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.



Monday, August 29, 2011

Phoebe

Meaning: (Bright, Radiant, Shining, Moon, Pure, Bright One, Biblical: a Christian woman who aided Paul and others. Greek mythology: a reference to Phoebus Apollo, the god of light. Name of the first flycatcher to migrate to Wisconsin each spring. The bird gets its name from its call which is a sharp "Phoebe!". The name became more common in the 18th century and is familiar in modern times due to the fictional character Phoebe Buffay on the "Friends" TV series. In Greek mythology Phoibe was a Titan associated with the moon. In England, it began to be used as a given name after the Protestant Reformation.)

Origin: (Greek, Greek Mythology)

Pronunciation: (FEE-bee, Go to this site and run your cursor over Phoebe to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=phoebe&submit=Submit)

Gender: Female

I think Phoebe is a nice name with a nice meaning. It isn't used too often in Literature. It has a great look and sound to it. I have used this name in one of my novels and I really like it. It could fit in many different genres and could fit in a multitude of eras.

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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