Opinion on protagonist's name?

Writers' Corner
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I’m planning a fantasy story at the moment that surrounds a 15 year old girl with a superpower-like gift. She starts off as a fairly quiet and meek girl, but as she develops as both a fighter and person, she becomes a stronger, bolder heroine. She is fair-haired, pale and has very grey, colourless eyes and she has the ability to transform the matter of any object (including herself) while retaining it’s original form.

Originally, I was considering naming her [name]Amelie[/name] Hazelwood, but I’m not sure if it’s a memorable enough name. I quite like Hazelwood as a surname, or maybe another wood name, like Ashwood or Birchwood, but I feel that
[name]Amelie[/name] isn’t quite right.

I’ve also already chosen her siblings’ names which are:
[name]Isadora[/name] nn [name]Issi[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
Euralia
[name]Archibald[/name] nn [name]Archie[/name]

I would prefer a name starting with a vowel as it would match her siblings.

So, what do you guys think? I’d also like some middle name suggestions for all listed characters.

Thanks in advance :smiley:

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[name]Arabella[/name]

[name]Allegra[/name]

[name]Avery[/name]

[name]Aurora[/name]

[name]Imogen[/name]

[name]Elaina[/name]

[name]Angelica[/name]

[name]Eden[/name]

[name]Ianthe[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] this helps! :slight_smile:

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[name]Inez[/name]/[name]Ines[/name] with the occasional nickname Nez was the first name to come to mind because it means Meek. I also thought of [name]Anwen[/name] because it means fair. [name]Eloise[/name] nickname [name]Elli[/name] means famous warrior as does [name]Aloisia[/name] with the nickname [name]Ally[/name]. I love Hazelwood as a last name. I think it’s perfect. [name]Hope[/name] this helps.

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I like Hazelwood as the surname. Here are some suggestions for vowel names.

[name]Agatha[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Aphra[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Aurora[/name] Hazelwood

[name]Elsa[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Evangeline[/name] Hazelwood

[name]Iona[/name]/[name]Ione[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Imogen[/name] Hazelwood
[name]India[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Idony[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Indigo[/name] Hazelwood
Igraine Hazelwood

[name]Olwen[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Ottilie[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Onyx[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Octavia[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Odile[/name] Hazelwood

[name]Undine[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Unity[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Ursula[/name] Hazelwood

[name]Yolanda[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Yvette[/name] Hazelwood
[name]Yvonne[/name] Hazelwood

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I love [name]Anwen[/name] and [name]Aloisia[/name]! Aurora and Ianthe are also really nice and I’ve always loved Evangeline. Thanks guys!

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[name]Aurora[/name] and [name]Ianthe[/name] are both really nice and I love [name]Allegra[/name] (my close cousin’s name). Thanks!

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I’m inclined to say it should start with a U, since all the other vowels are represented in her siblings’ names…

[name]Just[/name] a thought!

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[name]Ulrica[/name]/[name]Ulrika[/name]
Ulyssa
[name]Unity[/name]
Utari

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Thanks for all the suggestions guys! [name]Diana[/name], I did notice that U was the only letter that wasn’t represented as a first initial, however, seeing as I’ve changed her third sister’s name to the more common [name]Auralia[/name], there’ll be a double-up regardless.

I’ve stumbled across the name [name]Aveline[/name], which is a less common variation of [name]Evelyn[/name], which I’m considering, but it’s a very tough decision.

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Instead of [name]Amelie[/name], how about [name]Amelia[/name]? Has a bit more of a heroic feel to it. Possibly because of [name]Amelia[/name] Earheart.