Hey all! I’m in the middle of writing a novel and am having trouble with one of my character’s names. Here’s a little background:
It’s set in the future, in [name]America[/name] after the Third World War; a dystopian society, in which the country has been split off into six provinces. The whole country is trying to rebuild after the war, but instead it’s falling apart. The government, unbeknownst to almost everyone, is planning to replace the people with a perfected race to make the society perfect. There are only a few who know about what is about to happen, and basically the plot is what those few do to put an end to it.
The character I’m having trouble with is a nineteen-year-old male, not a central character, but he plays a pretty big role in the story. He’s tall, with brown hair and dark eyes, smart, charismatic, a ladies man, and his dad is the antagonist. His main goal is to mess with the main female character; to distract her from her mission and make her question herself and others around her. He’s not necessarily a bad person, himself, but he’s working for the wrong side and is okay with that.
I’m looking for a name that’s a bit futuristic and uncommon. Nothing too old-fashioned, but nothing too weird either.
Here’s some other names from my story, just to help you get an idea:
Girls:
[name]Dellia[/name]
Tamrynn
[name]Jayde[/name]
Esmeray
Kamberleigh
[name]Danni[/name]
Guys:
Jerran
[name]Rory[/name]
[name]Dom[/name]
[name]Blake[/name]
[name]Keaton[/name]
Aidric
Any suggestions are helpful!! (:
Here’s my steampunk name list:
Boy:
[name]Royal[/name]
[name]Webster[/name]
[name]Nemo[/name]
[name]Court[/name]
[name]Jamison[/name]
Baylock
[name]Ezekiel[/name]
[name]Wendell[/name]
[name]Cyrus[/name]
[name]Tremayne[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
Aleksander
[name]Langdon[/name]
[name]Todd[/name]
[name]Ambrose[/name]
[name]Clement[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Watson[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Sirius[/name]
[name]Howard[/name]
[name]Bartholomew[/name]
Bronder
[name]Bruno[/name]
[name]Emerson[/name]
[name]August[/name]
[name]Bruce[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Dash[/name]
Arronax
[name]Toulouse[/name]
[name]Larue[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Malone[/name]
[name]Jade[/name]
[name]Alaric[/name]
[name]Abacus[/name]
[name]Garrett[/name]
[name]Barnabas[/name]
[name]Sebastien[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Erik[/name]
[name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Pascal[/name]
[name]Ivan[/name]
[name]Percival[/name]
[name]Oswald[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Guy[/name]
[name]Severus[/name]
[name]Winslow[/name]
[name]Ford[/name]
[name]Nikolai[/name]
[name]Walt[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Langston[/name]
[name]Winston[/name]
[name]Caspar[/name]
[name]Roscoe[/name]
Heat
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Soren[/name]
[name]Gustav[/name]
[name]Hector[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Hero[/name]
Girl
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Artemis[/name]
Casady
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Ember[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Renne[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Gwenyth[/name]
[name]Halle[/name]
[name]Gwendolyne[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Lorain[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Elouise[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Liesl[/name]
[name]Deryn[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Ginevra[/name]
[name]Alethea[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Vivien[/name]
[name]Aleksandra[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
Anhelica
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Leanna[/name]
[name]Eileen[/name]
[name]Justine[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Bethany[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Lisette[/name]
[name]Olympia[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Lucretia[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Bronwen[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Giovanna[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Mairwen[/name]
[name]Marian[/name]
Lysandra
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Selena[/name]
Lisanore
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Valentine[/name]
try something like [name]Skyler[/name], nn [name]Sky[/name]. Oh, and, what’s the main character’s name? I’d like to know. Maybe you can have the main character fall for one of the friends. That sounds interesting in my book.
@celianne, I’m liking [name]Soren[/name] and [name]Cyrus[/name] (:
@star_girl, I do like [name]Skyler[/name], but I go to a school with a girl named [name]Skylar[/name] /: I have two main characters, [name]Dellia[/name] and Jerran, and each chapter switches back and forth from each of their perspectives. (:
Hmmm…
Jalard
Keelly
[name]Mallon[/name]
[name]Tallon[/name]
[name]Rossie[/name]
Quip
Chera
Lexan
Moran
Leirey
[name]Vella[/name]
Grett
[name]Curt[/name]
Ashka
Trikk
Lopus
I’m trying to match your style, sorry if I failed. 
@too blue: okay, so maybe for [name]Dellia[/name] and Jerran, maybe you can use [name]Sky[/name], or [name]Stone[/name]. Maybe you can also use [name]Blaze[/name]. [name]How[/name] does [name]Blaze[/name] sound to you?
@star_girl: I do like [name]Blaze[/name] a lot! That fits his personality pretty well (:
@celianne: Actually, those names are exactly my style for this story, so they’re all great!! (: I like Moran a lot from that list!
Thank you both so much for your help!!
maybe you can do [name]Blaze[/name] Moran. [name]How[/name] does that sound to you, @too_blue?