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HelpCharacter name replacement ideas?
I have a character I'm currently calling "Lucas" but I'm wondering if I should replace it with a different name. It's a fantasy setting but I'm looking for names that are fairly simple and easy to remember.
Other named characters in the book so far are called:
Maia, Galen, Kessia (Kes), and Corin (these are Lucas's relatives. Kessia is his sister and I might change her name too.)
Theowin
Asha
Rolan
Kyros
Safira
Adrasteia (this one is supposed to be a fancier name than the others)
Do you think Lucas is too 'normal' for a fantasy character? If so, what would you replace it with?
Other named characters in the book so far are called:
Maia, Galen, Kessia (Kes), and Corin (these are Lucas's relatives. Kessia is his sister and I might change her name too.)
Theowin
Asha
Rolan
Kyros
Safira
Adrasteia (this one is supposed to be a fancier name than the others)
Do you think Lucas is too 'normal' for a fantasy character? If so, what would you replace it with?
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If Lukas or Luka is enough of a change I might go with one of those. Lukas is 'different' enough for me, but I know in some places Lukas is just as normal as Lucas if not more normal.
Lukasz and Loukas are good too but maybe not simple enough. I also like Lucan and Lorcan but maybe that's too many --n names. Maybe Lorcas? (And I like Larkin, Lucian, and Lucius, but I'd use those for different types of characters).
Lukasz and Loukas are good too but maybe not simple enough. I also like Lucan and Lorcan but maybe that's too many --n names. Maybe Lorcas? (And I like Larkin, Lucian, and Lucius, but I'd use those for different types of characters).
It would take me out of things and distract me with theories about why he was called that. I'd be waiting for the big reveal that the fantasy world was actually earth a thousand years in the future, or "a hidden magical mirror dimension" or something. Maybe you want that in the story, though!
Even a small change, like turning it into Lucius or Lukasz, would be enough.
Even a small change, like turning it into Lucius or Lukasz, would be enough.