#how to choose a name

[transpossumboy]

trans and need help picking a name?? 🏳️‍⚧️

oh boy, do i have a method for you!!

i do this as the step before i have people try out names for me just to make sure i'm personally happy with them first. as someone who's been out for almost 10 years and tried a bunch of different names, this way helped me narrow down my options with the most confidence!

write any name you like on a piece of paper like a list.

make a column every time you look at the paper, maybe every few days or so.

check off the names you like going down the columns based on your preference for the day. (i color code the ones i like for first names and middle names with different color checks.)

after you do this for however long you want, see which name you like consistently! (you can also easily add names that you like as you go, just add it to the end of the list.)

here’s what my list looks like right now as an example (i do my work in OneNote, the green checks are first name and the yellow is middle name):

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[figueroths]

not to be a high elf apologist but ​i have to say it’s actually kinda sweet that old man both expected to see gorgug again and made intentional (albeit goofy) effort to get his name right even if the best that’ll come out of his own mouth is grape nip

#maybe it’s just irl connections too #but this old man who’s so out of touch because gorgug’s whole life will be the blink of an eye for him did actually think about him #and knew gorgug was bothered and truly chose the most dipshitted way to approach it with a yak bak but nonetheless did choose! #also it’s on theme with how many times brennan brought up that names are important #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fhjy spoilers

[luyo-mi]

my hadn sliped

#ive fallen into the hole #bc of that lion man #when do i met him again u guys #im still in the prolouge sad face #leona kingscholar #jack howl #how to pronouce his name too #is it like le- on- ah #or le- oh- nah #he lp #also at the beginning where its like take their hand and shows like all the characters #does that like impact the story in a way bc i choose savanaclaw question mark #twisted wonderland

[seagreenstardust]

Remember how Izuku took the name Katsuki gave him as his hero name at the front of the story and then Katsuki introduced himself to AFO (and the world tbh) using the name Izuku gave him towards the end of it

Remember how they mirror each other and it’s incredible

#bkdk #bakudeku #anyway #this thought hit me with a sledgehammer and I had to get it out before my last brain cell was mushed #they’re such perfect mirrors of each other #AND SO IMPORTANT TO EACH OTHER TOO #my lizard brain: #remember how when you marry someone you can choose to take their name or to give them your own #bkdk did it better I am just saying

[aro-aizawa]

i like to think everyone has a colour associated with them, whether its just your fave colour or what you generally wear most of or what colour your bedroom walls are. i always associate the name sophie with dark blue, my mum is always a nice turquoise, i like to think my colour is a bright sunflower yellow.

if you have a specific shade pls tell me i adore when ppl have associated colours and tell me them, bc i think of them when i see that colour

#shut up danni's talking #its one of my ultimate favourite aspects of character designs and i will forever use it w my characters #but i also think abt it w ppl!!!! #its almost certainly spawned from a combo of my mum passionately loving her colour + my primary school #my primary school's name/theme/whatever was related to the rainbow #its common for primary schools in the uk for the uniform to be polo shirts and schools would pick a colour and that was your uniform #but w my school's theme being rainbows they were like lol whatever colour as long as you're in a polo shirt #so kids would choose whichever shirt colour they wanted some kids switched it up every year #others stuck w the colour they chose all 6 years #so of course i would correlate ppl w colours which is how i always relate sophie w dark blue #bc i'd play w this girl called sophie in the afterschool club who always wore dark blue through all the years i knew her #tbh i still think of my brother also as dark blue bc he would wear the same colour #if you could not guess my colour was yellow and i always felt distinctly wrong when i had to wear a different colour #there were a couple times i had to borrow a new shirt bc mine got dirty or all mine hadn't been washed so i had to wear my brother's #i don't know if its just me but i feel like everyone has an affinity with a colour even if its n9t your fave #hence the poll lmao

[antiyourwokehomophobia2]

I'm sorry but this Ethal Cain drama reminds me of that one post that's like "y'all are just inventing celebrities at this point" like, who is this person? What do you MEAN this person is famous? 😭

#How did y'all let someone named Ethal Cain get famous #That sounds like such a 'I'm choosing this name cause it sounds cool to me' name #If that makes sense 😭

[kthulhu42]

Men really out here slamming doors on children because they haven't learnt a new name after two fucking months smh

Someone hurts my kid by slamming a door like a moody teen and they're going to end up with much worse than being called the name they were born with

#radblr #radical feminism #terfblr #I HATE people who hurt children #Also I changed my name in my teens and do you know how often I get Deadnamed #All the fucking time especially by medical professionals #Do you know how much I care? #Not at all because my past name and my history isn't offensive and it's as much a part of my as my current self #But then I didn't choose a new name to avoid my new neighbours finding out I'm on the SOR or something which is what males do every damn da

[vioisgoinginsane]

They say twins are more likely to have twins, yknow (cw: pregnancy)

Floyd/jade: How many kids do you want us to have?

Yuu/fem!Reader: hmmm... One. To have and to spoil rotten

*flashfoward to the ultrasound room*

Doctor: Congratulations. It's twins.

Y/n: *turns to her husband* You just couldn't help yourself, could you?

*flash foward to the delivery room*

Doc: so there seems to be a third one incoming...

Y/n: WHAT!?!

Doc: do NOT panic! You are doing great! You've all been doing great!

Y/n: NO YOU DON'T GET IT WE DIDN'T EVEN DISCUSS A THIRD NAME IF I'M NOT THERE HE'S GONNA PICK THE STUPIDEST NAME- AUGHH CRAMP!!

#i could picture jade trying to name his kid after a mushroom altho this might mean i just consumed too many memes #he'd just give you a scare about that #floyd i don't know i feel like he'd be like 'well how am i supposed to know before I've even seen them?' #hold his newborn and be like 'yeah you look like an Ariel' or something #idk man #twst #twst incorrect quotes #twst x yuu #twst x reader #jade leech x reader #floyd x reader #twst octavinelle #i didn't choose the octavinelle brainrot the brainrot chose me #twisted wonderland #fem!yuu #fem!reader

[no-light-left-on]

A Day in the Life of Jelly, the Whaler Wolfhound

my @dishonoredgiftexchange gift for @exalok, I hope you like my take on a small peek in the life of an old, overly affectionate puppy

you can very much ignore the dialogue

#dh #dishonored #dishonored gift exchange #dishonored whalers #comic #I am so very thoroughly sorry for my handwriting I promise its not on purpose its just how I be #I hope it is enjoyable nonetheless #the dialogue is in alt text in case its too bad or in case tumblr chewed it up and obliterated the quality #special thanks to sin the void-damned for helping me choose a name and enduring my excecssive bitching about the comic #and to everyone who saw this before posting and assured me it works

[creativepromptsforwriting]

How to choose a first name

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First names often stick with someone for their whole life, even though it's becoming more popular to change their first name to reflect their own personality. A name chosen before someone can even develop a personality/is born can lead to names that don't fit a person that well. In fiction, you already know a character's whole personality and can name them accordingly.

First names can be more experimental, since they are freely chosen by the name givers, not like the last names.

Origin

A first name can indicate where a character or more importantly their parents come from. Every country (and each region inside a country) has often used names and therefore names that people would associate with that country and wouldn't think twice if someone from there was named like that.

This does not mean that the name has to be originally from that country. Depending on the country and their population there will be influences from other languages over the years that make names completely normal in a country whose language does not fit that name. It may just be pronounced a bit different.

(Ex. Jacqueline was a very popular name in the 90s in Germany, despite it being hard to spell for German kids, and sounding nothing like German, while at the same time it's pronounced very different from the French or English version to still fit somewhat into the German language)

How to find good names for a specific cultural background

I do not recommend generators. They are fun, but most that I tried for German names gave reasonable last names, but very archaic first names or names that kind of looked German, but did not actually exist. Same with baby name sites. Some of these names don't make any kind of sense.

Better solution: find the Top 100 baby name lists for that specific country, it's more accurate of what is a common name there (but find the ones from the years around where your character is born. Not the most recent ones!)

Living with their first name

Decide if your character is happy with their first name and how they use it. Do they think it fits them? Do they get bullied or do they get put into a box because of it? Do they want to change it or do they only go by their nickname? Does it fit their last name? Who calls them by their first name?

An unfitting name

Here are some examples for why a name might not fit a character that well or why it could be surprising to be named how they are. This can be fun to explore in a story and give some insight into their parents' thought process and motives.

Parents that want their child to assimiliate easier to a new country by giving that child a normal name for that country, but that doesn't fit with their own cutural origin

Parents that want their child to succeed in life by giving them a name that they think is a royal or upper-class name, or a name fit for a celebrity, therefore choosing names that are not common in their own surroundings

The parents subscribe to a lifestyle that fits the name (a very old-fashioned one, or one that seems more free-spirited), even though the nameholder may not fit into that lifestyle

More: How to use nicknames | List of Names

Coming soon: a guide on how to name your characters in general and how to choose a last name specifically

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[punkxcalibur]

favorite subgenre of man are tragic little guys who are one step away from committing horrible atrocities but they still try to do the right thing and see the the good in people. (spoiler: it doesn't work out!)

#2 mordreds and 2 viktors in one post #i drew the gerry one since there is no canon depiction of him #same with hnoc mordred im sorry for choosing that picture😭 #bbc merlin #sir mordred #mordred #high noon over camelot #hnoc #mordred hnoc #tma #the magnus archives #gerry keay #gerard keay #arcane #arcane viktor #tua #the umbrella academy #viktor hargreeves #victor hargreeves #idk how you spell his name #dark #dark netflix #noah dark #hanno tauber #fiction tropes

[royalarchivist]

Wilbur: Everyone give it up for Alex Quackity! Thank you.

A close-up of one of the TNTduo hugs from the Lovejoy concert :')

#Lovejoy #Quackity #Wilbur #TNTduo #Wilbur Soot #Not even sure who to credit for this video because it's been reposted like. A billion times. #I'm sharing it because I did the zoom + tracking so we get to see the hug better #but I'm going to update this with the video credit as soon as I figure out who the OP is #I know most fans don't care about video crediting but I DO #anyways #Also don't worry I'm not going to spam everyone's timelines with every single video from the Lovejoy concert #I'm picking and choosing the best ones #I'll see if I can compile a multiple POV video #but most people are reposting the same videos over and over #so we'll see how that goes #Also it's worth repeating: I use the TNTduo tag as a DUO name #not a ship name #You are never going to see R/PF on this blog lmao #Gosh. The way he puts his head on Quackity's shoulder :'))) #my heart is soft #makes me think about how Quackity said he was proud of Wilbur #hang on I'm gonna post that #December 11 2022 #The lights are always so pretty at these concerts

[elgatt0]

Link, Captain of the Royal Navy of Hyrule.

Mer!Wars

Name: Link Mand'el Waræ

Nicknames: Captain, Wars, pretty boy, playboy, Mr scarf, holey pants...

Age: 24

Height: 1,83m (6ft)

Occupation: captain of the ship The Hyrule Warrior

~~~⛴️~~~

Summary

Link Mand'el Waræ, the young captain. Son of the head of the Hyrule port captaincy, link had his name marked in the history of the Hyrule navy for assuming the position of captain at the age of 19.

Because of his affiliation, many doubt his competence, believing that the position was given to him due to political corruption, but Link never lets himself be shaken by such rumors, always willing to prove that he is worthy of the captain position.

~~~⛴️~~~

Personality

- Loves to tease his companions, especially when it comes to women

- He likes to maintain his appearance by always being tidy and formal (legend says it's narcissism...but it's just ocd due to his military position)

- He is proud, self-assured and may sound arrogant but is kind and has a good heart.

- Because of his pride, he doesn't like to be questioned especially when he is acting as captain, but he always pushes down and tries to be open-minded to different opinions.

#gatto art #linked universe #linkeduniverse #lu #h2o au #lu au #linked universe warriors #lu warriors #oh boy #i really sit down to choose this name lol #btw this is his dress uniform #He only uses it on special occasions #Normally he wears simpler clothes for operations at sea #brooo the work this gave me is not written lol #I spent hours watching military parades to understand how they worked #every time I see this uniform I can almost hear the national anthem trumpets LOL

[the-sage-libriomancer]

Shigure's relationship with Kyo drives me crazy. he doesn't hate Kyo in the slightest - in fact, he pities Kyo, and not in the condescending "oh you poor little boy, cursed to be a horrible, disgusting monster" sort of way that everyone else does. Shigure pities Kyo for the reason he should be pitied: he's just a kid caught up in a system so inhumane it can't possibly be survived without some seriously unhealthy coping mechanisms.

and it drives me crazy because - listen, Shigure is the only zodiac member who's emotionally aware enough to see the other zodiac members as exactly what they are. he knows Yuki is a severely traumatized kid who projects all of his self-hatred on a single convenient target. he knows Akito is really a scared little girl with a raging god complex (literally) and no concept of a healthy relationship. and he knows Kyo is a regular-ass human being who doesn't deserve to be locked up for the rest of his life just because some arbitrary system says so. he KNOWS it's stupid. he KNOWS it's ridiculous and unfair. and he has to share a house with Kyo knowing that Kyo is living with a sword over his head, hating himself and hating others in perfect tandem because he has no other way of coping with the insane amounts of negativity he's had to deal with his entire life.

but the thing about Shigure is that he KNOWS all of this, and the same time he doesn't really CARE. he feels sorry for Kyo, but an apathetic sort of pity, a disinterested "this is how it is. such a shame." sort of pity. in some ways he's worse than the other zodiacs because he DOES see Kyo as a person, someone he likes being around even, but he still considers Kyo below his attention because all his focus is on Akito and breaking the curse. and sure, once the curse is broken Kyo will theoretically be set free with the rest of them, but that's more of a coincidental side effect than anything. despite being in a much more dangerous and precarious mental space AND comfortably in Shigure's reach, Kyo is about as much a priority for Shigure as Ritsu or Momiji.

and it drives me CRAZY because i think Shigure does start actively caring about Kyo as the series goes on, but it's hard to tell when that happens and to what extent. when Kazuma told Shigure he planned to reveal Kyo's true form and Shigure said he was going too far - whose sake was it for? was Shigure trying to protect Kyo, who would be hideously traumatized/emotionally scarred by such a cruel betrayal? was he trying to protect Kyo and Tohru's relationship, which was still formulating and might, under such severe testing, ultimately end up damaged beyond repair? was he only trying to protect Tohru, who wasn't ready to be burdened by such a horrible aspect of the curse so soon, or perhaps simply didn't deserve it? or was it all for the sake of himself, trying to protect his still-forming plans of using Tohru's positive effect on the Sohmas to break the curse?

Shigure cares about Kyo, but they're not close and Kyo clearly isn't a priority. he treats Kyo like a person - offering him genuine advice, teasing him like he teases anyone else, even speaking up on his behalf once or twice - and yet he's too entrenched in the long game to spare much active interest in Kyo. for a very long time, he doesn't care about Kyo the way he cares about Yuki or Tohru, and it's never made clear when exactly that changed. and the thing that gets me about this whole situation is that right from the start, Shigure is in a position where he can meet Kyo at his level - as equals, just one human being to another - but he doesn't, because Shigure is a chessmaster, Shigure is someone who observes and calculates, Shigure never steps in unless one of his chess pieces makes a wrong move and he absolutely has to.

it drives me crazy. Shigure drives me crazy. this series drives me so so crazy.

#i think my point here was “shigure sees kyo as an actual human being but still treats him badly” #which is kind of the point of shigure - it's why he's such a gray character #he plays with people's lives like they're toys #but this post actually originated from the realization that shigure doesn't hate kyo in the slightest #(honestly i don't think the majority of the zodiac actually *dislikes* kyo. i think they're just too used to dehumanizing him) #and i was like “okay. so how *does* shigure view kyo?” #and then i thought about it more and went progressively more insane #tbf i think shigure knew he was being immoral in the way he treated kyo #he's incredibly self-aware and knows exactly what he's doing #he just chooses to do it anyway. that's why he calls himself “despicable” #i think the fact that kyo clearly suspects shigure has something more going on under the surface probably didn't help either #it's a very interesting sort of complex #anyway. them #fruits basket #shigure sohma #kyo sohma #analysis #edited for your convenience #(<-capitalized all the names bc it was driving me up the wall)

[front-facing-pokemon]

#more Mustachio'd angle under the cut #this is one of those pokémon that my brain has only ever read and for some reason decided to say in the most bizarre way possible #i know how it's obviously supposed to be pronounced but for some reason my brain has come up with the pronunciation #[sɑ̃.t͡si.'skoʁʃ]. which is my best approximation of the way that i say it in my head #it's a very french way of saying it. but i think i've talked about how my brain just chooses a language to say pokémon's names in #centiskorch #thank you nose rater for reminding me to tag this one

[saphira-approves]

I’d love to know Rhünon’s thoughts on how Riders name their swords. Does she have a no-judgement policy? Did Vrael have to sit her down for a chat when her bluntness reduced twelve new Riders into tears because of their terrible name choices? I mean, just look at Brom and Morzan:

Morzan: I name this blade Misery, for misery it shall bring to all my enemies!

Brom: And I’ll name mine Void-biter, for its edge carries the bite of death!

Rhünon, bribed copiously by Vrael to keep her thoughts to herself: Who let these edgelords have dragons—

#inheritance cycle #brom (inheritance cycle) #morzan (inheritance cycle) #rhünon (inheritance cycle) #rhunon (inheritance cycle) #yeah in case you didn’t know undbitr means void-biter. if i’d known this at 12 years old i’d have been much more obsessed with brom. #hmmmm i could write something about that actually #how eragon and murtagh name/rename their blades to be positive #while their fathers named their swords so negatively #and how eragon never even SEES undbitr because it’s lost #while murtagh has to/chooses to carry that legacy of misery and make something better of it #something something eragon was sheltered from the darkness of his own history while murtagh is almost smothered by it #it’s little things like this that remind me why i’m obsessed with these books