It absolutely depends on a variety of factors including the time period your story takes place (maybe the most imortant), the genre you are writing in (characters in romance novels tend to have different types of names than those in crime fiction, contemporary lit, etc.), the age and type of character you're naming (is she a police detective? high-school student?), and also the style of your writing.
If you are writing a plot-driven, real world type of story, you might want to choose basic one or two syllable names that don't distract attention from the flow of the narrative. Other styles, you may want to get creative. Here are some links to lists of names that you can sort by the most popular of any given year if you want to browse common names. There are plenty of sites that have meanings of names as well.
ETA: I like Molly.
How about Charity, Hope, Angelica, Felicity, Sara, Jacquelynn, Felicia, Charlie Sue, Billi Rhea or Janetta. I know some of these are fairly common, but I think they are all good names~what do you think?Does anyone have any good girl names for a book?
Morgan
Elizabeth
Marie
Katrina
HeatherDoes anyone have any good girl names for a book?
Kristen is good :)
hah, i like Rose, (flower names are nice).
try buying one of those baby name books, thatd help.
Natalia
Destiny
Reagan
Monae
Morgan
Tempestt
Tranyce
Kellita
Eniya
Try Jordan. It's a strong, feminine name that my daughter has received lots of compliments on. The name should suit the character, so think about the personality of your characters and try to imagine people you've known that would fit that personality. The best writing comes from real experience. Good luck!
Katrien
Darcy (for the first name, not mr.)
Wynne
Jordan, Alison Grace, Lorelei, Lily, Amanda, Sara, Amara, Vanessa, Veronica, Trinity, Karen, Kayla, Lavender, Olivia, Isana, Odiana and Jade are all pretty names. I really like Trinity
If you like erotic names, try Frygga (Norse gooddess of fertility and the origin of the weekday, Friday) and Denise (female form of Dionyssus, Greek god of sex), Venus (goddess of sex). If you just want a flat-out way obvious name, try this name from James Bond: Pus sy Galore.
You should use a baby name website to find a name that characterizes what you want your character to be. Often if someone is very plain you pick a normal name. A name is just an extension of a person.
i've always loved Marieli, Violet, Marley, Lorelei, Ashlyn, Deanna, Elizabeth, and Penelope.
Ava, Layla, Catherine, Rose, Ophelia, Natalia, Evangeline, Amelia, Dianne, Elizabeth, Irene, Alexandra, Alexandria, Amanda, Nichole, Lydia, Jamie, Jenna, Virginia, Joni, Basia, Marie, Sue, Nora, Sara, Theresa, Harley (can also be spelled Harlea), Robyn, Tammy, Sharlyn, Brittney, Danielle, April, Anna, Anne, Joanne, Kathleen, Esther, Wilma, Lynn, Sabrina, Serena, Blair, Isabelle, Isabella, Kinsley, Madison, Marisa, LeAnna, Kara, Pansy.
Dianna, Brittany, Stacy
I can't think of names right now but I've got a good tip that I'm using and it's working: you take any name, Elisabeth for example, and you try to write it.....the other way!
Elisabeth for example would give thebaseli. Since it's not really pretty, you can change it and it gives Thaelia, for example.
It doesn't work with all names though, but you can come up with really good names, fun and inventive.
Hope it will help you, good luck with your story!
Coming up with your own names it alot of fun. Plus you can give them your own meaning.
I love the name Erica but I didn't like it so plain so I changed the spelling to Eryka. It makes it alittle more interesting. Other names that I think are good are
Cealus (can also be spelled Kaelis)
Paisley
Elizabeth
Rose
How about Angie?
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