Hello, fellow name nerds (and hopefully other writers!).
I’m preparing for NaNoWriMo and getting my characters in their start positions! I would love to get some feedback on my names.
There are two separate families in the story and I want to make sure that the names are cohesive within each set but also hopefully not too bad together as well. Besides [name_f]Julia[/name_f], the Cotter kids are adopted by the Scotts after their mother dies.
The Cotters
Parents were [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] Cotter and [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] Cotter (nee. Fields)
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_f]Melody[/name_f] Cotter - 17
[name_m]Garett[/name_m] [name_u]August[/name_u] “Rett” Cotter - 15
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] Cotter - 10
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] Tember “Tommy” Cotter - 4
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u] [name_u]Feliz[/name_u] “Coda” Cotter - 13 months
The Scotts
Parents - [name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Nathanael[/name_m] [name_u]Scott[/name_u] (historian) and [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Scott[/name_u] (hospitality manager)
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_f]Miri[/name_f] [name_u]Scott[/name_u] - 22
Joash Paulson [name_u]Scott[/name_u] “Joey”/“Ash” - 20
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_u]Scott[/name_u] - 17
[name_f]Erika[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] Harrigan - 16
Toben [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Scott[/name_u] “Toby” - 14
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Scott[/name_u] “Rissy” - 10
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_u]Scott[/name_u] “Prim”/“Rosie” - 10
[name_u]Linden[/name_u] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] [name_u]Scott[/name_u] “Lulu” - 5
Areas where I would love some help:
Middle names - Some names that I am interested in other middle name suggestions are Toben, [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], and [name_u]John[/name_u].
[name_f]Honour[/name_f] names - [name_u]Dakota[/name_u] was named after someone who turns out to be a really bad character, so when she is adopted her name is changed. I would love to hear modern honour names based off of [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] that would fit in with her siblings. I am also considering turning Ivy’s name to [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_f]May[/name_f] [name_u]Scott[/name_u], but the flow seems off. [name_m]Can[/name_m] anyone think of a “grandma” honour name that would go well with [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] [name_u]Scott[/name_u]?
I appreciate any help.