OK, this is kind of minor and maybe not even world building--it's character naming--but I would like to hear from the Presently Assembled.
In my novel-in-development, A Child of Great Promise, I have two options for the main character's name. She is female, half-elf, half-human. Here are the two possibilities.
Falaise
Aleana Morgalladh
The first option is a Norman word (it's the birthplace of William the Conqueror, but there's no connection to this story). So at least it's French (the story takes place in southern France).
The second option is a bit of a Celtic kludge. Alean can mean "child" and Morgallad can mean "promise", both in Scots Gaelic. We don't really know where she comes from, so pseudo-Gaelic is okay.
Which do you like? The kid's an orphan, so there's not really a need for a last name, or even the appearance of one.
In my novel-in-development, A Child of Great Promise, I have two options for the main character's name. She is female, half-elf, half-human. Here are the two possibilities.
Falaise
Aleana Morgalladh
The first option is a Norman word (it's the birthplace of William the Conqueror, but there's no connection to this story). So at least it's French (the story takes place in southern France).
The second option is a bit of a Celtic kludge. Alean can mean "child" and Morgallad can mean "promise", both in Scots Gaelic. We don't really know where she comes from, so pseudo-Gaelic is okay.
Which do you like? The kid's an orphan, so there's not really a need for a last name, or even the appearance of one.