tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post3989153346653834574..comments2024-03-14T19:47:17.502-04:00Comments on Unwritten: A-Z Blog Challenge: N is for Names by John SteinerMystihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-5835911854790967862013-04-16T21:18:37.501-04:002013-04-16T21:18:37.501-04:00One of my more challenging names for Snowflake Gir...One of my more challenging names for Snowflake Girl was the name of the Squad V squad leader. I needed to be sure I hadn't mixed a Tongan first name with a Samoan last name.<br /><br />For Barer of the Ghost Nation, the difficulty was in considering the linguistic drift that led to two different names of the Trickster [one from Winnebago Nation and the other being from the Osage Nation] and reverse engineer that into the one for the main character, Wanniukaga, whose people didn't survive to encounter Europeans.<br /><br />For Brute, I let myself reach for more international names, mixing and matching, so long as they didn't carry too much of a regional signature. The reason is, while it reads like a fantasy, the reality is the story is on a different planet millions of years into the future. What characters think is magic is in fact alien technology allowing them to control the quantum scale and access the energy at that level.John T. Steinerhttp://www.walkingotherworlds.com/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-37719213247939132972013-04-16T19:56:03.743-04:002013-04-16T19:56:03.743-04:00Hiya CE!
I like my fantasy names to be similar so...Hiya CE!<br /><br />I like my fantasy names to be similar sounding for each race. My high elves have more formal sounding names: Caliphany, Sirius, Ellawen, Arianne, Gryffon. The wood elves usually have natural references: Jayden Ravenwing, Shade & Zephyrus Windsong. My dragons have hard consonant sounds: Draktor, Xaxony, Kershar, Kerasha, Izebo. <br /><br />It's fun though, isn't it, to create names that fit?Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-85605862234897189132013-04-16T19:49:29.180-04:002013-04-16T19:49:29.180-04:00Leo the Lion says Rawr!!! :)
Romance names need t...Leo the Lion says Rawr!!! :)<br /><br />Romance names need to sound good when said passionately by the other person, I think. "Oh, Bertrice"...not so much. "Oh, Beverly" is better :)Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-341699286908874362013-04-16T19:43:57.217-04:002013-04-16T19:43:57.217-04:00Hiya Laura!
You're right--sometimes the names...Hiya Laura!<br /><br />You're right--sometimes the names just come to mind, and other times, I'm sounding and spelling out a zillion of them before I hit the right one. <br /><br />Thanks for the reference, and thanks for visiting!!Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147640629724678243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-7247668189699905222013-04-16T18:11:59.977-04:002013-04-16T18:11:59.977-04:00I tend to put a lot of thought into my characters&...I tend to put a lot of thought into my characters' names, including the aesthetics of the sound, the word-art of the spelling, and of course, the deeper meaning of the name, even as many names are created the made-up languages of my fantasy world. Great post.CE Francieshttp://www.cefrancies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-85444076401363383582013-04-16T11:16:32.532-04:002013-04-16T11:16:32.532-04:00Hi John, an interesting topic, one I never gave mu...Hi John, an interesting topic, one I never gave much thought to when searching for character names. Of course, Since I usually twist names of family and friends, the meaning behind them was irrelevant.<br /><br />Maybe the names are more important in other types of writing where strength needs to be conveyed. I write romance so I just need the name to sound good.<br /><br />I get called Leo the Lion a lot. I just looked up Leona and it does mean lion. No wonder I roar all the time. lol Leona~Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07402887334910900186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190451394398154097.post-16170505477549008332013-04-16T09:32:59.109-04:002013-04-16T09:32:59.109-04:00Hello, Mysti! I love and hate picking out names fo...Hello, Mysti! I love and hate picking out names for my characters, LoL. Sometimes the perfect name comes so easily, and other times the perfect name is elusive. My favorite reference for name meanings is The Complete Reverse Dictionary of Baby Names by Amanda Barden.<br /><br />Happy A to Z-ing! from <a href="http://lauramarcella.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Laura Marcella @ Wavy Lines</a>Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.com