The Ultimate List of Character Names

The Ultimate List of Character Names Hundreds of Names for Your Fictional Characters… Plus Bonus Story Ideas by Creative Writing Now www.creative-wri...
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The Ultimate List of Character Names Hundreds of Names for Your Fictional Characters… Plus Bonus Story Ideas

by Creative Writing Now www.creative-writing-now.com

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Bonus Story Ideas: Turn Names into Inspiration You can use this list to find the right names for your characters. But you can also use it to get ideas for new characters and stories. Here's how: 1) Pick a name from the list. What mental picture does that name bring to mind? Different names call up different mental images. If I picture a woman named Gertrude or a woman named Shoshana, I see two very different characters. For example, I imagine a Gertrude being about sixty years old, with short white hair, no makeup, and slightly bulging eyes like a frog's. Take some notes based on the name you chose. How old might the person be? How does the person wear his or her hair? How does he or she dress? Write down whatever comes to mind -- there are no right or wrong answers. 2) Now, let's get to know this character a little better. Using the same technique -- just jotting down your ideas without worrying if they are right or wrong -answer the following questions about the name you chose: •

What is this person's occupation?



What type of home does the person have?



Is the person in a relationship? With what kind of partner? What is

positive and negative about this relationship? •

What is his/her family like?



What does he/she enjoy doing?



What are his/her greatest strengths and weaknesses



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What is his/her greatest fear?



What is something the person desperately wants to change about himself

or herself? •

What is something the person doesn't know about himself or herself?

You can find a more complete character questionnaire on the Creative Writing Now website. 3) Okay, now you have developed a detailed character. Ready to turn your character into a story? Choose one of the story ideas below. The great thing about these prompts is that the stories they inspire will depend completely on the specific character you've created. So you can use them as many times as you like and get a totally different story every time. •

What did you decide was your character's deepest desire? Imagine a

situation in which your character has the chance to obtain this desire... but there are terrible obstacles in the way (What obstacles? You decide). •

What did you decide was your character's greatest fear? Imagine a

situation which forces your character to confront this fear head-on. How does your character react? •

What did you decide was your character's greatest strength? Imagine a

crisis in which this strength could turn your character into a hero... if only his/her weaknesses don't stop him/her from acting in time. •

Imagine a situation in which something your character doesn't know

about himself or herself is about to ruin his or her life, unless the character is capable of making drastic changes.

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The Ultimate List of Character Names

Names for Male Characters

Names for Female Characters

Aaron

Abigail

Abdul

Ada

Abel

Addison

Abraham

Adele

Adam

Adrienne

Adrian

Agatha

Aiden

Agnes

Alan

Aileen

Albert

Alexa

Alexander

Alexandra

Alfonso

Alexis

Alfred

Alice

Alvin

Alicia

Ambrose

Alison

Amos

Alma

Andre

Alyssa

Andrew

Amanda

Angel

Amelia

Angelo

Amy

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Angus

Ana

Anthony

Ana María

Anton

Angel

Antonio

Angela

Archibald

Angelina

Ari

Anita

Armand

Ann

Arthur

Anna

Asim

Annabelle

Austin

Anne

Bailey

Annette

Barclay

April

Barney

Arabella

Barrett

Arlene

Bart

Ashley

Bartholomew

Aubrey

Barton

Audrey

Basil

Ava

Beck

Avery

Ben

Barbara

Benjamin

Beatrice

Bernard

Begonia

Bertram

Belinda

Blaine

Bella

Blake

Bernadette

Bob

Bernadine

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Boris

Bertha

Brad

Beryl

Bradford

Beth

Brandon

Betsy

Brayden

Betty

Brendon

Beverley

Brent

Bianca

Brett

Blanca

Brewer

Blanche

Brian

Bonnie

Bruce

Bree

Bruno

Brenda

Bryan

Brianna

Bryce

Bridget

Bubba

Brittany

Buddy

Brooke

Buford

Brooklyn

Burton

Buffy

Buster

Carla

Butch

Carol

Byron

Caroline

Caleb

Charlotte

Carl

Chiara

Carter

Chloe

Christian

Christine

Christopher

Cicely

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Clark

Cindy

Claude

Cissy

Clayton

Claire

Clifford

Clara

Clint

Claudia

Clive

Clementine

Connor

Coco

Cory

Connie

Craig

Constance

Curtis

Cora Jean

Cy

Cornelia

Cyril

Courtney

Dallas

Cristina

Damian

Crystal

Dana

Cynthia

Daniel

Daisy

Darryl

Dana

David

Danielle

Dean

Daphne

Dennis

Darlene

Derek

DeAnne

Dexter

Debbi

Don

Deborah

Donald

Denise

Drew

Diana

Duane

Dixie

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Dudley

Dodi

Duncan

Dolly

Dusty

Donna

Dwight

Doris

Dylan

Dorothy

Earl

Dot

Eddie

Edie

Edmund

Effie

Eduardo

Elaine

Edward

Eleanor

Elijah

Elena

Elmer

Elisa

Emmanuel

Elizabeth

Eric

Ella

Ernie

Ellen

Ethan

Elsa

Evan

Emily

Felix

Emma

Ferdinand

Erica

Fernando

Erin

Francis

Estelle

Frank

Esther

Fred

Eve

Fremont

Evelyn

Fritz

Faith

Gabe

Fanny

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Gabriel

Fatima

Garrett

Faye

Garth

Felicia

Gary

Felicity

Gavin

Fern

Gene

Flo

Gerald

Frances

Gil

Gabriella

Giles

Gail

Gomer

Georgia

Gordon

Gertrude

Graham

Gilda

Greg

Gina

Grover

Ginger

Gunnar

Gladys

Gunther

Glenda

Gus

Gloria

Hal

Grace

Hans

Gretchen

Harold

Hailey

Harrison

Hannah

Harry

Harriet

Harvey

Hazel

Heathcliff

Heather

Hector

Hedda

Henry

Heidi

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Herbert

Helen

Herman

Henrietta

Hiram

Hilda

Homer

Hillary

Horace

Holly

Howard

Ian

Hugh

Ileana

Irving

Ines

Isaac

Ingrid

Isaiah

Irene

Ivan

Iris

Jack

Irma

Jackson

Isabel

Jacob

Isabella

Jake

Ivy

James

Jackie

Jason

Jade

Jasper

Jamie

Javier

Jan

Jay

Jane

Jayden

Janelle

Jeb

Janet

Jeff

Janice

Jefferson

Jasmine

Jeremy

Jean

Jerome

Jeannette

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Jerry

Jenna

Jim

Jenny

Jimbo

Jess

Joey

Jessica

John

Jewel

Jonathan

Jill

Jordan

Jillian

Joseph

Joan

Josh

Joanna

Joshua

Joelle

Judd

Joy

Jude

Joyce

Junior

Judith

Justin

Jules

Karl

Julia

Keith

June

Kelvin

Justine

Ken

Kara

Kendall

Karin

Kevin

Kate

Kiefer

Katherine

Kirk

Kathleen

Klaus

Kay

Kurt

Kayla

Kyle

Kaylee

Landon

Kelly

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Leo

Khloe

Leonard

Kim

Lesley

Kirsten

Lester

Kitty

Lewis

Krista

Liam

Kristin

Lincoln

Lana

Lionel

Latoya

Logan

Laverne

Lorenzo

Layla

Louie

Leah

Lucas

Lena

Luis

Leonora

Luke

Leslie

Luther

Letitia

Lyle

Libby

Mac

Lillian

Malcom

Lily

Manfred

Lin

Manuel

Linda

Marcus

Lindsay

Mark

Lisa

Marshall

Liza

Martin

Lizzie

Marty

Lola

Marvin

Lolita

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Mason

Lorena

Matthew

Loretta

Maurice

Lori

Max

Lorna

Michael

Lorraine

Mickey

Lucy

Miguel

Lulu

Miles

Lydia

Milton

Lynne

Mitchell

Madeline

Monty

Madison

Morgan

Margaret

Morris

Maggie

Moses

Makayla

Murray

Mamie

Nathan

Mandy

Nathaniel

Mara

Ned

Margie

Neil

Margot

Nelson

Maria

Neville

Marie

Newton

Marieanne

Nicholas

Marilu

Nico

Marjory

Nigel

Marsha

Niles

Martha

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Noah

Maude

Norman

Maureen

Norris

Maxine

Obie

May

Ogden

Meg

Oliver

Megan

Orrin

Melanie

Orville

Melissa

Oscar

Mercedes

Oswald

Meredith

Otto

Merry

Owen

Mia

Palmer

Michelle

Parker

Mildred

Pat

Mimi

Patrick

Mindy

Paul

Miranda

Pedro

Miriam

Percy

Mitzie

Peter

Molly

Phil

Mona

Pierce

Monica

Pierre

Monique

Prescott

Muriel

Quentin

Myra

Quinn

Myrtle

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Rafael

Nancy

Ralph

Naomi

Ramon

Natalie

Randall

Natasha

Randolph

Nathalie

Randy

Nellie

Rashid

Nevaeh

Raul

Nicola

Ray

Nikki

Red

Nina

Reggie

Noelle

Reginald

Nora

Reid

Norma

Reuben

Olga

Rex

Olivia

Reynold

Opal

Ricardo

Patricia

Rich

Patti

Ricky

Paula

Rob

Pearl

Robert

Peggy

Robin

Penelope

Rod

Phoebe

Roderick

Phyllis

Rodney

Polly

Roland

Portia

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Ron

Rachel

Rory

Ramona

Ross

Rebecca

Roy

Regina

Royal

Rhoda

Ruben

Rhonda

Rudolph

Riley

Rufus

Rita

Rush

Robyn

Russell

Rochelle

Ryan

Rosa

Sam

Rosalind

Samson

Rose

Samuel

Rosemary

Sanford

Roxanne

Saul

Ruby

Scott

Ruth

Sean

Sadie

Sebastian

Sally

Segundo

Samantha

Seth

Sandra

Seymour

Sandrine

Shane

Sarah

Shawn

Savannah

Shelby

Selma

Sherman

Shannon

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Sidney

Sharon

Simon

Sheila

Skip

Shelley

Solomen

Sherry

Spencer

Shirley

Spike

Shoshana

Stan

Sissy

Stephen

Sofia

Stuart

Sondra

Sylvester

Sonya

Taylor

Sophia

Ted

Stella

Terence

Stephanie

Thad

Susan

Thomas

Suzanne

Tim

Sybil

Toby

Sylvia

Todd

Tabitha

Tom

Tamara

Tony

Tammy

Travis

Tanya

Trent

Tara

Trevor

Tatiana

Troy

Taylor

Truman

Terri

Tyler

Thelma

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Tyrone

Therese

Vernon

Tiffany

Vincent

Tina

Vinnie

Toni

Virgil

Tracee

Waldo

Tracy

Walker

Trisha

Wallace

Trudy

Wally

Ursula

Walt

Valerie

Walton

Vanessa

Warren

Vera

Wayne

Veronica

Wendell

Vicki

Wes

Victoria

Wilber

Violet

Will

Virginia

William

Wandy

Winston

Wendy

Woody

Whitney

Wyatt

Yolanda

Xavier

Yvette

Zach

Zelda

Zeke

Zoe

Ziggy

Zoey

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