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.



Saturday, June 25, 2011

Charlotte

Meaning: (Little and Womanly, French feminine diminutive of CHARLES. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. A notable bearer was Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), the eldest of the three Bronte sisters and the author of 'Jane Eyre' and 'Villette'.*My Favorite Nickname for Charlotte is Lottie which can be it's own stand alone name. Charlie is a more well known nickname for Charlotte though.* Lottie: Pretty, Strong, Free, Freeholder, Variant of Charlotte)

Origin: (French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch)

Pronunciation: shar-LOT (French), SHAHR-lət (English), shahr-LAW-tə (German), shahr-LAWT-tə (Dutch)

Gender: Female

Here is another old fashioned name that would do well in a historical fiction novel or romance novel or in a myriad of other genres. It ages well on a character as well. I have used this name in a novel before as well. I like this name also because my great aunt who died young was named Charlotte. I used it in a novel in honor of her.

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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