Last names for some ladies

Writers' Corner
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I have a couple of girls for a series I’m working on.
(about six of them)

[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] [name_m]Greene[/name_m]
[name_f]Scarlette[/name_f] [name_m]Greene[/name_m]
Brair
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
And
Cinder

Now I’m looking for specific last name for each girl.
For example for Brair I am looking for a name related to sleeping beauty.
For [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] something related to gold or with gold in it.
For [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] something related to snow white (note she is also of Chinese descent)
Finally Cinder something [name_f]Cinderella[/name_f] related. I was thinking of maybe Glass. Although I’m not sure.

All help appreciated. Thank you

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Brair: [name_m]Thorn[/name_m]? [name_m]Moe[/name_m] (means sleep in Tahitian), or [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]: just [name_m]Gold[/name_m]? Goldsmith, [name_m]Aurelius[/name_m], [name_m]Miner[/name_m], Midas
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]: Píngguǒ means apple, ”irén means dwarf, Xuě means snow, Wūmù means ebony, and now I’m out of [name_f]Snow[/name_f] White related things
Cinder: Glass is fine, if not: Cobbler, or Schuster/Schumacher (german lastnames meaning cobbler)

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[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Su[/name_f]

[name_f]Su[/name_f]: its general meaning today is as an abbreviation for Suzhou and replacement for a related word meaning “revive”

[name_m]Link[/name_m]: Su (surname) - Wikipedia

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I think your options and current thoughts can all work. It really just depends how heavily you want to link your characters to their fairy tales through their last names. If a direct link works and plays into and / or breaks fairy tale conventions and story elements you want to use I say go for it.

Here are some ideas for your four characters who still need last names …

Brair (Sleeping Beauty)

Altan
Ardelean
Bosch
[name_m]Deforest[/name_m]
[name_u]Gale[/name_u]
[name_u]Glen[/name_u]
Holitzer
Houtman
[name_m]Linwood[/name_m]
[name_m]Lockwood[/name_m]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
Rosslare
Rossevelt
Rossum
Sirvard
[name_u]Van[/name_u] Andel
[name_u]Van[/name_u] Houten
[name_u]Van[/name_u] Rossum
[name_m]Vered[/name_m]
[name_m]Walton[/name_m]
[name_m]Whitaker[/name_m]

[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] ([name_m]Gold[/name_m])

[name_m]Burkitt[/name_m]
[name_u]Darragh[/name_u]
[name_m]Darry[/name_m]
[name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
Dives
[name_m]Dixon[/name_m]
Dolat
[name_m]Emmerich[/name_m]
[name_u]Flame[/name_u]
[name_m]Gaspard[/name_m]
Hammer
[name_m]Hanson[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
Pushpin
[name_m]Richardson[/name_m]
Ritchey

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] ([name_f]Snow[/name_f] White, Chinese Descent)

[name_m]Abner[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_f]Bai[/name_f]
[name_u]Candide[/name_u]
[name_m]Cuthbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
Huang
Hui
[name_m]Lambert[/name_m]
Li
[name_m]Ming[/name_m]
[name_u]Ray[/name_u]
Xue
Yang

Cinder ([name_f]Cinderella[/name_f])

[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]
Ashman
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_u]Baldwin[/name_u]
[name_m]Bancroft[/name_m]
[name_m]Brant[/name_m]
Brownlow
Eld
[name_m]Fitzroy[/name_m]
Glassant
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]King[/name_m]
Klein
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
Petit
Pettigrew
[name_m]Prince[/name_m]
[name_m]Reynolds[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
Stephenson
[name_m]Stuart[/name_m]
[name_m]Von[/name_m] [name_m]Brandt[/name_m]
Walters

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All of your replies are very helpful. Thank you all