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The Ultimate List of

Character Names

Hundreds of Names for Your Fictional

Characters… Plus Bonus Story Ideas

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Bonus Story Ideas: Turn Names into Inspiration

You can use this list to find the right names for your characters. But you

can also use it to get ideas for new characters and stories.

Here's how:

1) Pick a name from the list. What mental picture does that name bring to

mind?

Different names call up different mental images. If I picture a woman named

Gertrude or a woman named Shoshana, I see two very different characters.

For example, I imagine a Gertrude being about sixty years old, with short white

hair, no makeup, and slightly bulging eyes like a frog's.

Take some notes based on the name you chose. How old might the person

be? How does the person wear his or her hair? How does he or she dress?

Write down whatever comes to mind -- there are no right or wrong answers.

2) Now, let's get to know this character a little better. Using the same technique

-- just jotting down your ideas without worrying if they are right or wrong --

answer the following questions about the name you chose:

• What is this person's occupation?

• What type of home does the person have?

• Is the person in a relationship? With what kind of partner? What is

positive and negative about this relationship?

• What is his/her family like?

• What does he/she enjoy doing?

• What are his/her greatest strengths and weaknesses

• What is his/her deepest desire?




• What is his/her greatest fear?

• What is something the person desperately wants to change about himself

or herself?

• What is something the person doesn't know about himself or herself?

You can find a more complete character questionnaire on the Creative Writing

Now website.

3) Okay, now you have developed a detailed character. Ready to turn your

character into a story? Choose one of the story ideas below. The great thing

about these prompts is that the stories they inspire will depend

completely on the specific character you've created. So you can use them

as many times as you like and get a totally different story every time.

• What did you decide was your character's deepest desire? Imagine a

situation in which your character has the chance to obtain this desire... but there

are terrible obstacles in the way (What obstacles? You decide).

• What did you decide was your character's greatest fear? Imagine a

situation which forces your character to confront this fear head-on. How does

your character react?

• What did you decide was your character's greatest strength? Imagine a

crisis in which this strength could turn your character into a hero... if only his/her

weaknesses don't stop him/her from acting in time.

• Imagine a situation in which something your character doesn't know

about himself or herself is about to ruin his or her life, unless the character is

capable of making drastic changes.




The Ultimate List of Character Names

Names for Male Characters

Aaron

Abdul

Abel

Abraham

Adam

Adrian

Aiden

Alan

Albert

Alexander

Alfonso

Alfred

Alvin

Ambrose

Amos

Andre

Andrew

Angel

Angelo

Names for Female Characters

Abigail

Ada

Addison

Adele

Adrienne

Agatha

Agnes

Aileen

Alexa

Alexandra

Alexis

Alice

Alicia

Alison

Alma

Alyssa

Amanda

Amelia

Amy




Angus

Anthony

Anton

Antonio

Archibald

Ari

Armand

Arthur

Asim

Austin

Bailey

Barclay

Barney

Barrett

Bart

Bartholomew

Barton

Basil

Beck

Ben

Benjamin

Bernard

Bertram

Blaine

Blake

Bob

Ana

Ana María

Angel

Angela

Angelina

Anita

Ann

Anna

Annabelle

Anne

Annette

April

Arabella

Arlene

Ashley

Aubrey

Audrey

Ava

Avery

Barbara

Beatrice

Begonia

Belinda

Bella

Bernadette

Bernadine




Boris

Brad

Bradford

Brandon

Brayden

Brendon

Brent

Brett

Brewer

Brian

Bruce

Bruno

Bryan

Bryce

Bubba

Buddy

Buford

Burton

Buster

Butch

Byron

Caleb

Carl

Carter

Christian

Christopher

Bertha

Beryl

Beth

Betsy

Betty

Beverley

Bianca

Blanca

Blanche

Bonnie

Bree

Brenda

Brianna

Bridget

Brittany

Brooke

Brooklyn

Buffy

Carla

Carol

Caroline

Charlotte

Chiara

Chloe

Christine

Cicely




Clark

Claude

Clayton

Clifford

Clint

Clive

Connor

Cory

Craig

Curtis

Cy

Cyril

Dallas

Damian

Dana

Daniel

Darryl

David

Dean

Dennis

Derek

Dexter

Don

Donald

Drew

Duane

Cindy

Cissy

Claire

Clara

Claudia

Clementine

Coco

Connie

Constance

Cora Jean

Cornelia

Courtney

Cristina

Crystal

Cynthia

Daisy

Dana

Danielle

Daphne

Darlene

DeAnne

Debbi

Deborah

Denise

Diana

Dixie




Dudley

Duncan

Dusty

Dwight

Dylan

Earl

Eddie

Edmund

Eduardo

Edward

Elijah

Elmer

Emmanuel

Eric

Ernie

Ethan

Evan

Felix

Ferdinand

Fernando

Francis

Frank

Fred

Fremont

Fritz

Gabe

Dodi

Dolly

Donna

Doris

Dorothy

Dot

Edie

Effie

Elaine

Eleanor

Elena

Elisa

Elizabeth

Ella

Ellen

Elsa

Emily

Emma

Erica

Erin

Estelle

Esther

Eve

Evelyn

Faith

Fanny




Gabriel

Garrett

Garth

Gary

Gavin

Gene

Gerald

Gil

Giles

Gomer

Gordon

Graham

Greg

Grover

Gunnar

Gunther

Gus

Hal

Hans

Harold

Harrison

Harry

Harvey

Heathcliff

Hector

Henry

Fatima

Faye

Felicia

Felicity

Fern

Flo

Frances

Gabriella

Gail

Georgia

Gertrude

Gilda

Gina

Ginger

Gladys

Glenda

Gloria

Grace

Gretchen

Hailey

Hannah

Harriet

Hazel

Heather

Hedda

Heidi




Herbert

Herman

Hiram

Homer

Horace

Howard

Hugh

Irving

Isaac

Isaiah

Ivan

Jack

Jackson

Jacob

Jake

James

Jason

Jasper

Javier

Jay

Jayden

Jeb

Jeff

Jefferson

Jeremy

Jerome

Helen

Henrietta

Hilda

Hillary

Holly

Ian

Ileana

Ines

Ingrid

Irene

Iris

Irma

Isabel

Isabella

Ivy

Jackie

Jade

Jamie

Jan

Jane

Janelle

Janet

Janice

Jasmine

Jean

Jeannette




Jerry

Jim

Jimbo

Joey

John

Jonathan

Jordan

Joseph

Josh

Joshua

Judd

Jude

Junior

Justin

Karl

Keith

Kelvin

Ken

Kendall

Kevin

Kiefer

Kirk

Klaus

Kurt

Kyle

Landon

Jenna

Jenny

Jess

Jessica

Jewel

Jill

Jillian

Joan

Joanna

Joelle

Joy

Joyce

Judith

Jules

Julia

June

Justine

Kara

Karin

Kate

Katherine

Kathleen

Kay

Kayla

Kaylee

Kelly




Leo

Leonard

Lesley

Lester

Lewis

Liam

Lincoln

Lionel

Logan

Lorenzo

Louie

Lucas

Luis

Luke

Luther

Lyle

Mac

Malcom

Manfred

Manuel

Marcus

Mark

Marshall

Martin

Marty

Marvin

Khloe

Kim

Kirsten

Kitty

Krista

Kristin

Lana

Latoya

Laverne

Layla

Leah

Lena

Leonora

Leslie

Letitia

Libby

Lillian

Lily

Lin

Linda

Lindsay

Lisa

Liza

Lizzie

Lola

Lolita




Mason

Matthew

Maurice

Max

Michael

Mickey

Miguel

Miles

Milton

Mitchell

Monty

Morgan

Morris

Moses

Murray

Nathan

Nathaniel

Ned

Neil

Nelson

Neville

Newton

Nicholas

Nico

Nigel

Niles

Lorena

Loretta

Lori

Lorna

Lorraine

Lucy

Lulu

Lydia

Lynne

Madeline

Madison

Margaret

Maggie

Makayla

Mamie

Mandy

Mara

Margie

Margot

Maria

Marie

Marieanne

Marilu

Marjory

Marsha

Martha




Noah

Norman

Norris

Obie

Ogden

Oliver

Orrin

Orville

Oscar

Oswald

Otto

Owen

Palmer

Parker

Pat

Patrick

Paul

Pedro

Percy

Peter

Phil

Pierce

Pierre

Prescott

Quentin

Quinn

Maude

Maureen

Maxine

May

Meg

Megan

Melanie

Melissa

Mercedes

Meredith

Merry

Mia

Michelle

Mildred

Mimi

Mindy

Miranda

Miriam

Mitzie

Molly

Mona

Monica

Monique

Muriel

Myra

Myrtle




Rafael

Ralph

Ramon

Randall

Randolph

Randy

Rashid

Raul

Ray

Red

Reggie

Reginald

Reid

Reuben

Rex

Reynold

Ricardo

Rich

Ricky

Rob

Robert

Robin

Rod

Roderick

Rodney

Roland

Nancy

Naomi

Natalie

Natasha

Nathalie

Nellie

Nevaeh

Nicola

Nikki

Nina

Noelle

Nora

Norma

Olga

Olivia

Opal

Patricia

Patti

Paula

Pearl

Peggy

Penelope

Phoebe

Phyllis

Polly

Portia




Ron

Rory

Ross

Roy

Royal

Ruben

Rudolph

Rufus

Rush

Russell

Ryan

Sam

Samson

Samuel

Sanford

Saul

Scott

Sean

Sebastian

Segundo

Seth

Seymour

Shane

Shawn

Shelby

Sherman

Rachel

Ramona

Rebecca

Regina

Rhoda

Rhonda

Riley

Rita

Robyn

Rochelle

Rosa

Rosalind

Rose

Rosemary

Roxanne

Ruby

Ruth

Sadie

Sally

Samantha

Sandra

Sandrine

Sarah

Savannah

Selma

Shannon




Sidney

Simon

Skip

Solomen

Spencer

Spike

Stan

Stephen

Stuart

Sylvester

Taylor

Ted

Terence

Thad

Thomas

Tim

Toby

Todd

Tom

Tony

Travis

Trent

Trevor

Troy

Truman

Tyler

Sharon

Sheila

Shelley

Sherry

Shirley

Shoshana

Sissy

Sofia

Sondra

Sonya

Sophia

Stella

Stephanie

Susan

Suzanne

Sybil

Sylvia

Tabitha

Tamara

Tammy

Tanya

Tara

Tatiana

Taylor

Terri

Thelma




Tyrone

Vernon

Vincent

Vinnie

Virgil

Waldo

Walker

Wallace

Wally

Walt

Walton

Warren

Wayne

Wendell

Wes

Wilber

Will

William

Winston

Woody

Wyatt

Xavier

Zach

Zeke

Ziggy

Therese

Tiffany

Tina

Toni

Tracee

Tracy

Trisha

Trudy

Ursula

Valerie

Vanessa

Vera

Veronica

Vicki

Victoria

Violet

Virginia

Wandy

Wendy

Whitney

Yolanda

Yvette

Zelda

Zoe

Zoey




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