I need help naming a character.

[Sarah]

Alright, so this character is extremely important, even though she will never speak in the book, on account of the fact that she killed herself. However, she will leave a note and a video to be found. She is 21 years old in the story, and lives alone, attending a local college. Usually, I can name characters quickly, but I am stuck on this one. Anyone care to help?

[Ella]

Desiree McIntire. Jasmine cooper. Evangeline Estrada.

[Gabrielle]

Makayla Jones
Mary Lee

Something rather ordinary that would be unmemorable to characters inside the story

[Sarah]

Sarah wrote: "Alright, so this character is extremely important, even though she will never speak in the book, on account of the fact that she killed herself. However, she will leave a note and a video to be fou..."

She can speak from the grave... with the video explaining why she killed herself how about Angel or Angela or Angelina?

[Sharon]

I use a website called 20000names.com or something like that. You can think of what you want your name to mean and then go from there - it has English as well as other nationalities there so there's loads of choice. All names are explained by meaning and origin.

[Sherri]

I always suggest trying to make the last name a regional name, to tie them to the setting. As for the first name, look for something symbolic to the character - for example, if you made her extra feminine then consider naming her after a flower, like Lily or Rose, or a name that translates into the word "Flower" or "Blossom" like Chloe (which is Greek for blossom - and my female parrot's name :) ).

[Sybil]

I always pluck names from out of the air, how about Sarah McCloud it just came to me as I read your request!

[Kate]

Thinking of women I know that age as of now....
how about Lexie or Ashlynn?

What is her ethnicity? Where is the story set?

[Johns]

Matilda Kress might be a good one. I actually kinda like that name and it seems kind of ordinary.

[Keith]

ELYSIA: From Greek Pedion Elysion, the name of the heavenly fields of Elysia, a section of the Underworld mentioned in Greek mythology. The mythological place name may have evolved from the designation of a place, or person, struck by lightning (enelysion, enelysios); if so, the name means "lightning-struck."

[Wayne]

I find the best place to find names to begin with the basics: gender (which you have); race; age. And so on.

Then, I do a Google for, say, "Brazilian female footballers", or whatever nationality you choose. Usually, this'll yield a Wikipedia page and the job is — as we say around these parts — a gud'n!

Seriously, it cuts through the deeper research process and you have genuine names to work with.

[Samuel]

Sarah wrote: "Alright, so this character is extremely important, even though she will never speak in the book, on account of the fact that she killed herself. However, she will leave a note and a video to be fou..."

I think Arianna Ford could do maybe even Steffy Lawrence

[Nova]

I'm looking for a name for a Water Guardian and Fire Guardian. The Water Guardian is a man and the Fire one is a woman. These people need to be at least 30 years old, just FYI.

If you can find an awsome name, you're awsome!

[A.L.]

Aquaeous for the water person. Or Aquilian

Flamia, Scorchia for the girl

[Nova]

Nice! Thanks.

[John]

When I think of names I use words that are evocative of imagery or sensory ideas that can be tied together. I would brainstorm imagery ideas first for Water: Saturation, Precipitation, Aquifer, or Deluge; for Fire: Igneous, Inflammable, Cremation, or Furnace. Next some sensory ideas for Water might be: Wet, Soak, Spray, or Drench; for Fire: Hot, Burn, Char, Scorch, or Roast.

Now I would combine them to form names. For Water Guardian maybe Deluge Drenchspray, or Satura Soakwet; for Fire Guardian maybe Furnus Roastchar, or Crema Scorchburn. If the names are too evocative for your tastes then just use a first name evocation and use a natural sounding last name like Deluge Rockbridge, or Crema Crimsonfield. Notice I used a secondary evocation for each last name rather than a primary one. Water goes under bridges, and crimson is the color of cooling lava.

[Nova]

Yeah, I forgot to mention. The story takes place in modern times. Any suggestions?

[John]

Well like the ones I just gave or what?

[John]

I don't see any connection to your Guardian's powers and their names. What do you use to generate names? They sound random.

[SleeplessBookExplorer]

This helps based on what names you already like.

http://www.nymbler.com/

[Lena]

I don't know if you already chose a name or not... but what about Caia? Or Willow? Eve? Eden?

[Kathryn]

I always look up babies names, but Summer if she was beautiful.