Well, not all of them are evil, and also one of them is a father and one is an aunt. They still need middle names though! Here are some descriptions I wrote for them a while back:
Oswald Eldritch: The eldest, the manor’s owner, and Alistair’s father [Alistair is the main character]
Olivier Eldritch: One of the uncles who wants to kill Oswald and Alistair. Also the one who suits the surname best, since he’s a Mage, a little-known fact that will greatly aid him
Orson Eldritch: One of the few nice ones, an altogether jovial fellow who rather likes Alistair and does not support the coup
Orlando Eldritch: A stern man who acts as a surrogate father to Alistair when Oswald is called away for work, due to being Oswald’s favorite of his brothers
Omar Eldritch: Oily and insincere. In support of the coup but lacking the brains for follow-through. Father of Basill, a cruel boy much more capable than his father who the coup plotters plan to have inherit the manor
Owen Eldritch: The other nice uncle, who is quiet and nervous and spends most of his time in the library. Always willing to offer helpful advice. Has young twins called Esme and Freya, and is a twin himself, to Omar
Osbourne Eldritch: The second coup plotter, who has always been envious of Oswald and is bitter that his diminutive birth order should place him second-to-last in the line of inheritance
Octavia a Nieva: The youngest child and sole daughter of Oskar and Oraline Eldritch, as well as the mother of Noeleia a Nieva. She seemingly lives in a state of perpetual wide-eyed confusion (emphasis on seemingly)
There are also a few other characters in the story who need middle names, these being Alistair Eldritch, Cosima del Vera, Eleonore del Vera, Noeleia a Nieva, Esme and Freya Something-Eldritch, Owen’s wife (needs a full name), Noe’s father (also needs a full name), and Oskar and Oraline Eldritch, the grandparents. Yes, I know that the Uncles’ names have very little in common other than all starting with O, but it’s really difficult to come up with eight boy names in a row that all start with the same unusual letter. Basill doesn’t need a middle name, because it’s Magnus. It’s also pronounced BAY-sill, like my other Basil, but this one has two Ls for some reason. Differentiation, possibly.
There’s a heck of a lot of this! Thank you all so much for helping. I’d love it if the Uncles’ middle names were in a similar style, to tie the first names together, but they definitely don’t have to all start with the same letter. Alistair’s middle name should ideally start with O, but it doesn’t have to. Eleonore is pronounced eh-LAY-oh-noor, the way I believe it’s supposed to, but I didn’t know that until I checked, so I’m specifying it here.
Oh, and one more quick thing!
- Cosima “Cosy” and Eleonore “Ellie”
- Cosima “Cosy” and Eleonore “Nellie”
TYSM!!!
I’m usually much more methodical than that. I was so sick of O names by the end that [name_f]Octavia[/name_f] was [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] for several days until I realized that she’s literally the eight child. All of your suggestions tie together super nicely and the Roman/Shakespeare connections are incredible. I wasn’t sure if you intended for [name_f]Helen[/name_f] and [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] to tie back to the sisters in Greek mythology, but they do in my head, so that’s wonderful. [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] and [name_f]Apollonia[/name_f] for the del [name_f]Vera[/name_f] sisters is stunning. I’m actually about to start doing The Winter’s Tale right now and I’m doing an audition piece from Twelfth [name_m]Night[/name_m], so I’m very pleased by the [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m]. I even already have a character who’s bay-ah-TREE-chay! This is fabulous.