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Question: What are some good names for book characters!?
its a lord of the rings /eragon medievil kind of book
and im not so good with original names oh and please nothing in another book or movieWww@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
If I were writing a fantasy novel in the genre of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Eragon, etc!., I would choose names that held a meaning that would be significant for the character!. Like, for an evil woman I would choose something like Lilith!. Here's a good site for names and their meanings: www!.behindthename!.com!.

Of course, character names could always just be some of your favorite random names!. It's your book, it's your characters!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

if you are looking for medieval names then here ya go!

Men's Names

Althalos
Fendrel
Brom
Hadrian
Lord Crewe
Walter De Bolbec
Earl of Derwintwater
Lord Montagu
Sir John Fenwick of Wallington
Oliver Cromwell
Justice McKinnon
Sir Clifton Writingham
Walter deGrey
Roger de Mowbray
Joseph Rowntree
Geoffrey Chaucer
William of Wykeham
Francis Drake
Simon de Montfort
John of Gaunt
William of Orange
Lord Cornwallis
Edmund Cartwright
Charles the Bald
Benedict
Gregory
Peter
Henry
Frederick
Walter
Thomas
Arthur
Bryce
Donald
Leofrick


womens names



Jacquelyn
Amelia the Countess of Derwentwater
Gloriana
Good Queen Bess
Catherine of Aragon
Anne of Cleves
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary of Guise
Arabella
Elizabeth
Hildegard
Brunhild
Adelaide
Alice
Beatrix
Cristiana
Eleanor
Emeline
Isabel
Juliana
Margaret
Matilda
Mirabelle
Rose
Helena
Guinevere
Isolde
Maerwynn
Muriel
Winifred
Godiva
Catrain
Angmar
GussalenWww@QuestionHome@Com

Okay, when I was younger I was a total fantasy loving-goofus-dork and I wrote and scrapped countless stories until I realized I was horrible at it!. Here are a few names I treasured back then!. Can't guarentee they haven't been used before but they atleast aren't mainstream familiar!.
Male: Radwinter, Cadmus, Tristram, Kadath

Female: Calliope, Zoastra, Vesta, KathrynWww@QuestionHome@Com

girls- Adalyn, ella, mya, alyssa, karli, alice, lynn, aitana, neomi, aila, tegan, seren, adara

boys- Aiden, Evan, avery, devin, jacob, luke, theo, tiago, nuno, cruz, caden, hayden, cade, maddox



most of the names are wierd but i hope they helped:)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Girl or guy!? I'll give you a few of both!.

Girl - Belle, Diana, Elizabeth, Rebecca

Guy - Fredrick, Nathaniel, Howard, Arthur

Good luck with your book!Www@QuestionHome@Com

He-who-is-evil, Bob, Blitzkraigarian, Fernandez, Elmo, Gorphon, Shewolf!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Alise, robert, ugean, and anika, sara,Www@QuestionHome@Com

Need more specifics!.!.!.describe your characters!
also, if you have a Mac, download the Widget 'Fantasy Names Widget'!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Isolde
Tia, short for Tiannthur

Lionel (Lion-el)
Lief (pronounced Leaf)Www@QuestionHome@Com

I've always loved the name Prudence and you never hear it often!. I don't know about a boys name!.Www@QuestionHome@Com