Interesting Character Names

[ur-monkey]

Nice post, Avatar.

Malik23 wrote:

"Noetic concordance" is really cool. I might have to read some of this author for that name alone.

It's quite original, isn't it? (And if you do I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. For 3D characters, they really do give SRD a run for his money...)

Fist - Have you tried Amazon.com? You could probably get 'Diamond Mask' and 'Magnificat' pretty cheap on there.

[Matthias]

I favor the names that don't have so many syllables or accents. While I wholeheartedly agree that Tolkien was a master of names, I like names that have a sort of simplistic elegance about them, along with meaning.

If any of you have heard of the novel, "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel." I like names that are out of the ordinary but have relevance to the character and his/her role in the book.

In a story I wrote, the main character Jonathan Creed is struggling to find his belief and purpose--hence his last name "Creed."

Some names I like are:

Harvest Shepherd
Caiarn (cairn)
Cion (scion)
Endur Hunsendt (ender or endure)
Senturel (central)

[andyjames]

open R. A. Wilson's Illuminatus! Trilogy to any page and you'll see dozens of amazing character names.

of course now that i've said that i can't think of any

[balon!]

Sumner Kagan, from Radix by A.A. Attanasio. I LOVE that book.

[stonemaybe]

open R. A. Wilson's Illuminatus! Trilogy to any page and you'll see dozens of amazing character names.

of course now that i've said that i can't think of any

I agree - and neither can I!

[Fist and Faith]

Fist - Have you tried Amazon.com? You could probably get 'Diamond Mask' and 'Magnificat' pretty cheap on there.

Heh. I went to a local used bookstore today. I got a paperback copy of Diamond Mask for $.50, and a hardcover of Magnificat for $1. Feelin' pretty good at the moment!