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

River or Ryver or Ryvre

Meaning: (River, From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water. The word is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Latin ripa "riverbank".)

Origin: (English (Modern), English Nature Name)

Pronunciation: RIV-ər

Gender: Uni-Sex (Male & Female)

I actually quite like River. I like it more as a female name but it has been used as I said above as a Uni-Sex name. There are men with this name. When I see the name River I think of two well known T.V Characters with this name River Song (A.K.A Melody Pond) from Doctor Who and River Tam from Firefly T.V Series and the Serenity Movie. Both are kick butt characters so it gives rise to the belief that the name though gentle and a nature name it can be used on an out going take charge character. Though it could also be used on a nature fairy or on a simple normal modern person. It's like a real River it goes with the flow, it's really all about how you make the character appear to the reader.

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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