Writing my life as a story, need to change the names of the people I know?

Let’s see if you can come up with ideas…

MC – 5-24 years old. [name_m]Long[/name_m] red hair of which she is very proud, pale skin due to lack of exposure to sunlight and also a genetic thing, short, weight fluctuates a lot throughout the book. Wears mostly gothic, medieval style fantasy clothing (long flowing skirts and dresses in lace, silk and velvet). Loves dark fairytales, the gothic subculture (more of a romantic/medieval goth). Extremely sensitive, but fiercely fights for justice and what is right. [name_m]Can[/name_m] be trusting and naive, but vengeful when pushed to it. Talents include singing and creative writing. Has many chronic illnesses. Has been said to have an ‘elven’ look to her. Enjoys horror films, tea and seafood.
-Need a common name for ages 5-16, preferably starting with A. Also need a much more uncommon name for ages 16+ as the name was legally changed; preferably [name_u]French[/name_u] as my current name is [name_u]French[/name_u] but that is not a requirement.

Mother of MC: flaming red curly hair, a strange presence in MC’s life for many years during which she could be either very kind, totally absent or very cruel, last year has been very cruel and taken on a ‘villain’ role. Incredibly beautiful. Had many unsuccessful relationships before finally finding the love of her life. Highly indecisive. Fiery. Tends to speak before she thinks. Was a very young mother. Tends to put her own needs before that of her children. Original name begins with M.

Grandmother of MC: Raised MC and became her carer at a very young age. Highly emotionally manipulative. Jekyll/Hyde personality, leaning more towards [name_m]Hyde[/name_m] over the past few months. Doesn’t have a very good memory. Quite a young grandmother. Is very good at playing the innocent, sweet woman when other people are around. Tends to defer to her husband a lot. Does not have much tolerance for people who are different. Very hypocritical. Short blonde hair, curvaceous figure, hard of hearing but refuses to wear her hearing aid. Original name starts with V if that helps, though I was considering [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] so we could give her the nickname [name_u]Dory[/name_u].

Grandfather to MC: A formidable force. Often says cruel things, strategic, manipulative. Begins arguments and then refuses to hear the other person’s point of view, dominates conversations, highly confrontational. Is however responsible for MC’s love of theatre and writing, treated MC like a [name_f]Princess[/name_f] when she was younger but became colder to her as the years went by and she developed her own personality. Strained relationship with his eldest daughter and semi-strained with stepson. A recovering alcoholic. Original name begins with N. [name_m]Can[/name_m] be fun loving when the time calls for it. Very intelligent.

MC’s aunt: Tends to try and avoid the family drama for the sake of herself and her children, a good person at heart but an ostrich by nature. Very beautiful. Mother of 2. In a happy relationship. Original name begins with E.

Partner of MC’s aunt: [name_f]Fiance[/name_f] of MC’s aunt, loves Game of Thrones, excellent father to his two children, always kind to MC, always making jokes with her.

MC’s Uncle: Tense relationship with MC since his partner, who once pretended to be friends with MC, left him to raise his son alone and he began relying heavily on MC’s grandparents/carers to help him raise his son, who has caused a lot of problems (albeit unintentionally) for MC. Not always the most responsible of people. Highly impatient. Well intentioned but quite immature at times. Original name is unisex.

MC’s eldest brother: one year younger than MC. Also a redhead. Very close to MC as children but then tried to be ‘cool’ and drifted away from her, then threw himself into a relationship that didn’t work, became a dad, ended up ending the relationship, ended up with the child, and relies mostly on other people in the family to raise the child for him. Perhaps not mature enough for single fatherhood, but not malicious. Turned on MC when the majority of the family did however, so relationship is strained. Currently engaged. Original name is one syllable.

Eldest brother’s fiancee: Quite a nice girl, but not willing to not go along with the crowd, thus she went along with the shunning of MC and sided with MC’s mother when MC was kicked from the family home. A wonderful mother figure to MC’s brother’s child however. Rather pretty but not strikingly beautiful. About 22. Original name is quite unique.

MC’s sister: [name_f]Beautiful[/name_f], witty, supportive of MC. [name_u]Dark[/name_u] hair, pake skin, large eyes. More on the tomboy side but does enjoy her make-up. A party girl without being reckless. [name_f]Heart[/name_f] of gold. Original name is Welsh. 19 years old.

Sister’s partner: a very kind young man who always has the best interests of his friends at heart. Fiercely protective of MC and her sister. Original name is an UNUSUAL unisex name.


PART 2 TO COME

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MC: Adrienne, Amaris, Anastasia, Aurora, Autumn, Drusilla, Guinevere, Layla, Willow, Valentina, Titania / Calista, Gwendoline, Luna, Lunette, Ophelia - Ophelie, Roesia, Pandora, Musette, Etienne, Lucienne, Merle

Mother of MC: Mila, Melody, Marguerite, Margot, Madeleine, Margaux, Mabel, Meadow, Maren, Monroe, Marina, Marianne, Maxine, Magnolia, Mara, Molly, Mae, Maia, Marilyn, Millicent, Millie

Grandmother of MC: Seconding Dorothy. Dorothea, Vivienne, Valeria - Valerie, Valencia, Valentina, Vera, Veronica, Vanessa, Violet, Agnes, Audra, Blanche, Edith, Evelyn, Cora, Ruth

Grandfather to MC: Neil, Noel, Nathan - Nathaniel - Nate, Ethan, Nicholas, Albert, George, Conrad, Griffin, Archibald - Archie

MC’s Aunt: Eva, Emily, Elizabeth, Emmeline, Evelyn, Eloise, Evangeline, Elena, Esther, Alice, Grace, Amanda, Ashley, Jennifer, Jasmine, Samantha, Sarah, Alexis

MC’s elder brother: James, Kai, Beau, Chase, Charles, Paul, Rhett, Blaise, Blake, Claude, Keith, Jude, Jules, Lance, Miles, Reid - Reed

MC’s sister: Rhiannon, Seren, Alys, Carys, Isabelle - Isabella, Sophia - Sophie, Avery, Violet, Lily, Ariana, Cecilia, Ginevra, Diana

Sister’s partner: River, Kai, Phoenix, Emerson, Rowan, Adair, Aspen, Jagger, Alex, Memphis

Summary

Adrienne → Ophelie / Etienne
Marguerite or Millicent or Maia (means mother)
Vivienne or Audra or Blanche
Nathaniel or Albert or Conrad
Emmeline or Eloise or Amanda
Claude or Jules or Charles
Rhiannon or Alys or Lily
Emerson or Aspen or Memphis

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MC: 5-16: Alyssa/Audrey/Ashley
[name_u]New[/name_u] name: Marjolaine/Marjo/Jovienne/Joey/Miel/Indre

Mother of MC: Jessica/Melissa/Michelle

Grandmother: Dorothy/Dory seems good. If you’re wanting any other ideas, I first thought of [name_f]Valerie[/name_f], [name_u]Lisa[/name_u], and [name_f]Lorna[/name_f].

Grandfather: Paul/Virgil/Roger/Nicholas/Christopher/Nathan

Aunt: Jennifer/Elizabeth/EB/Emily/Eartha

Aunt’s partner: Lonnie/Josh

Uncle: Joan/Casey

Eldest brother: Kyle/Wells/Pierce

Brother’s fiancée: [name_f]Thea[/name_f]

MC’s sister: Romy/Shelby/Ellis/Wynn

Sister’s partner: Ada/Lane/Cisco

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So many great ones!

I’m thinking [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] for the grandmother, [name_m]Roger[/name_m] for the grandfather, [name_u]Seren[/name_u] for the sister, [name_u]Rhett[/name_u] for the brother, [name_u]Malin[/name_u] or [name_f]Maren[/name_f] for the mother, Other characters still unclear.

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MC: [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_u]Aspen[/name_u], [name_f]Autumn[/name_f], [name_f]Aubree[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f], [name_f]Annalise[/name_f], [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Amya[/name_f] ~> [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f], [name_u]Léonie[/name_u], [name_f]Pierrette[/name_f], [name_f]Renée[/name_f], [name_f]Denise[/name_f], [name_u]Marion[/name_u], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Kiki[/name_f], [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], [name_f]Nadine[/name_f]

Mother of MC: [name_f]Miranda[/name_f], [name_f]Martie[/name_f], [name_f]Mafalda[/name_f], [name_f]Matelda[/name_f], [name_f]Minx[/name_f], [name_f]Omaira[/name_f], [name_f]Maple[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Morrigan[/name_f], [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f]

Grandmother of MC: [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Dorota[/name_f], [name_f]Doretta[/name_f], [name_u]Viper[/name_u], [name_f]Vicky[/name_f], [name_f]Valencia[/name_f], [name_f]Varda[/name_f], [name_f]Valkyrie[/name_f], [name_f]Vanity[/name_f], [name_f]Voncile[/name_f]

Grandfather of MC: [name_m]Nigel[/name_m], [name_m]Nixon[/name_m], [name_m]Nolen[/name_m], [name_m]Neron[/name_m], [name_m]Ned[/name_m], [name_m]Nemo[/name_m], [name_m]Nebo[/name_m], [name_m]Nekoda[/name_m], [name_f]Nox[/name_f]

MC’s Aunt: [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_u]Endellion[/name_u], [name_f]Evora[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Elysande[/name_f]

Parter of MC’s Aunt: [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Forrest[/name_m], [name_u]Evian[/name_u], [name_m]Damon[/name_m], [name_m]Ingram[/name_m], [name_m]Percival[/name_m], [name_m]Theon[/name_m], [name_m]Audric[/name_m], [name_m]Frey[/name_m], [name_m]Jareth[/name_m], [name_m]Kirk[/name_m], [name_m]Westley[/name_m]

MC’s Uncle: [name_u]Amory[/name_u], [name_u]Quincy[/name_u], [name_u]Carmel[/name_u], [name_u]Chance[/name_u], [name_u]Keely[/name_u], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_u]Kylar[/name_u], [name_u]Pat[/name_u], [name_u]Ramsey[/name_u]

MC’s Eldest Brother: [name_u]Cade[/name_u], [name_m]Heath[/name_m], [name_u]Jace[/name_u], [name_u]Beau[/name_u], [name_m]Buzz[/name_m], [name_m]Colm[/name_m], [name_m]Guy[/name_m], [name_m]Lars[/name_m], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_m]Seb[/name_m], [name_u]Vaughn[/name_u]

Eldest Brother’s Fiancée: [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u], [name_f]Lolita[/name_f], [name_f]Sugar[/name_f], [name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_u]Acai[/name_u], [name_f]Bex[/name_f], [name_f]Briseis[/name_f], [name_f]Eureka[/name_f], [name_f]Star[/name_f], [name_f]Zuzie[/name_f]

MC’s [name_f]Sister[/name_f]: [name_f]Glenda[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Mari[/name_f], [name_f]Catrin[/name_f], [name_f]Lowri[/name_f], [name_u]Bran[/name_u], [name_f]Deryn[/name_f], [name_f]Mererid[/name_f], [name_u]Tirion[/name_u]

Sister’s Partner: [name_u]Onyx[/name_u], [name_u]Zion[/name_u], [name_u]Bay[/name_u], Pemberley, [name_u]Remy[/name_u], [name_u]Tait[/name_u], [name_u]Urban[/name_u], [name_u]Yale[/name_u]