Struggling with sibset...

Their surname is [name_m]Fox[/name_m] :smiley: Now I’m really not sure what names I should use since the name I’m considering for my main character is made up. Well, kind of. She is transgender and her birth name was [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]. I am most likely going to have her go exclusively by Sebby. I was going to give her a completely different name (probably [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]) but I prefer creating my own names if I can and I like having something different for my main characters. But the problem is, I can not imagine what I would call her siblings.

Originally they were going to have softer-sounding, classic but not too common names. I don’t think her name fits into those categories. Oh, I better say this before I forget…there are six siblings. Sebby is the eldest, then it goes girl, girl, boy, girl, boy and another girl. So, five girls and two boys. The names I really want to use are [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and [name_m]Crispin[/name_m]. I don’t know why, I have a real obsession with those names, haha. I kind of like [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] too. That was supposed to be the name for the second eldest girl (after Sebby) but it doesn’t really suit her. She’s popular, sort of preppy and a stereotypical “mean girl.” The third girl (who I want to be [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]) is very shy and intelligent, more of a caretaker and a total wallflower. The first boy is very theatrical and energetic/rowdy. Fourth girl is awkward and geeky, she’s rather sensitive and a little self-conscious I think. Now the second boy and sixth child is the one I wanted to name [name_m]Crispin[/name_m]. I wanted his nickname to be [name_u]Kit[/name_u] but I don’t even know if that is a nickname for [name_m]Crispin[/name_m]? And I think “[name_u]Kit[/name_u]” and “[name_m]Fox[/name_m]” and too cheesy together :stuck_out_tongue: He is blind. He and the youngest girl are like partners in crime, they’re both very curious and have good hearts. The youngest girl is also very feminine, essentially a “girly girl.”

So, does anyone have any suggestions for my sibset? And are [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] alright? By the way, I don’t think any more names ending in -en, -an or -in are wise because I don’t want to fall into a theme. Thanks! :slight_smile:

I think that, because your main character’s birth name was [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m], I’d expect his - and later, her - siblings to be named something equally as classic, though not particularly common.

Off the top of my head, if I were to name the siblings, they’d be:
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] ‘Sebby’
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Vivi[/name_f]’
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Nell[/name_f]’/[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]’ [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] ‘[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]’ OR [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]’
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Angie[/name_u]’ OR [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Bea[/name_f]’ OR [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Lily[/name_f]’
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Alex[/name_u]/[name_m]Xander[/name_m]’

‘Sebby, [name_f]Vivi[/name_f], [[name_f]Nell[/name_f] OR [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]], [[name_u]Teddy[/name_u] OR [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]], [[name_u]Angie[/name_u] OR [name_f]Bea[/name_f] OR [name_f]Lily[/name_f]] and [name_u]Alex[/name_u]/[name_m]Xander[/name_m]’

However, if you were to use [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] (which I think are completely fine names, by the way, just not what I’d personally expect siblings to [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] to be named), I’d suggest sightly longer and classic names for the boys, and shorter for the girls:
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] ‘Sebby’
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]’ (though I like [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] for this character, it does end in an ‘en’ sound - you could use [name_f]Angelica[/name_f] nn [name_u]Angel[/name_u] [or just [name_u]Angel[/name_u]] for the irony that her nickname is the opposite of her personality)
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] ‘[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]’ ([name_m]Charles[/name_m] is too similar to [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] for my tastes)
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] OR (any of the suggested above)
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (I like the nickname [name_m]Pip[/name_m] for [name_m]Crispin[/name_m], as I don’t think [name_u]Kit[/name_u] fits entirely - what do you think of [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]? [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]? And [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Kit[/name_u]’ [name_m]Fox[/name_m] does sound slightly cheesy, though it could work… Is the last name set?)

Good luck with your story!

I think [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] are all right. [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u] might not be “correct”, but totally works. I wouldn’t worry about [name_u]Kit[/name_u] and [name_m]Fox[/name_m], they aren’t really going to be said together are they? It’ll be either [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_m]Crispin[/name_m], or [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m], but hardly ever [name_u]Kit[/name_u] [name_m]Fox[/name_m].

So, the sibset might be…
Sebby (or [name_f]Daphne[/name_f])
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Antonette[/name_f], [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] or [name_f]Tiffany[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m] “[name_m]Rob[/name_m]”, [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_u]Carson[/name_u], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] or [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] “[name_m]Fred[/name_m]”
[name_f]Amber[/name_f], [name_f]Judith[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Faye[/name_f] (maybe not with that lastname though), [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f] or [name_f]Grace[/name_f]

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] / Sebby: I thought I’d look up some feminine names that contain “[name_m]Seb[/name_m]”, or that could work with the nickname Sebby. I have [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] as the middle name, but it’s not finite.
[name_f]Sebina[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Jessebel[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]

[name_f]Sister[/name_f] 1: I’m going for intimidating, “80’s mean-girl”-type names.
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Sara[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]

[name_f]Sister[/name_f] 2: I’m sticking with common names that are pretty but not totally memorable, to go with her wallflower personality.
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]

Brother 1: Since he’s very theatrical, I thought he’d like to have a long, handsome name.
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] [name_u]Parker[/name_u] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_m]Graham[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]

[name_f]Sister[/name_f] 3: I’m thinking of classic, delicate names for her.
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Miranda[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]

Brother 2: [name_m]Just[/name_m] some names I thought would sound nice with [name_m]Crispin[/name_m].
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] [name_m]Timothy[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]

Potential nicknames for [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] could be [name_u]Cris[/name_u] or [name_m]Kip[/name_m]. [name_u]Kit[/name_u] works for the name itself but probably not with the last name [name_m]Fox[/name_m].

[name_f]Sister[/name_f] 4: I think [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] would be perfect for her! The name just exudes feminine and girly to me.
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]

I could honestly go on and on for each of these names but my post is already pretty long so I’ll cut it off here. I hope this helps a bit.