Hello, all.
This is the first time I’ve started a thread, so please forgive me if I get long-winded.
I have been writing for quite a while (mostly for pleasure) and my usual genres are Historical and Present [name]Day[/name] Fiction. I was recently struck with an idea that is out of my comfort zone, a sort of mixture that is Speculative/Dystopian/[name]Science[/name] Fiction. I’m still working through my plot and my characters’ back-stories are still a bit hazy, so right now, as a way to help bring them into focus, I’m trying to name them.
Here’s a small picture of my idea so far:
There are two Nations that are at war, one that’s tyrannical and one that’s democratic. The first nation begins to capture children and teenagers from the other country and then separate them into different classes depending on physical characteristics, personality traits, and “desirable” genetic factors in order to create the perfect country/human race. Each of my characters will be put into a different category and their POV will show what it’s like in their part of the system while they simultaneously try to get back home and find their families.
I have four main characters:
First Girl: Waist-length blond hair, worn loose and wild, scraggly bangs, dark blue eyes, pointed chin, high cheek bones, and light freckles, average height, thin. Oldest child (twin siblings boy and girl). Haughty, clever, hard to read, can be surprisingly compassionate when she lets her guard down.
First Boy: Straight brown hair, longer on top short on sides, almond shaped grey eyes, tall. Has a younger brother. Impulsive, serious, soft yet commanding voice, fighter, holds people accountable for their actions, generally does the right thing.
Second Boys: Curly auburn hair, rectangular glasses (no frame) amber eyes, scar that runs the length of his right cheek (haven’t decided what from yet) average height (shorter than first boy a bit taller than first girl) Only child. Intelligent, quick-witted, sarcastic, levelheaded, self-sacrificing, brave.
Second Girl: short, straight black hair, large, dark eyes, light skin, dimples, a bit short in stature. Has an older sister who raised her. Much more talkative than the first girl, does everything that is tasked to her to the best of her abilities. [name]Generous[/name], kind, loyal, driven, protective, funny.
** Please keep in mind that my idea and characters are still very rough 
I spent most of [name]Saturday[/name] combing through lists and blogs on Nameberry searching for names that I think fit in with my story and genre and was so engrossed in finding names that I like the sound of, I made a mistake. All of my girl’s names end in “A”.
Here are my lists:
Girls: [name]Mira[/name], [name]Araminta[/name], [name]Silvia[/name], [name]Zella[/name], [name]Eudora[/name], [name]Phillipa[/name], [name]Lucinda[/name], [name]Nova[/name], [name]Callista[/name], [name]Amica[/name], Glaica.
Boys: [name]Milo[/name], Demitri, [name]Felix[/name], [name]Conrad[/name], [name]Linus[/name], [name]Marcellus[/name], [name]Alpheus[/name], [name]Cadmus[/name], [name]Barrett[/name], [name]Roan[/name], [name]Slate[/name].
What I’m asking is: What should I keep from the lists that I have and what should be cut? What are your suggestions? Of those options, which names best suit my characters?
Thank you
thanks again everyone!