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.



Thursday, January 5, 2012

Rory

Meaning: (Red, Rust Colored, Red King, Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ruaidhrí, Ruarí (Irish) or Ruairidh, Ruaraidh (Scottish). Also used as a nickname for Roderick. Literary: tales of Rory O'More, 16th-century rebel chief, are celebrated in Irish poetry. The name was born by Rory O'Conor, the last high king of Ireland, who reigned from 1166 - 1170. Rorik is a Scandinavian and Slavic form. For a girl name it is a variant of Aurora (Dawn))

Origin: (Irish, Gaelic, Latin, Scottish)

Pronunciation: (ROR-ee, ROH-ree, ROAR-ee)

Gender: Uni-Sex

I can't believe I haven't added Rory before. I have used Rory as a nickname for one of my female characters whose name is Aurora. I first liked this name when I watched the T.V. Show Gilmore Girls years ago. Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore is one of the main characters. Then recently I have been watching Doctor Who on T.V. and one of the Doctors current companions is a guy named Rory who is married to Amelia "Amy" the Doctors other companion. *Amelia is a name on my list of posts.* I like the meaning of Rory and I like how it is said.

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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