Naming some Parents

Writers' Corner
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OK in my story, i have a few nameless parents in my story. I’ll give the names of the other family members I’ve named, and who needs to be named and a basic description.

The [name_u]Ray[/name_u] Family
Father: ? (A strong, traditional name. Somewhat common but not too much. [name_m]Born[/name_m] in 60s [name_u]America[/name_u]. He’s an army vet)
Mother: [name_f]Angela[/name_f] [name_m]Stuart[/name_m]-[name_u]Ray[/name_u]
Main character and daughter: [name_f]Melisande[/name_f] JoyAnne [name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f]: [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Angela[/name_f] [name_u]Ray[/name_u] “[name_f]Bel[/name_f]”

The [name_m]Rubens[/name_m]

Father: ? (A farmer, gruff looking but quieter)
Mother: ? (Vietnamese-American, strong, not mentioned a lot. Maybe a Vietnamese name)
[name_m]Son[/name_m]: [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Ruben[/name_m]
Daughter: [name_u]Joan[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_m]Ruben[/name_m] “[name_f]Joanie[/name_f]”

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For your Vietnamese mother character, I would do with a Vietnamese name that is easy to pronounce in English, like Minh, Binh, An, or [name_u]Cam[/name_u]. For the farmer character, I would probably go with something biblical like [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], or [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]. As for your other father character, the names that immediately come to mind are [name_m]Robert[/name_m], [name_u]Gary[/name_u], and [name_m]Donald[/name_m].