I’ve been really into this aesthetic/genre lately of “small town mystery,” so I made this pinterest board.
Imagine riding your bikes around town, foggy mornings, old diners, sneaking out, parties in the woods, and lots of secrets.
What names remind you of this aesthetic/would you use for a tv show or book with this aesthetic?
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I’ve been starting to outline a novel that follows this aesthetic, and ofc I have a namebank for characters! Here it is:
- adrian
- august
- beatrix
- celia
- clarity
- clementine
- clover
- damian
- elliot
- ellis
- fiona
- fleetwood
- hazel
- henry
- hugo
- iona
- iris
- ivy
- james
- jane
- laney
- lucy
- margot
- marshall
- nadia
- nathaniel
- otto
- rory
- sylvie
- violet
- willa
to be perfectly honest I’m not exactly sure why I feel like these names match this aesthetic, it’s just like a gut feeling, so they may not match your perception of the small-town mystery name aesthetic!
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[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Raffy[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
Lola-Skye
[name_u]Axel[/name_u]
Reenie
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassie[/name_f]
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[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Missy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_u]Colby[/name_u]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
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I love this aesthetic for books/tv!
I feel like nostalgic, slightly dated names help enforce the secretive, almost claustrophobic vibe of a mysterious little town like this, where things are a little stuck in the past. Also nickname names!
Like…
[name_u]Billy[/name_u]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_m]Keith[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] / [name_m]Kenny[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_u]Davy[/name_u] / [name_m]Davey[/name_m]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_u]Joey[/name_u]
[name_u]Randy[/name_u]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u] (especially for a girl)
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Paula[/name_f]
[name_m]Rusty[/name_m]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u]
[name_m]Stu[/name_m]
[name_u]Sid[/name_u]
[name_u]Eddie[/name_u]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Doreen[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_f]Lizzy[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassie[/name_f]
[name_u]Tommy[/name_u]
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[name_f]Laura[/name_f] comes to mind, inspired by Twin Peaks (and [name_u]Palmer[/name_u] feels fitting too!)
Also…
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] / [name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u] / [name_f]Willodean[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Russel[/name_m]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Wesley[/name_u]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
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[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] (probably because of [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] Drew)
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f] (like [name_f]Laura[/name_f] [name_u]Palmer[/name_u] from Twin Peaks)
[name_u]Shelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_u]Eddie[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_u]Will[/name_u]
[name_f]Donna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Bobby[/name_u]
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