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Posted 12 February 2010 - 03:16 PM

I need help coming up with names for these characters. I just started outlining this story this morning so I have most of their personalities frigured out and I know what all of them look like because I got the idea from a really wierd dream I had last night. Anyway, It's about a group of friends who are all orphans and like on the streets. They live in a country that is ruled by an evil dictator. He is slowly but surely running the country into the ground. The country is invovled in many wars and isn't on good terms with anyone. There is a prophecy that says that someone will rise up and defeat the dictator. No one knows but it's the main girl.

I was thinking about short names for all of them. I'll put pictures in the next post.

Main Girl- 16 years old. Orphaned since she was born. She is leader of her group. She was rescued out of the orphange that she was born in by Eliza. She is the leader of the group and is the mother figure to the younger kids. She is sarcastic and has quick wit. She is extremly intelligent but living on the streets has made her tough and she is willing to fight for her family.

Friend- 16 years old. She was orphaned when he parents were killed by the goverment when she was 2. She was also rescued by Eliza. She is quiet and has managed to stay sweet. She is always optimistic but is realistic about their situation. She is deeply in love with guy friend #2.

Guy Friend #1- 16 years old. Orphaned when his mother died after giving birth to him. He was rescued by Eliza. He is quiet and stoic. You never quite know what he's thinking or what he's going to do. He has a bad habit of sneaking up on people although he doesn't mean to giving him the persona of a ghost. He is secong in command to main girl and is the perfect counterpart to her because of his calm, cool, and collected mind. He is the closest to the father figure to the little kids.

Guy Friend #2- 16 years old. He was left at the orphange shortly after he was born. He was also rescued by Eliza. He is outgoing and sarcastic. He is naturally athletic and is usually a little to quick to throw punches.

Little Sister- 11 years old. The people who run the orphanage found her when she 5 wandering the streets they don't know when her parents died. She is sweet and still innocent. They all love her like a little sister. They met her when she came to the orphange which was soon after Eliza made them go back to the orphanage. They rescued her when they left after Eliza died. She hates fighting but is willing to if it means protecting her family. It is obvious that she looks to Main Girl and Guy Friend #1 for approval.

Little Brother- 11 years old. Orphaned at 6. He is sarcastic but still sweet. It's like he's the perfect combination of the older boys. He is naturally athletic but is less likely to throw punches. It's obvious that he looks to the guy friend #1 for approval.

I know it's a lot, Sorry.

Thanks in advance!

-Tor

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Posted 12 February 2010 - 03:38 PM

Jake Evans (Main Girl)- Posted Image

Melody Michaels (Friends)- Posted Image

Griffith Oliver(Guy Friend #1) - Posted Image

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Posted 12 February 2010 - 03:39 PM

Little Sister- Posted Image

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Thanks Again!

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Posted 12 February 2010 - 03:59 PM

Main Girl- Keyra or Megan
Friend- Chloe
Guy Friend1- James
Guy Friend2- Alex
Little Sister- Marissa or Kaylin or Jaden or Kaitlin
Little Brother- Jordan

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Posted 12 February 2010 - 06:14 PM

I was writing and all of the sudden I realized that the name Jake completly fit the main girl's character. What do you think?

I'm not usually a fan of unisex names but I love this name for her.

Thanks Sarah for the suggestions. They are the type of names I'm looking for.

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Posted 12 February 2010 - 09:08 PM

Are you looking for "Americanized" names? Or, are you looking for something a little more foreign sounding? I ask because you said these kids lived in a country run by a dictator, etc. So, I wasn't for sure of the setting. I think that makes a difference in names you may choose. Looking at the photos, I would say they are definitely of European decent. Anyway, here are a few suggestions. The first name is a "regular American" name; the second name is a foreign name. GL!

Main Girl: Jaxi / Jaxie; Lida (Slavic meaning Loved by the People)

Friend: Allie ; Tatiana nn Tia? (Russian)

Guy 1: Griffith, Welsh origin meaning fierce chief; Erol (Turkish meaning Strong, Courageous)

Guy 2: Tristian, meaning Bold; Maksim (Russian)

Little Sis: Emmy; Mila (Russian meaning Dear One); Kasia (Polish)

Little Bro: Drew; Eamon (Irish)

I think you can mix and match. I, personally, like

Main - Jaxi
GF - Allie
BF1 - Griffith
BF2 - Maksim
LS - Kasia
LB - Drew

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Posted 13 February 2010 - 11:04 AM

(-I'm not sure how to quote) Yeah I do like Jake as the main girls name, it's different for a girl but it suits her

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Posted 14 February 2010 - 05:27 PM

Thanks! It's set in the future but the place is never named. I'm writing it so that your sorta like is it America or is it a fake place? It really doesn't matter what their name origins are because I want them to be sorta mismatched. :)

Kristi, Griffith is absolutly perfect for his character! Thank you so much! How you pronounce Kasia? I really like the way it looks.

My friend also suggested Zane for the little brother and I like it a lot.

Thanks for the help!

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Posted 14 February 2010 - 09:42 PM

Kasia is pronounced - kah-see-uh

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Posted 15 February 2010 - 03:44 PM

I was writing and all of the sudden I realized that the name Jake completly fit the main girl's character. What do you think?

I'm not usually a fan of unisex names but I love this name for her.

Thanks Sarah for the suggestions. They are the type of names I'm looking for.


That's so funny, but I started a story the other day in my english class and the main character's name was Jake, and she's a girl too! lol that's a weird coincidence! haha


I think it seems to fit your story very well too!

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Posted 15 February 2010 - 07:09 PM

Wow that is really weird Alyssa!

Another friend suggested Melody for the friend who is a girl. So I have everyone named except for Guy Friend #2. Any suggestions?

Thanks!




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