tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post7765888047776746170..comments2024-03-11T05:57:49.436-04:00Comments on The Heroine Addicts: Naming PatternsSusanna Kearsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675951272027527098noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-68068074989012183852010-12-17T20:18:15.849-05:002010-12-17T20:18:15.849-05:00Fascinating post!
I like finding names in the fam...Fascinating post!<br /><br />I like finding names in the family tree when writing regencies, but I've gone to name lists for modern stories - some lists have names that were popular by year, which is a help if you want the name to be current with the age of the character. Sometimes I write and pop a name in out of the blue just to fill the space, and then that name refuses to go away, whether I want it to or not.Sofiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951872479480373202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-87184246743346272082010-12-11T00:40:40.096-05:002010-12-11T00:40:40.096-05:00Names are so important because the carry such weig...Names are so important because the carry such weight - do we take on the weight of the name??? I know that once I hit my teens I didnt want to be called Elizabeth - it was too grand and serious so I became Liz. I just felt I had less to live up. I think characters can be the same way. In the book I wrote for NoNoWriMo this the heroine's name is really important to her and she keeps is secret almost and lets the world use variations of it...<br /><br />Naming characters is like choosing names for your own children...it's a joy and burden :-)<br /><br />lxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-32392218154286908142010-12-09T10:47:26.617-05:002010-12-09T10:47:26.617-05:00Nicolette - Mathaya is intriguing, never found tha...Nicolette - Mathaya is intriguing, never found that one before! And you're so lucky to have gone all the way back to the 15th century, that's very difficult with some surnames. Mine goes back to 1759 for sure, after that it's guesswork at the moment. Jared Stryker - great name!<br /><br />Silke - that's very sad about the drowned babies, but perhaps people saw things differently back then. You can come across some terrible things when you do genealogy, for instance I found someone who was hanged for stealing a gold watch and he was only 17 or 18. What a waste of a young life! But there's some lovely stuff too, I love the success stories. And whether the information you find out is good or bad, it's a very addictive hobby!<br /><br />Thank you both for your comments.Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647397808446248913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-65013517670528568452010-12-09T07:43:23.990-05:002010-12-09T07:43:23.990-05:00My favorite names... are always the ones of the pe...My favorite names... are always the ones of the people in my current WIP. :)<br />As for genealogy - I've indulged.<br />I've found a ton of "Anonymous" and "Anonyma" in the registers, and wondered about them.<br />Most of my ancestors were farmers. It's a hard life, and was even harder back in 1700/1800 or so. All those anonymous ones were "Stillborn".<br />I put it in quotes, because... I asked my dad about it -- and found out some pretty horrible things.<br />You see, back then, if there was something wrong with the baby, they wouldn't show it to the mother, so she doesn't get attached to it.<br />And most (not all, but most) of those babies would be drowned (or otherwise killed).<br />This might sound absolutely horrific and terrible to us -- but don't forget these people did not have the facilities we have today.<br />Imagine a disabled child in those days. Not only would it be in danger the entire time, growing up on a farm, but what did it (or the parents) have to look forward to?<br />A life of ridicule, possibly fear and hatred, ostracization, a life in a freak show? I think perhaps they did those babies a favor.<br />Genealogy is definitely an eye opener, I found out that much! :)Silkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00386721560600347930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-32924338684120996532010-12-09T04:49:14.240-05:002010-12-09T04:49:14.240-05:00Martha Tombs, what a great name! And such a great ...Martha Tombs, what a great name! And such a great post, too. We've traced our family tree back to the 15th century and most of the names are quite traditional apart from a Mathaya, which seems odd. I came across a Clara and fell in love with the name and am itching to use her in a story.<br />When I wrote my chick-lit mystery for Aspen Mountain Press, the hero's name, Jared Stryker, came to me instantly and he was very easy to write.<br />Names I wouldn't use? Erm...Wilfred? Herbert?Nicolettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204664514310990272noreply@blogger.com