Problems naming characters

Writers' Corner
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I’m having serious problems naming my two main characters, because everyone says that the names I chose just don’t fit.

My first main character is a 14 year old girl. She has got blonde hair, green eyes, she is funny, sarcastic, a bit laid back, kind of cunny, her head is often up in the clouds dreaming of an adventure she would have with the eventual love of her live, she has sort of a gift to start discussions, she usualy thinks about the good bit and the bad bit of things or situations before jumping into conclusions, and is a person in MUCH need of some adventure. When she is nervous, she plays with an elastic around her wrist (which she never uses). SHE IS PORTUGUESE, SO, IF YOU KNOW ANY PORTUGUESE NAMES FOR HER, PLEASE, TELL ME.

My, well, second main character, is a 14 year boy. He has got brown-red hair, beautiful green eyes, in a fight or discussion, never lets his oponent have the upper hand, he’s quite social, likes big feasts, but also loves poems (specialy [name_m]Fernando[/name_m] Pessoa’s poems), tales and the sound of seagulls and waves. HE IS VIKING, SO, IF YOU KNOW ANY VIKING/OLD NORSE NAMES FOR HIM, PLEASE, TELL ME, AND HIS LAST NAME IS BJORNSTEIN.

Thanks

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Girl: [name_f]Amalia[/name_f], [name_f]Apolonia[/name_f], [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f], [name_f]Camila[/name_f], Catia, [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Graca[/name_f], [name_f]Rosana[/name_f]
Boy: [name_m]Eric[/name_m], [name_m]Lief[/name_m], [name_m]Gunnar[/name_m], [name_m]Anders[/name_m]

Good [name_m]Luck[/name_m]!

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Thanks! But the names you gave me, are they really portuguese, or are they brasilian? And, by the way, I forgot to mention that the boy lives in year 814…

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Portuguese names are used across Portugal, [name_u]Brazil[/name_u] and other Portuguese speaking countries as well as in Spain. A name that is exclusively Portuguese is rare.

Girl: [name_f]Adelina[/name_f], [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f], [name_f]Cristina[/name_f], [name_f]Cintia[/name_f], [name_f]Erica[/name_f], [name_u]Garcia[/name_u], [name_f]Luzia[/name_f], [name_f]Rafaela[/name_f], [name_f]Susana[/name_f]. Behind the Name has a great extensive list [=feminine&type_usage=1&operator_usage=&value_usage[]=portuguese"]HERE](All Names - Behind the Name[).

Boy: [name_m]Arvid[/name_m], [name_m]Brant[/name_m], [name_u]Calder[/name_u], Jarl, Randulfr, [name_m]Ragnar[/name_m]

Sorry, I’m not very knowledgable on Vikings etc. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] these help though :slight_smile:

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G: (I can’t make accent marks, so I just say where they go. Also, I got these names from behindthename if you want to check origins. I tried really hard to just have Portuguese names.)

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (over the e), [name_f]Apolonia[/name_f] (accent over 2nd o), Bia, Branca, [name_f]Brigida[/name_f] (accent over 1st i), Desideria (accent over 2nd e), [name_f]Iris[/name_f] (accent over 1st i), [name_f]Iria[/name_f], [name_f]Isaura[/name_f], [name_f]Leocadia[/name_f] (accent over 1st a), [name_f]Marcia[/name_f] (accent over 1st a), [name_f]Neves[/name_f]

B: [name_m]Alf[/name_m], [name_m]Frey[/name_m], Kettil, [name_m]Nils[/name_m], [name_m]Osvald[/name_m], [name_m]Ulf[/name_m], [name_m]Vidar[/name_m], [name_m]Vilhelm[/name_m]

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For the 14 year old girl how about: [name_f]Brenda[/name_f], [name_f]Bianca[/name_f], [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Lauryn[/name_f], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], [name_u]Connie[/name_u], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_u]Tracey[/name_u], [name_f]Neve[/name_f] ([name_u]Nev[/name_u])?
For the 14 year old boy how about: [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_m]Justin[/name_m], [name_m]Austin[/name_m], [name_m]Brian[/name_m], [name_m]Paul[/name_m], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_u]Carson[/name_u], [name_m]Mac[/name_m]?

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Is your female character from Portugal, or is she just of Portuguese decent? It makes a difference when choosing a name. I’m of mostly Portuguese decent, but my name is Greek. [name_m]Even[/name_m] my grandparents, and great-grandparents, who were entirely of Portuguese decent did not have Portuguese names (they were named for their [name_m]Saint[/name_m] Days).

Portuguese Names: [name_f]Albertina[/name_f], [name_f]Aline[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f], Apolina, Bia, Branca, [name_f]Catarina[/name_f], [name_f]Claudia[/name_f], [name_f]Dores[/name_f], [name_f]Dulce[/name_f], [name_f]Esmerelda[/name_f], [name_f]Flavia[/name_f], [name_f]Gisela[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Herminia[/name_f], [name_f]Ines[/name_f], [name_f]Jacinta[/name_f], Judite, [name_f]Leticia[/name_f], [name_f]Livia[/name_f], [name_f]Margarida[/name_f], [name_f]Marina[/name_f], [name_f]Nathalia[/name_f], [name_f]Nuria[/name_f], [name_f]Olga[/name_f], [name_f]Paula[/name_f], [name_f]Sonia[/name_f], [name_f]Tania[/name_f]

Viking Names: Agmunder, [name_m]Arni[/name_m], Asbjorn, Birgir, Bjartr, Dagr, Eirikr, Folki, Gunnarr, [name_f]Kori[/name_f], Ragnarr, Svantepolk, Valdimarr, Tofi, Freyer, Jarl, [name_m]Njord[/name_m], Orvar, [name_m]Tyr[/name_m], Volund, Yngvi

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thanks a lot for trying hard to find portuguese names, I know that this will make the search you made a little bit of a waste of time, but I’m portuguese, I live in Portugal, I study in a portuguese school and my mom’s portuguese… I was thinking of a name popular among these days, like Inês (I know 5), [name_f]Catarina[/name_f] (I know 6 or 7, I’m not sure), [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f], [name_f]Rita[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Anabela[/name_f], [name_f]Raquel[/name_f], [name_f]Bruna[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], etc… - I’m not saying I think these names fit my character -, but I just can’t think of any names that it her. If you need any kind of other description, please tell me.