Character Naming

As an Author naming your Character is an important step right after coming up with the plot. I am here to help you choose the right character name for you and your story.

Make sure your character name is Genre Appropriate. Make sure if it's a Historical Fiction novel or takes place in a real time period that the name was used then. Or if it's a fictionalized place then you can be as creative as you wish.

Just have fun with naming your character. It is after all your story.



Sunday, June 26, 2011

Allegra

Meaning: (Cheerful, Joy, Lively, It is not a traditional Italian name. It was borne by a short-lived illegitimate daughter of Lord Byron. The musical term "allegro" means "quickly, with a happy air".)

Origin: (Latin, English (Rare), Italian (Rare))

Pronunciation: (ə-LEG-rə (English), ah-LAY-grah (English), ahl-LE-grah (Italian))

Gender: Female

Most people think of the allergy medicine but I promise this is a real name and there are people named this. I like it and I have a place in a novel for it as a main characters daughter. It's different and as far as I know not used in literature much.

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I try to have the most accurate Meanings, Origin and Pronunciations for the names on this blog. It is best though to do research into the names you decide to use for your characters as there can be errors on my blog. Or meanings, origins, and pronunciations I have not seen thus not been able to add to this blog.





Try some of the leading Baby Name Sites and Baby Name or Character Naming books as well.


The baby name sites below are where I collect many of the Names, Origins, and Pronunciations I use on this blog.

Baby Names Sites:

http://www.thinkbabynames.com
http://www.babynamewizard.com
http://www.behindthename.com
http://www.babynamespedia.com