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, November 21, 2011

Alistair and Alasdair

Meaning: (Man’s Defender, Defender of the People, Form of Alexander)

Origin: (Greek, Scottish, Gaelic)

Pronunciation: (Alistair: AL-is-tayr, AL-is-ter, a-LUST-ur a - pronounced as 'A' in AT ur - rhymes with FUR The emphasis is on 'a', A-lih-stur, Go to this site and run your cursor over Alistair to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=alistair&submit=Submit Alasdair: AL-as-dare)

Gender: Male

I have liked this name a long time. I have even used Alasdair in a novel of mine before. I like the name Alexander and this is a form of it and thus has the same meaning. I think it has a different rarer look than Alexander though. The pronunciation is a bit tricky sometimes even I slip up and say it wrong often. Other than that this name is awesome, and I love it.

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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