Comments on: What’s In A Name? http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/ Group author website offers new books, excerpts, biographies, and appearance schedules. Sun, 20 May 2012 20:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: cheryl c. http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6982 cheryl c. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:40:48 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/?p=1531#comment-6982 :grin: Thanks so much, Diane! I emailed my info through your website. :grin: Thanks so much, Diane! I emailed my info through your website.

]]> By: Diane Whiteside http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6980 Diane Whiteside Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:27:58 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/?p=1531#comment-6980 Thank you, everyone, for dropping by to chat about names! Cheryl C - you've won a copy of KISSES LIKE A DEVIL! If you stop by my website (ye olde www.dianewhiteside.com) and email me your snail mail addy, I'll be delighted to send it to you. Thanks again, y'all! Diane Thank you, everyone, for dropping by to chat about names!

Cheryl C – you’ve won a copy of KISSES LIKE A DEVIL! If you stop by my website (ye olde http://www.dianewhiteside.com) and email me your snail mail addy, I’ll be delighted to send it to you.

Thanks again, y’all!

Diane

]]> By: Fedora http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6975 Fedora Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:28:55 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/?p=1531#comment-6975 Wow, Diane! It was hard enough deciding on names for our children--I can't imagine choosing so many names for characters, too! Each time it felt like such a momentous, weighty thing--that somehow the name could be in part a gift or curse, a potential prophecy. I'm sure I'm making too much of it now, but it *did* feel like a pretty big deal :) Anyway, my own name is pretty uncommon, so I swung the other way and chose "classic" type names for our kids--yes, there are other kids with those names, but at the same time, the names should stand the test of time ;) (I hope! ;)) I LOVE Irish/Celtic names, and would have chosen even more Irish-y ones, but since we don't have even a drop of Irish blood, they might have been a little too out-there for our family. So far, our choices seem to be working out--although I do mix them all up all the time; I figure that's more my fault than the names! Wow, Diane! It was hard enough deciding on names for our children–I can’t imagine choosing so many names for characters, too! Each time it felt like such a momentous, weighty thing–that somehow the name could be in part a gift or curse, a potential prophecy. I’m sure I’m making too much of it now, but it *did* feel like a pretty big deal :) Anyway, my own name is pretty uncommon, so I swung the other way and chose “classic” type names for our kids–yes, there are other kids with those names, but at the same time, the names should stand the test of time ;) (I hope! ;) ) I LOVE Irish/Celtic names, and would have chosen even more Irish-y ones, but since we don’t have even a drop of Irish blood, they might have been a little too out-there for our family. So far, our choices seem to be working out–although I do mix them all up all the time; I figure that’s more my fault than the names!

]]> By: Marley Delarose http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6973 Marley Delarose Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:04:58 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/?p=1531#comment-6973 So glad you're going on to the next generation but I'm sure my favorite will always be Irish. Can't wait to read the new one, though. Good luck. So glad you’re going on to the next generation but I’m sure my favorite will always be Irish. Can’t wait to read the new one, though. Good luck.

]]> By: Pat L. http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6970 Pat L. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:02:15 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/?p=1531#comment-6970 Happy Weekend to all. Not much excitement in naming my 2 kids many years ago. LOL. Named our son after my dad and middle name my husband's. I thought for sure we were having a boy the 2nd time around - a name wasn't really picked. Then on the way to the hospital for our 2nd, we began discussing names including girl's names. We chose Karen Lynne - was so thrilled to have a girl. And last November Karen made us first time grandparents - Natalie Ann - of course she is beautiful and we adore her to death. They would not share her name before her birth and I was so excited when she was born - we were at the hospital - I forgot to ask her name when Jack came out with all her statistics. He was saving that info for last I guess. LOL. It was an emergency C-section and after he told us everything was ok and her weight info, etc I started to run back into the waiting room to tell the other people waiting with us that everything was ok, Jack said, hey you want to know her name? Sorry to go so long. Happy weekend to all. Happy Weekend to all.

Not much excitement in naming my 2 kids many years ago. LOL.

Named our son after my dad and middle name my husband’s. I thought for sure we were having a boy the 2nd time around – a name wasn’t really picked. Then on the way to the hospital for our 2nd, we began discussing names including girl’s names. We chose Karen Lynne – was so thrilled to have a girl.

And last November Karen made us first time grandparents – Natalie Ann – of course she is beautiful and we adore her to death. They would not share her name before her birth and I was so excited when she was born – we were at the hospital – I forgot to ask her name when Jack came out with all her statistics. He was saving that info for last I guess. LOL. It was an emergency C-section and after he told us everything was ok and her weight info, etc I started to run back into the waiting room to tell the other people waiting with us that everything was ok, Jack said, hey you want to know her name?

Sorry to go so long. Happy weekend to all.

]]> By: Diane Whiteside http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6966 Diane Whiteside Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:21:11 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/?p=1531#comment-6966 Hi, Maureen! Isn't it amazing how a name is forever tarred with a person? Good to know lots of other people liked the names you gave your kids, though! Hi, Maureen! Isn’t it amazing how a name is forever tarred with a person? Good to know lots of other people liked the names you gave your kids, though!

]]> By: cheryl c. http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6965 cheryl c. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:54:42 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/?p=1531#comment-6965 Character names are important because it seems to set a "tone" for who the character is. One thing that bugs me is when I am not sure how to pronounce the name! I named by first son Adam, and my mother said, "That's the oldest name in the world!" :roll: Character names are important because it seems to set a “tone” for who the character is. One thing that bugs me is when I am not sure how to pronounce the name!

I named by first son Adam, and my mother said, “That’s the oldest name in the world!” :roll:

]]> By: aliquis http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6964 aliquis Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:48:41 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/?p=1531#comment-6964 How fun, Diane! I loved this post, and I always enjoy it when authors talk about the process of writing their books. I think names are important, but at the same time so interesting because we can't control them. (Well unless you legally change it, I suppose.) I've always liked my name, and I'm thankful for that. How fun, Diane! I loved this post, and I always enjoy it when authors talk about the process of writing their books.
I think names are important, but at the same time so interesting because we can’t control them. (Well unless you legally change it, I suppose.) I’ve always liked my name, and I’m thankful for that.

]]> By: Maureen http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6963 Maureen Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:41:32 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/?p=1531#comment-6963 My kids were just talking about this with my husband and myself the other day. When we named them we didn't know anyone else with those names but they turned out to be very popular. I think it's funny that if there are kids we didn't like growing up then we tend to think of it as an awful name and if you meet more than one person you don't care for with the same name then you start thinking that it's a bad name. My kids were just talking about this with my husband and myself the other day. When we named them we didn’t know anyone else with those names but they turned out to be very popular. I think it’s funny that if there are kids we didn’t like growing up then we tend to think of it as an awful name and if you meet more than one person you don’t care for with the same name then you start thinking that it’s a bad name.

]]> By: Philip Davis http://www.bravaauthors.com/blog/2009/02/19/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6962 Philip Davis Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:13:45 +0000 http://www.bravaauthors.com/?p=1531#comment-6962 Naming characters correctly is very important. Sometimes a name just comes out and it fits. One thing I do is when I select a name, I will go to Google and search for meanings to make sure the meaning of the name fits the story. And if I'm stuck for a name I'll use the same technique to find a name that fits the story. For example, a story I'm working on now requires some German names so I just search for German surnames and then select one that fits the character I'm working on. Naming characters correctly is very important. Sometimes a name just comes out and it fits. One thing I do is when I select a name, I will go to Google and search for meanings to make sure the meaning of the name fits the story. And if I’m stuck for a name I’ll use the same technique to find a name that fits the story. For example, a story I’m working on now requires some German names so I just search for German surnames and then select one that fits the character I’m working on.

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