Favorite Name(s)...?

I've been a 'writer' ever since i can remember (I have journals dated back to 'toddlerhood' until today) and one thing my craft is known for, among other things i hope, is having characters with eccentric, but believable, names. So, just for kicks and curiosity, what is/are you favorite name(s)? (Please list if you put down several because that makes it easier to read; thanks!)

My Favorites:

Togmay
East
Kieko
Bambi
Pisces
Iris
Hendrix
Indigo
Haze
Joplin
Sam
Penrod (this is actually my last name but i go by it; i like it a lot actually.)

~That's all i can think of off the top of my head... Feel free to use any of them!

 

Erasmus
Jeremiah
Methuselah
Bambi(I like that too)
Rafael
Gabriel
Achilles
Alexander
Mephistofeles
Jonah
CJ
Ryu
Chun Li
Yun Yee
Popaki
Elektra(not for the movie. Read Euripides' version)
Guiseppe
Heinrich
Fred
Deacon
Vladimir
Sokratis
Adonai
Agnus
Dei
Mary
Magdalene

 

Kai
Moana
Garcia
Sebastian
Keira
Karli

 

Dhani
Elanor
Galadriel
Johanka

 

I am an absolute name nerd. So chose them with great care because I really like them.

Faves....

Fanfic:
Destiny, Harmony, Melody, Rhapsody, Symphony [codenames of female fighter pilots]
Kwan
Adam (I've grown to love this name in real life too)
Rose Scarlet
Jack & Lily (twins)
Rebecca

Race
Hadji

Virgil
Lucille

Margaret
Hawkeye
Trapper
Henry
(yup I write MASH fics)

Otherwise:
Symphony Ella 'Essie'
Owen
Honey
Zephyr Ringo 'Zeph'

Siblings: Layla, Jude, Grace, Sunny
Caleb Casey 'Blue'
Calla
Jerry Garcia (not the Jerry Garcia. But rather a wishful thinking deadhead)

Promise
August
Winter

Annabel Leigh 'Scout'
*Pugsley [aka Michael Anders Svenson]

Dimitri
Tatiana
Alexei
Zinaida
Siblings: Nicholai, Aleksander, Mikhail, Felix 'Kolya, Sasha, Misha, Fee'
Fifi BonBon (Felix's other nickname, a story in itself)
Irina 'Bebe'
Pavel


*His 'real name' is a fairly recent development. It's after a couple of players(Michael Svenson and Anders Svensson) on the football team my Dad suppourts.
He went for years as just Pugsley, but I figured no one would ever seriously call there kid that.

 

I like Shakespearean names...they sound so pretty.
Cordelia
Juliet
Ophelia
Valentine
Lorenzo
Mercutio
Paris
Laertes

 

I'm reading alot about Laertes and Ophelia in school these days

Laertes is a nice name....I also like Floyd and Dylan.

 

Very cool names everyone . Thanks!

 

for a girl... Sophia.

for a boy... Angelo.

i like Italian names

 

Wow, all you guys have really cool and elegant names... I amy have to use some sometime if nobody minds... Nice to hear from some fellow 'writers'.

 

Addison
Pilger
Merc
Hallvard
Aloberto
Stephano
Maine


Catholic Saints are another great place for names: http://www.catholic.org/saints/stindex.php

 

Xander
Laone
Elsadries
Eidious
Zeirios
Lazarus
Eima
Tigo
Minosa
Zinto
Yolie
Tialia
Tiau
Nia
Khru
Dao
Zeirenious

those are just a few of the names i use in my writting

 

Free (Freedom)
Moon
Dawn
Iris
Liberty
Oz
Indigo

 

Oe

GZ
Diego
Raj
Jaz
Pasha
Emma
Zoly
Tess
Aida
Adia
Molly
Adjoa
Ben
Kat
Eli
Vashti
Joshua

 

i like simple names. (men) Roman, Joshua, John, Julian, Marc, Adam (women) Natalie, Nadine, Christina, Ashley. at least one of these characters can usually be found in any one of my stories.

www.lulu.com/philipporras

 

Ethan Winters
Dax Masqurade

 

Dawn (my name )
Aragorn
Rain
Ocean
Summer
Autumn
Mary Jane
God
Skye
Skyler

 

i like using Raine

 

Tigerbeam
Renix
Pendadar
Foxen
Te
Shot
Kio

hmm....... keep in mind i come up with most of my favorite names when naming characters in video games

 

Newest character name in my present project : Zen Nereus. I dig it...