I have finally finished researching and working out the plot for my novel. Usually at this point, names for at least the main characters have popped into my head and I can base the other names off of them… but it’s just not happening this time!
This is my list of name ideas. All I want to know is which names sound like they belong in the same world? Copy and paste the list and remove the ones that don’t fit, or separate them into two groups, etc.
I split them into 2 groups if there’s a ? I wasn’t sure where 2 place it
[name_m]Braxton[/name_m]
[name_m]Cullen[/name_m]
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryker[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Beacon[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_u]Paisley[/name_u] ?
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Candace[/name_f]
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
Everleigh
[name_f]Kalani[/name_f]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
Aerienne (air-ee-enne)?
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
Same World…hmm. The names you listed could all be from the same world as they’re diverse and that’s what a world is.
I’m not sure I’m helping this way but I categorized them into groups of “these give off the same vibe”:
I divided them into groups A and B. Some fit into both.
GIRLS:
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] A
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] A
[name_u]Paisley[/name_u] A
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] A
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Layla[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Elodia[/name_f] B
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f] A
Aerienne (air-ee-enne) B
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Aubree[/name_f]/[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] A
[name_f]Kalani[/name_f] A
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u] A B
Everleigh A
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f] A
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f] B
[name_f]Cadence[/name_f] A
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] A
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] A
[name_f]Elianna[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] A
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] A B
[name_u]Auden[/name_u] A B
BOYS:
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] A B
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] A
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u] A B
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Beacon[/name_m] B
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m] B
[name_u]Toby[/name_u] A B
[name_m]Ryker[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] A
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u] A
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] A
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Cullen[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Braxton[/name_m] B
I divided them into groups A and B. Some fit into both. I am guessing that A is a world more like our own, whereas B is more high fantasy.
GIRLS:
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] A
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] A
[name_u]Paisley[/name_u] A
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] A
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Layla[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Elodia[/name_f] B
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f] A
Aerienne (air-ee-enne) B
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Aubree[/name_f]/[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] A
[name_f]Kalani[/name_f] A
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u] A B
Everleigh A
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f] A
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f] B
[name_f]Cadence[/name_f] A
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] A
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] A
[name_f]Elianna[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] A B
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] A
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] A B
[name_u]Auden[/name_u] A B
BOYS:
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] A B
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] A
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u] A B
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Beacon[/name_m] B
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m] B
[name_u]Toby[/name_u] A B
[name_m]Ryker[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] A
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u] A
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] A
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Cullen[/name_m] A B
[name_m]Braxton[/name_m] B
Thanks for the input so far! For those who asked about the specific world, I don’t have a specific date, but it will be sometime in the future (2040 ish?). However, civilization has gone backwards. People ride trains, listen to the radio because there is no TV, there are less highways and skyscrapers… Basically there is less technology and more sickness and financial problems.
Side note (for a futuristic movie that rewinds to use older tech and equipment) it’s interesting to use spin offs of vintage names kind of like they did in Hunger Games. [name_f]Gail[/name_f] (a very familiar sounding name) became a man’s name & Peeta seemed like it “came to be” from the name [name_m]Peter[/name_m]. As if it slowly changed over the years and was pronounced subtly different. Anywho…I agree with the other posters & their naming categories. Good luck with the book!