What do you think of these names for my characters? Open to suggestions? (Anastasia, Richard, Jo-Jo, etc...)?

Question

(Scroll to the bottom for the main question if you've no time to read all of this...though I'd prefer it if you would...)

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So the main character is named Ashley Howell, and yeah, he's a guy. He thinks his name is too girly, so he goes by Ash, and will NOT let anyone know what his real name is :) He is average height with brown, thoughtful eyes, light brown hair that gets in the way of his eyes, and he's thin. Well, he's very insecure. He likes to write poetry and play the guitar (absolutely LOVES music...especially Green Day and Linkin Park), and he hates sports...

But all of his friends are obsessed with sports. (Are they his true friends...? That is a question asked many times within the story...) His friends are all very sporty and popular and fun.

Spencer and David (Davey) are both in soccer. Spencer is tall with light, short, blond hair and blue eyes. Thin... Cheerful, with always something to smirk about. Davey is a bit shorter with black hair and green eyes, always thoughtful...he isn't as thin as Spencer, but he's average. Very serious when he needs to be, yet very energetic when he wants to be!

Jayden, Cayden (twins), and Richard are in basketball. Jayden and Cayden are both identical, but their only difference is their eye colour (and their completely different personalities)! They're both incredible tall and intimidating. Jayden's eyes are a deep, deep green, while Cayden's are brown. They have dark blond hair...Jayden is always joking, and Cayden is always serious. Many people say that Cayden took Jayden's seriousness and Jayden took Cayden's fun at birth! Oh, and Richard is average height with light brown hair and green eyes...he's Ashley's best friend since Kindergarten.

And, last but definitely not least, is Jo-Jo. He's the odd one out. He is into baseball. He's kind of that dangerous-looking guy. With black hair that falls over his eyes and borders his pale face, with almost-black eyes, and very slim body, you would definitely not assume he was a sporty kind of person. More like a secluded punk/emo guy.

Then there's the other main character, Anastasia Stanwood. She's the spunky, crazy, full-of-great-ideas kind of girl. She calls herself Talia. So it became her nickname...well, she's average height with brown, wavy hair that borders her pretty face. Her green eyes are always bright and dancing with whatever is on her mind. She is true to herself, not caring what everyone else thinks, but believes only what she believes. She's rather interesting.

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QUESTION:

1. What do you think of the name Ashley for this insecure guy? Who isn't true to himself? Who needs a bit of cheering up and fun with some real friends?

2. What do you think of the name Anastasia (Talia) for the spunky, fun girl? She's the one who will let out Ashley's true self (his poetry and music, etc...)

3. What do you think of the name Richard for Ashley's best friend? (By the way, Richard changes a lot...because Ashley moves away in grade 4 and comes back in grade 9 and Richard made many "popular" friends...etc...) So they basically talk to each other, but their best-friendship kind of ended...with time...yeah...

4. What do you think of the names Spencer and David (Davey) as soccer players?

5. What do you think of the names Jayden, Cayden (twins), and Richard as basketball players?

6. What do you think of the name Jo-Jo as a baseball player?

Thanks soooo much, definitely will choose best answer :)

This is for a story...just wondering your opinions (suggestions welcome) on these names..

Answer 1

I love them all (Anastasia rocks!) but whenever I hear the name Jojo, I think of the singer. You know, "Little too late" and "Leave". Thank you for checking out my question! Ha ha ha my name is Lena and that was one of your names! I think I'm looking at Ember, Amber, Nicole, or Anastasia (Don't hate me! I swear I wasn't trying to copy!) Would you be calling Richard Rich as a nickname? Good luck!!! Hope I helped!

Answer 2

I think Ashley is a fitting name for an insecure kid. After all, it gives him an excuse for being insecure.



Anastasia strikes me as a more dreamy type of name. Talia seems to fit more with a spunky girl. But if she's actually a dreamer at heart, this could fit pretty well.



Richard is just a stuffy name to me, too stuffy for someone so popular. Maybe Ed. Or Charles, if you want to keep the same kind of stuck-up name. (nickname Charlie or Chuck?)



Spencer and Davey fit well. If you're not too attached to it, you could drop the -y.



Jayden and Cayden are cute, but seem like soccer player names to me. Not sure why. Maybe I'm just partial to soccer player types, haha.



I don't like the name Jo-Jo at all for a brooding guy. I can completely get into a dark punky guy playing baseball, but not that name. It sounds too spunky and too much like a girl's name. Even just Joe would be better.

Answer 3

1. I don't think Ashley is a good name for a guy, even if it is just a book.

2. Anastasia is a good name.

3. I don't really like Richard, makes me think of the 1940's or 30's, try Collin or Connor.

4. Spencer is great, David is ok i don't really think he would still go by Davey though. Maybe just change it to Zackary (Zack) or Trevor.

5. Jayden and Cayden are good

6. Jo-Jo is really a boys name, or really any name to me. Try Jakob or Jese (Jesse).

Answer 4

1. Ashley is both a girl and boys name but is more common in boys

2. OMG my little cousin is named jayden and i think its adorable and cayden is just too cute!





the rest leave it it sounds really good!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

1. Ashley is a girl's name.

2. Sure, whatever.

3. Sounds like he should be named Gary Stu.

4. Gary Stus.

5. Gary Stu and Jerry Stu.

6. That sounds like a dog's name.



Names don't matter, but your characters seem REALLY uninteresting and cliche.