Well I posted a reply to my own thing by mistake and can’t work out how to delete it one second…
These are all names that will be featured in a fantasy series I’m writing. What do you think of them? They are different in style because each province has a
different naming style, and some families have their own unique naming
traditions, kind of like how different countries have different styles of names in our world and some families have naming traditions here. But based on the names you see, do you have any other suggestions for names? I’m looking mostly to name minor characters now but everything helps! Also, what do you think of the nicknames I’ve picked out so far?
[name_f]Aeliana[/name_f]
Aella
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
Ankhara (Ankhe)
[name_f]Aisling[/name_f] ([name_u]Ash[/name_u])
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f] ([name_f]Mali[/name_f])
[name_f]Azura[/name_f]
[name_m]Aodh[/name_m]
[name_m]Arian[/name_m]
[name_f]Alondra[/name_f]
[name_u]Antoine[/name_u]
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
Aurinde
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Alayna[/name_f]
Arianda
[name_m]Amir[/name_m]
Aone
[name_f]Amina[/name_f] ([name_f]Mina[/name_f])
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] ([name_f]Coral[/name_f])
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Claudius[/name_m]
[name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_f]Cerelia[/name_f]
Celosia ([name_f]Cia[/name_f])
[name_u]Dagny[/name_u]
[name_f]Enya[/name_f]
Esmerée
[name_f]Eldoris[/name_f]
[name_f]Eilidh[/name_f]
[name_u]Emlyn[/name_u] ([name_f]Emmy[/name_f])
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gerda[/name_f]
Goron
[name_m]Gethin[/name_m]
Glanna
[name_f]Imani[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] ([name_m]Jon[/name_m])
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
Liviana ([name_f]Liv[/name_f]/[name_f]Livvy[/name_f])
[name_f]Lore[/name_f]
[name_m]Lars[/name_m]
[name_m]Leif[/name_m]
Lugh
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m])
Liliwen ([name_f]Lili[/name_f])
Lowen
Marinus
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f] ([name_f]Mira[/name_f])
Magnar
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
[name_m]Oceanus[/name_m]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_f]Sigrid[/name_f]
Sita
[name_f]Senara[/name_f]
[name_m]Severin[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_f]Sonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sephora[/name_f] (Phora)
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
Thanatos ([name_m]Thane[/name_m])
[name_f]Valora[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Zofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aeliana[/name_f], [name_f]Alondra[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Aisling[/name_f], [name_f]Amalia[/name_f] and Aone are all effeminate names that I would adore seeing in a book. Some of the more celtic-esque names may be too hard to pronounce or confuse some readers, however, that adds to the fantastical aspect. I know when I was a little younger, I was fascinated by those names but could never pronounce them. They made me feel as if it was a different world entirely.
Would this be a sort of Game of Thrones fantasy or something more PG?
Thank you so much for your reply! And yes, it’s set in an adult type fantasy world, like GOT, though the olot of course doesnt’ follow GOT.