A really good name for a character in fiction is a marvellous thing. Some very good writers just don't have the naming facility, while others, perhaps less talented in some respects, have a great knack for it. In alphabetical order, here are fifteen of my favorite names from fiction of the fantastic (and one comic book series)...Or at least there a sampling of those favorites I can recall at the moment. How many do you recognize?
- Anasurimbor Kellhus
- Caladan Brood
- Dorian Hawkmoon
- Druss
- Eldred Jonas
- Feyd-Rautha
- Jherek Carnelian
- Kull
- Smaug
- Susheeng
- Syzygy Darklock
- Tars Tarkas
- Tempus Thales
- Tobias Moon
- Uther Doul
- The Blasphemous Accelerators
- The Big Coffin Hunters
- The Bloody Mummers
- The Deacon Blues
- The Galrogs
- The Silent Oecumene
T, K, and A are useful for making a good name it seems.
ReplyDeleteIf i'm stuck for a name i tend to grab two halves of a standard name and mash them together.
another is to look at a page in the nearest book or magazine and will any latent dyslexia i might have to scramble up a name.
for female characters it's always tempting to add an A on the end but with my last fem pc i went against this, i think it makes her more dynamic
No love for Bilbo Baggins? (one of my all time faves)
ReplyDeleteI also have always liked John Gaunt (Grimjack's real name)
@Dungeonmum - I confess I have a predilection for "T" names. Maybe because of my own. ;)
ReplyDelete@Jim - Bilbo Baggins does what it needs to, but I don't really think of it as cool.