The Language of Strangers

Genre of [name_u]Story[/name_u]: [name_f]Fantasy[/name_f] Adventure

Time Period/Location: Two countries: Vineland, a dominant nation divided in half by a mountain range, rainforest on one side and desert on the other; and Fulsur, a mountainous and slightly volcanic peninsula currently occupied by Vineland. Fulsur is on the verge of a revolution against Vineland.
Technology is pre-industrial revolution. Like, there’s guns and printing presses, but they’re still kind of old-fashioned.

Brief Plot: Here’s my vague summary blurb:
“She set out across the ocean for the adventure of a lifetime and got exactly what she wanted — but in a way she never expected.
On their first day on a new continent, their own having been isolated for five hundred years, Sonam and her friend [name_f]Nelia[/name_f] meet a princess and are kidnapped. It’s not the arrival anyone expected, but they soon discover that this is only the start of a deep conspiracy surrounding a rebel liberation movement, and with the princess and the son of a rebel leader as new friends in this foreign land, their involvement is inevitable. Sonam narrowly missed war once, but this time, she finds herself at the very center.”
This is a sequel/spin-off for a previous story.

What are the naming laws: I have no idea! I had a good system in place where Sonam and [name_f]Nelia[/name_f] came from, but with this one, I’m just winging it so far. I guess these two nations are kind of European-esque in their naming traditions. Here are the three main characters I’ve named so far:
[name_f]Amalie[/name_f] (Vineland, f)
[name_m]Kellan[/name_m] (Fulsur, m)
Corala (Vineland, f)

What I Need: I need some names for family members and minor characters from both nations, so this is really just a request for brainstorming help based on what I already have. Naming styles are pretty similar due to the two areas’ political and cultural ties. [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to make stuff up. I just need inspiration. Let me see what you can come up with! Go!

Girls: [name_f]Dominga[/name_f], [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] / [name_f]Delphina[/name_f] / [name_f]Delfina[/name_f], [name_f]Sefarina[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] / [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], Aeradine / Airadine, [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] (ah-ree-ad-nee), [name_f]Apolline[/name_f], [name_f]Apollonia[/name_f], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f], [name_f]Amadea[/name_f] / [name_f]Amedea[/name_f], [name_f]Celestia[/name_f], [name_f]Cerelia[/name_f], [name_u]Columba[/name_u], [name_f]Corisande[/name_f], [name_f]Hestia[/name_f], [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] / [name_f]Vespera[/name_f], [name_f]Aphra[/name_f], [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Marine[/name_f], [name_f]Marini[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Lunette[/name_f], [name_f]Lupe[/name_f], [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], [name_f]Thalassa[/name_f], [name_f]Venetia[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], Ginerva, [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f], Ferelith, [name_u]Flannery[/name_u], [name_f]Fenella[/name_f], [name_u]Norris[/name_u], [name_f]Galilea[/name_f], [name_f]Galilee[/name_f], [name_f]Galatea[/name_f], [name_f]Elke[/name_f], [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], [name_f]Nanetta[/name_f], [name_f]Madrigal[/name_f], [name_f]Aura[/name_f], [name_u]Dove[/name_u], [name_f]Snow[/name_f], [name_u]Dune[/name_u], [name_u]Frost[/name_u], [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_f]Gardenia[/name_f], [name_f]Lilou[/name_f], [name_f]Persis[/name_f], [name_f]Vincenza[/name_f], [name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f].

Boys: [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m], [name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m], [name_m]Zebedee[/name_m], [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m], [name_u]Gardener[/name_u], [name_m]Fisher[/name_m], [name_m]Clark[/name_m], [name_m]Clyde[/name_m], [name_m]Klaus[/name_m], [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] / [name_m]Zephyrus[/name_m], [name_m]Absalom[/name_m], [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_m]Philo[/name_m], [name_u]Curran[/name_u], [name_m]Conlan[/name_m], [name_m]Remus[/name_m], [name_m]Romulus[/name_m], [name_m]Roland[/name_m], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], [name_m]Abner[/name_m], [name_m]Adlai[/name_m], [name_m]Amias[/name_m], [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m], [name_m]Ishmael[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Iggy[/name_m]?), [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] (ditto), [name_m]Lemuel[/name_m], [name_u]Ariel[/name_u], [name_m]Azriel[/name_m], [name_m]Crispin[/name_m], [name_m]Gerald[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Basil[/name_m], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_m]Lars[/name_m], [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m], [name_m]Bernard[/name_m], [name_m]Forest[/name_m] / [name_m]Forrest[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_u]Dove[/name_u], [name_u]Dune[/name_u], [name_u]Frost[/name_u], [name_f]Snow[/name_f], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Morris[/name_m], [name_m]Morrison[/name_m], [name_u]Norris[/name_u], [name_m]Morrisey[/name_m].

Hopefully that gives you some ideas, good luck :).

Hmm, I like this limited form. I’ve been trying to simplify it for a while so we can have a basic one and in depth ones. :slight_smile:

@nooshi Oo thank you that’s perfect! I can already see a few I like and a few I can tweak. Thanks so much!
@renrose [name_f]Glad[/name_f] to be of help? Haha I just picked and chose what I thought was needed since my request wasn’t one of the presets.

Girls: [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_u]Lex[/name_u], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_u]Ori[/name_u], [name_f]Oriana[/name_f], [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f], [name_f]Tess[/name_f]/[name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Calla[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Cassia[/name_f], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotta[/name_f], [name_f]Posy[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Iona[/name_f], [name_f]Flavia[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Avis[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], [name_f]Leonie[/name_f], [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f], [name_u]Ariel[/name_u], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Nova[/name_f], [name_f]Galla[/name_f], [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_f]Jade[/name_f], [name_f]Arcadia[/name_f]

Boys: [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Zander[/name_m], [name_m]Zan[/name_m], [name_u]Ori[/name_u], [name_m]Callum[/name_m], [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_u]Auden[/name_u], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Quince[/name_u], [name_m]Duncan[/name_m], [name_m]Cassian[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Kian[/name_m], [name_m]Grant[/name_m], [name_m]Brant[/name_m]

@alchemicallypurplefairy Yours gave me a lot of inspiration, too! This is great, this is great.

All my characters so far now have names! Thank you to both of you!