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Q&A What is a good way to name characters?

Okay, here's what I want: I want a check list or step by step list I can use while trying to name my characters. I often have trouble coming up with original names, especially last names, and this ...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by BlippThePanda‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question naming characters
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:13:44Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/27144
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar BlippThePanda‭ · 2019-12-08T06:13:44Z (about 5 years ago)
Okay, here's what I want: I want a check list or step by step list I can use while trying to name my characters. I often have trouble coming up with original names, especially last names, and this would really help me.

Please note that this is different from the "Choosing a character name is a constant difficulty" question as I am looking for strategies to come up with names (a creativity problem), while that question is about why certain names sound weird.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-03-14T02:10:40Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 6