Hello Everyone! This is the third time I’ve used the Nameberry writer’s forum for help, and so far I’ve always gotten the advice I needed. You guys are the best! So, here we go:
My MC is thirteen years old, and lives in an average suburban town. She is extremely close to her family, and wants to be a pilot, like her dad, when she gets older. She is an energetic and spirited girl, but she has a stubborn streak and often goes from being fine to angry in a matter of seconds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes, with pale skin. She burns and doesn’t tan, and gets extremely red when she’s angry. She’s pretty small, and looks like she would blow away with the wind. She’s fast, but not very strong and does not play sports other than running track. She is a decent student (A’s/B’s mostly) and gets along with most of the kids in her grade, but is only close to a few of them.
Her brothers are [name_u]Drew[/name_u] (older) and [name_m]Rhett[/name_m] (younger). The last name is Birdwell. If possible, I would love it if her name could have a good meaning, but it’s okay if it doesn’t.
I hope this is enough information to inspire some name ideas! Thank you for the help!
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (as in [name_f]Earhart[/name_f])
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]/[name_f]Ava[/name_f] (close to Avian/aviator)
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] ([name_m]Cochran[/name_m])
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] (Pretty much any bird name)
These are names that were popular around the early 2000’s, when I’m assuming she was born:
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Alyssa[/name_f]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Sierra[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_f]Alexa[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Candice[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Hayley[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Shelby[/name_u]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Justine[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Arielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Kyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Courteney[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f]
Suggestions
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]McKenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Micayla[/name_f]
So, both of her brothers have monosyllabic names, and that’s what I’m aiming for with her, or a name that can be shortened to a syllable.
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (may God give)/[name_f]Joanna[/name_f] (God is gracious) “[name_u]Jo[/name_u]”
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] (rival)/[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] (work)/[name_u]Emery[/name_u] (industrious) “[name_f]Emme[/name_f]”
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] (pearl)/[name_f]Mavis[/name_f] (songbird) “[name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Mae[/name_f]”
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] (light)/[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f] (light)/[name_f]Louise[/name_f] (renowned warrior) “[name_u]Lou[/name_u]”
[name_f]Renee[/name_f] (reborn) “[name_u]Ren[/name_u]”
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f] (house of figs)/[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (pledged to God) “[name_f]Beth[/name_f]”
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u] (curly-haired)/[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] (prophetess) “[name_u]Cass[/name_u]”
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f] (of the sun)/[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] (light/torch/bright)/[name_f]Elaine[/name_f] (light)"[name_f]Elle[/name_f]"
[name_f]Melody[/name_f] (word name)/[name_f]Melanie[/name_f] (black/dark) “[name_u]Mel[/name_u]”
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] (God is gracious/is my oath)/[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] (resurrection)/[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] (loving) “[name_f]Anne[/name_f]”
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] (tribe woman)/[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] (white shadow/wave) “[name_f]Jen[/name_f]”
[name_u]Skylar[/name_u] (sholar) “[name_u]Skye[/name_u]”
[name_u]Lane[/name_u] (word name)
[name_u]Reese[/name_u] (ardor)
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f] (hill)
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] (bird name)
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u] (raider)
[name_f]Bree[/name_f] (strength or exalted one)
[name_u]Sage[/name_u] (wise)
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] (bright/clear)
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f] (word name)
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] (word name)
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u] (word name)
[name_f]Fern[/name_f] (word name)
[name_u]June[/name_u] (word name)
[name_f]Paige[/name_f] (page to a lord)
[name_f]Faith[/name_f] (word name)
I hope this helped or inspired. Good luck and happy writing!
Thank you everyone for your suggestions! With your help, I’ve decided on [name_u]Sage[/name_u]! I had it narrowed down to either [name_u]Sage[/name_u] or [name_f]Paige[/name_f], and chose to go with [name_u]Sage[/name_u]. Thanks so much! I’m going to close this thread now.