t exist, her grandma was more directly cruel/ab*sive.
for their names, I either want something that’s super uncommon or something invented but which resembles a known name. I want their names to sound/lean feminine. I like the idea of celestial names but I don’t want anything too associated with well-known mythology (no [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Eris[/name_f], etc.)
some other characters in their area who would have names with a similar style: Jinnorah, [name_m]Edric[/name_m], [name_f]Mina[/name_f], [name_f]Tindra[/name_f], Jupirah, Sidru (and ofc Nascha).
some ideas I’ve found/come up with during my search so far: Ruziah, [name_f]Freesia[/name_f], [name_f]Chandra[/name_f], [name_f]Aleka[/name_f], [name_m]Phila[/name_m] (haven’t ruled out any of these)
looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with!