Help name my character?

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I need help coming up with a full name for a character from a new story idea. I have a first name and some nicknames picked out, but I need help with a middle and last name.

The first name that I have in mind is [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]. She goes by [name_u]Alex[/name_u] or [name_u]Lex[/name_u], depending on who she’s with at the moment, and she hates being called [name_u]Lexi[/name_u] or [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] (no i). She can be very straightforward and brutally honest but also very sarcastic and loves to mess with people. She’s a type-A personality who enjoys dirt bike racing, sports cars, and target practice.

I had considered [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] as a middle name for her, but I’m not a fan of the meaning. An idea I’ve been toying with is having a long middle name that can lead to the nickname [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] that only a close few call her, but I’m not a fan of [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]. Any suggestions there? For her last name, I like the idea of it being something from the UK/Ireland. Ones I’ve liked from the name lists are [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] and [name_u]Sheridan[/name_u].

I also need help naming her dog who is always by her side. He’ll probably be a [name_m]German[/name_m] shepherd or border collie, I’m not sure which yet. I would like his name to be something unusual without being too out-there and preferably mythological. Names I like so far for him are [name_m]Argo[/name_m], [name_m]Auster[/name_m], [name_m]Icarus[/name_m], [name_u]Jasper[/name_u], and [name_m]Morpheus[/name_m].

Thank you! :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Snow[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] Coast
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Lark[/name_u]

For her dog, how about:
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_m]Lars[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Egor[/name_m]
[name_m]Elmer[/name_m]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Darwin[/name_m]

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Bertille, [name_f]Clotilda[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] and [name_f]Tilda[/name_f] can lead to the nickname [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] but I do think it might confuse readers to refer to her not only with [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f], [name_u]Alex[/name_u] and [name_u]Lex[/name_u], but sometimes with [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] as well.
Maybe you like one of the following as a middle name:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Avis[/name_f], [name_f]Camilla[/name_f], [name_f]Candace[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Lizbeth[/name_f], [name_f]Lois[/name_f], [name_f]Mariette[/name_f], [name_u]Merle[/name_u], [name_f]Tess[/name_f], [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Zoe[/name_f].

Brown, [name_m]Byrne[/name_m], [name_m]Davies[/name_m], [name_m]Evans[/name_m], [name_m]Johnson[/name_m], [name_m]Jones[/name_m], [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], [name_u]Murphy[/name_u], O’[name_m]Brien[/name_m], O’[name_u]Connor[/name_u], O’[name_m]Neill[/name_m], O’[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], [name_m]Roberts[/name_m], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_m]Smith[/name_m], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_m]Walsh[/name_m] and [name_m]Wilson[/name_m] are common surnames in the UK and [name_f]Ireland[/name_f].

I like your dog name ideas, especially [name_m]Argo[/name_m]! What about [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], Cerberus, [name_u]Mars[/name_u], [name_m]Odin[/name_m] or [name_m]Thor[/name_m]?

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Alexandria [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]?

Middle names:
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Clotilda[/name_f]/Clotilde (seconding)
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Tess[/name_f] (seconding)
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_m]Kier[/name_m]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Tay[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Lark[/name_u] (seconding)
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Fable[/name_u]

For her dog: [name_u]Atlas[/name_u]. [name_u]Atlas[/name_u] sounds perfect and fits the style you want!

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Alexandria [name_f]Clotilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Mathilde[/name_f] (too close to [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]

For last names:
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_m]Burns[/name_m]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Raine[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_m]Jennings[/name_m]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] Eades
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_m]Reynolds[/name_m]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_m]Keefe[/name_m]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] McIntyre
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] McWane

For the dog:
Silenus ([name_m]Bacchus[/name_m]’s half-goat buddy)
Cerberus (the three-headed dog)
[name_m]Ajax[/name_m] (a warrior from the Iliad)
[name_m]Adonis[/name_m] ([name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]’s mortal lover; [name_m]Donny[/name_m] for short)
Anubis (Egyptian death god with the head of a jackal)
[name_m]Beowulf[/name_m] (hero who fought Grendel)
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u] (creature from mythology)
[name_m]Horus[/name_m] (Egyptian sky god)
[name_m]Odin[/name_m] (Norse mythology)
[name_m]Osiris[/name_m] (Egyptian god of the underworld)