Help Naming Some Characters

Writers' Corner
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I’m having some trouble naming my main characters, and it’s hard to get very far into my book without names.

My first character is a 14 or 15 year old girl with dark brown hair whose tall, independent, brave, spunky, and is a bit of a tom-boy.
Names I have so far- [name]Wren[/name], [name]Etta[/name], [name]Thea[/name], Trenna (nn [name]Ren[/name]/[name]Wren[/name])

Next is a 15 or 16 year old boy with curly brown hair, blue eyes, very smart but not nerdy, quiet and shy but also has an adventurous side. I want his name to be short but strong.
Ideas- [name]Owen[/name], [name]Beck[/name], [name]Wade[/name], [name]Asher[/name] ([name]Ash[/name]), [name]Jamie[/name], [name]Joshua[/name] ([name]Josh[/name])

Another character is a boy in his early teens. He has dirty blonde hair and green eyes. He is mischievous, and a big extrovert. The kind of kid who always gets in trouble at school for being to loud. He’s athletic. He’s also smart, but doesn’t make good grades because he isn’t willing to put the time in. I’m very open to name ideas.
Ideas I have so far- [name]Eli[/name], [name]Grady[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Fielder[/name], [name]Griffin[/name], [name]Ty[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name] ([name]Ben[/name])

These three characters are all cousins, and the last character I need a name for is their grandfather. His name needs to be a classic old codger name.

I also need some help with surnames.

I’m open to pretty much anything. Thanks!

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I really like [name]Wren[/name] for your first character. I also think [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Rowan[/name], [name]Brynn[/name], [name]Lark[/name], [name]Kiera[/name], [name]Lyra[/name], or [name]Brenna[/name] would work.

For the nest character I like [name]Owen[/name] and [name]Beck[/name]. There’s also [name]Liam[/name], [name]James[/name] ([name]Jay[/name]), [name]Lucas[/name] ([name]Luke[/name]), [name]Leo[/name], [name]Alex[/name], [name]Samuel[/name] ([name]Sam[/name]), [name]Nathan[/name] ([name]Nate[/name]), [name]Evan[/name], and [name]Benjamin[/name] ([name]Ben[/name]), [name]Miles[/name] ([name]Milo[/name]), [name]Cole[/name].

For the next boy I think [name]Eli[/name] and [name]Griffin[/name] fit his personality best. Others would be [name]Jackson[/name] ([name]Jack[/name]), [name]Finn[/name], [name]Shane[/name], [name]Levi[/name], [name]Max[/name], [name]Wyatt[/name], [name]Jake[/name], [name]Dashiell[/name] ([name]Dash[/name]), [name]Riley[/name], [name]Logan[/name], [name]Zachary[/name], [name]Everett[/name], [name]Emmett[/name].

For the grandfather: [name]Edward[/name], [name]Walter[/name], [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Stanley[/name], [name]Clarence[/name], [name]Arlo[/name], [name]Jeremiah[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Peter[/name], [name]George[/name], [name]Frederick[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Edgar[/name], [name]Edwin[/name], [name]Louis[/name], [name]Ronald[/name], [name]Donald[/name], [name]Norman[/name], [name]Charles[/name], [name]Felix[/name], [name]Oscar[/name], [name]Joseph[/name], [name]Robert[/name], [name]Alfred[/name], [name]Albert[/name], [name]Wendell[/name], [name]Jedidiah[/name]. _All the names of old people I know/knew

For surnames I suggest: [name]Fletcher[/name], [name]Dawson[/name], Winchester, [name]Morgan[/name], [name]Elliot[/name], [name]Fielding[/name], [name]Paxton[/name], [name]Miller[/name], Swanson, Keller, Spicer, [name]Freeman[/name], [name]Murphy[/name], [name]Finnegan[/name]. Any surname that’s either Irish or English in origin.

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Girl: [name]Annika[/name], [name]Bridget[/name], [name]Sloane[/name], [name]Zoey[/name].
Older Boy: [name]Dex[/name], [name]Jed[/name], [name]Levi[/name], [name]Mac[/name].
Younger Boy: [name]Brennan[/name], [name]Brock[/name], [name]Colton[/name], [name]Scott[/name].
Grandfather: [name]Edmund[/name], [name]Eugene[/name], [name]Harold[/name], [name]Walter[/name].
Surnames: [name]Wilson[/name], [name]Galloway[/name], [name]Milton[/name], [name]Lawrence[/name].

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Although I like the suggestions of [name]Sloane[/name], [name]Brynn[/name], and [name]Rowan[/name], I’ve decided to use [name]Wren[/name]
I love [name]James[/name] ([name]Jay[/name]) for the next character, but would it be too tacky to have a [name]Wren[/name] and a [name]Jay[/name]? I think I’ve narrowed it down to [name]Owen[/name], [name]Beck[/name], or [name]James[/name] ([name]Jamie[/name]).
I’m still being very indecisive about the second boy. I like [name]Griffin[/name], maybe the nn could be [name]Finn[/name]. Also, what do you think about [name]Grant[/name] for this character?
For the grandfather, I think I’m going to go with [name]Clint[/name] or [name]Walter[/name].
I also like [name]Galloway[/name] for the surname.

So far, the only name set in stone is [name]Wren[/name], so I’d still appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

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I like [name]Tara[/name] Fetcher, [name]Chris[/name] [name]Starr[/name] and [name]Derek[/name] Bonnell. I’m not very good at surnames but the firt names are the names that came to my mind.
Maybe for the grandfather [name]Richard[/name] or [name]Theodore[/name]? Haffner for the last name?

[name]Hope[/name] I could help! :slight_smile:

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I’m not sure about the choice of the name [name]Wren[/name]. I love that name, but I think [name]Thea[/name] would suit the character better?

For the first boy, I think [name]Joshua[/name] ([name]Josh[/name]) works really well. [name]Jamie[/name] is nice, also, but I love the idea of him being called [name]Josh[/name].

The second boy…I think [name]Ty[/name] is good. Maybe [name]Ollie[/name]?

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I like [name]Wren[/name], [name]Asher[/name], and [name]Griffin[/name].

Other name ideas…
[name]Cadence[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]

grandpa’s name ideas
[name]Hiram[/name]
[name]Stanley[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Edgar[/name]

possible surnames…
[name]Olsen[/name]
[name]Hayes[/name]
[name]Reynolds[/name]
[name]Gibson[/name]
[name]Abbott[/name]
Bridges
[name]Sweeney[/name]
[name]Bradshaw[/name]
McFarland

Good luck.

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Girl: Quinn, … all I can think of is Tally because that’s the name of another book character in a series I’ve read that almost exactly matches your description. Tilly? Tildy? Pen? (Penelope)

1st Boy: Knox, Tate, Gage, Hale, Sam, Ace, Reid, Nash, Zane

2nd Boy: Thomas, Calvin, Bennett, Pete, Luke

Grandpa: Edgar, Ward, Lou

Surname: Crosier, Mozetta, Warden, Orison, Burke