What are some good NAMES for a STORY???

Make the names fit who the characters are. Spend some time figuring out what kind of people they are, and what kind of community they are a part of. Where do they live? What are their family's cultures? What are their personalities like? Then, take a browse through an online directory of baby names until something catches your eye. Here's two to start with:
http://www.babynamesworld.com/
http://www.babynames.com/

There are also some great internet name generators, which can be helpful if you are looking for more unusual names or writing fantasy. Here's one that I like:
http://www.geocities.com/phillipriley/ngmain.html

2007-03-25 14:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by Obi_San 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i have soo many! i love names. i was on a website and copied this list...:
Abigail Aaron
Alexandra Adam
Amy Alan
Andrea Alexander
Angela Andrew
Ann(e) Anthony
Carrie Benjamin
Christina Brian
Christine Caleb
Danielle Christopher
Elizabeth Daniel
Emily David
Hannah Douglas
Jacqueline Eric
Jennifer Frederick
Jessica Gregory
Julia Jacob
Julie James
Karen Jeffrey
Katherine Jeremy
Katie Joel
Kristen John
Laura Jonathan
Lauren Joseph
Lisa Joshua
Louise Kevin
Margaret Mark
Marie Matthew
Mary Michael
Melissa Nicholas
Michelle Patrick
Molly Paul
Natalie Peter
Nicole Philip
Rachel Richard
Rebecca Robert
Rose Sean
Samantha Steven/Stephen
Sarah Theodore
Stephanie Thomas
Susan William
Teresa Zachary
Victoria
Barbara
Bob
Betty
Dale
Carol
Darryl
Carolyn
Donald
Cheryl
Duane/Dwayne
Christy
Dwight
Cindy
Earl
Connie
Elmer
Crystal
Gary
Debbie
Gene
Denise
Glen
Donna
Jerry
Gail
Kenneth
Irene
Ralph
Judy
Randy
Karen
Rick
Kim
Ronald
Linda
Vernon
Liz
Wayne
Lois
Lynn
Marsha
Nancy
Pam
Patty
Robin
Sandy
Sharon
Shelly
Wendy
Adriana
Adrienne
Alicia
Amelia
Anna
Audrey
Ava
Bridget
Caroline
Cecilia
Celeste
Charlotte
Chloe
Clara
Claudia
Daisy
Daphne
Diana
Eleanor/Elinor
Elise
Eliza
Emma
Eva
Fiona
Frances
Gabrielle
Georgia
Gillian
Grace
Helena
Hope
Isabelle/a
Jane
Jill
Josephine
Josie
Juliana
Katrina
Kyra
Laura
Leah
Leigh
Lena
Lillian
Lily
Louisa
Lola
Lucy
Lydia
Madeleine
Maggie
Melanie
Meredith
Miranda
Miriam
Naomi
Olivia
Patience
Rose
Rosemary
Sophia
Sophie
Susannah
Veronica

Abraham
Adam
Adrian
Bernard
Brendan
Bruce
Caleb
Carl
Charles
Colin
Denis
Dominic
Duncan
Edward
Elijah
Elliot
Ethan
Eugene
Evan
Francis
Gabriel
Garrett
Gavin
George
Griffin
Harry
Henry
Ian
Isaac
Isaiah
Jack
Jared
Jarrett
Jesse
Jonah
Josiah
Julian
Kenneth
Kurt
Laurence
Liam
Lucas
Luke
Marcus
Martin
Max
Micah
Miles
Morgan
Nathan
Nathaniel
Neil
Niles
Noah
Owen
Robin
Rory
Samuel
Sebastian
Seth
Sidney
Victor
Vincent

]

Ada
Adelaide
Adeline
Agatha
Alice
Allegra
Amaryllis
Amity
Annabel
Arabella
Araminta
Aurelia
Beatrice
Beatrix
Beulah
Bronwen
Calantha
Cecilia
Cecily
Celeste
Celia
Charity
Clarissa
Clementine
Constance
Cora
Cordelia
Della
Delia
Dora
Eliane
Ella
Eloise
Esmeralda
Eugenie
Evangeline
Fleur
Frieda
Gemma
Genevieve
Georgiana
Gloria
Gwendolen
Gwyneth
Hazel
Helena
Ianthe
Ida
Imogen
Ingrid
Iris
Isadora
Ivy
Jemima
Josephine
Judith
Juliet
Justine
Lavinia
Leticia
Lilia
Linnea
Lisette
Lola
Lorelei
Lucinda
Martha
Martina
Matilda
Maud
Myra
Nell
Nora
Octavia
Oriana
Ophelia
Pearl
Phoebe
Phyllida
Polly
Rosalie
Rosamund
Roseline
Rowena
Ruby
Ruth
Simone
Sylvia
Theodora
Theodosia
Verity
Viola
Violet
Vivien

Abram
Alaric
Alastair
Alberic
Albert
Ambrose
Amyntas
Aubrey
Benedict
Bernard
Bertrand
Bram
Byron
Calum
Calvin
Cecil
Cedric
Clark
Clement
Clive
Conrad
Cornelius
Curtis
Cyril
Cyrus
Desmond
Dexter
Dorian
Edgar
Edmund
Elam
Eliam
Elias
Emmett
Ezekiel
Ezra
Fabian
Felix
Ferdinand
Gareth
Gerard
Gilbert
Giles
Graham
Hadrian
Hector
Herman
Hiram
Hugh
Hugo
Iago
Ira
Jarvis
Jasper
Jonas
Jude
Jules
Julius
Leo
Magnus
Marius
Martin
Milo
Morton
Nestor
Neville
Nigel
Noel
Oliver
Oscar
Orville
Percival
Percy
Phineas
Rafael
Rafe
Rhys
Robin
Roger
Roland
Rowan
Rufus
Silas
Simon
Solomon
Stefan
Thaddeus
Tobias
Tristram
Ulysses
Uriel
Virgil
Vivian
Wesley
Wilbur
Xeno
Zacharias
Adriana
Adrienne
Alicia
Amelia
Anna
Audrey
Ava
Bridget
Caroline
Cecilia
Celeste
Charlotte
Chloe
Clara
Claudia
Daisy
Daphne
Diana
Eleanor/Elinor
Elise
Eliza
Emma
Eva
Fiona
Frances
Gabrielle
Georgia
Gillian
Grace
Helena
Hope
Isabelle/a
Jane
Jill
Josephine
Josie
Juliana
Katrina
Kyra
Laura
Leah
Leigh
Lena
Lillian
Lily
Louisa
Lola
Lucy
Lydia
Madeleine
Maggie
Melanie
Meredith
Miranda
Miriam
Naomi
Olivia
Patience
Rose
Rosemary
Sophia
Sophie
Susannah
Veronica

Boys' Names
Abraham
Adam
Adrian
Bernard
Brendan
Bruce
Caleb
Carl
Charles
Colin
Denis
Dominic
Duncan
Edward
Elijah
Elliot
Ethan
Eugene
Evan
Francis
Gabriel
Garrett
Gavin
George
Griffin
Harry
Henry
Ian
Isaac
Isaiah
Jack
Jared
Jarrett
Jesse
Jonah
Josiah
Julian
Kenneth
Kurt
Laurence
Liam
Lucas
Luke
Marcus
Martin
Max
Micah
Miles
Morgan
Nathan
Nathaniel
Neil
Niles
Noah
Owen
Robin
Rory
Samuel
Sebastian
Seth
Sidney
Victor

2007-03-25 21:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by shanabanana922 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋

It depends on the type of story... futuristic/dark/angsty - Xander and Trinity
Romance - Claudia and Gregory
Comedy - Helen and Frank

It also depends on the characters' personalities...if its a shy person, you don't want a boisterous name like Dominique, but something more like Amanda. So, you really should evaluate your characters, and decide where they ware going in the story and such. Or, what else is cool is to plan their personalities, and sum them up in one word...then look up that word in Latin or some other language and make a name from that.

A little more info on your characters would be helpful on this question.

2007-03-25 21:47:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Auntie Fungal, Les Apt, Zen Cognito, Ben Gonna. Enough?

2007-03-25 21:44:53 · answer #4 · answered by Boof 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ryan. Tiffany. Todd. Race. Sherwood. Bo. James. Sabastian.

2007-03-25 21:43:15 · answer #5 · answered by Standing in Line 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Try not to name your characters "just to name them." Before naming a character you should already know everything about the character (i.e. personality, how they move, talk, etc.) and then choose a name fitting for the character.

There are some good name sites, though.
My favorite, personally, is behindthename.com

2007-03-25 21:59:21 · answer #6 · answered by MournfulBeauty 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Guys_______ Girls
Alija______ Christine*
Dave_____ Rachel*
Mac*_____ Mickenzie
Steve_____ Dee *
Reese*____ Stephanie
Brian*_____ Jessica
Joel*______ Jennifer
Mark ______ Cidney*
Stan_______ Catherine*
Jess*______ Lacy*
Jesse______ Courtney
Lenix_______ Olivia
Ross_______ Staci
Nick________ Margerette*
Zach_______ Georgie
Greg*_______ Tiffany*

*= Names I especially like.

I hope you like these names & wish you good luck with your story & the characters.

2007-03-25 22:04:42 · answer #7 · answered by Skipper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Well......hmmm......I dont exactly know what types of names your looking for be more specific...like weird names from Lord of the Rings, commom,modern names?
an example......

Weird name Modern name

King Lovernious Adrianna....

2007-03-25 21:44:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Girl Names:
-Dana
-Sydney
-Laurey
-Jenna
-Jalene (nickname: Jaley)

Boy Names:
-Payton
-Trevor
-Kendall

2007-03-25 21:43:49 · answer #9 · answered by jewls-N-jems 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

of course it must be interesting and unique sounding

try caboodle for a male, cadoodle for a female and capoodle for an aninmal ;)

2007-03-27 08:46:25 · answer #10 · answered by tutero_k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

What are some good NAMES for a STORY???

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