Promote your series with the meaning of your characters names

UnTalAugustus 2024-06-13 02:02:36 UTC #11

I like this thread!

The protagonist's name is Emilio: The origin of the name could be either Latin or Greek in which case the meaning is different. In Latin it's origin means 'Rival' and in Greek it means 'Gentle'.
Both meanings suit him perfectly because he's a great opposition to the main villain, and the reason he's going against him is because of his kindness towards others.

The co-protagonist is named Ulises: It means "the one who holds a grudge". Because he wants revenge against the main villain.

There's also one of the antagonists who's name is Fernando: Meaning "The one who dares to do everything for peace". Makes a lot of sense for his motives.

The page I used also has a section about 'General Characteristics of famous people with that name'. And, while I ignored it for some of them, it actually describes the main characteristics of my characters, which is a crazy coincidence.
Emilio: Idealistic, Good friend, Able to adapt to any situation.
Ulises: Stubborn, Headstrong
Fernando: Independent, Reserved, Meticulous.

OdessaSilver 2024-06-13 10:28:32 UTC #12

My stories are set in Japan where names mean a lot, and so when I pick out my names, I do a lot of research. Some forenames I pick either because I enjoy them, or as a nod to someone in particular, but surnames I pick a lot more carefully.

One of my favourite characters is called Hirotoshi Aoi (寛俊). His name means 寛 = gentle 俊 = excellence because he is a very gentle character and yet he can really go far and he's been set up to become someone great thanks to the goddess Inari.

Another character I have is called Hotaka Wada (秀高). His name means 秀 = beautiful/elegant 高 = tall/high. I imagined him to be taller than average, and he can be pretty elegant when he puts his mind to it. The first story I wrote with him in he definitely was.

LavenderLeavened 2024-06-13 10:56:11 UTC #13

My Mc Aodh is named after one of the celtic gods. His name means fire

TheAuthor 2024-06-13 11:27:55 UTC #14

One of the main character's name is Shibai Zhe which means loser in mandarin. That is not his real name instead a title given to him by people around him who don't know him but only his lifestyle. This name is the only thing that survived the original draft of the character as everything else about him has changed.

dsptss78 2024-06-13 15:59:18 UTC #15

The series is named after the main character and his name is DAN.
In Hebrew Dan means Judge or To Judge.

Kittykir1129 2024-06-13 16:54:53 UTC #16

Lol! I love that we all do this! Normally, when I name a character I at least know what their name means (even if I don't choose it Because of what it means). But surprisingly, I didn't do it with my main character and her sister in While Waiting to Wait. (They came to me names included, so they chose their own names. I got no say in this. Haha!)

Emmaline (Female Lead and MC, aka Em), is another spelling for Emmeline and means "work".

Madeline (aka Maddie) is Greek for 'high tower' (which I think fits her pretty well)

Flint (Em's brother in the 'dream world') is .... flint rock That one was on purpose and zero imagination.

Asher (Male Lead) means 'Blessed' or 'Happy'. It was supposed to be an ironic dig and the name I put the most thought into.

KevinReijnders 2024-06-13 17:01:51 UTC #17

Kyara Stormsen:
The famous daughter of the storm.

Zachary Maciron:
The Lord remembers the iron son

I did not chose their given names based on their meaning. Their surnames are an invention of mine based on an inside joke haha.

Lazy-Gamer 2024-06-14 02:06:34 UTC #18

Ratzi ( MC ) is a play on words for his career. He is a paparazzi in the manga, thus his name, albeit with a slight change to it.

XiuLyn_12 2024-06-14 02:40:08 UTC #19

I wasn't particularly naming my characters with some meaning behind them, so I Googled their names to find out!
Landon: Long hill
Brandon: Prince; Broom- or gorse-covered hill; Fire; Swordsmith. (I didn't expect this at all!)
Dex: right-handed; fortunate; skill; agility.
Leonna: Lion

shaleemnaveed 2024-06-14 03:52:12 UTC #20

I tried to hide some meaning behind their names that will be useful to them, like the male lead name is Do-yun, meaning, path of allowance. And the female lead name is Ha-eun, meaning, Sky grace.

P.S. Don't mind the cover!

drewdoniger 2024-06-14 04:04:57 UTC #21

I started putting more effort into naming characters as I went on:
Personica-La Emerald: it's funny because she has ears not like any other PERSONica, and then Emerald because, I don't know I'm a fan of sonic? Well I named her 10 years ago when I was 15, so I didn't really put much thought into it beyond that. Plus her family name coming first because, I thought it sounded cool and interesting.

Lolly Valkyjur: a deliberate misspelling of my sister's name, plus the Valkyries, because she is technically a female warrior

Isham Helsig: well, with her being a vampire, I thought it would've been kind of funny to name her after Van Helsing from Dracula. I forgot where I first heard and learned of the name Isham, but it means Home of the iron one; Homestead by the River Ise. But I only learned that relatively recently. I just liked the sound of it.

Esen-Ali MacBean: Esen means the wind. Ali means minent, high, exalted, noble, showing that she is the princess of heaven. MacBean refers to her (and I suppose her father) being pure and fair. it is also a pun meant to sound like essentially MrBean, as I had originally intended her to be more clumsy, akin to Mr. Bean, however that didn't come to fruition.

Kno Uffern: back to names I didn't actually think too hard about, Kno is referring to her being quite knowledgeable, but with no ability to speak. Uffern is the Welsh word for hell, and she's the princess of hell. Plus it also kind of sounds like oven, which a lot of people say hell is hot like.

Edger: this is also a pun, I'll be at one that is slightly modified, but if I explained it here, it's going to spoil a reveal I'm planning for later. Just know it is a very stupid pun. also, I haven't given him a last name yet, and I don't think I will.

Zyephen 2024-06-14 04:17:38 UTC #22

This is Eztlizuma(Both. His 2 forms.)

His name translates roughly to "To Bleed in Anger" in Aztec.

WildMoonCrow 2024-06-14 11:30:19 UTC #23

Ellie is just a nickname, her actual name is Leonore which means light :3
Skully, well, he was named by Ellie because he is a skull, quite straightforward lol, but then again she was a kid when she named him
Luke, Google tells me means light giving He is anything but light giving lol
Artemis is named after the hunter goddess, Artemis :3

Amalockh1 2024-06-19 23:58:42 UTC #24

According to the internet, Jack either means ""healthy, strong, and full of vital energy" or "God is gracious", "Supplanter"; "Holder of the heel"

The other main character from my comic is named Otto, which apparently means "wealth, prosperity".

Lazy-Gamer 2024-06-27 04:40:42 UTC #25

Mister Mimic is named based on his special ability. He can mimic anything he see's.
That being said, if he see's himself ( ie. his reflection ) he'll crash and his powers reset.

Artisticallyy 2024-06-27 06:00:35 UTC #26

There isn't much meaning to the names of Sherry, Sid, and Marlow in my comic, but I did choose their last names as historical art movements and styles. As someone with a minor in art I learned a lot about different art style periods and was just in love with Rococo, Baroque, and Harlem Renaissance art. Sherry - who is named after one of my DeviantArt watcher's suggestion - has the last name "Rococo," which is an art style birthed in France which is also Sherry's birthplace. Rococo is characterized by often characterized with a depiction of aristocrats in elegant clothing and engaging in leisure activity, which is why Sherry comes from a rich family. Sid's last name is Baroque, an art style that was born in Rome and also Sid's birthplace. Baroque art is often characterized by strong contrasts of light and dark, which is why Sid's main color palette is black and white. And lastly, Marlow's last name is Harlem, which is from the Harlem Renaissance art born in New York and of course Marlow's birthplace is New York (as well as the setting of Sherry, Sid, and Marlow). Honestly, I didn't put much thought into her last name like the others but her last name use to be Neoli which is short for Neolithic but I didn't feel that last name fit her nor did I feel that art style period fit her character.

AutumnPlunkett 2024-06-27 07:37:46 UTC #27

Her Beasts

Iris Hart is the female lead. Her name was meant to sound more modern while still fitting in with the theme of the names of other characters. The male leads are Caspian, Basil, Ember, Fern, Hazel, Birk, and Ash. As you can likely tell, they're all pretty much nature related to fit the primitive world theme. Basil is a witch doctor who uses herbs for medicines. Ember is a Phoenix with fire magic. Fern is a rabbit so eats plants. Ash is a scorpion so I alluded that with a poison name. I guess most of these are kind of self-explanatory, huh? >⁠.⁠<

The Dangerously Cute Dungeon

The main character is named Violet while her husband is Lee. The husband's name is just a random modern sounding name that is meant to sound down to earth and easy to remember. Violet always wears purple and even the dungeon core she is bound to is purple. As dungeon masters have somewhat of a royal sort of social standing and a lot about her suggests "fairy" with her cinnamon roll type of character, it just seemed overall fitting. Everyone else in the series gets names based on their race, class, etc. Humans get European medieval names like "Gregory" or "Henry" while elves get names like "Sylvan Moonbrook" or "Solas Silverleaf".

The Innkeeper's Dungeon

This series takes place in the same world as my other dungeon series. However, a fiery redhead named Victoria Maxwell is the MC here. I wanted something that alluded to royalty (think Queen Victoria) while also being a good modern name. As she ends up in an elven kingdom, instead of a human one, you get more elves than humans, so lots of names like "Seraphina" or "Eliath Autumnfire".

MK_Wizard 2024-06-27 13:09:54 UTC #28

I will list the names that don't give the story away...

Astra = astral, star or the light
Psychoborg = a combination of "cyborg" and "psycho".
Tomara = tome, book
Oya = the name of the African warrior Goddess of the weather
Luno = moon
Rebecca = promise, bond
Ira = anger
Gemma = gem, jewel, luxury
Carla Cameron = "Cameron" is a nod to James Cameron who made several iconic female character

Overlord = common dark lord's name
Highwulver = Celtic version of a werewolf or beastman
Castor = cast, spell caster
Hagela = hag, witch, old hag
Pen = a pen that takes notes

Luminous = the light
Ominous = self explanatory

Leyelle 2024-07-16 13:50:06 UTC #29

Some new characters have been introduced in "A Dozen Morning Glories" so let's go over their names.

Shaun means "God Is Gracious" which makes sense for the character since her mother is a very opinionated African American church lady.

Ayla means 'Halo,' which i think suits her perfectly. She's a little angel and a ray of light in Essence's life

rem266 2024-07-16 14:12:30 UTC #30

Main Characters- Elio- Italian- meaning Sun-- named after his Nonno.
Maximus- Latin- meaning Greatest-- Dad is a history professor.

Side-ish character- Giorgia (Gia)-- Italian- meaning Farmer-- named after Nonna goes by Gia because Giorgia makes her feel old.