What are your main characters called, in any novel or other story you are writing?

I’m writing a fantasy novel set in modern day [name_u]Maine[/name_u] then a realm called Alinthia.

Ethan [name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_u]Killian[/name_u] (he’s from Alinthia so is this a good other-worldly realm type name?)
[name_u]Nova[/name_u]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_m]Eros[/name_m]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]

Brynn [name_m]Richmond[/name_m]

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I’m basically writing a glorified fanfic of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, except instead of dinosaurs it’s with magical creatures, and the characters and setting are completely different and the plot also has some key differences. So, basically, everything is different except for the premise and some plot points. :joy:

Julia “[name_u]Jules[/name_u]” Zhao
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] [name_u]Scott[/name_u]
[name_u]Malak[/name_u] [name_f]El[/name_f] Khoury
[name_m]Carlos[/name_m] Castillo
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]” [name_u]Atlas[/name_u]-[name_m]Caldwell[/name_m]
[name_u]Lynden[/name_u] [name_u]Duke[/name_u]

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I am currently outlining two new book ideas!!

Book 1: [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] Gavalas and [name_u]Lucca[/name_u] [name_u]Mason[/name_u]
Book 2: [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u], Dainin [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] Whitby, [name_m]Solomon[/name_m] [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] [name_m]Oakes[/name_m], [name_m]Darwin[/name_m] [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_u]Camden[/name_u], [name_m]Albert[/name_m] [name_m]Clayton[/name_m] Blackwood, [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] [name_u]Everett[/name_u] (Ev) [name_u]Langley[/name_u]

Please don’t take!! :slight_smile:

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I made these characters in my freshman year of high school along with my friends lol but most of them are monsters

Skellie [name_m]Johnson[/name_m] (skeleton girl)
[name_u]Nova[/name_u] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] (vampire girl)
[name_u]Rue[/name_u] (like [name_u]Rue[/name_u]-bot/robot)
and [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] [name_m]Matthews[/name_m] (human boy)

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Elixyvett Tobilo :grin:

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The two POV characters of my NaNoWriMo story:

Avalon [name_f]Zelie[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u] (goes by [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]; some close friends call her [name_u]Lonny[/name_u])

Evander [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] [name_m]Hart[/name_m] (goes by [name_m]Evander[/name_m] or [name_u]Evan[/name_u]; nicknames include [name_u]Andy[/name_u] and Ev)

MY TWO FAVORITE NAMES!! :grin:

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Such cool names, especially [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]! @EJpuddlejumper

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Love that!! Good luck during NaNo!

Ocean “Oceanie” [name_f]Noreen[/name_f] [name_u]Collins[/name_u]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f] “[name_f]Kiki[/name_f]” Maurea [name_u]Collins[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]” [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Collins[/name_u]

Sesi “[name_u]Snow[/name_u]” Alonak

June Scottsdale-[name_m]Harris[/name_m]

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My novel is set in present-day Toronto, and in a nutshell, it’s about a physicist navigating her very weird life who creates a secret blog under a fake name where she talks candidly about her disability.

My main character’s name is Dr. Emilie Catherine Elise Bertrand Weston. Her nom de plume, which no one knows about, is Nico Johansen.

Her family are:
Lucie Adele Bertrand (mother)
Michael Edwin Everett Weston (father)
Audrey Juliette Claire Bertrand Weston (sister)
Peter Alastair Andrew Weston (grandfather)
Catherine Anne Massey Weston (grandmother)
Jean-Claude Bertrand (grandfather)
Clémence Élisabeth Cartier (grandmother)

Emilie’s best friend is James Tyler Hewitt, who is a mental health social worker trying to reconnect with his long-lost Cree heritage.

Some minor characters are:
Cassandra Jayne Willard
Kristen Mary Brigham
Isabella Zoë Hewitt (James’ sister)
Max Jonathan van Dyck
Carlotta Feng
Connor Jasper McDougal
Bonnie Anne Stewart
Jacqueline Lydia Stewart
Magnus Emmanuel Murphy
Genevieve “Ginny” Leigh Ackerley

I also have an idea for another Canadiana. I only have one named character though. Her name is Alexandra Ashley “Allie” Larkin, and she an autistic 16-year-old from Saskatoon who is trying to build a new life for herself in the big city.

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  • Nurse [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] Nunez

  • [name_m]Raymond[/name_m] Smithens

  • [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] Smithens “[name_u]Dottie[/name_u]”

  • [name_u]August[/name_u] Smithens “[name_m]Auggie[/name_m]” or “[name_m]Gust[/name_m]”

  • [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] [name_m]Friedrich[/name_m]

  • Hugo Botticelli

  • Carole Smithens

  • Bill Smithens

  • Detective McCloskey (middle aged man, 1st name never mentioned)

  • Ms. Lisa Harrison

  • Sierra O’Brien

  • Shaun Smithens

  • Epiphany “Fanny” Smithens

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Your story sounds so cool so far! What about [name_f]Summer[/name_f] [name_u]Allison[/name_u] for the sister? That seems like a popstar’s name. I also like alliteration names for her sister and her mom! If [name_f]Serenity[/name_f] is their last name, you could do [name_u]Sydney[/name_u], [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f], [name_u]Skylar[/name_u], or something similar. For the twins, I like matchy names, especially for celebrity babies. [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Santiago[/name_m], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_m]Stefan[/name_m], [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] ([name_u]Sully[/name_u]), [name_u]Sea[/name_u], [name_u]Sol[/name_u], and [name_u]Salem[/name_u] are all nice. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helped. Best of luck!

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My protagonist is named [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_m]Hansen[/name_m] but she later on marries the antagonist [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] Steinford

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In the play I’m currently writing, the characters are named [name_u]Seven[/name_u] (f) and [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (m).

My last play’s characters were named Esth3r, Anni3, M0na & Ari3l (all characters are f, privacy symbols because this play is published online).

EJ [name_u]Parker[/name_u], [name_u]Chase[/name_u] [name_u]Brooks[/name_u], [name_f]Veronica[/name_f] [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_u]Duke[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_u]Devyn[/name_u] & [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] Woodbridge, [name_u]Sutton[/name_u] [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], [name_u]Collins[/name_u] Prayce, & [name_u]Kamari[/name_u] are my most recent characters.

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I’m writing a story revolving around a group of college students from different backgrounds forming an unlikely friendship and coming together to solve the mystery behind events that occurred at their campus over a hundred years ago, involving their families.

The main character is [name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]” [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m], the heir to an old money family.

His family include:
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m], née Bianchi (mother)
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m] (father)
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m] (uncle)
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] “[name_u]Vinny[/name_u]” Bianchi (uncle)
[name_f]Etta[/name_f] Bianchi (cousin)
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m] (grandfather)
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m] (grandmother)
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] P. “[name_m]Joe[/name_m]” Bianchi (grandfather)
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] Bianchi (grandmother)
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m] (great grandfather)
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m], née van der Beek (great grandmother)
[name_m]John[/name_m] [name_u]Ballard[/name_u] [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m] (great grandfather)
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m], née von Graustadt (great grandmother)

The second main character is [name_m]Percival[/name_m] Warburton “[name_u]Percy[/name_u]” Havelka, a middle child from a rich new money family, and [name_u]Theo[/name_u]’s rival.

His family include:
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] “[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]” Havelka (older sister)
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u] Havelka (younger brother)
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Philip[/name_m] “[name_u]Pip[/name_u]” Havelka II (father)
[name_u]Clare[/name_u] Havelka, née Warburton (mother)
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Philip[/name_m] Havelka I (grandfather)
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] “[name_f]Peggy[/name_f]” Havelka, née [name_m]Bouvier[/name_m] (grandmother)
[name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u] Havelka (great grandfather)
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] “[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]” Havelka, née [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m] (great grandmother)

The third main character is [name_u]Reese[/name_u] [name_f]Melody[/name_f] [name_m]Baird[/name_m], a scholarship student from a working-class family. She is trying to find out what happened to her missing father.

Other characters:
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] Shimizu
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] “[name_f]Lena[/name_f]” Woodward
Émile de la Fontaine
[name_f]Malati[/name_f] Das
[name_f]Brittany[/name_f] [name_m]Baird[/name_m] ([name_u]Reese[/name_u]’s mother)

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I decided (finally) on a name for my protagonist in a story I’ve already mentioned on Nameberry several times :sweat_smile: as well as his friend in the story.

Protag
[name_m]Adriel[/name_m] [name_m]Galloway[/name_m] (actually still working on a middle haha) alias “[name_u]Silver[/name_u] Devil”; goes by [name_u]Silver[/name_u].

Friend
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] Delacreaux (:heart_eyes:) a femme genderfluid individual who heads up an underground club/speakeasy. She uses she/her and he/him pronouns and is typically [name_f]Lady[/name_f] Delacreaux to those she dislikes, but is fine using [name_f]Cece[/name_f] with acquaintances.

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I have lots of stories right now because clearly i can’t commit to one lmao:

Vulpecula Walburga [undecided]/Vula (purely because she had to be named for a specific constellation and her mother, i know it’s not very pretty)

Margaux Camille Delacour/Gogo, Maxie

Evangeline [undecided] Thomas/Vangie, Evie(eh-vee)
Estelle [undecided] Thomas/Essie,Tess (twin sisters)

Melinoe James Carter/Mel, Minnie (her first name was chosen because Melinoe is the goddess of ghosts and spirits, and my character can see ghosts lol)

Alice Elisabeth Glen/Ali, Lucie

Sunday [undecided] Jin/Sunny (she has sisters Friday and Monday/Maddie and brother Wednesday/Wes. it started as a joke but i just didn’t change it and i’ve gotten too used to them to go back)

Annalyn Grace [undecided]/Annie (fun fact - both Annalyn and Grace mean grace whoops)

wow that was more than i expected, and it’s not even half of what i have
yes i am aware that all of my main characters are female - i have no idea how to write males and non-binary characters lmao

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I am working on a few stories. One of them is about a fifteen-year-old girl named [name_f]Jade[/name_f] Friesen who has to stay with her new stepmom’s sister’s family and feels unwanted there. [name_f]Jade[/name_f] is a musician who is insecure and is excited to make friends who are also musical, named [name_m]Dan[/name_m] Vestergard, [name_u]Sage[/name_u] [name_m]Kirkland[/name_m], [name_f]Leilani[/name_f] [name_u]Ellison[/name_u], [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Wong[/name_m], and [name_u]Chris[/name_u] Pellegrini. Her stepmom’s sister is [name_f]Tammy[/name_f]. Her step cousin, who isn’t happy with her being there, is [name_u]Emerson[/name_u]. Her other step cousin is a boy named [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]. Her stepmom’s sister’s husband is [name_u]Blair[/name_u].

I am also working on a story about a twelve-year-old girl named [name_f]Brylee[/name_f] Dahl who is always compared to her popular older sister, [name_f]Alyssa[/name_f]. [name_f]Brylee[/name_f] is staying with her Auntie [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] and Uncle [name_u]Dean[/name_u] away from the rest of her family, and she makes friends with [name_f]Lenna[/name_f] Applegate, a foster kid who doesn’t feel like she fits in anywhere. She is mostly happy but knows her cousin [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] doesn’t want her there. I guess that’s a theme for my stories? She does get along with her other cousin, [name_m]Colton[/name_m]. There is also another friend of [name_f]Brylee[/name_f] and [name_f]Lenna[/name_f] named [name_f]Jaelyn[/name_f] [name_m]Picard[/name_m].

I am also writing a story about a fifteen-year-old girl named [name_u]Lark[/name_u] [name_u]Bell[/name_u]. [name_u]Lark[/name_u] struggles with OCD, something that makes her question what kind of person she is. She is also a musician and song-writer who uses music to help her cope with OCD. [name_u]Lark[/name_u] has a younger sister named [name_u]Julie[/name_u] and an older brother named [name_u]Blake[/name_u]. She has friends named [name_m]Josh[/name_m] Tomaszewski and Rajdeep Sandhu. Her guitar teacher is named [name_m]Derek[/name_m]. I haven’t decided a last name for him.

I am also working on a fantasy story where I invent names. It is about a girl who lives on earth but finds out she is from another world with magic in it. She goes to school in this magical world and learns to use her powers, but she finds out her magical gifts are in the least appreciated category in that world. I haven’t decided everything about the plot. The girl is named Kamiria, although on earth she often went as [name_f]Kami[/name_f]. She makes friends with her roommate [name_f]Terenne[/name_f], who is serious and cares about improving society’s view of their type of magic. [name_f]Terenne[/name_f] also loves music. There is also her roommate Rialda, who is more fun and lighthearted. There is also Zilti, her other roommate, who is adamant that she has different magical abilities than she actually does. Kamiria will also have a friend name Zad (short for Zadinor) and Janvan. There is also the groundskeeper of the school, Sevdi, who I know will be important in the book.

There are a couple of other ideas I hav started, but I haven’t been working on them lately. There is a book I am writing with my twin sister about twins named [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] and [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_u]Lake[/name_u] who have to go to separate high schools and drift apart until they decide that their sisterly relationship is worth too much to let it go. There is also a book I’m writing with my sister and my other best friend about the camp we work at for the blind and Deafblind in [name_f]Canada[/name_f]. In the story, [name_u]Peyton[/name_u] Hogarth, [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m], and [name_u]Jace[/name_u] Greenfield (all fictional) meet each other and become friends. They struggle to fit in before they find each other.

Well, this has been really long. Thanks to anyone who is still reading this.

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