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, March 27, 2013

Sorry for Delayed Posts

I had some car problems and health issues so I was unable to get to a wifi spot to put in January and February’s posts, which is the first and second month I have missed posting on since I started this blog back in June 2011. It kind of sucks but couldn’t be helped. The below posts are the ones I didn’t add for January and February. I will most likely add some more for March before the end of the month.

Remington

Meaning: (From the Raven City, From the elements ‘hremm’ meaning Raven; ‘tun’ meaning Town, Settlement, Homestead. The first name is derived from the place name of the meaning ‘Raven City’. Raven Family Town, Settlement on the Boundary Stream, From the Ridge Town, “Remington Steele,” TV show and character played by Pierce Brosnan.)

Origin: (Old English)

Pronunciation: (REHM-ih-NGTahn, REM-ing-tun)

Gender: Male, Possibly Uni-Sex

I was researching the name Remy *see on list of posts* I saw Remy was a contraction of Remington. So I decided to add Remington on its own because it is unique, rare and I love the meanings. I love names that have to do with Raven because Ravens seem a mysteries bird to me and it has an aura of horror always surrounding that bird in film and books. It also has other meanings which I like a lot as well.

Remy

Meaning: (Oarsman, Remedy, From either the name Remigius “Oarsman” or the name Remedius “Remedy”, From Rheims, Champagne and Brandies are the main products of Rheims, a town in central France. Remy is a contraction of the name Remington (English), Saint Remi (Fifth Century) was a French Saint. Author Remy Charlip.)

Origin: (French, Old English, Latin)

Pronuncaition: (Rim-e, REHMiy, REM-ee, REHM-ee)

Gender: Male, Possibly Uni-Sex

I was watching something the other day and I heard this name. I had first heard it on the Disney Pixar movie Ratatouille. The rat who cooks is named Remy. I like the meanings and the name is short and rare.

Aceline

Meaning: (Noble, High Birth, Noble at Birth, Female form of Acelin)

Origin: (French, English)

Pronuncaition: (AH-seh-leen, AA-Seh-LiyiyN)

Gender: Female, Uni-Sex

I was looking up the name Remy *See on list of posts* and I came across this name. It is unique and has very beautiful and strong meanings. I love names that have a noble meaning and so I was glad to have come across this name.

Leisel / Liesl

Meaning: (God is My Oath, My God is a Vow, God’s Promise, German diminutive form of Elizabeth, Variant of Elisa, Mostly found in Germany.)

Origin: (German, Hebrew)

Pronunciation: (LEES-ul, LEE-zul, LEE-zel, Lee-zil)

Gender: Female

I have heard and seen this name before but most famously in The Sound of Music. Captain Van Trapp’s oldest daughter is named Leisel. I was watching something the other day and a girl no more than sixteen or seventeen was named Leisel so I saw it was still a name that is used even today and even in places other than Germany.  The meanings are good and it is a nice looking name. I am still not sure how I feel about the name because of the pronunciation but it is a good name and I am sure some writer will find this the right name for one of there characters.

Aeryn

Meaning: (Is an Americanized Celtic name meaning “Daughter of Ireland”, Ireland, Mountain of Strength, American spelling of Erin, Derived from the Gaelic Erinn, the dative case of Erie, which is the Irish name for Ireland. Though Erin is popular in England and the U.S, it is not normally bestowed as a given name in Ireland. Berry. Aeryn Sun is a character on Farscape a Sci-fi T.V Series.)

Origin: (Irish, Celtic, Gaelic, English, Welsh, American, Hebrew)

Pronunciation: (Air-un, AIR-en, AIR-in, AIR-ihn, EHRIHN)

Gender: Female

I was watching the Syfy Channels 20th Anniversary Special a few weeks ago. They were talking about toward the beginning the show called Farscape. I had never heard of it and so I did some research. It ran from March 1999 to March 2003 so it was explained why I had never heard of it because when it ran I was young and wasn’t into Sci-fi yet. One of the main characters was named Aeryn Sun (Played by Claudia Black). They were interviewing Claudia Black on Syfy Channel 20th Anniversary Special and below her name had the name of the character she played which was Aeryn. I think it is a super cute name. I have never been a fan of Aaron / Erin because it is so common but this is a super cute spelling. I would love to see and hear this name more often. It does seem very Sci-fi / Fantasy like but I think that’s why I love it. Some I have read have mispronounced this and I think that is ridiculous, how could you mispronounce this name.

Dara

Meaning: (Mother of Pearl, Pearl of Wisdom, Nugget of Wisdom, Star, Compassion, Leader, Wealthy, Gift, Gift of God, The Beautiful One, Girl, Young Woman, Virgin, Biblical: the name of a descendent of Judah, noted for his wisdom. Also, Dara and Darra are Gaelic names meaning “Oak Tree”.)

Origin: (Hebrew, Gaelic, Biblical)

Pronunciation: (DAR-ah, DAH-ra, DA-ra)

Gender: Female

I was looking up the name Daphne *See on list of posts.* I saw Dara on one other list of names similar in some way to Daphne. I really like Dara because it’s short and has very beautiful diverse meanings. It’s old fashioned as well but is one of those timeless names. I think this name would be cute on a character but paired with another name so a double barrel name like Dara Belle Smith or Dara Leigh Jones.

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