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Settling on a character's name

Submitted by Daniela Wolfe on Fri, 2012/06/15 - 12:34pm

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Settling on a name


Recently I've resumed work on the final story in Ragnarok Rising and I've hit a small snag, I can't decide on a certain character's name .

Normally I don't have this problem. I'll generally pick a name and be satisfied with it, at least when I first chose it. Sometimes when a character evolves beyond the way in which I original envisioned I will change his/her name.

This whole thing is rather grating to me and I've spent hours upon hours combing through various name sites trying to find a name that I think fits the character. I want a female name of Scandinavian origin that sounds regal, but that also has a diminutive with a much less formal sound to it, but isn't overly feminine.

EDIT: I'm trying to avoid names that begin with an A.

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