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Re: For a novel: what kind of personality goes with these names?

by Emily (guest)

11/5/2002, 6:19 PM

i agree that you can make your audience believe anything about a character by how you write them, but at the same time, people become their names, too. i see:

Elias: a wise old man, or a geeky kid
Alexei: cheerleader type, popular and maybe snobby (or a smiley 2 year old)
Will: hero type, good, strong, handsome

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- Emily (guest)

11/6/2002, 9:50 AM

i should have said that i also perceive Alexei as female, although it is a male name, because it reminds me of the name Alexa.

used for a male, i would stick with Alex, as it would be more understandable to your general audience, UNLESS he is from Russia.

(just my thoughts...)

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