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gender 'Boy', and syllables '2' - Parenting.com (Page 5) - 0 views

  • Baldric      German, Brave ruler
Sunny Jackson

gender 'Boy', and syllables '2' - Parenting.com (Page 4) - 0 views

  • Auden      English, Old friend
Sunny Jackson

Welsh names - Baby Names - Parenting.com - 0 views

Sunny Jackson

Welsh names - Baby Names - Parenting.com - 0 views

Sunny Jackson

gender 'Boy', and syllables '2' - Parenting.com (Page 3) - 0 views

  • Ara      Armenian, King
  • Arden      English, Valley of the eagle
Sunny Jackson

These Character Names Should be Banned Forever - 0 views

  • the tone
  • rhythm
  • history
  • ...34 more annotations...
  • personality
  • It's not a major problem when they link their work directly to earlier stories.
  • A direct link might not always be desirable to readers
  • distracting
  • It's when you drop coincidental names into the book that things get bad
  • flourish
  • There are a number of names that have stopped being allusions and have become spoilers.
  • distraction
  • No one is going to be surprised
  • Step away from the spoilers
  • Unflattering Comparison
  • rarely subtle enough
  • Rarely can the piece of work top the name.
  • well-suited to the material
  • subtle
  • an expansion of the usual list of names used in fiction stories
  • too many shout-outs
  • an invitation to judge the material harshly
  • Killed By Overuse
  • minor character allusions
  • good the first few times around
  • thoroughly worn-out
  • the default name
  • tend to cast long shadows
  • literary allusions
  • The prohibition of names in fiction has to depend on context.
  • overly common names
  • creator names
  • what you call your main female character when you realize you can't call her Main Female Character
  • It has turned, hydra-like, from a name into a multi-headed monster
  • ubiquitous, and therefore meaningless
  • It's a way to make sure your main character won't make an impression on literary consciousness, but will go through the story with a serviceable everywoman demeanor.
  • just means a statistical blank
  • Samona
Sunny Jackson

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Sunny Jackson

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Sunny Jackson

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  • meaning
  • description
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