#character name analysis

[unboundprompts]

Hi hi! Do you think by any chance you could do a list of serious/refined sounding names with a cute nickname? For instance Victoire turning into Vicky. Sorry if this is too big an ask, but ty nonetheless and I hope your day is going great!!

Refined Names with Cute Nicknames

-> feel free to comment suggestions, I'll do my best to add them to the list.

Male:

Sebastian → Seb, Baz

Frederick → Freddie, Rick

Theodore → Theo, Teddy

Maximilian → Max, Milly

Alexander → Alex, Xander

Nathaniel → Nate, Niel

Dominic → Dom, Nicky

Vincent → Vince, Vinnie

Alistair → Ali, Lissy

Leonard → Leo, Lenny

Elliot → Eli, Lio

Benjamin → Ben, Benny

Nicholas → Nick, Nico

Christopher → Chris, Kit

Dominic → Dom, Mico

Reginald → Reggie, Reg

Samuel → Sam, Sammy

Zachary → Zac, Zack

Julian → Jules, Jay

Nathaniel → Nate, Nat

Frederick → Freddie, Rick

Female:

Genevieve → Genny, Vivi

Evangeline → Evie, Lina

Alexandria → Lexi, Andy

Anastasia → Annie, Stasie, Ana, Ann

Isadora → Izzy, Dora

Seraphina → Sera, Phina

Marguerite → Maggie, Daisy

Octavia → Tavi, Via

Wilhelmina → Mina, Willa

Theodora → Teddy, Dora

Caroline → Carrie, Lina

Clementine → Clem, Minnie

Penelope → Penny, Nell

Elizabeth → Lizzy, Ellie

Arabella → Bella, Ari

Charlotte → Charlie, Lottie

Josephine → Josie, Phina

Rosalind → Rosie, Lindy

Adelaide → Addie, Della

Beatrice → Bea, Trissy

Gender Neutral:

Avery → Avi, Ree

Cassidy → Cass, Sid

Bellamy → Bell, Amy

Julian → Jules, Juju

Vivian → Vivi

Quentin → Quinn, Q

Remington → Remi, Rem

Finnegan → Finn, Finny

Adrian → Addie, Rian

Juniper -> Juni

Emerson → Em, Sonny

Jordan → Jordy, Jory

Harper → Harp, Perry

Dakota → Kota, Dax

Rowan → Ro, Roni

Parker → Park, Pipp

Casey → Cas, Cee

Reagan → Rea, Gan

Ellis → Eli, Elle

Morgan → Morg, Mo

[cloudedflowers]

May I introduce to you:

wudm spoilers > Name Analysis!!!!

<< Don't take this too seriously please I'm just having some fun with words and etymology okayyyy? >>

Jud "Judas Duplicitous aka. two-faced betrayer" Duplenticy

(Both duplicity AND plenty in his name, ppl, think about it!!! and checkout the below credited user's posts abt it while you're at it)

Monsignor Jefferson "Wicked extra special son of peace and power" Wicks

(a Monsignor is someone who gets an extra special title for outstanding performance at their church, grossly simplified so please add onto this I'd LOVE to know what it would mean for his character that he insists on being called that instead of 'Father')

His mother Grace "wicked blessing/favor" Wicks

(how much more ironic can it get? That poor girl.)

Her father Prentice "wicked apprentice (of God? By extension? 0oOOoo)" Wicks

Martha "Lady of the cross" Delacroix

Vera "hunter of truth" Draven

Cy "master hunter (of that sweet YouTube fame and inheritance, got it?)" Draven/Wicks

(or wicked master if you will. Master of the wicked? Master of opportunities?)

Dr. Nat "Giver of sharp aka. KNIFE" Sharp

Lee "sheltered island aka. built a moat around his house" Ross

Simone "Life heard by God aka. musician strengthened by faith" Viviane

Samson "that guy from the Bible who was outdone by the betrayal of his beloved and literally lives in a forest" Holt

And lastly, Benoit Blanc coming in as Jud asks "Jesus, show me the way through this, please"

(if we want to do this, Benoit Blanc could be read as "blessed white/white speaker of Good" which could reflect his frequent protection of the marginalized as a white guy in a position of authority? Mayhaps?)

I LOVE YOU WUDM WRITERS AND CREATIVES

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[writing-with-sophia]

20 Victorian-era names for boys

Arthur: Derived from the Celtic name Artorius, meaning "bear-like" or "courageous."

Benjamin: Derived from the Hebrew name Binyamin, meaning "son of the right hand" or "son of the south."

Charles: Derived from the Germanic name Karl, meaning "free man" or "manly."

Edward: Derived from the Old English name Eadweard, meaning "wealthy guardian" or "prosperous protector."

Frederick: Derived from the Old Germanic name Frithuric, meaning "peaceful ruler" or "peaceful king."

George: Derived from the Greek name Georgios, meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker."

Henry: Derived from the Germanic name Heinrich, meaning "ruler of the home" or "estate ruler."

Isaac: Derived from the Hebrew name Yitzhak, meaning "he will laugh" or "laughter."

Jasper: Derived from the Persian name Caspar, meaning "treasurer" or "keeper of the treasure."

Leo: Derived from the Latin word leo, meaning "lion."

Nathaniel: Derived from the Hebrew name Netanel, meaning "gift of God" or "given by God."

Oliver: Derived from the Old French name Olivier, meaning "olive tree" or "olive branch."

Patrick: Derived from the Latin name Patricius, meaning "noble" or "patrician."

Reginald: Derived from the Old Norse name Ragnvaldr, meaning "ruler's advisor" or "counsel of the ruler."

Samuel: Derived from the Hebrew name Shemu'el, meaning "heard by God" or "name of God."

Theodore: Derived from the Greek name Theodoros, meaning "gift of God" or "God's gift."

Victor: Derived from the Latin word victor, meaning "victor" or "conqueror."

William: Derived from the Old High German name Willahelm, meaning "willful protector" or "resolute protector."

Xavier: Derived from the Basque place name Etxaberri, meaning "new house" or "bright house."

Zachary: Derived from the Hebrew name Zechariah, meaning "remembered by God" or "God has remembered."

More names

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NEW SETS: Weak Hero Character Name Meanings (Korean) ~ LITERAL & METAPHORICAL ~ Part 1

I was in a bit of a somber mood after the ending so I made yet another set of character name meanings (Korean). If you notice the differences from my previous edits it's because I had since learned a little bit more about naming culture in China, Japan, and Korea. Enjoy!

[the-ellia-west]

Fantasy Names For Dummies

@fanntasy131 (You said you wanted it)

So... Y'all liked My Map Making For Dummies Post. Here I go again! I will Showcase Methods that work for me on each category,

1. Character 1st and Last names

2. Places (Rivers, canyons, mountains, cities, ect.)

3. Continents

4. Languages

Let's begin! So you want to know how to do Character names? Well you're in luck, because I have a few methods for you!

Method one: Keyboard smash like this - cehbfwgfveukshvg Then you will want to refine it a little to make it more pronounceable, examples include - cehfveukshvg or Ehbfwgveuk Next, you'll want to determine whether you want a long name or short names. For Long names use your keyboard smash and make it fully pronounceable (You can scramble the letters around if needed) - Ebveukhe (Eb-vey-youk-hey) For short names you'll just want to segment the keyboard smash and then refine those if you can't pronounce those - [Cehf Veuk shvg] turns into [Seph or Ceph] [Veuk or Veyuk] [Shyg or Shiveg]

Method two: Use a Fantasy name generator and smoosh names together until it sounds good. Examples Include - Bane, Soren, Redcap, Driscoll You'll want to take syllables and smoosh - [Barenso or Sorane] and [Redcoll or Drissca]

Method three: Modify existing names For example - Victor, Savannah, Sky Next you'll need to take your favorite syllables, sounds, or letters from each name - Vi, ah, Sk Play around with adding Vowels - Viahsk = Viask or Viohsik Continue modifying until you like the sound of it - Viask = Viasaki (A name of one of my characters)

For last names use one of these methods, or smoosh two words together like Silverthorne

Places: In nature

If you need places in nature, you can do Method one from above, or you can use this method: Take the describing words for the location and then what it is at the end - Big, deep, wide, water, scary, Ravine Then take letters from those words and shuffle them around - I, dep, ie, at, s, Ravine Now Moosh - Idepieats Ravine Edit it until you like - Idepiat Ravine

Places: Cities, buildings, ect.

If you need cities or buildings you can use any of the above methods, or this.

Specifically, Taverns in media and Irl usually have kind of weird names. For example: The Leaky Cauldron or Three broomsticks in Harry Potter If you want something like that, you just take an adjective - Wild, bright, golden Then take a noun, usually a thing or animal - Dragon, brush, dove Combine - Wild Dragon, Bright brush, Golden Dove (Golden Dove is an inn in my book)

You can use these combos for lots of restaurants, inns, stables, ect.

Languages: NO TIPS USE VULGERLANG! BY GOD IS IT HELPFUL - Use youtube to find how it works

[once1upon1a1wonderland]

Character Name Analysis Time!

And would ya look at that, onto the last dorm.

Diasomnia

First up

Malleus Draconia

Okay, so his first name appears to be similar enough to Maleficent. Which could be why they went with the name..... Because well.... okay, here's the meaning of the name:

Also, It's latin for hammer, or mallet!

This bone within the ear looks like a hammer a little bit, so that's why it's called the malleus.

For the last name (Draconia) the closest this word is to would be the word draconian. Which doesn't have a nice meaning. "Harsh and severe laws"

Which, now that I'm thinking about it, that's what most people (in story) tend to think he'd be like as a person. Harsh, severe, easily angered. Which of course is a contrast to how he actually is. Not that he doesn't get annoyed or angered, but it can get blown out of proportion. At any rate, the Draco part of his name is also from Latin and means dragon. So yeah, rework it a bit and you get, Draconia!

Silver

Alright, so it looks like we have just the one name here to work with. But seeing as how I don't think I need to elaborate on what the word Silver means.... I think I will instead do this name analysis a little differently. Possibly named for his hair colour. I mean yeah, looking at him it's pretty easy to make that connection. Also, people believe him to be based off of the sword that originally struck Maleficent. (He also seems to have traits based off of Aurora as well.)

Anyone who has more information on the diasomnia characters from chapter seven please don't comment them. No spoilers please.

Let's move onto Sebek Zigvolt

Sebek is actually the name of an Egyptian crocodile God. Alternate spelling would be Sobek.

His last name seems to be more of a combination of sorts. At least, we're able to split the name up at any rate. So the "zig" part of the name means a change in direction as in "zig-zag" Zig-zag...... reminds me of how zigzags are often how lightning bolts are depicted in some art. "Volt" is a unit of electomotive force. Yeah, I'd say the name suits him. He is believed to be at least partially based off of maleficents lighting powers.

Now for the one the only,

Lilia Vanrouge

Alright, so everything I'm finding about the first name links it to the word lilium. Which means lily in latin. A flower that often holds as a symbol for purity; innocence.

As for the last name, the "van" part kind of reminds me of a prefix that goes before a name. Though his name doesn't have a space in it (van rouge), sometimes a prefix before a name ends up lumped together. So you get "vanrouge" all as one name. Van could be Dutch meaning "from." And then Rouge means red in French. Honestly his name just sounds cool.

Well, that's it for this name analysis.

We have finished all of the dorms. (Not including ramshackle) And I think it's time that some of my thoughts on ramshackle come to light. Well, until next time!

[indigosienna]

JSHK Character Name Meanings

Just an analysis of the main cast's names.

Disclaimer: I am not fluent in Japanese kanji meanings. These are all the product of research and hence might not be very accurate; feel free to correct me wherever I'm wrong.

Also, some of the derivations and symbolism behind the names is purely speculation and part of presumed theories. They are not canon unless explicitly stated.

Yashiro Nene (八尋 寧々)

八 (Ya) - Eight

尋 (Shiro)- Question / To make a request

寧 (Ne)- Rather than / To prefer

々 - No meaning. Indicates a repetition of kanji.

Symbolism: 'Yashiro' (八尋) is homophonous with the kanji for "Shinto Shrine" (社 yashiro). It's unknown if this is intentional or not.

Hanako (花子)

花 (Hana)- Flower

子 (Ko)- Child. Also a common suffix for female names.

Derivation: From the urban legend of Hanako-san of the Toilet. (This is canon.)

Yugi Amane (柚木 普)

柚 (Yu)- Citrus, specifically Yuzu citrus.

木 (Gi)- Tree

普 (Amane)- Normal / Usual

Symbolism: Presumably derived from Amaterasu, Japanese Goddess of the Sun.

Minamoto Kou (源 光)

源 (Minamoto)- Origin / Source

光 (Kou)- Light

Symbolism: While the family name is canonically derived from the Minamoto clan, Kou's first name is presumably taken from the "mitsu" of Minamoto no Yorimitsu. (源 頼光)

Minamoto Teru (源 輝)

源 (Minamoto)- Origin / Source

輝 (Teru)- To shine

Akane Aoi (赤根 葵) (Nene's best friend)

赤 (Aka)- Red

根 (Ne)- Root

葵 (Aoi)- Hollyhock flower

Aoi Akane (蒼井 茜) (The Clock Keeper)

蒼 (Ao)- Blue

井 (i)- Well / Town / Community

茜 (Akane)- Madder red

Yako (ヤコ)

Her name does not have a literal meaning since it's written in katakana. However, it could be derived from 野狐 (yako), literally meaning "field foxes" and a type of youkai in Japanese lore.

Mitsuba Sousuke (三葉 惣助)

三 (Mitsu)- Three

葉 (Ba)- Leaves

惣 (Sou)- All

助 (Suke)- To help / Save

Shijima Mei (四島 メイ)

四 (Shi)- Four

島 (Jima)- Island

メイ (Mei)- Does not have any literal meaning as it's spelt in katakana. However it is homophonous with some kanji, including: 命 ("life"), 銘 ("signature/ inscription"), or 鳴 ("sound").

Symbolism: Shijima is homophonous with the kanji for "silence" (静寂). Since her name was shown with the kanji for silence in the anime OP, No.7, instead of her real name, it may be intentional.

Tsuchigomori (土籠)

土 (Tsuchi)- Earth / Clay

籠 (Gomori)- Basket

Symbolism: His name is canonically derived from the Tsuchigumo (土蜘蛛, literally "earth spider"), a kind of youkai in Japanese folklore. Interestingly, this youkai is known best for being slain by Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

Sumire (スミレ)

Does not have a literal meaning since it's spelt in katakana. It is homophonous with the kanji for violets (菫).

Yugi Tsukasa (柚木 つかさ)

柚 (Yu)- Citrus, specifically Yuzu citrus.

木 (Gi)- Tree

つかさ (Tsukasa)- Does not have a literal meaning as it's spelt in hiragana. However it is homophonous with the kanji 司 (tsukasa) which means "chief" or "boss".

[Edit: In chapter 78, when the twins' mother addresses Tsukasa, she uses kanji (司). But whenever Amane calls out to Tsukasa, his name is written in hiragana (つかさ).]

Symbolism: Presumably derived from Tsukuyomi, the Japanese God of the Moon.

Nanamine Sakura (七峰 桜)

七 (Nana)- Seven

峰 (Mine)- Summit / Peak

桜 (Sakura)- Cherry Blossom

Hyuuga Natsuhiko (日向 夏彦)

日 (Hyuu)- Day

向 (Ga)- Approach/ Turn towards

夏 (Natsu)- Summer

彦 (Hiko)- Boy/ Young man. Also a common suffix for male names.

I know there's a few more characters I have to cover, but this is all I have so far! Feel free to add on any more or correct me if I'm wrong anywhere.

[unboundprompts]

Name ideas with like a pirate/sea vibe/theme if that make sense?

Character Name Ideas that have Pirate / Sea Vibes

-> feel free to comment suggestions, I'll do my best to add them to the list.

Male:

Ronan

Thorne

Finnian (Finn)

Caelum

Arlen

Merrick

Kai

Leander

Cormac

Cassian

Seamus

Bram

Alaric

Ryder

Dorian

Eldric

Hawke

Carver

Lucian

Varek

Female:

Marella

Selene

Coral

Moira

Seraphine

Ondine

Delphine

Elara

Maris

Lorelei

Isolde

Lyra

Anya

Thalassa

Mira

Astrid

Freya

Sabine

Lirienne

Isla

Gender-Neutral:

Harbor

Reed

Vale

Morgan

Rowan

Calypso

Storm

Neriah

Mariner

Sol

Ripley

Cove

Astra

Salem

Kitt

Finn

Jules

Zephyr

Lennox