A list of all the characters in holes camp green lake characters. Here is a link to a chart with most popular names from 1800 all the way to 1999 just click the years you want. With infamous names, itll be very hard to set your character and therefore, your book apart. Use the tabs below to explore trollopes books and characters and the relationships. Horse whisperer joey tells us early on that only one man was ever his master 1. List of percy jackson and the olympians characters.
What i like most about this book is it gives names from mythology and arthurian legand. See more ideas about childrens picture books, book characters and childrens books. He has a strong bond with his brother lakshmana as well. Personally, my three favourite girl names ever are dawn, willow and ivy. Among the cast of delillos bizarre yet fully realized characters in the names are kathryn, the narrators estranged wife. Love unrehearsed by tina reber, double gun dealer box set by rue volley, big girl backstage pass by aubrey rose, cl. Welcome to the most comprehensive website on the internet for listing books in order. His family is cursed because of his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather. The 50 greatest literary character names of all time. I sometimes find myself looking for a book to read to my class that will serve as an example of good character or act as a literary pep talk. What are all the characters names in the book the outsiders.
When looking for first names, many baby names websites will list given names by national or ethnic origin. We provide detailed listings of all authors and characters series in both publication order and chronological order. Where there is no indication, the character appears in all three volumes. Writing adolescent fictioncharacter namesscottish and irish. Would you like tips for choosing character names for your story. A horse is a horse of course, of courseyep, war horse is told from the point of view of a horse. He is also a virtuous, strong, and just man in his own right. From don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time. In the big bang theory, 3rd season, 16th episode, raj koothrappali has some issues about stan lees choose for characters names. Glance through character or place names in the book to get some ideas. Also, christian names are heavily influenced by fashion, and one has to get that right for the age of the person.
There are probably thousands of movie examples where names reflect the core essence of a character, some primary value they have, or function they carry in the plot from john book, harrison fords character in witness, a good cop who goes by the book the letter of the law in opposing his friend and mentor, the bad cop chief paul schaeffer, to malcolm crowe, bruce willis. Ponyboy curtis, darrel curtis, sodapop curtis, twobit mathews, steve randle, dallas winston, johnny cade, sandy, cherry valance, marcia, randy adderson, bob sheldon, paul holden, jerry wood, tim shepard, curly shepard, mr. Namely joey, a spindlylooking halfthoroughbred colt 1. Ask yourself whether or not your character s last name would fit or stand out in a book with similar themes. How to make a good last name for characters in a book. She also does a complete 180 in regards to her personality, attitude and outlook on life over the course of the books. In the lord of the rings, the necromancer is seen to be sauron.
His forefathers bought land from harlan granger during the reconstruction, and sold some of it to. Bilbo baggins of bag end, the protagonist and titular hobbit of the story. Many other character names from dickens novels have been turned into words, including pecksniffian marked by unctuous hypocrisy, from martin chuzzlewit, pickwickian marked by simplicity and generosity of character, from pickwick papers, and, perhaps bestknown of all, scrooge a miserly person, based on ebenezer scrooge of a christmas carol. This is a list of key characters in the inheritance cycle, a fantasy series by christopher paolini.
Samwise sam gamgee a hobbit, frodos gardener at home, and his servant and friend on the quest. George, john, margaret, rose, charles, samuel, and edith are the names that popped into my mind. Feb 06, 2020 for truly random last names, pick up a phone book or book of baby names. Weve rounded up 116 of our favorite iconic characters for you. For more great titles that will entice your reader, check out these timeless chapter books for kids.
This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional books. Thought to be on bill denbroughs answering machine in june 1985. I would lean towards the former explanation since the masie series, the max and ruby series and the junie b. Therefore i have decided to make the ultimate disney character list. Catherine a lot of people are forgetting pretty much the main character, or maybe they think you already know him. These male characters include stefan, damon, matt, tyler, and caleb. He is a principal character in the first book but is a minor one in the next four. May 22, 2019 while on game of thrones, petyr baelish might as well be wringing his hands together while cackling an evil laugh with the word untrustworthy written on his forehead, in the books, everyone trusts little finger. Death, liesel meminger, hans hubermann, rosa hubermann, max vandenburg, rudy steiner, alex steiner, ilsa hermann, frau holtzapfel, michael holtzapfel, robert holtzapfel, frau diller, hans hubermann, junior, trudy hubermann, tommy muller, arthur berg, walter kugler, franz deutscher, viktor chemmel. His favorite character is jango fett, and he used to have a small braid in the back of his head like a padawan jedi apprentice. Alternatively, you may prefer to choose names randomly, perhaps by flipping through a telephone book.
At leastnot if you want your characters to be remembered as your characters. Caveman stanley yelnats iva teenage white overweight average weight in the movie boy who was falsely accused of stealing clyde livingstons shoes which got him sent to camp green lake. The 7 rules of picking names for fictional characters. We currently have 3268 authors listed on the site and 2711 characters series with more added each day. Many of the names paolini has used originate from old norse, german, old english, and russian sources, as well as the invented.
The question is, are books with names that follow the trend popular right now or are authors penning books with popularly named characters at the moment. Novels, tv shows, movies and comic books are great sources for baby names. While a baby book wont have last names, some first names could be used as last names. The book s spunky main character scout has a unique name that manages to be classic and modern all at once. Sam is very fond of stories about dragons and elves. The series contains several hundred characters, while the following list contains only the most frequently mentioned. The main characters in frindle are nick allen, a fifth grader, and mrs. Study the names great authors have come up with, let your mind loose to play, do your research, and above all, trust your ear. This category lists all the characters from the film the book of life. What are some good 1800s names for book characters. Contentsshow holes character list a list of all the characters in holes.
The vampire diaries book characters characters tv tropes. I am a huge fan of disney in all aspects, movies, characters, songs, books, theme parks. He is an avatara of vishnu, the blue god and the sustainer of worlds. Heres a nofail guide to sourcing unforgettable and perfect names. In books you have to be careful not to give the wrong impression of a person. Dain, second cousin to thorin, came to the aid of thorins company at the battle.
In third grade, he got his brand new teacher in trouble. Start typing the character name youre looking for into the field beneath. George rr martin has even stated how little finger is one of the most altered characters from the book to the show. Back, i tell you, back pokes people with a stick xd you will probably see these names in my story. Yeah, im one for unusual names xd and two were used on this list.
Before adding a name, please check all three tiers to make sure it is not already on the list. Writing adolescent fictioncharacter namesboys wikibooks. Writing adolescent fictioncharacter namesscottish and irish from wikibooks, open books for an open world. Back, i tell you, back pokes people with a stick xd you will probably see these names in. How to come up with an iconic character name in 12 steps. One of the 3 scarecrows on the hanlon farm in 1958. The son of king dasaratha and queen kausalya, rama is the prince of ayodya. Sorry if i missed one or two, i didnt read the book for a long time. Jones books have been around since i was a child in the early 80s. Equality 72521, the golden one, the transgressor of the unspeakable word, international 48818, collective 00009. If the name you are adding is an uncommon ethnic name, you might consider adding it to one of the other lists at character names instead. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Raj koothrappalis list about stan lees characters names. Head to a baby name website and search for names by gender, popularity, and alphabet.
Tina reber goodreads author shelved 2 times as characternames az avg rating 4. She has long dark hair, olive skin, and gray eyes, which are given as a characteristic of residents of the coal mining region of district 12 known as the seam. It can also help to compare last names from your characters to the story youre skimming. Sienna he only time i feel really relaxed these days is. If shown, the year indicates when the book was first published. You can follow in the footsteps of charles dickens and other writers and create character names that convey something about your characters personalities. I name babys and characters and i use this book in the process. Considering the fact that harper lee is now meant to be releasing a sequel to the novel, you can definitely expect these names to rise from the literary ashes in the very near future. The dead belch huggins gave a lift to henry bowers in it in a 1958 red plymouth fury which is the same as the car christine. The importance of character names go into the story. Writers resourcescharacter name listsfind names for your characters. See more ideas about fantasy names, names and names with meaning.
It might be a book on fairness after an especially tough recess, a book on honesty after someones eraser collection goes missing, or maybe a book on perseverance to let a student who is feeling challenged know that it will all work out. While he is not particularly athletic, francis is an avid. Read male character names from the story the book of names by thebeautyinthebeast a. As she gets sucked into the cult of the circle, she loses her identity and outside relationships and becomes more and more like a robot.
Curtis, george, paul, jordan, logan, dylan, wilson, kerry, owen, keith, austin and oliver. Also, she is very naive concerning the facts of racism. Using the name harry or katniss isnt the best idea. She is 16 years old at the beginning of the first book and is quiet, independent, and fierce.
Jul 16, 2018 comic book characters you might read comic book character and immediately think of dc and marvel comics, but were going more oldschool with the following names. Character names are to characters as titles are to books, so if youre blindly putting finger to phone book when picking one, youre doing it. This is an alphabetically ordered list of fictional characters, including the titles of works in which they appear. Aug 4, 2011 some of my favorite characters from childrens picture books. This is a list of characters that appear in rudyard kiplings 1894 jungle book story collection, its 1895 sequel the second jungle book, and the various film adaptations based on those books. Oct 31, 2019 here are the most popular characters that parents and their kids love.
The ultimate guide to choosing character names the writers digest character naming sourcebook is a oneofakind resource specifically designed with the writer in mind. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Character name generator the ultimate bank of 2,000,000. Much of the help is driven by skeeters need to find.
This is a very subtle approach and would make the most sense for a story that unfolds in a time and place thats similar to your own. The necromancer, a shadowy evil character mentioned in the hobbit. Elena goes through the most significant changes out of all of the characters in the books. Yes, hes part of the society that oppresses people of. Remember, dont choose names that start with the same letter. Words that come from characters in books merriamwebster. He loves xbox, his dog, daisy, and he really loves star wars. Sir anthony absolute the rivals nick adams in our time and others parson adams joseph andrews frankie addams the member of the wedding anthony adverse anthony adverse. Jan 16, 2010 i am writing a book that includes the names of characters owned by someone else. A recent college graduate and native of longfield, california, mae is a quick study who rapidly rises in the ranks at the circle. To celebrate world book day, we asked the leading lights of british letters to name the characters who give them the greatest reading pleasure.
His favorite holiday is halloween, and his birthday is october 10th. How to give your character the perfect name writers digest. Camp green lake characters caveman stanley yelnats iv a teenage white overweight average weight in the movie boy who was falsely accused of stealing clyde livingstons shoes which got him sent to camp green lake. How to make a good last name for characters in a book wikihow. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
Aug 28, 2012 naming characters just right is a challenge, but give it some time and thought, and youll start to find the fun in it. Characters include both human and talking animal characters. Character list the volume in which a character appears is indicated in parentheses after his or her name. Characters you really adore put character s name in comment box 78 books 47 voters strong female characters created by men. Some names can be both surnames and forenames, like.
The phone book will not only give you thousands of last names, but you can also read first names and get a feel for what names work well with each last name. Hermione is a pretty name and also the name of the best character in the series, so you cant go. A quiet, unassuming boy, francis is an average kid in his hometown of monumentneither popular nor an outcast. In the lord of the rings it is revealed that gollum is a degenerate hobbit of great age whose name was originally smeagol. Characters you really adore put characters name in comment box 78 books 47 voters strong female characters created by men. These include novels, short stories, graphic novels and comic books. Use these methods for naming characters in your book. Although it takes minny a long time to realize it, celia is like. The story is fictional and written as a satirical parody due to my dissatisfaction at.
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