Weird Thing About Names

[Riley]

When I do things in my head (Imagine stories), I sometimes worry about how my characters are named. Mainly: That their names shouldn't have anything similiar (Spelling and/or sound) to others' names and if other characters have a similar name. Anyone else have a similar hang up? Is having characters with similar names okay?

 

[tree]

I'd rather characters had names that were distinct from each other.

People in real life sometimes give their children names which are similar.
Siblings, including twins, I have known, for instance.

Carl & Carol, Lucinda & Lucille, Ricky & Dicky, Suzette & Suzanne, Tom & Tim.

Or families in which every child's name must begin with the same letter:
Brad, Brenda, & Brian
Cate, Charlie, & Claire
Tammie, Tina, Tony & Trisha


In fiction, characters are easier to distinguish if their names start with different letters of
the alphabet and don't have too many of the same letter pairings.
Fiction University: The Name Game: Do All Your Character Names Sound the Same?

https://nybookeditors.com/2016/04/how-to-choose-character-names/
How to Pick Character Names: The 7 Rules of Choosing Names for Fictional Characters

 

[Fino]

Writing classes teach to opt for names that do not start with the same letter, rhyme, sound similar, etc.

 

[Riley]

@tree @Fino What if I use these names in my head (No writing)? That's mostly what I do when I do Tumblr Imagines.

 

[tree]

If nobody else knows the name, if the name is known only to you,
how could it possibly matter what you privately/secretly call your
characters?

 

[Fino]

As long as you don't confuse yourself, sure!

 

[sidd851]

@tree @Fino What if I use these names in my head (No writing)? That's mostly what I do when I do Tumblr Imagines.

Sooo...
Let me get this straight---
You're... going to use the names " @tree ", and " @Fino ", in your head (No writing)?

 

[Riley]

@sidd851 No. What I mean is:

• When I'm doing a story in my head for something like Devilman, I want to sorta transplant a character from another, similar story into that world: A girl named Akemi. My problem is that the male lead is a boy named Akira.
• I adappt a vesion of Flamebird (A comics character) known as Sandy; Loosely based off Evelyn Evelyn's song. But I worry her hair and the first letter of her name make her too similar to Spoiler.

 

[sidd851]

@sidd851 No. What I mean is:

• When I'm doing a story in my head for something like Devilman, I want to sorta transplant a character from another, similar story into that world: A girl named Akemi. My problem is that the male lead is a boy named Akira.
• I adappt a vesion of Flamebird (A comics character) known as Sandy; Loosely based off Evelyn Evelyn's song. But I worry her hair and the first letter of her name make her too similar to Spoiler.

I'm sorry.
I knew what you meant.
I was only having a little fun.
(I use the names " @tree " and " @Fino " for all the characters that I make up in my head.)

 

[Riley]

@sidd851 It's cool. I'm not that good at catching up on jokes.