tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post3595692735509734274..comments2024-03-28T08:43:04.825-04:00Comments on Seduced By History: What's in a Name?Seduced by Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196314920956478724noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-9717886436569064412009-04-21T01:57:00.000-04:002009-04-21T01:57:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting Evangeline. Give the Withycomb...Thanks for posting Evangeline. Give the Withycombe book a try. You can get it via interlibrary loan if your local library doesn't have a copy. Then if you find the book useful, you can order it online.Francesca Hawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280521929025352600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-52708823316489355382009-04-21T00:22:00.000-04:002009-04-21T00:22:00.000-04:00Hey Francesca - great post!
I'm with you and Anna...Hey Francesca - great post!<br /><br />I'm with you and Anna - I can't name a h/h after someone I know. It just ruins it for the character. <br /><br />As for resources, I use an online baby namer, and search by origin and scroll until I find something I like. Heroes are actually easier for me to name. I find it difficult to find good Regency heroine names that haven't been overused and which fit a particular character.Evangeline Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367194375278264137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-43273508456276287522009-04-20T18:18:00.000-04:002009-04-20T18:18:00.000-04:00Thanks stopping by Victoria! Anna, I try not to na...Thanks stopping by Victoria! Anna, I try not to name the main characters for people I know well - it would just be weird so I understand your reservations in using those names. :-) <br />Crystal, I hadn't considered using auto correct for names. I always add them to the dictionary for my word processor. My word processor hated both Vérité and Eaduin until I added them to the dictionary.Francesca Hawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280521929025352600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-5068109650304438652009-04-20T18:12:00.000-04:002009-04-20T18:12:00.000-04:00Great post, Francesca! I use a baby naming book, ...Great post, Francesca! I use a baby naming book, and online sites. I also look at the names of authors on my books..lol, if I am desparate.<br /><br />I have a hard time with a book if I can't pronounce the names. I love Kathleen Woodiwiss, but she used the hardest names! <br /><br />My problem is trying to use common names, because they are in the family: James, Robert and Martin. They'd be good names to use, but how can I when they are my brothers-in-law and an ex-son-in-law?Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-50452500311239754452009-04-20T17:30:00.000-04:002009-04-20T17:30:00.000-04:00Trust a librarian to know the best resource. I swe...Trust a librarian to know the best resource. I swear I will never call you Frannie! <br /><br />Paty, try using auto correct for your character's names. Not only does that make it easier, you guarantee against misspellings. The heroine of my second book is named Cvetelina. I just type cv and space, and it automatically fills in.Crystal Kauffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279674658154552567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-66018164007954729452009-04-20T16:33:00.000-04:002009-04-20T16:33:00.000-04:00Ooh, those are great resources. Thanks!Ooh, those are great resources. Thanks!Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-2594237216108964212009-04-20T10:42:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:42:00.000-04:00Paty,
Gravestones and obits are excellent ideas ...Paty,<br /> Gravestones and obits are excellent ideas for names! You could also try census records. The LDS site at www.familysearch.org has all kinds of info for genealogists. I've considered using some of their family tree sheets to keep track of my characters and their families.Francesca Hawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280521929025352600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-79733099138319638492009-04-20T10:13:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:13:00.000-04:00I use a baby book and old copies of western magazi...I use a baby book and old copies of western magazines for names as well as old gravestones and obits in newspapers. <br /><br />I like short first names because of ease of typing them and they are easier for people to say/read. <br /><br />Interesting post.Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.com