i want the names to somehow suggest their personality...it's about two men who are insane...one of them is realy down to earth and the other one is dreamy like...so if u have any ideas pls help me out...the names could be english ones or french or whatever
2007-06-19 09:14:41 · 5 answers · asked by stinky 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I use a baby book. I keep one beside my computer. I also love the website Behind the Name ... http://www.behindthename.com/
Bookmark it ... you will use it over and over as you write.
Pax - C
2007-06-19 09:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
take a cue from your favorite literary characters. for someone insane, try hamlet. for a dreamer: dorian. how about trent and morrissey? lol, music joke.
remember its more important for the names to mean something to YOU than for them to mean something to the reader. the reader is going to dissect and interpret them withing their own frame of reference. if the name puts YOU in the right head space, however, you'll do a better job of fleshing out your characters ;)
2007-06-19 16:28:42 · answer #2 · answered by art_child2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
old names like Jedediah, or Jeb could suggest earthiness, Christian, Jeffrey or Ian for the dreamer
2007-06-19 16:23:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to seventhsanctum.com, they help with generating names, plots, descriptions of characters, and all kinds of things. Its really beneficial.
2007-06-19 16:50:27 · answer #4 · answered by Cursed_Romantic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
men:
nelson
eric
jay
mason
owen
neiman [pronounce like neiman from neiman marcus]
women:
claire
regina
alice
peyton
2007-06-19 16:37:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋