Second Try! Give my character a name?

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Second Try! Give my character a name?
This is my second try. The first question quotWhats your opinion and give me a name for this character?quot Maybe I gave too superficial info the first time. I will try again. As I said before, he strictly follows his own code of honor and good and evil. He will see the shades of grey and meet true evil as he goes along. He has a hard time making attachments to people and being serious with them causing many people to see him as obnoxious. I am trying not to give too many details, but ask if need more info.

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I loved your post and was interested in what you were saying about your character, and in whatever youre writing. If he is a strong and noble character or at least hopeful of being noble you should give him a solid, normal name that doesnt reflect current fads like names such as Jaden or Braden or anything. Also, it would help if you would tell us his ethnicity or where hes from so that we could give you better suggestions based more on names that are more popular in certain regions or countries. Also, what genre are you writing? That could have an influence on a characters name, too.brbrNow, the reason I said you should give him a solid and normal sounding name is because in years to come you wont want to look back on a character with a peculiar, faddish name. It will make him less realistic as a character. For example, can you imagine if Steinbeck had written East of Eden with a main character named Aidan Scottish or Irish origin or Colin British origin or Lucifer another name for the devil? It wouldve seemed quite ridiculous now.brbrI would suggest Tom, Will, or Jack. How about Jack Baxter? brbrUltimately these are just suggestions of course, and hes your character, so youll have to pick something that quotfeelsquot like him. Best of luck, and maybe youll give us more info about what youre writing?