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HelpRe: Invented name Nalis, thoughts?
in reply to a message by hebeCotogna
Yeah, it sounds real enough. Namey enough for English speakers, without evoking anything else. Like Alice with an N. Or like Valis.
The only issue could be that it sounds a tiny bit like malice? But I felt the stretch, when I reached for that.
IIWY I would abandon the lore about it coming from a plant scientific name ___ officinalis, unless you are writing a sort of comic-edged story. It seems too silly and odd if you mean it to be realistic.
- mirfak
The only issue could be that it sounds a tiny bit like malice? But I felt the stretch, when I reached for that.
IIWY I would abandon the lore about it coming from a plant scientific name ___ officinalis, unless you are writing a sort of comic-edged story. It seems too silly and odd if you mean it to be realistic.
- mirfak
This message was edited 9/11/2024, 5:58 PM
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It’s not necessarily a comedy, but the character in question is a kind of edgy 14 year old girl who’s rebelling from her family, then her friends end up shortening her lengthy dramatic chosen name, so I was aiming for a slightly ridiculous name with an acceptably usable nickname—whether it’s still too silly to use may be up for debate haha but I’m happy that it sounds name-like and not silly in and of itself.
Thank you for the feedback! :D
Thank you for the feedback! :D