You Name-Caller! 25 Princess-y Character Names {WriterlyWednesday}

 

To start off, I wanted to share with y'all a couple articles I've written for Randomosity Writers, which you might find useful.

 

Love Triangles {The Do's and Don'ts of Writing Romance}

The Do's and Don'ts of Writing Romance {part one}

5 Tips on Staying Inspired and Motivated 24/7 

 

After much pondering I decided to do another You Name-Caller! post thanks to getting the idea from Elizabeth L. *smiles at you, Elizabeth.* Thanks for the inspiration!

 

THIS time, we're going to grab a cup of tea, don our big, fluffy pink dresses (ha! Who am I kidding? Fluffy pink dresses? Ick, nooo.) and take a look at some names fit for a fairy-tale princess.

 

Hold on just a sec as I grab my character names notebook...

 

 

1. Ahealea/Ahaelia

2. Adelaide

3. Estelle

4. Florencia

5. Garnet

6. Docia

7. Carnation

8. Jewel

9. Irisia

10. Odessa

11. Natalia

12. Topaz

13. Winerva

14. Wysteria

15. Sapphire

16. Emra

17. Nadina

18. Magdalena

19. Guinevere

20. Zira/Zyra

21. Anastasia

22. Caprice

23. Elodie

24. Cosette

25. Evanthe

 

 

I don't know about you, but I can picture a fantasy-story princess standing behind any of these.

Do you have any favorite "princess" names?

 

 

Have a very blessed Wednesday!

You Name-Caller! Unusual Character Last Names {WriterlyWednesday}

 

 

So, in the last two WriterlyWednesday posts, we covered first name ideas for characters. Today I thought I'd switch things up and list some interesting, unusual LAST names. Some may be slightly bizarre, even.

 

I don't know why, but for some odd reason I'm drawn to the names which are crazy sounding. Different. Unusual. Peculiar.

 

Whoever thought last names of characters had to be boring? Last names can be as fun as first names if you let them be.

 

Here's a short sampling of unusual last names, for your writing pleasure.

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Zule

Harper

Redpath

Fowler

Everly

LaVonda

Ferry

Rowe

Phox

Marlow

Reed

Damascus

Gunnar

Langston

Wood

Hawthorne

Greenlaw

Duncain

Hawshank

Torrence

Ashby

Skene

Skyne

Toires

Brindle

Morley

Chamberlayn

Mallowburne

Pole

Yancey

Pratt

Wishart

Zander

Sparrow

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What are some of your favorite character last names? Do you like to use different sounding last names or stick to more traditional, 'normal' ones?

 

 

Have a blessed Wednesday!

You Name-Caller! 24 Unusual Medieval-Fantasy Names {WriterlyWednesday}

Hey there, peoples! How have y'all's weeks been, so far?

Today for WriterlyWednesday we're going to continue the You Name-Caller! mini-series and I'm going to share 35 of my favorite medieval fantasy-themed character names.

When I say "medieval fantasy", I'm referring to names which would fit in books like The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, and other similar volumes. Basically, medieval fantasy, in my opinion, is a clash between mixing medieval assets and traits, with idealism and not-so-realistic details. It isn't true Middle Ages history. Look at The Chronicles of Narnia. The outfits, weapons and accessories described almost belong in King Arthur's world, don't they? But at the same time, they don't, because the Chronicles of Narnia is obviously a whole world unto itself.

 Medieval fantasy is fun to write because it can hold a level of historicalness about it, yet it is completely fictional and completely fantasy. You don't have to research for it, but at the same time, many fantasy authors do research for certain tidbits in their novels.

 The realm of fantasy is limited only to your imagination. Perhaps this is why it is such a popular choice to write from and about. Fantasy is such a broad topic, I dare not try to cover every sub-genre and category within it, today. That's why we're looking at medieval fantasy names in particular.

GIRLS:

1. Eadowyn - (pronounced EE-do-win.) You can also spell it Eaedowyn, making the pronunciation. (EY-do-win) To my present knowledge, I created this name. (But it wouldn't surprise me if the name actually existed before I thought of it! It probably has!)

2. Gwendolyn - The image of the perfect medieval fantasy girl name.

3. Ahealea - (pronounced ah-HAY-lia) To my knowledge, this is also my creation...I first thought of it in a ridiculous little short medieval story I wrote when I was about 9 years old.

4. Kelita - This is actually a Biblical male name, ironically. However, when I first happened upon it in the Old Testament, I thought it could be used as a fantasy-theme girl's name as well. I personally like this one a lot, and have used it in a medieval fantasy screenplay I'm working on.

5. Sholan - Another name I created (or so I think, at the moment) for a character in my medieval fantasy screenplay. I twist on the name Shalom, although it is actually pronounced sho-lehn.

6. Larkspur - Very fantasy-sounding, in my opinion. This is actually the name of a flower.

7. Winerva - Another very fantasy-sounding name. Not sure where I found it or where it came from.

8. Natise - (pronounced nah-TEES) Once again, not sure whether I 'created' this or found it elsewhere. :P

9. Rynn - As far as I know this is one of my creations as well. I think it sounds like a tough-girl kind of name...maybe for the female assassin character, or the daunting young spy?

10. Melothria/Melothri - I have used this as a medieval fantasy location name, but I think it could also be used as a character name.

11. Florivel - To my knowledge this is a creation of mine. I have it for a young girl in my medieval screenplay.

12. Virgata - This is actually taken from the Latin name of a plant, which I can't remember exactly at the moment. -_-

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BOYS:

1. Atlas - Simple, yet masculine.

2. Oceanas - (pronounced oh-she-AN-us) An interesting name referencing the high seas.

3. Talon - I find this one particularly cool. Another author friend used it for one of her characters.

4. Archer - One of my all-time favorites.

5. Skene - I don't know where this one came from. But I think it's pretty unusual.

6. Hawshank - Another unusual one, more commonly used as a last name.

7. Aristian - (pronounced A-RIST-ee-an) Another name I found in a little short story I wrote back in early childhood. I think I made this one up, too.

8. Trodan - This was in the same little short story above. To my knowledge this was my 'creation' also.

9. Ronan - Very masculine sounding, in my opinion.

10. Arden -  I have a main character in my medieval fantasy screenplay with this name.

11. Rosyar - I find this extremely fantasy sounding.

12. Varchess - One of the most ultimate "bad guy/villain/evil king" names in existence.

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Did you recognise any of these names? Have any you would add to the list?

What are YOUR favorite medieval/fantasy names for characters?

P.S. Some fellow writer friends of mine started a new writing blog of which I will be helping to contribute to, every Wednesday! Check it out here.

You Name-Caller! 30 Dystopian Character Name Ideas {WriterlyWednesday}

{1st post in the new WriterlyWednesday mini-series You Name-Caller!}

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Picking names for your characters can be one of the most fun parts of building your story. For me? It's something I have spent hours on for some particular characters. That may sound a bit obsessive, but a name can say a lot about a character, and even describe a bit of their personality. So why not obsess over names? You want your MC to have an awesome name which fits his character to a T, don't you?

Name-choosing can be an art in itself, if you let it. Or, it can be something totally random and serendipitous.

Today, I thought we could look at some neat examples of different dystopian names since so many people I know are writing novels set in that time era.

GIRLS:

1. Eyva - A twist on the traditional Eva, pronounced phonetically, instead of the traditional pronunciation Ee-va.
2. Flair/Flare - A twist on Blair, and making use of words which aren't traditionally used as names.
3. Gliese  - This is an interesting one, and I believe it to be pronounced glees.
4. Bryony - I personally think that this one sounds a bit Irish. It is a twist on the traditional Brianna. Pronounced bree-ahn-ee, to my knowledge.
5. Indigo - Once again, making use of commonplace words. I like this one a lot. It could be used as a boy's name as well.
6. Kae - Basically just a funky way of spelling Kay. Pronounced the same way.
7. Wren - A number of bird names can be used as names, and this is one of them. I picture this as particularly effeminate sounding, personally.
8. Meav - This is actually more traditional than the others, but I think it could easily be a post-apocalypse era name easily.
9.  Laine - Pronounced layn. A pretty variation of the male name Lane.
10. Willow  - A lovely use of the tree name.
11. Raine - A twist on the commonplace word rain. Pronounced in the same fashion.
12. River - The first thing I thought when I heard this, was of the character from Firefly which bears the same name. But if you can get past that connection, it's really a lovely dystopian-sounding name.
13. Cherisis - To my knowledge this has not been used before, thus I created it maybe? *grins sheepishly* Well, whether or not that is valid, it is a variation of the name Cheris. Can be pronounced a variety of ways, but I prefer shair-eh-siss.
14. Carolina - Dakota has been used as a name, why not some of the other states, too? I like Carolina in particular because it could also be a twist on the traditional Caroline.
15. Rynn - This could be a fantasy genre name too, in my opinion. A simple name fit for the strong heroine who has been through all to save her country. Pronounced rin.

BOYS:

1. Archer - This is one of my absolute favorites for boys' names, in general. Making use of commonplace words/occupations/sport titles.
2. Eames - If you've seen the film Inception, you're probably recalling the gangster-like character therein with this name. Setting aside that connection, I think this is a very dystopian-sounding name which traditionally has probably been used as a last name. Pronounced eems.
3. Damascus - Making use of location names.
4. Forest - Ignore the mental connection you might be making with the film Forest Gump for a moment, and picture how this might sound as a nice guy's name. Very earthy and raw, rich and full.
5. Griffin - Another personal all-time favorite. Making use of mythological creature names. I think this sounds very masculine.
6. Tiyev - I think this sounds rather Russian. Pronounced tee-yev.
7. Zander - A name with a very strong dystopian aura. I am not sure what origins it descends from.
8. Reed - A variation of the traditional Reid.
9. Yancey -  I saw this in a novel, used as a last name, but I can picture it easily being a first name, pared with a single-syllable last name.
10. Shiloh - Making use of location names, once again. I really like this one. Another earthy-toned, full sounding name. Pronounced shy-low.
11. Tavis - A play off of traditional Travis.
12. Mungo - A Latin-sounding name which reminds me of the character Thresh from THG.
13. Ash - Another use of a commonplace word. I like this one, too.
14. Lance - This may be a contemporary name in use commonly today, but I still think it sounds rather dystopian.
15. Ronan - Similar in sound to Nolan.

Hope this short list was helpful to you! I could list a dozen more names but I'll save that for another time.

Next WriterlyWednesday, we'll continue the You Name-Caller! mini-series with a post containing 30 Civil War names.

Blessings, y'all!