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Q&A How do you come up with a fictional character name in a historical era/region?

How do you research to find character names? Especially when it's long ago, not European, and the culture was totally different from what the region has now. For example, how would you generate nam...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Fitri‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question research naming
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:41:14Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/3079
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Fitri‭ · 2019-12-08T01:41:14Z (over 4 years ago)
How do you research to find character names? Especially when it's long ago, not European, and the culture was totally different from what the region has now. For example, how would you generate names for a story set in Ancient Egyptian era (of course I can't use Arabic names)? Would you use king or nobility names (because they are available in encyclopedias etc.) for commoners?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-06-11T07:20:16Z (almost 13 years ago)
Original score: 5