I am starting a book....and yep, i'm lost with the names

I started writing a book. Not my first draft though~~ I had written several characters over the last 3 years and dude, I really don’t wanna repeat any pretty names! See, while I was working on my new book, I realised that a very prominent character of my story (the anti-hero) doesn’t have a great name. See, when I initially started, I wanted to name him Rihae, but as my plot developed, I had a second thought. Rihae just doesn’t strike Slavic/royalty to me. Let me give you an intro on how this character is:-
27 and already the chancellor of the empire. He was a prodigy and is a well-respected guy. His father used to be a businessman, but when the new government came (communist sort of government), his father lost everything. But even after that, the dude is stinking rich. He is bit cold, talks only when necessary and is very bossy, to be precise a “leader”.
till here, rihae seemed like the perfect name to me.
but, the most crucial part about this chancellor boy is that he is the elder brother of one of our main charter (the deuteragonist). That dude is named [name_m]Ziven[/name_m] …so I wanted a name similar to [name_m]Ziven[/name_m], but something that struck as rich and royalty. Like a cool charming mysterious princely vibe~ with a sociopathic devilish undertone.
Other names that I have used in my story are:-

  1. Petra
  2. Marchelia
  3. Zephyr
    4.Kyrem
    5.Faih
    6.Geniviya
    7.[name_m]Ziven[/name_m]

I know…I am asking for a lot. But I really need a name. as well as a surname. please help me with the surname too.

I would be really grateful if someone can help me out.:green_heart::green_heart:

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Welcome! How about:

  • Ivan (the name of many fearsome Russian rulers)
  • Konstantin/Constantine
  • Mikhail
  • Leonidas
  • Rodion
  • Zavid
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Maybe Greek names, like [name_m]Andreas[/name_m] or [name_m]Alessandro[/name_m]

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Constantine is a great suggestion! [name_u]Love[/name_u] that name, especially for royalty. :blush:

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Alaric
[name_u]Boris[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Kazimir[/name_m]
Liupold
Miodrag
[name_m]Nino[/name_m]
[name_u]Tobin[/name_u]
Zabulon

I love the suggestion of [name_u]Constantine[/name_u]! It gives me the vibes that you sound like you’re looking for with this character’s name. [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] / [name_m]Alastair[/name_m] also came to mind; it always makes me think of that type of ruler that you described this guy to be.

Some other ideas that also give me the same kind of vibes:

Alaire
[name_m]Albion[/name_m]
[name_m]Aldrich[/name_m]
[name_u]Arliss[/name_u]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u] / [name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_u]Ceylon[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrick[/name_m]
[name_u]Idris[/name_u]
Leondré
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] / [name_m]Maximillian[/name_m]
[name_u]Niran[/name_u]
[name_m]Roark[/name_m] / [name_m]Roarke[/name_m]
[name_m]Teague[/name_m]
Treven
[name_m]Uriah[/name_m]
Zathrian
[name_m]Zavian[/name_m]

As far as surnames go, here’s some that I just came up with on the spot:

Morano
[name_m]Rand[/name_m]
Randonen
Veilleux (vuh-loo)
Tannoa
Tamithore
Thore
[name_m]Thorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Gable[/name_m]
Gablen
Moraison / Moraisen
[name_m]Horacio[/name_m] / [name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
[name_m]Pollux[/name_m]
[name_m]Castor[/name_m]
Arniases
Arnia
[name_f]Marais[/name_f] (muh-ray)
Tewan
Teolin
Perayo / Peraya

I hope something here helps!! :two_hearts: