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.



Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Venice

Meaning: (Love, Desire, Happiness, Luck, Place name: Venice, the "city of canals" in Italy. Used since the 17th century. Its source is Venetia, a Latin name meaning "Home people." The name of the northern Italian city, famed for its canals, was derived from that of its first inhabitants. The Venetia gathered there to escape the barbarian invasions that plagued the Italian peninsula after the fall of Rome.
By 700 A.D. the first doge, or chief magistrate, was presiding over Venice's government. So began the commercial and political rise of the Venetian Republic, a powerful city-state that lasted well into the 16th century.
This name's Indo-European root probably was also ancestor to the name of the Roman goddess of love, Venus)

Origin: (Latin, Italian, Welsh)

Pronunciation: (VEH-nis, Go to this site and run your cursor over Venice to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=venice&submit=Submit)

Gender: Female

Venice is one of my favorite Italian cities. I have never been but I have always wanted to go there. Venice is another pretty place name that isn't used too often. I think it is a beautiful name and looks like a beautiful city.

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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