I’m currently writing a novel about a girl who experiences a different mental illness or problem every day, and her search for why this is happening to her. (For example, she’s a kleptomaniac one day and an arachnaphobe the next, as well as some more unusual issues and some made up ones.)
I have a full group of characters with names picked out, and I really like a lot of them but I’m still open to suggestions for changes, especially in regard to the last names:
Landing Mississippi Rosarion. (MC) Her parents met in Landing, Mississippi and decided to name their daughter after the place (which is made up, by the way). I’m attached to the name Landing and won’t change that, but I’m unsure about the last name and am open to new ideas for that. She’s very blunt and to-the-point, and she’s unpredictable as far as dress and attitude. She’s very self-sufficient and doesn’t need or want help from others.
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] Reede: seems like a potential love interest but is really just a friend (I never like having the love interest be the obvious person). I like the name [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] and it fits his personality, but I’m looking for options for other last names. Reede is fine, but other options would be appreciated. He does what he thinks is right most of the time, although he is pretty cunning and isn’t above lying if it’s for a good cause. He’s very attractive, smart, and funny, but he doesn’t pay attention to any of the many admirers that he picks up due to this charisma.
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] nn Vy: Landing’s best friend and the only person who knows about her one-a-day insanity. They tell each other everything and interact as most best friends do. [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] looks very punk rock but is really a softie with a big heart. I’m looking for possible last names here, as well as opinions on the name itself.
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] Rosarion: Landing’s mother, a woman who used to be extremely fun-loving and spur-of-the-moment who, after the death of her husband, became depressed and fairly absent. Although she improves and becomes more motherly again, she never really returns to the personality she had before. I’m looking for any name suggestions you have here. I want something that could be considered kind of edgy or could have a cooler nickname, but the name itself can also be seen as very adult. Nothing too unusual here. [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] doesn’t fit the character to me, but I can’t think of anything that would work better.
Thank you so much in advance! I’m really just looking for your opinions and suggestions. I’m very attached to some of my characters’ names, but if you have any suggestions for those characters, that’s fine too. I’m always open to ideas!
