[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone, just thought i would put out a list of my main characters, without descriptions, and see what people thought. Is there one name that just doesn’t fit with the others? Is there that one name you hate? Also, is there another fairly well known book with a character with the same name? (I’m only thirteen so there are lots of books I’ve never read or heard of)
Girls:
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
Cienna (pron. see-en-a)
[name_f]Delta[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Enya[/name_f]
[name_f]Esta[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
Jahvensilia ([name_u]Ilia[/name_u])
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Katarina[/name_f]/[name_f]Katharina[/name_f]/[name_f]Katerina[/name_f]/[name_f]Katherina[/name_f] (need help with spelling on this one please-needs to go with [name_f]Juliette[/name_f])
Sajian (pron. SA-ji-an)
Sarver
[name_f]Thais[/name_f] (pron. tye-EES)
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
Boys:
Akelon
Andil
Dranuil
Emevarn
Faldin
Handil
Hwarver
Izarni
[name_m]Jarvie[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
Ocevane
Oaka
Oromis
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
Sardek
Tarver
Thanks in advance!
Please tell us about the plot, as I’m not sure whether it’s for old fantasy, is it in the past, present. Is the supernatural common, uncommon? Is there a reason why the girls have normal names and the boys uncommon?
The girls seem to go well, because not every character’s parents will have the same naming style, so it’s normal to find some heard-of names and some very unusual names, but it’s hard to really give any advice because I don’t know the genre and time period and even the race of the characters. It would be helpful to have a bit more info.
For the boys, the names are mostly made up and elven-sounding. You might want to be careful about where you get the names from, as Oromis was a pretty big character in the latter part of the Inheritance Cycle and the name was invented by the author, so it’s the only association people will have. It’s like having a character named Bilbo or Eragon. I would guess that all the characters there are elves or the novel is set in a fantasy world, and that makes [name_m]Julian[/name_m] feel out of place, as it’s the only well-established name. Again, the character might be different from the rest so a little info would help.
A few more things:
Are Sarver, Sardek and Tarver related somehow? Their names sound very similar.
Are [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Enya[/name_f] related?
Handil and Andil?
[name_m]Jarvie[/name_m] and Jahvensilia? (This one might not matter so much if she goes exclusively but [name_u]Ilia[/name_u])
And I vote [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] with [name_f]Juliette[/name_f].