Character Names - Generated (Free) Online
What’s in a name? For main characters, the name can be everything and should be given careful thought by the writer. However, for minor characters like the father of the kid next door, or the main character’s grandfather who speaks with a German accent coming up with a name can often be a minor challenge to a writer. How about the additional challenges for sci-fi writers having to name planets and characters with weird sounding names like Yiddabawitta? Add to the name game all the commonplace names like the corporation that just fired your heroine. Help!
You can drop $14.49 at Amazon and purchase The Writer’s Digest Character Naming Source Book, but why do that when you can get the same or better online? If you need a name quick, gender specific, or innate to a specific region/country there’s are a handful of great web apps you can use for FREE!
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Seventh Sanctum (generates names of people, corporations, planets, vampires, pets, etc!)
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Behind the Name (best for ethnic specific first and middle names)
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Fake Name Generator (offers an entire identity suite)
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The Random Name Generator (uses the US Consensus to randomly generate names)
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That is an excellent list of tools to have in my bag. Thanks for posting.
Jenna - these are just the sites I’m familiar with.
Google to find more.
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