tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post8308182910711240678..comments2023-12-18T05:02:49.738-08:00Comments on Deirdra Eden: Names and What They MeanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post-50887487891693881242011-05-07T10:17:56.302-07:002011-05-07T10:17:56.302-07:00I like your process. I enjoy coming up with names....I like your process. I enjoy coming up with names. It's fun.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post-61186395481531389972011-05-07T08:45:06.641-07:002011-05-07T08:45:06.641-07:00It's so difficult for me to come up with chara...It's so difficult for me to come up with character names! Usually if an idea hits me, I'll start jotting it down with either a blank (_____) where the name will be, or with the first silly placeholder name that pops into my head. Sometimes the placeholder will become the name, or I'll "hear" a name being spoken, one that fits so well with the character I had in mind, that I'll use it!Renee Silvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869871627499932672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post-48036962001392780722011-05-06T15:27:52.926-07:002011-05-06T15:27:52.926-07:00Those are great names. Are all those characters g...Those are great names. Are all those characters going to be in the same book? I usually go to "baby names" books or sites. I love learning the histories behind the names and the name meanings. In fact, I have a hard time getting my characters going until I feel I have found the right names for them.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post-27298364531506077952011-05-06T14:47:56.663-07:002011-05-06T14:47:56.663-07:00This was an interesting read. I'm very interes...This was an interesting read. I'm very interested in where names, and words generally, come from, and your post made me think about where I get the names for the characters I write.<br /><br />As near as I can figure, it's just the sounds that I go for. I get a sense of characters usually by writing their dialog, or sometimes visualizing them physically - and that suggests sounds and rhythms to me. I know how weird that must sound, but a "Jenn Romanna" or "Justin Ballantyre" come to me by that process, and it's only afterwards that I think 'Romanna'/'Romany' and she becomes a gypsy girl, or Ballantyre suggests a Scottish milieu. It often feels like they were there before I found them, and I'm letting them tell me who they are.Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03282589125180652625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post-74573848194322586022011-05-06T12:15:08.001-07:002011-05-06T12:15:08.001-07:00I love choosing character names. But it's hard...I love choosing character names. But it's hard if the character is already developed before I find one. Then I have to wait for the absolute perfect name that says "HERE I AM!"Bridgettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127090763672419356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post-24488955725396371302011-05-06T10:50:15.602-07:002011-05-06T10:50:15.602-07:00interesting names some of those are i've alway...interesting names some of those are i've always wonder where writers come up with names for their charactersRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post-50934068281586393202011-05-06T06:22:47.092-07:002011-05-06T06:22:47.092-07:00Ruburt? Well, it certainly sounds Dwarven.Ruburt? Well, it certainly sounds Dwarven.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post-52036812110037644212011-05-06T03:40:17.476-07:002011-05-06T03:40:17.476-07:00This is very interesting! I to go to baby books, b...This is very interesting! I to go to baby books, but I usually just come up with the names off the top of my head.:)Emily Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173337813628626227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post-49897611401632137952011-05-06T01:24:44.870-07:002011-05-06T01:24:44.870-07:00Lovely read, as I write poetry mainly about my fam...Lovely read, as I write poetry mainly about my family and my life's expereiences I hardly have cause to chose names,<br /><br />Have a good day.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590868503129223598.post-76058541082173870372011-05-06T01:18:07.905-07:002011-05-06T01:18:07.905-07:00I really enjoy choosing names for characters too. ...I really enjoy choosing names for characters too. I tend to go with a gut feeling more than checking out the meaning behind it - but that usually works out quite well!Kyra Lennonhttp://www.klwrites.com/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com