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[Meghan<3]

I'm writing a story and I need a last name for my main family.  They have two kids, Vincent "Vinny" and Mara, so I need the last name to flow well with those names.  The family is Caucasian, so origin-wise, any name of European descent should be fine.  However, I don't want anything too common (e.g. Brown, Johnson, etc.), but it should still be pronounceable.  Some last names I've considered but vetoed include: Newkirk, Putnam, Nyhoff, Norfleet, Lovecraft, etc.  

 

Any suggestions are helpful!  Also, if you'd like, I also need names for the parents.  I haven't fully fleshed out their personalities yet, but they are a bit overbearing and nervous when it comes to parenting, if that helps!  So any suggestions would suffice.  Thank you! 

[Alexa]

I suggest an Irish last name, such as Connolly, or a Polish last name, like Gorski

[RaeMarieSmiles]

Erwin
Hagan
Aspen


Parents names I would just look at the popular names for the year they were born my ideas.

Hannah
Dianne
Kate
Christy

Hank
David
Victor
Michael

[Jenna_Lee]

Here's my go-to for last names:

 

http://names.mongaba...on_surnames.htm

 

The farther you scroll down the less common the names are. There's tons to choose from. Good luck!

 

Also, for parent names when I write stories I tend to use this link:

 

http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/

 

And look up names by the approximate year you want the parents to be born in, that way you get generation-appropriate names and plenty to choose from.

 

Hope these help! They sure do me wonders when I'm looking for character names.