Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I need names for characters in a book. Two male names. One who has lost his mind and is in hiding, the other a stranger who is something of an unknown but appears to be working for the police. The unknown one might not give his proper name so I could do with two names for him. It is set in any time between now and 50 years time (I'm unsure of whether it's just if the world was a little different, or if this is what it has become from the world we have today - it's not radically different). I did have a name for the one in hiding but I've changed my mind since it's my Dad's work colleagues name and I'd feel weird using it, even though it fits well. I'd like the one in hiding to be in the title of the book The Prescribed Realities of "insert name", so it'd be good if it would sound good in that context too. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 A female name would be good too. I think I'll use Sarah (as reference to Radiohead's Lucky), but I may need a last name to go with it. Actually, two names for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyan Kat Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Where is it set? Because then you could use more local names or something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyan Kat Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 England. Well I gathered that. I meant like county wise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Well I gathered that. I meant like county wise... I don't think I'll be referencing that. It's set within various rooms and safe houses. Somewhere in the countryside but not completely desolate. The main character is well spoken though and comes from a city, so not too Northern :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Hmmm...Jonathan/Jonny for the one who lost his mind? Or Daniel/Danny? But I don't know why your title makes me want to put a 3 syllables name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 He was originally called Danny Bloom. Maybe it does suit him and I should stick with it after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyan Kat Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I don't think I'll be referencing that. It's set within various rooms and safe houses. Somewhere in the countryside but not completely desolate. The main character is well spoken though and comes from a city, so not too Northern :p Yeah I guess. It always takes me ages when I have to come up with a name, because I spend too long thinking about random stuff like where they're from :nod: I like Raymond, don't know why. and Charlie for the fake name and some weird name for his real name like Jasper :wacky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 I do quite like Charlie for the stranger. He will be in his forties, reckon that's old enough to be called Charles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/names1970s.html http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/names1980s.html This is America but it could be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Creating names for characters is very difficult. You wouldn't think so, but, there is much more to it than 'just a name'. I've written two one book thus far - with three on the way - and I kind of hate creating names. That said: Charlie/Charles is an appropriate name for the stranger character. I'd say keep that one. What about Mark/Marcus for the unknown? I don't live in the UK, so I am not too sure about semi-popular names, but, I feel a name like that would fit the role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Sasha for the one who lost mind...I just like this name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Ah, what were your books about? Yeah, I'm liking Charlie/Charles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Ah, what were your books about? Yeah, I'm liking Charlie/Charles. My first one is Dreaming Wide Awake. It's about a man who slowly falls into a land of dreams and begins to have an apparition follow him in both reality and fantasy. (I have a really hard time describing it, for some reason.) It was made years before Inception, so when it is published, I hope no one will bug me about it. The second, which I finally started writing, is a post-apocalyptic novel. I'm trying to figure out where I'll go besides the "Oh, look. Everyone's dead." approach. I'm looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Cool. Have you decided what brought about the apocalypse? Mine was originally about perception and the way peoples opinions which they hold so dearly can change like the flicking of a switch when their own beliefs are challenged, whilst other views seem to harden when criticised. It's now becoming influenced by 1984 as I recently worked with a man who was obsessed with conspiracy theories and some of his theories were, whilst a little over the top, thought provoking. Now it's about both those things and ends with a killing spree, so that'll be fun to write haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Cool. Have you decided what brought about the apocalypse? Mine was originally about perception and the way peoples opinions which they hold so dearly can change like the flicking of a switch when their own beliefs are challenged, whilst other views seem to harden when criticised. It's now becoming influenced by 1984 as I recently worked with a man who was obsessed with conspiracy theories and some of his theories were, whilst a little over the top, thought provoking. Now it's about both those things and ends with a killing spree, so that'll be fun to write haha. I have, but, I am going to pull a The Road and just drop hints throughout the book and not give an actual answer. I really, really like that. 1984 is an outstanding book, and its legacy is great enough to do what you're doing and do it well. Do you have a blog or anything about the book? I'd like to hear more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 I don't have a blog that I use regularly. I wonder if I should. In the meantime I'll write the basic plot on here if you wanna see it, or what I have so far. I'll stick it up a little later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radek Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Jacques Gerard Garry James Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Whatever happened to that person who made a thread within the last few months about helping with some story? For the main character, I think it should be a disjointed name for a disjointed individual, Tom Walley, I think it fits interestingly into the title of the book. Nothing popped into my head for the cop guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Cheers for everyone who has made suggestions, even if I don't directly respond to you. I am reading and considering them. Reilly, do you mean Whalley? I do like that last name. It was the last name of my first crush and also one of my tutors the other year. Or do you mean Walley like Where's Walley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Neither, it's "Where's Wally" not Walley, and Walley is a surname. I prefer it to Whalley to be honest, but I suppose Whalley is more disjointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Theo/Victor Lucius/Lucas Persephone/Vivienne Are you a writer? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Myshkin Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 It will be my first effort at writing properly, so no I'm not a writer haha. I'm not an anything. Some day I might be a something though. Just don't know what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Find your life's purpose. :bigcry: Sorry for the Greco-Roman names (Persephone FTW?). You can always use John and Jane. :D I like Lucius for the suspicious character though. :sneaky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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