I need help with character names, can someone help?

Question

1) Main character. Also if you want you can suggest his profession, preferably one where he travels a lot but his work is largely independent. A "cool" job but the story is not about his job so please do not suggest a spy or something fantastic like that. Something fairly uncommon but very legitimate. I was leaning towards a Steve Irwin-like character but if anyone comes up with a better idea, feel free to suggest it. Basically he is an adventuror who always finds himself in the wrong place at the right time and gets nosey.

2) A beautiful woman who works for the World Health Organization. Oh, and she is also of Portuguese descent, that last part is vital in her character.

3) An owner of an environmentally damaging mining company. A sinister dude but not down-right evil.

4) The main character's side kick

5) The mine owner's right-hand man, his muscle basically. A man who does not hide his sinister side as much as his boss.

Answer 1

I have the same problem when I am writing a stroy so I go to http://www.behindthename.com/ and type in what is one meaning (you can look to see popular, meanings, names, name dates, etc. in the search bar) that you want in your character's name to stand out above the rest.

Such as your main character you want hime to be independent and adventuous. MAVERICK means independent in English, and BRUCE is from a Norman surname meaning "of Brieuse" in French. Brieuse was a place in France. The name was borne by Robert the Bruce, a Scottish hero of the 14th century who achieved independence from England and became the king of Scotland

The beautiful woman that is of Portuguese descent some Portuguese names are ISABEL, ISADORA, ZARA , JÚLIA , ALEXANDRA, and ALÍCIA

The owner that is more witty then pure evil, try REYNARD from the Germanic name Reginhard, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hard "brave, hardy". This name was borne by Reynard the fox, a sly character in medieval fables. AKAKIOS means "innocent, not evil" from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with κακη (kake) "evil". This was the name of three early saints, two of whom were martyred. or WIT as it's a polish for Roman name which was derived from Latin vita "life". Saint Vitus was a child martyred in Sicily.

your main character's side kick is his right hand man as he is there when he needs him try, VINNY short for From the Roman name Vincentius, which was from Latin vincere "to conquer". This was the name of several saints. The postimpressionist painter Vincent van Gogh was a famous bearer of this name. ESMOND Derived from the Old English elements east "grace" and mund "protection". This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman conquest but was revived in the 19th century. JACOB From the Latin Jacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov). In the Old Testament, Jacob (later called Israel) was the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter". Other theories claim that it is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like יַעֲקֹבְאֵל (Ya'aqov'el) meaning "may God protect". A famous bearer of this name was Jacob Grimm, the German linguist and writer who was, with his brother Wilhelm, the author of 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'. STEWART From an occupational surname originally belong to a person who was a steward. It derives from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard".

And for your last mine owner's muscle and likes to be sinister NOLAN From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Nuallain meaning "descendent of Nuallan". The name Nuallan means "champion" or "chariot fighter". The baseball player Nolan Ryan is a famous bearer of this name. BENITO is Spanish form of Benedict. GUNNAR from the Old Norse name Gunnarr which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and arr "warrior". It is thus a cognate of GÜNTHER. Gunnar was a character in Norse legend, the husband of Brynhild. SAVAS means "war" in Turkish.

Answer 2

He should be an industrial electrician( the main character).
They travel internationally, make great money and it's a really cool job with giant industrial sized equipment..etcThey are independant contractors who are hired by companies to do A job...and when they finish they go do another job for another company. His name should be Cayston Nash( not a real name that I know of)
his side kick should be his "apprentice' or "helper". many Industrial electrical contractors have their own apprentice that travels with them anyways so...
and his name should be Ian Thompson.
The beautiful portuguese woman's name should be Lina Jiminez
the boss's name should be Daniel Madsen
the right hand man should be Mosemack...no first name

Answer 3

I would suggest for the first character that he be an expert witness who is called in by law firms to investigate how an accident or disaster occurred. He needs to snoop around and get to the bottom of situations in which most of the people he talks to have an ulterior motive to hide the truth. He might be called Franklin (and hates to be called "Frank") Armstrong.

The woman should be Raquel Silva.

Since it is after midnight my brain has shut down for the last three. Maybe I can add to this in the daytime.

Answer 4

I like how you think Hayden. Your right, its absolutely a tick off when you see these questions posted anywhere on the enternet "I need a name" or "Whats a good name for...". When I brainstormed my book the names came naturally to me. I would choose a name from a favorite book , and choose from another to make an entirely original name (Like "Josseir". I got "Joss" from Gaurdians of Ga'hoole, and mixed it with a name from Prosperoe's Children. Most young writers today spend hours trying to find the perfect name, and half of them know that all they're doing is destracting themselfs from writing. Its rubbish! Almost all young writers have no clue how to even publish a book (I myself spent an entire summer writing details down, asking famouse writers how they did it. and I am a young writer) They dont know how to start or where it ends.

Answer 5

1) a sports writer for a [insert name of sports team] and he follows them to each city they have to play in. Obvisously, he wouldn't have a high paying salary, and that can lead into him wanting to find adventure despite the lack of money - which can be an adventure in itself. Name.... Steve Weaver

2) Grace or Kelly - and you can claim that her first name is not Portugese because her mother loved Princess Grace Kelly and always wanted to name a daughter after her

3) Irving McMillin

4) Kevin

5) Gustov

Answer 6

1) Edward Quincy? Um...job...yup, animal trainer sounds good.

2) Saude? (It literally means health in Portuguese)

3) Pericolo?

4) Karan (Sanskrit for helper or companion)

5) Cole (From Peri- colo-)

Oh, and I have some sites that could help you with your story, good places for foreshadowing and such...Good Luck.

Answer 7

http://www.behindthename.com/ is an EXCELLENT source for names! You can look up names by culture (ex. Portugese), by meaning (if you need a name that means "war," you can type in war and get a list), names that sound good together, etc. etc. You can also create a poll and ask other users if they like the names themselves. Good luck!

Answer 8

The phone book has always been a great source for names.

Answer 9

he should be a writer!