I have a character for a story I’ve been working on named [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. She’s part of the main couple and me being the massive idiot that I am I didn’t make the connection that her and her love interests’ names are [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. The character of [name_u]James[/name_u] very rarely goes by [name_u]James[/name_u] and usually goes by his middle name (kinda like Rhodey [name_u]Rhodes[/name_u] and [name_m]Bucky[/name_m] [name_m]Barnes[/name_m] from Marvel) and Lily’s full name is [name_f]Lilia[/name_f], though she’s almost always referred to as [name_f]Lily[/name_f].
Is the connection to [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] too strong? Should I change one of their names? I really like the names I’ve picked and feel like they fit the characters personalities well so I’m really torn on what to do.
Thanks!
[name_f]My[/name_f] first and immediate thought was [name_u]Harry[/name_u] [name_m]Potter[/name_m], but I guess it would be fine since [name_u]James[/name_u] doesn’t go by [name_u]James[/name_u]
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I agree with @ethelmary. I guess it’s okay.
i agree with both above, and i’ll suggest some alternatives:
rose and jamie
lily and jem
daisy and james
lily alternatives…
sadie, lola, millie, sosie, rosie, june
james alternatives…
ben, sam, payne, blake, ryan, joey
[name_u]Jamison[/name_u]?