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May 22: Best Character Names (make this as narrow/broad as you’d like)
This is a tough question–separating character from name, but here are my favorites. (Alphabetical by first names, because why not?)
- Alexander “Tinker” Graham Bell.
2. Adora “Spike” Belle Dearheart.
3. Bathsheba Everdene.
4. Constance Verity.
5. Dorian Gray.
6. Fitzwilliam Darcy.
7. Hermione Granger.
8. Ichabod Crane.
9. Inigo Montoya.
10. Tyrannus Basilton Grimm Pitch.
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Interesting names, all, though I’ve not read most of the books involved. Of course, I’m somewhat familiar with most of them. (Interesting side note: I never realized, having *ahem* never read Pride & Prejudice, that Darcy was “born on the other side of the blanket,” as they say. Really? Because back in the day, that’s what any male name beginning with “Fitz” meant. One of these days, I’ll have to read that one. It’s been on my TBR list so long it has DUST on it.)
If I were playing this game, I’d have to add Kell & Rhy, from the V. E. Schwab Color of Magic series, Fitzchivalry Farseer from Robin Hobb’s Farseer books, Taniel Two-Shot from the Powder Mage series, and, oh maybe, Bob the Skull just for laughs.
Fun post, Caitlin! 😀
Hermione is a great name, but I always want to pronounce it wrong!
It’s a tough one, though didn’t Rowling add in a pronunciation scene in a book?
Doesn’t hold a candle to some high fantasy names, though!
I don’t remember. She might have. I still mess it up.
Found it!
“Hermione was now teaching Krum to say her name properly; he kept calling her ‘Hermy-own’. ‘Her – my – oh – nee,’ she said, slowly and clearly.”
Love it!
Great list! I haven’t seen these names on any others either!
I didn’t get to hop this week, but I’m surprised Hermione didn’t show up somewhere! 🙂