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.



Monday, August 29, 2011

Octavia

Meaning: (Eighth, Eighth Child, Feminine form of Octavius. A clan name of Roman emperors used often in Victorian times. Octavia was the wife of Mark Antony and the sister of Roman emperor Augustus. In 19th-century England it was sometimes given to the eighth-born child.)

Origin: (Latin, Italian)

Pronunciation: (ock-TAHV-yah, ock-TAY-vee-ah, ahk-TAY-vee-ə, Go to this site and run your cursor over Octavia to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=octavia&submit=Submit)

Gender: Female


I read this name on Yahoo Answers and I really came to like it. I think I like the sound of the name the best followed by the look of it. It is a name that can be used in modern times and in a Historical Fiction as it is a name from the Roman times. It is a unique but not strange name.

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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