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[Facts] Story Names

by Tina (guest)

6/18/2001, 9:09 AM

I'm writing a story and I need some help with names. See, the character's first name is Aidan (a girl) and I need a last name. Could you please help me? :) Thanx

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- Aidan is... (guest) +6

6/18/2001, 7:24 PM

Aidan is very clever and quite humerous. Her best friend is a girl by the name of Misti Moon, who is practicaly her twin (though not really). Aidan also has another friend named Eliane ... And thanx for all of your help! :)

- Nanaea +5

6/18/2001, 7:52 PM

"Aidan MacBrighter" = "I am a bright dancer".

I dunno... Want to try again? Think of a statement that Aidan might say in order to describe herself.

-- Nanaea

- Sarahjeanne (guest) +2

6/19/2001, 8:12 AM

Perfect

That is a perfect name, Nan! The first thing I thought of when I saw the name Misti Moon, was Porn star or exotic dancer which would fit nicely with Adian MacBrighter, since they are "practiclly twins"!!:P

Sarahjeanne

- Nanaea +1

6/19/2001, 9:29 PM

Thank you! I have to admit, I got a few eyebrow-raising, mental images of "Misti Moon", myself. :)

-- Nanaea

- Pavlos (guest)

6/20/2001, 2:12 AM

...a hardworking actress catering to what is known in Greece as "Ottoman style"....

- Tina (guest) +1

6/19/2001, 6:28 AM

hmm... I don't know what she would say, really... But once Misit called her a 'bag of laughter.'

- Nanaea

6/19/2001, 9:28 PM

"Bag of laughter" doesn't work -- I'm sorry, Tina . It's a funny expression, though!

I think "Aidan MacBrighter" sounds more like your character, anyway. I can picture an Aidan MacBrighter being a "bag of laughter", too. :)

-- Nanaea

- Nanaea

6/18/2001, 10:46 AM

Funny... I thought I'd posted already, but it didn't "take".

Okay, trying again: I think Pavlos ' idea of creating a surname for Aidan out of an anagram is excellent. How about telling us a few facts about your character, to give both Pavlos and me something more to work with?

-- Nanaea

- Pavlos (guest)

6/18/2001, 10:05 AM

One approach would be to choose an anagram of your own name, assuming that you identify with your heroine.
For example: Nita , Nati, Tani , Tian, Anti, Itan could do.

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