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Q&A Choosing character names is a constant difficulty

I find it hard to name my characters. Every normal name sounds funny if applied to a product of my fantasy. If I take a common name, I may get the image of someone I know into my head. And that may...

11 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Mnementh‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T00:38:47Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/138
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Mnementh‭ · 2019-12-08T00:38:47Z (over 4 years ago)
I find it hard to name my characters. Every normal name sounds funny if applied to a product of my fantasy. If I take a common name, I may get the image of someone I know into my head. And that may influence my vision of the character in a way I didn't intended. If I choose an uncommon name or invent a name (for a fantasy story for example) it sounds silly to me. How do you name the characters of your story?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2010-11-19T08:47:28Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 57