so i’ve got a character and she’s from the deep south. short, thick, delicate, and her best feature is her hair, which is curly and long and dark. love interest is [name_m]Preston[/name_m], nn Pres.
i was thinking along the lines of [name_f]Nola[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f], since it’s a double name and southern, but it doesn’t feel great. Names like [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u], [name_f]Savannah[/name_f], and stuff like that are out. thx!
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
Double names are a big southern tradition (and personally I’d love to see a book with a character with a double name!), and I can see a double name working well for your character. Also, a lot of girls have family surnames for firsts. Or a double name that’s [name_f]Mary[/name_f]+ family surname. Here are some suggestions from my double names list:
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]/[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Katie[/name_f] [name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] is nice. I’d believe that it was the name of a girl like the one you described. It has the nice flow of a good southern double name, but, personally I’m not a fan of [name_f]Nola[/name_f] with [name_f]Marie[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Nola[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f], which also feels southern, but it seems to cutesy (I prefer [name_f]Nola[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]/[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]). [name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!