tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790495147597408531.post7747040923348826258..comments2023-09-29T06:29:58.353-04:00Comments on Pensive Sarcasm: What's In A Name?MC Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135224394821535801noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790495147597408531.post-89695846533946167872009-11-08T03:10:42.944-05:002009-11-08T03:10:42.944-05:00I sometimes put tons of thought into a name and th...I sometimes put tons of thought into a name and then sometimes I don't. Depends on my mood, I guess.<br /><br />Maybe you should start doing the Julia Roberts thing from Pretty Woman when someone asks you your name.<br /><br />"What's your name?"<br /><br />"What do you want it to be?"<br /><br />That way, you already expect them to call you something other than Matt:DTina Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914428134837892539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790495147597408531.post-55208832784639881412009-11-05T21:28:16.536-05:002009-11-05T21:28:16.536-05:00I guess everyone has their own method. Whatever w...I guess everyone has their own method. Whatever works. <br /><br />Some of you ladies are giving me an even bigger identity crisis than I already had.<br /><br />Natalie - welcome. It's nice to have you here.<br /><br />Kara - you're not going to like this. I have one character named for two towns in Switzerland - Schilthorn Grindelwald has yet to apppear. I'm saving him for a sequel. Just know I named him long before I read Harry Potter.MC Howehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135224394821535801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790495147597408531.post-78823400103305827192009-11-05T17:26:24.291-05:002009-11-05T17:26:24.291-05:00This was so funny Matt!
I've been following...This was so funny Matt! <br /><br />I've been following you for a while but I think this might be my first comment-- so hi :)<br /><br />I think I'm like you I put some thought into finding meaningful character names sometimes but mostly I just give them the first name to pop into my head. (Sometimes I'll change these when I revise).Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790495147597408531.post-57253044388349698542009-11-05T13:09:59.327-05:002009-11-05T13:09:59.327-05:00I nearly always go with some kind of "flavor&...I nearly always go with some kind of "flavor" to names. For a wealthy family with three sons, I named them after the three royal brothers in the Wars of the Roses--Edward, George and Richard. Or I'll work up an elaborate (and far-too-subtle) pun based on a character someone reminds me of. A background character who is a "Perpetual Curate" in 19th century England I named Patrick because that was the name of the Bronte sisters' father, a Perpetual Curate in the 19th century. And so on.Zahir Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533361554787004824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790495147597408531.post-84383440251621000892009-11-05T12:01:16.761-05:002009-11-05T12:01:16.761-05:00Well, Dwayne...
Good question. I don't hones...Well, Dwayne...<br /><br />Good question. I don't honestly know the answer. I just pull names out of the air.<br /><br />Although I did name my main character April Susan Sullivan because it forms the initials ASS. And she does act like one sometimes.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505675063769786300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790495147597408531.post-12399259187807162342009-11-05T09:57:02.382-05:002009-11-05T09:57:02.382-05:00I like to give my characters "real" name...I like to give my characters "real" names: AKA, no Starbucks coffee flavors, places in Switzerland, or Celebrity Baby Names (Apple. Need I say more?)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180833967091158106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790495147597408531.post-3770830390023705632009-11-05T00:53:35.346-05:002009-11-05T00:53:35.346-05:00LOL- You're too funny George- I love that. I h...LOL- You're too funny George- I love that. I have a cat named George.<br /><br />I'm totally random with names. They pop in and I write them down and see how it goes. I keep them unique, but not weird. Also, I don't use any of the main characters first letter in anyone else's names- don't want anyone to be confused :)<br /><br />My recent ones were because the MC has hippy parents. They don't have to mean something, just sound right to me... <br /><br />Good post :)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790495147597408531.post-25405871699923106912009-11-04T14:42:52.877-05:002009-11-04T14:42:52.877-05:00I consider my names very carefully. Some come inst...I consider my names very carefully. Some come instantly. Actually some characters come with a name. That's who they are, and that's the end of it. Sometimes, I am forced to change it, because another main character might also have a similar name, as I explained in my post about Character Names. <br /><br />But if I don't have a name then I spend a great deal of effort finding the right one, and I usually look for names with meaning.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790495147597408531.post-87844244342516673932009-11-04T11:33:25.167-05:002009-11-04T11:33:25.167-05:00LOL. An explanation! Yay! Plus, you mentioned m...LOL. An explanation! Yay! Plus, you mentioned my blog. Thanks.<br /><br />I read somewhere that searching IMDb's movie databases and looking at the names in the bigger movies (where you can get down to the gaffers and extras) is a good source for both first and last names. I just did that and came up with a whole cheat sheet of names. It was awesome! <br /><br />Thanks, Chris, for visiting my blog!Wendy Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com