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[jckgirl]

In my story, a prisoner of war returns home at the end of World War II to find himself in twenty-first century America.

 

I don't know what to call him, maybe something old fashioned and simple? While in the twenty-first century, he meets a woman (yeah yeah, I know). She helps him adjust, and they fall in love but suddenly he's taken back to the forties. She might end up with his grandson, not sure yet. 

 

So for names I need:

MC- something old fashioned and simple

Love interest woman- something feminine and old fashioned

Grandson- something kind of modern but honoring his grandfather

 

Surname suggestions would also be great.

 

 

[PaperHeart]

Main character:

Names from 1940's, old fashioned and simple.

 

James

Henry

Robert

John

David

Evan

Randall

Joseph

Thomas

Kenneth

Neil

Charles

Michael

Warren

Stephen

Jack

Arthur

William

Jacob

Andrew

Louis

Leonard

Samuel

Russell

Melvin

Theodore

Harvey

Calvin

Matthew

Benjamin

Christopher

Nicholas

Edward 

Carl

Peter

Hugh

Oliver

Julian

Ruben

 

Love interest:

From 21st Century, but name is feminine and old fashioned

 

Julia

Anna

Hilary

Camille

Sophia

Clarissa

Beth

Melinda

Ivy

Mara

Renee

Bridget

Katherine

Rosalie

Caroline

Juliet

Vivienne

Sarah

Eliza

Francesca

Iris

Maggie

Claire

Diana

Evelyn

Nora

Adeline

Sylvia

Phoebe

Alice

Isabel

Grace

Elisabeth

Audrey

Lillian

Jane

Celeste

Madeleine

Lucy

Georgia

Eva

Charlotte

Josephine

Eleanor

Meredith

Juliana

Clara

Elise

Lydia

Sophie

Emma

Beatrice

Violet

Stella

Lois

Emily

Addie

Celia

Teresa

Simone

Edie

Amelia

 

Grandson:

Somewhat modern and honors grandfather

 

Jameson/Jamie/Ames (James)

Harris/Harry (Henry)

Robin (Robert)

Jonah/Jonas/Jonathan (John)

Davey/Davis (David)

Everett (Evan)

Rand (Randall)

Josiah/Seth (Joseph)

Kent/Keats (Kenneth)

Daniel (Neil)

Charlie/Chase (Charles)

Micah/Mitchell (Michael)

Finn (Stephen)

Jackson (Jack)

Archer (Arthur)

Liam/Willis/Wilson (William)

Jack/Jake/Coby (Jacob)

Drew/Anderson (Andrew)

Lewis/Luke (Louis)

Leo/Leon (Leonard)

Samson/Saul (Samuel)

Vincent (Melvin)

Theo/Teddy (Theodore)

Harry (Harvey)

Callum/Vin(cent) (Calvin)

Bennett/Benson/Jamie (Benjamin)

Topher/Christian (Christopher)

Cole/Nixon (Nicholas)

Xander/Alex/Andre (Alexander)

Ward/Edison (Edward)

Carlton/Carlisle (Carl)

Ollie/Olson (Oliver)

Jude (Julian)

Ben(jamin) (Ruben)

Isaiah/Zach(ary) (Isaac)

 

Surnames:

 

Mayfield

Hart

O'Connell

Seymour

Daugherty

Crow

Sinclair

Hutchens

McAllister

Downing

Lockhart

Roe

Clement

Garner

DuBois

Eames

Davenport

Ellery

Booth

Truman

Dickinson

Garland

Woods

Colbert

Donnelly

Swartz

Murdoch

Abrams

Fraser

Goodwin

Aldridge

Doyle

Doherty

Hathaway

Rosenberg

Sumner

Haywood

Brown

Hager

Pritchett

Drummond

Calloway

Reed

Kauffman

Atwood

Whittaker

Swan

Thayer

McNally

Adair

Gifford

[Addison]

This story sounds awesome!

 

I think for the POW, a friendly nickname would be cool and seem more realistic imo than a full name, ie Ned vs Edward. It would seem more accurate, at least in my experience. 

 

Sam (Samuel)

Wes (Wesley)

Buzz (Any Name)

Danny (Daniel)

Cal (Calvin)

Davey (David)

Harv (Harvey)

Willie (William)

Harry (Harold)

Hal (Harold)

Abe (Abraham)

Lou (Louis)

Chet (Chester, Charles)

Gordy (Gordon)

Joey (Joseph)

Joe (Joseph)

Si (Silas, Simon)

Ike (Isaac)

Ace (any name) -- esp classic if he was in air force!

Tom (Thomas)

Rocky (any name, Richard)

Alvie (Alvin)

Huey (Hugh)

Zeb (Zebulun)

Kit (Christopher)

Topher (Christopher)

Lex (Alexander)

Nat (Nathaniel, Nathan)

Nate (Nathaniel, Nathan)

Sid (Sidney)

Wally (Wallace)

Walt (Walter)

Charlie (Charles)

Paddy (Patrick)

Teddy (Theodore)

Theo (Theodore)

Augie (August)

[jckgirl]

Okay, so maybe the POW might go by his last name during the war, with a nickname. And before/after the war, he went by a nickname of his first name? 

[PaperHeart]

So you mean like if his last name was Hardison, he could go by Hardy? Or Truman nn Tru? 

I quite like the idea. But I don't see any reason he couldn't keep going by the same nickname even afterwards.

 

(Essentially like 'James Buchanan Barnes' nn Bucky from Captain America... which is what your story made me think of)

[jckgirl]

Well, his family and friends that he knew from before are used to calling him by his first name or a nickname of that. His fellow soldiers/prisoners of war know him on a more... formal/serious basis and not as well, so they called him by his last name but with a friendly nickname. Like how Louis Zamperini's friend Phil called him Zamp.