I am currently writing a book right now. One of the characters is named Astar (pronounced with an A sound like the letter and then “star”). No one has ever heard of this name. I want it to be whimsical but realistic.
Some of the other characters in this book series are [name_f]Willamina[/name_f], [name_m]Edwards[/name_m], [name_m]Collin[/name_m], [name_f]Dylan[/name_f], [name_f]Faye[/name_f], and [name_f]Lumina[/name_f]. I want something like her strong-willed personality but realistic and not too made up. I want this name to show some kind of meaning behind it too.
Is Astar too made-up sounding? Is there a way I could still keep that as a nn?
I like the sound of Astar. It reminds me of names like [name_f]Aster[/name_f] and [name_f]Esther[/name_f]. As far as names go, I feel like this one is close enough to those more familiar choices. When I first saw it, I actually assumed it was an alternate spelling of Aster🙂. The pronunciation of ay-star works very well, though just be sure to make the pronunciation known because I could see people mispronouncing it like [name_f]Aster[/name_f]. Overall, it’s a lovely name and I believe it would work just fine for the character you described.
TYSM! I think one way I could expand to let readers know that is by putting it in the text. When she introduces herself, it may be such a unique name that others will ask about it again, where she can repeat it so the readers can get perspective on that. Kind of like [name_f]Jasper[/name_f], which is a boy name but is also a rare girl name. I love it as a girl name.