Character Naming

As an Author naming your Character is an important step right after coming up with the plot. I am here to help you choose the right character name for you and your story.

Make sure your character name is Genre Appropriate. Make sure if it's a Historical Fiction novel or takes place in a real time period that the name was used then. Or if it's a fictionalized place then you can be as creative as you wish.

Just have fun with naming your character. It is after all your story.



Friday, June 24, 2011

Alice or Alys

Meaning: (Noble, Exalted)

Origin: (Old-German, English, French, Italian)

Pronunciation: AL-is, AL-iss (English), a-LEES (French), ah-LEE-che (Italian)

Gender: Female

Popular in France and England in the 12th Century I read on one site. When you see and hear this name you think of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865) and 'Through the Looking Glass' (1871). This is an old fashioned name but still is beautiful and strong, fitting well in the modern age. It would be a good character name in a historical fiction novel but equally good for someone on a space ship in the future or as a character right now in the present. So what I am saying is this name ages well for both a character and fits in many genres and eras.
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I try to have the most accurate Meanings, Origin and Pronunciations for the names on this blog. It is best though to do research into the names you decide to use for your characters as there can be errors on my blog. Or meanings, origins, and pronunciations I have not seen thus not been able to add to this blog.





Try some of the leading Baby Name Sites and Baby Name or Character Naming books as well.


The baby name sites below are where I collect many of the Names, Origins, and Pronunciations I use on this blog.

Baby Names Sites:

http://www.thinkbabynames.com
http://www.babynamewizard.com
http://www.behindthename.com
http://www.babynamespedia.com