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So, I'm endeavouring to get back into writing after four/five years away from it. For the time being, I need only names. The only things I've ever found hard about writing are picking good names that people will be able to associate and the beginning. Past that, it's all fun and games.

Specifically, I need:
->5 masculine names
->5 feminine names
->3 androgynous names

Specific rules for naming conventions:
->The candidate names must be easily pronounced. Even though they will be most often read and not spoken, people can identify more easily if the name is easily spoken. I've found a great number of people try to say names to become familiar with them, and if they want to tell their friends, these names also assist in relating the story more simply.
->The candidate names need NOT be original. That said, highly popularized and unusual names, such as Goku or Naruto will probably not be good candidates. I could probably get away with Dylan, for example, but not Dylan Hunt. ;)
->The candidate names should, but are not required to, avoid non-standard characters, such as apostraphes (').

I can't guarentee, however, that all candidate names will be used. Please, help me. ;_; I am looking forward to reading your suggestions. ^_^

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Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:33 pm
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Hmmm... tougher than it sounds, to get good ones, eh?

Masculine:

Kurt, Luke, Brent, Corey, Ed, Keat, Oman, Trevor, Mike, TJ, JT, Kyle

Femenine:

Sara/Sarah, Angela, Hanna/Hannah, Olga/Helga, Kaya, Tara, Kara, Eleanor/Elly/El

Androgynous:

Sam, Alex, Riley, Tristan, Kim, Leslie

Hm.

Or, maybe Google could help, "Maculine Names" and such search queries.

Looking forward to the results.

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Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:05 pm
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Impersonal searches on google would probably get me porn sites. I'm almost afraid to test that theory. Even so, if real people give their thoughts, it's a better indication of to what people relate.

Thank you, though, for the names.

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Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:18 am
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From off the top of my head:

Masculine
Kevin, Daniel, Scott, Ian, Jake, Stephen

Feminine
Anna, Rachel, Christina, Eva, Beth

Androgynous
Jessie, Alexis, Ashley (depending on time period; it was originally a masculine name)


Even though it's kinda cheating (by what you're asking), you could also check out Behind the Name, rather than searching through Google. Lots of names and their eytomologies, plus ones that are common (which is as I'm interpreting, "common" names from Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, and Romance languages).

It's a great site for at least giving ideas of for names. Best of all, they're pronouncable by a human tongue.

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Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:59 am
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Thank you.

Again, the name-site is impersonal. Rather than listing good names, it lists all the names it knows and their entymology. Besides, it is more fun to get real people actively involved.

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Masculine:
Tom/Thom, Laurence, Josh, Boyd, Harvey

Feminine:
Kate/Kait, Lea, Isabel, Laura, Jona

Androgynous:
Ren, Hero, Jo

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Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:19 pm
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Interesting how I missed that post; I'm only 5 days late. ^_^;

Thank you, Julzz.

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Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:52 pm
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Behind the Name - the Etymology and History of First Names

This is what I use. Neat, huh?

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Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:03 pm
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Ultranos wrote:
Even though it's kinda cheating (by what you're asking), you could also check out Behind the Name, rather than searching through Google. Lots of names and their eytomologies, plus ones that are common (which is as I'm interpreting, "common" names from Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, and Romance languages).
Me wrote:
Thank you.

Again, the name-site is impersonal. Rather than listing good names, it lists all the names it knows and their entymology. Besides, it is more fun to get real people actively involved.
I appreciate the concern, though. ^_^

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Masculine:
Judah (Jude), Joshua (Josh), Amos, Roland, Edward (Eddie)

Feminine:
Amy, Karen, Ana, Geneveive (Gen), Julia

Androgynous:
Alex, Ali/Alli (Though the male name is ethnically-specific), Cameron

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Just because Constantine is in my head, I'd also suggest for the Adrog names some angel names.

Gabe/Gabriel works for both, for example.

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male: karal, Altra, Magus, Zachary, Kixx
Female: Aeryn, Miral, Gertha, Elhana, Alean
Androg: Daren, Ulra, Namu, Blaise, Ryka

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Masculine: Jack, Jim, Ted, Ken, Ron.

Female: Sara, Kei, Jill, Yui, Amy, Naomi

Androg: Rei, Kei, Gabe/Gabriel, Dan/Danielle, Carol/Karol

I've heard Rei and Kei been used for both guys and girls - Rei Fukai of Yukikaze (M) and Rei Ayanami (F), as well as Rei Hino (F).

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