I need advice about names

[fleurravenbooks]

So, every character relevant for the plot (so, main main character, Aldric family (brothers and their parents,etc...) has name that has meaning, that meaning is connected to their personality/role in story. Should i tell my readers meanings behind these names ( it's isn't a secret, anyone can google them) ?

Also, since story takes place in world similar to ours but it isn't ours, so characters have names from all around the world

[aarujarv]

If it's at all relevant to the plot, then it should become obvious(enough) through telling the story. As in, try not to flat out state it. But the meanings should become organically obvious as the story progresses.

If it's not as simple, try asking yourself how relevant is this facet of your plot. Would the story become less without explaining those meanings? Then is it necessary?

Or can you show it in other ways? Sometimes there are poems as headers for a chapter or as I did, I introduced some of the historical events in my world as diary entries of a character I've yet to introduce in the main story.

[darthmongoose]

If the name isn't a spoiler, telling the readers about them can make great extra content (and if it is a spoiler, it'll make great content later after it won't spoil stuff). I loved how at the end of Gideon the Ninth, the author had an extra about how she came up with character names, including pointing out the ones that are hilarious spoilers if you know certain bits of mythology.

[BLTX]

If it's just like a little hidden detail, I'd make it more of an open secret thing, where you don't really volunteer the information, but you don't go out of your way to hide it either. For example, I have a similar thing with my character's ears, and this is the first I'm mentioning it publicly.

[fleurravenbooks]

It's more of little hints about their role/personality, for example one character is named Zoran which is Slavic name meaning daybreak,dawn, and he is eldest son , pretty much everyone expects of him to be the best

[fleurravenbooks]

Okay this is great idea!
For most of them it isn't that big of a spoiler, but name of one character has "deeper" meaning

[fleurravenbooks]

ohh,leave a link of your work, i'd like to check it out if it's okay with you

[BLTX]

Here you go!

Donnie The Fighting Psychopath | Tapas

[fleurravenbooks]

i just now realized that i'm already subbed lol

[BLTX]

Haha!