Hello everyone, it is me again. With a topic about my characters. Again.
I am a sucker for creating meaningful names for the characters in my stories, or in any other media for that matter. I believe there is always a source of inspiration for a name or concept, even if we're not able to put our finger on it consciously or even subconsciously.
I'm nowhere near finishing my first book, but it's become a bad habit of mine to worry about things in advance. The other time it was about the genders and their representation in my story, this time it's about the names.
My questions about these names are rather simple: Do these names seem problematic in an way? Do they make you think of something specific (this would let me know if the name is rather misleading)?
Here are the names and my thoughts on them:
Quince- This one was supposed to mean "Fifth of his kind" in the character's language, but I've been hinted that quince is actually a kind of fruit. I'm thinking about changing the spelling to "Quins", but this probably wouldn't help the association too much, I assume.
Belladonna - What would your association of a character with such a name be? I liked this one because it had a Romance language sound to it for me, though I know this is a name of a toxic plant also known as deadly nightshade, which (I assume?) might be misleading if a non-deadly, non-shady character has that name.
These two were rather minor, but my main concern is about the following two:
Feruna - This was supposed to be the name of my world. However, I learned that the name of the world the Dungeons & Dragons adventures take place in is called Faerun, which I was not aware of, since I am not a DnD player. Are Feruna and Faerun that similar that it could lead to confusions?
Euthastasia - this is the name of the goddess of death and the inevitable. Since this name is a mix of the words "euthanasia" and "Anastasia", I'd like to hear your opinion on this one whether it is insensitive or just as legitimate as any other death-related name. This goddess will have quite a prominent role in the book, so it would be important for her to have the right name.
I am a sucker for creating meaningful names for the characters in my stories, or in any other media for that matter. I believe there is always a source of inspiration for a name or concept, even if we're not able to put our finger on it consciously or even subconsciously.
I'm nowhere near finishing my first book, but it's become a bad habit of mine to worry about things in advance. The other time it was about the genders and their representation in my story, this time it's about the names.
My questions about these names are rather simple: Do these names seem problematic in an way? Do they make you think of something specific (this would let me know if the name is rather misleading)?
Here are the names and my thoughts on them:
Quince- This one was supposed to mean "Fifth of his kind" in the character's language, but I've been hinted that quince is actually a kind of fruit. I'm thinking about changing the spelling to "Quins", but this probably wouldn't help the association too much, I assume.
Belladonna - What would your association of a character with such a name be? I liked this one because it had a Romance language sound to it for me, though I know this is a name of a toxic plant also known as deadly nightshade, which (I assume?) might be misleading if a non-deadly, non-shady character has that name.
These two were rather minor, but my main concern is about the following two:
Feruna - This was supposed to be the name of my world. However, I learned that the name of the world the Dungeons & Dragons adventures take place in is called Faerun, which I was not aware of, since I am not a DnD player. Are Feruna and Faerun that similar that it could lead to confusions?
Euthastasia - this is the name of the goddess of death and the inevitable. Since this name is a mix of the words "euthanasia" and "Anastasia", I'd like to hear your opinion on this one whether it is insensitive or just as legitimate as any other death-related name. This goddess will have quite a prominent role in the book, so it would be important for her to have the right name.