I suck at surnames.
I have this character who, for reasons I am not willing to change, needs a surname. Okay-- fine, whatever.
The catch is I’m looking for a surname that also sounds reasonable for someone to use as a nickname of sorts (ex. character is [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Watson[/name_m], people just call him “[name_m]Watson[/name_m]”). I know (technically) that it is possible to do this with almost any surname, but sometime it’s just weird (like calling someone “[name_m]Field[/name_m]”).
The character’s first name is [name_f]Lyssa[/name_f]. Temporary middle name is [name_f]Rose[/name_f], but that is definitely not set in stone.
Not super important, but her brother’s name is [name_m]Alec[/name_m] and her mother’s name is [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] (sort of).
Some names I’m considering (that I’m not really sold on): Woods, [name_m]Moore[/name_m], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] — Opinions?
[name_m]Just[/name_m] looking for ideas!
Since you like [name_m]Moore[/name_m], maybe [name_m]Morris[/name_m]?
I feel like “son” and “s” names work well.
[name_m]Ferris[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Jarvis[/name_m]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_u]Jamison[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
Honestly, [name_f]Lyssa[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] could work nicely too!
maybe you can look into last names that are already used (sometimes) as first names. That way it will always sound nice. Some suggestions:
[name_m]Adler[/name_m]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Jones[/name_m]
[name_m]Booker[/name_m]
[name_m]Miller[/name_m]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_u]Langley[/name_u]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_u]Porter[/name_u]
[name_m]Morris[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Crane[/name_m]
[name_u]Sinclair[/name_u]
some last names that are not used as first names (to my knowledge) but still sound okay:
[name_m]Hall[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnes[/name_m]
[name_m]Patterson[/name_m]
[name_m]Bryant[/name_m]
[name_m]Thompson[/name_m]
[name_m]Price[/name_m]
[name_m]Adams[/name_m]
[name_u]Barret[/name_u]
Mullens
[name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_m]Fowler[/name_m]
[name_u]Page[/name_u]
[name_u]Shaw[/name_u]
Otherwise you can just choose a word name
[name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
Swift
Kestrel
[name_m]Brand[/name_m]/[name_m]Brant[/name_m]
[name_u]Grove[/name_u]
Hare
[name_m]Judge[/name_m]
[name_m]Quill[/name_m]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_m]Baron[/name_m]
[name_m]Hale[/name_m]
[name_u]Pace[/name_u]
[name_f]Revel[/name_f]
[name_f]Tempest[/name_f]
[name_m]Trip[/name_m]
[name_m]Witt[/name_m]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps
I think all Woods, [name_m]Moore[/name_m] and [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] work really well!
Other suggestions:
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_u]Kirby[/name_u]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Banks[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]West[/name_u]
[name_u]Curtis[/name_u]
[name_m]Ingram[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Hanson[/name_m]
[name_m]Miller[/name_m]
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_m]Holt[/name_m]
[name_m]Larson[/name_m]
[name_u]Carey[/name_u]
[name_m]Wiley[/name_m]
Moyer
[name_u]Marsh[/name_u]