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I am working on the next chapter of "Mercy", and I'm getting stuck on one thing.
I need some names.
I need a good name for the species that Faith draws her powers from.
I need two names for two different groups within that species.
and I need a good name for her antagonist.
Any suggestions ?
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If names could be not real
If names could be not real they could be created from the parts of real ones: Rudolf and Alexander may be changed into Ruander and Aldolf.
Take a walk through the cemetary
Names don't always come easily to mind. Especially the more exotic ones. I can't count the number of times I walked through various cemeteries looking at headstones for names and dates. Elijah was more common in the early eighteen hundreds, fell from favor later on. Sarah held favor for several centuries and now seldom found on later tombstones. Brenda is a more modern name. William and Charles stands the test of time.
For foreign names I google for them. Russian men's names brings me thousands of names.
And for exotic SF names..., whatever drops in from out of the ether works. Unless someone reading the story is a time traveler who will know? And they sure aren't telling even if they do.
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Russian names sure not very
Russian names sure not very much if those what are commonly used. Good thing they have a plenty of diminutives. E.g. Alexander gives Alex, Al, Sasha, Sashok, Sashka, Sanya, Sanyok, San'ka.
Here are some ideas for you.
For the antagonist, I'll suggest the name of Idi who has a connection to Cerebus who helps him track Mercy. And for Mercy she could be a descendant of a winged race called the Beatitudes, which had Angels that fought to keep the Balance in Atlantis, and the Healers that healed those that were injured in those battles. Now, Mercy is an avatar with her Mother's spirit and the knowledge of the Beatitudes Healers are my ideas.
Good Luck and Kudos on this series.
Name generator
I have a website bookmarked that generates random names: http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php
I often use the general quick name function based of US Census data as I find it handy for getting variety into character names. However, the are many different name generators on the site including ones for fantasy themes that you may find useful.
When in doubt, I would go
When in doubt, I would go with a simple Latin-esque translation. In this case darkness and evil so something like Malignos Tenebro...
As for the names of the species, I like seraphimas for the light and daemanos for the dark.
I'm told STFU more times in a day than most people get told in a lifetime
LOL
How about Arthynes
Try mondabay...
MondaBay (if I spelt it correctly) has lists of last names from most popular (Smith) to least common...also racial distribution. The SSA website has the top 1000 baby names from 1900 to 2014
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