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!
Any double name with [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], or [name_f]Mae[/name_f] is a good bet! (ex. [name_f]Carol[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f])
Other names that sound southern to me:
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] (technically a place name)
[name_u]Lynn[/name_u] ([name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] is a great double name if you’re going for southern)
[name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]/[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!
I wouldn’t consider [name_f]Nola[/name_f] southern. It sounds more modern— I wouldn’t peg it as exclusively southern (despite NB’s claim about New Orleans’s acronym). Maybe if you wanted to give a more contemporary take on southern names though, it could work.
Here are some names that make me think “deep south”:
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_u]Kay[/name_u]/[name_f]Fay[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]/[name_f]Robyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
Double names:
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]/ [name_u]Lee[/name_u] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]/[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
I’m from the south and I actually know a girl named [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]. I also think [name_f]Nola[/name_f]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f] sounds more “southern” if you want to use [name_f]Nola[/name_f] as a double barreled name.
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Ima[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Audie[/name_u]-[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_u]Rae[/name_u]-[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
my great-grandmother was [name_u]Lou[/name_u]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u].
I think [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and [name_u]Lou[/name_u]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f]/e (or [name_f]Sue[/name_f]-[name_f]Ann[/name_f]/e) are good suggestions for double barreled names. how old is she and what time period?
I’m from [name_u]Tennessee[/name_u], and most names that feel Southern to me are either “inherited names” (names passed down for several generations or a family surname) or short, sweet, sometimes unisex names.
As far as [name_f]Nola[/name_f] goes, I cannot see it without thinking of [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans. The only time I ever hear “[name_f]NOLA[/name_f]” is when people are talking about the place. No one down here says “[name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans.” It isn’t a bad names by any means, it just isn’t quintessentially “Southern.” Reminds me of [name_f]Mardi[/name_f] Gras.
Some names that feel Southern to me, a Southerner:
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]/[name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]/[name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]/[name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Annemarie[/name_f]/[name_f]Annamarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]/[name_f]Emmie[/name_f]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_u]Auburn[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]/[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f] is very cute! I like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], nickname MK. I like the name [name_f]Indie[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_u]Wren[/name_u].