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HelpCharacter name that evokes clouds or a storm
I'm working on a character who will be the mother of my main character.
Mom is about 75 years old. She is mysterious, strange, magical, intense, and a boss. She is modern and drives a gold convertible car. She carries a golden staff with a Ram's head. Everywhere she goes, she is surrounded and enveloped by stormy clouds so you can never completely see her clearly.
I wanted to name her something like Nephele, but I don't want her name to be quite so directly tied to myth.
I am open to made-up names that play on Nephele, or other names that evoke a storm (not Stormie! Nothing quite so literal).
I might actually prefer a name that is made-up fantasy but based off a real name.
This story takes place in the high desert.
Just throw some names at me please!
Mom is about 75 years old. She is mysterious, strange, magical, intense, and a boss. She is modern and drives a gold convertible car. She carries a golden staff with a Ram's head. Everywhere she goes, she is surrounded and enveloped by stormy clouds so you can never completely see her clearly.
I wanted to name her something like Nephele, but I don't want her name to be quite so directly tied to myth.
I am open to made-up names that play on Nephele, or other names that evoke a storm (not Stormie! Nothing quite so literal).
I might actually prefer a name that is made-up fantasy but based off a real name.
This story takes place in the high desert.
Just throw some names at me please!
This message was edited yesterday, 5:46 PM
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Real Names
Cyra, Cyrina - might evoke the image of a cyclone
Augusta, Augustina - gust of wind
Made Up Names
Thanalus - From Thanatos - Greek mythology "death" and "lus" from the ending of several names of clouds like cumulus
Malamel - Is a city in India but it has two elements meaning "bad" mel and mal. I don't know the meaning of Malamel as it pertains to the city.
Cyra, Cyrina - might evoke the image of a cyclone
Augusta, Augustina - gust of wind
Made Up Names
Thanalus - From Thanatos - Greek mythology "death" and "lus" from the ending of several names of clouds like cumulus
Malamel - Is a city in India but it has two elements meaning "bad" mel and mal. I don't know the meaning of Malamel as it pertains to the city.
You could use Zlyva: quite literally means "heavy rain, storm" in Ukrainian. Not a real name.
I have little flashbacks from post about hurricanes/cyclones(?)
but I don't remember much about it since I skipped them...
Adalet, Agora, Astraia / Asthera, Avra,
Casimira (m | Casimir meaning - English form of the Polish name Kazimierz, derived from the Slavic element kaziti "to destroy" combined with mirŭ "peace, world".
I also saw variant "Casimera" on ancestry dot com),
Daraya (from Daray), Gertrude, Geloyra (maybe meaning isn't very stormy but I think name is powerful), Hiltrud,
Ilira, Irida, Maylis / Mailys, Mildred, Morana, Megara (from Megaera), Nerida, Nefes, Oksana / Oxana, Roskva (from Rǫskva),
Samira, Shakti, Treasa.
but I don't remember much about it since I skipped them...
Adalet, Agora, Astraia / Asthera, Avra,
Casimira (m | Casimir meaning - English form of the Polish name Kazimierz, derived from the Slavic element kaziti "to destroy" combined with mirŭ "peace, world".
I also saw variant "Casimera" on ancestry dot com),
Daraya (from Daray), Gertrude, Geloyra (maybe meaning isn't very stormy but I think name is powerful), Hiltrud,
Ilira, Irida, Maylis / Mailys, Mildred, Morana, Megara (from Megaera), Nerida, Nefes, Oksana / Oxana, Roskva (from Rǫskva),
Samira, Shakti, Treasa.
This message was edited yesterday, 11:10 AM
What about Anani?
It’s listed a masculine, but it comes off more feminine to me and I think it’s totally fine for a character.
Or Nefeli - inspired by Nephele?
It’s listed a masculine, but it comes off more feminine to me and I think it’s totally fine for a character.
Or Nefeli - inspired by Nephele?
I like Fenella. It also sounds like funnel, which evokes a tornado.
I could imagine Mariel, or even Muriel - might one of those work? Barbara could sound like the distant roll of thunder!
I like these - thank you.