Side Character Names

My story is about a young man, [name_u]James[/name_u], who takes the law in his own hands after his only friends, [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] and [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], are murdered as a part of government attacks against the slowly uprising opposition, which [name_u]James[/name_u] is accused to be a part of after he criticised the handling of the situation.

Any ideas for side characters? The characters are in their early to mid-20s. I don’t have a preference for gender.

James, [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] and [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] are all relatively common, short biblical names. Some more all those lines:

Aaron
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Rueben[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] / [name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]

Ada
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]

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James, [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], [name_m]Issac[/name_m] - make me think of classic male names or biblical names Maybe…

Frederick
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m] / [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] / [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Terrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Derek[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Donald[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]

Female names:
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] / [name_f]Catriona[/name_f] / [name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] / [name_f]Charlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Annelise[/name_f]
[name_f]Anette[/name_f]
[name_f]Paulette[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]

Hope this helps!

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Girls in their 20’s now are commonly named things like:

Kelsey
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Alyssa[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]

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