Book characters with weird names

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading unusual character names for writers. The majority also appear in the 1978 feature film adaptation, the 1999 television series adaptation andor 1996 followup collection of short stories. However, one thing that dc comics has always seemed to gravitate towards is bizarre and strange characters. This particular page produces random fictional character names. This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional books.

Use the name generator to provide story characters with dissimilar names. Extremely loud and incredibly close by jonathan safran foer, the walls around us by nova ren suma, l. Writing a character is tough, but picking out the perfect name is even tougher. Jul 15, 2016 when it comes to weird characters, we admit that its hard to put these characters into words. I wouldnt do it on the characters i take seriously but some people dont take any of them seriously and simply dont care, so they just pick a name that they find amusing. An orphan raised by his aunt kizzie, a strongwoman for a carnival. Personally, my three favourite girl names ever are dawn, willow and ivy. I know theres pronunciation guide somewhere on the internet, but i still cant manage to wrap.

But a name is never enough because characters also need a surname. Christmas gifts for the special dog or cat in your life. These include novels, short stories, graphic novels and comic books. We have a series of different character name generators that produce personality descriptions and names from different countries. Coming up with last names for your characters can also be surprisingly tricky. Weird as they are, these roles became the essential elements that completed the movies and gave them an exceptional amount of spark that separates them and their. Nov 26, 2018 even names like aquaman, who have often lived on as the brunt of jokes, are wellrespected heroes in the world of comics. My real problems is trying to settle on a name for a new puppy. This is a list of characters in watership down, a 1972 novel by richard adams. Here are just a few of the characters and abilities that doom patrol writers have come up with over the years.

Oct 21, 2019 we have a series of different character name generators that produce personality descriptions and names from different countries. Writing a book can be challenging enough on its own. I love strange and weird books, mostly because i, myself, am strange and unusual. Where would this list be without one of the most famously bizarre comic book characters out there. This series of generators are mainly aimed at writers and creators who are looking to make appropriate and convincing characters. Characters from the poor, depleted districts are named after plants or other earthy items.

Unusual character names for writers kindle edition by. This is a list of major characters in eric powells comic book the goon the goon. There is little humor in the world of batman, but it wasnt always like that. Who are some authors that have the weirdest names for characters. These creative book titles show that there is no topic out there that someone wont write a book about. In short, we miss the brilliance of many dickensian names because we rarely look beyond their appearance and sound. One of my alltime favorites is a comic book character named clint flicker not sure which comic book, as ive only heard this story second hand. Our name generator allows you to create a name with up to five components, so a name can be short and sweet or doublebarrelled and swanky. Unique last name ideas for fictional characters of your book. Lucas draleau nathan boderaya i need last names for these ones. If you have polly and paul in the same story, or even robert and rebecca, readers will have a difficult time remembering their names. The collection of strange and unique superpowers in the doom patrol books is probably enough to warrant its own list.

Obviously stories will rarely fit just one genre, in fact, out of the 10 genres in this generator you could probably think of a plot that would fit in at. Mention harry potter or captain jack sparrow and people immediately know who they are. Kvothe from the kingkiller chronicle by patrick rothfuss. The main character of this wonderfully weird scifi book is actually author charles yu. The majority also appear in the 1978 feature film adaptation, the 1999 television series adaptation andor 1996 followup collection of short stories notably, most though not all male rabbits in the story are named after plants, whereas female rabbits tend to have names in lapine, the fictional. Youre bound to find something wonderful and out of the ordinary. To find unique names for your characters, check movie credits or a mythology book for something unique. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The importance of character names go into the story.

Here are some of the most surprising, creative, and uncommon names given to babies in this year. While the name doesnt sound very peculiar it is the fact that he is regularly referred to as master bates that might raise a few eyebrows. The odd, weird, or outrageous characters of his books were the product of his fertile imagination, with an appreciation of a childs view of the world. If shown, the year indicates when the book was first published. Who are the characters of the my weird school books answers.

Join britannicas publishing partner program and our community of experts to gain a global audience for your work. Charles dickens could probably fill every spot on this list with the number of strange names he came up with for his character. Unusual and unique character names 65 unique and pretty. Jun 08, 2016 dc comics weirdest characters by mat elfring on june 8, 2016 at 1. Yeah, im one for unusual names xd and two were used on this list. Labrazio showed the young goon a book containing the names of his enemies, people who had done him favors, and people who owed him money. With over 220,000 names in our database, you can also specify language, nationality and other factors to give your character the perfect name. You can also rearrange the letters of phrases or names you like to create something less recognizable. Her name came off a length of pvc tubing i saw in a lumber yard, shipped in from north carolina. From some seemingly innocent toddler books demanding to touch a cow to an informative book called mommy drinks because youre bad and a, now classic children book, called all my friends are dead, the list could go on and on. I need last names for some characters in a book im writing.

Just as the teenage characters in your story are going to need names, so are the adult characters. Wicker, franky destroyed the book, and the goon accidentally killed the boy as he became skinny once more. Flipping through phone books is the easiest way to coin innovative and unique names for fictional characters. Having nothing to do these days, i decided to translate the us top 10 names in what the italian version of the name would be.

You may find that last names come easily or you might struggle to match an appropriate last name with your characters first names. Read 65 unique and pretty girl names from the story unusual and unique character names by sabrinast sabrina with 7,048 reads. You just have to see them at times just to get a first hand idea as to how theyre weird. If you cant find anything you like, try misspelling other names or words to create new ones. Gemma collins reveals shes recorded a song with beyonces producer and omg. Top ten unusual character names weve encountered in books. Oct 22, 20 top ten unusual character names weve encountered in books to learn more about top ten tuesday or see the future topics, click here.

When it comes to weird characters, we admit that its hard to put these characters into words. While a baby book wont have last names, some first names could be used as last names. Batman is the dc comics character that lives in darkness. While at the time most uniquely poweredcomic book characters were done as quirky satires of the industry, the doom patrols angstridden and mentally imbalanced crew were part of one of the first books to insinuate that superpowers could be terrifyingly abnormal. A list of namesakes in which the category is fictional characters from books ordered alphabetically. I ask them to tell me the name of the evil character in the harry potter series, and they shout out, voldemort. Unusual and unique character names sabrina wattpad. First appearing in the pages of marvel superheroes vol. One example is charley bates, from the novel oliver twist.

Sep 25, 2019 to find unique names for your characters, check movie credits or a mythology book for something unique. By sabrinast ongoing updated dec 21, 20 embed story. It would be weird if you went around telling people that you named your children when you have them, that is after characters from a book, but just giving them the names doesnt have to be weird. Squirrel girl went from being one of the weirdest marvel comics characters to being a role model and fan favorite thanks to her new tv show marvel rising. Unusual character names for writers kindle edition by ferris, stewart. Austers characters frequently have names that are strange, almost surreal. The western tradition of fable effectively begins with aesop. Sep 04, 2011 i need last names for some characters in a book im writing. These are just some unique names for your characters if maybe youre writing a dystopian novel like the hunger games or divergent, or maybe for a fantasy novel. Velvet sounds more like a horse than a person, and crystal shanda lear is just silly. Feb 06, 2020 for truly random last names, pick up a phone book or book of baby names. And even with that in mind, some of these pages from weird childrens books are still very difficult to explain. All you have to do is scour the page of 300 unique, original fantasy names and keep this list a reference while you write that fandomworthy novel of yours.

So whether theres something just a little different about the story, or the book is fullon bizarre, here are 100 wonderful weird books i have. Intentional or not, these authors gave their books names that will make readers laugh or cringe. Bumble oliver twist you might first think bumble got his name because hes a bumbling idiot. This week was all about character names top ten character names i love or top ten most unusual character names. Writing adolescent fictioncharacter namesboys wikibooks. The phone book will not only give you thousands of last names, but you can also read first names and get a feel for what names work well with each last name.

Back, i tell you, back pokes people with a stick xd you will probably see these names in my story. A moralor lesson for behaviouris woven into the story and often explicitly formulated at the end. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article requires login. Authors writing a character who was a teen in the 1960s, or who is in her seventies today, will likely want to use a name that can convincingly reflect the persons age and generation. I chose a lot of them for their meanings, so dont judge as i often name a character by the meaning of the name. This name generator will give you 10 random book titles for one of 10 genres based on your choice. In playa perdida, one of my favorite characters is charlotte pipe. Notably, most though not all male rabbits in the story are named after plants, whereas female rabbits tend to. How to make a good last name for characters in a book. Nov 25, 2018 if you didnt find the perfect name for your baby on our most recent annual list, you can explore unusual baby names from years past, going back to 2010. The uniqueness of these characters are considered iconic and remarkable, not just by the way they are acted and portrayed, but by the way the characters are created and transformed. Were providing that push in the form of this buzzle post. But when that fails, writers need a subtle creative push to find a name that actually fits the characters. Nov 17, 2005 one of my alltime favorites is a comic book character named clint flicker not sure which comic book, as ive only heard this story second hand.

Some authors, like ernest hemingway for instance, didnt seem to think an unusual name was the key to an outstanding character. So named because in typical alluppercase comic book lettering style, the ls and is in his name run together and look like us. While there are allamerican heroes and industrial millionaires saving the world, the idea of a teenager bitten by a radioactive spider is not actually that weird when compared to his contemporaries there are talking pigs and ducks that fight. There are probably thousands of movie examples where names reflect the core essence of a character, some primary value they have, or function they carry in the plot from john book, harrison fords character in witness, a good cop who goes by the book the letter of the law in opposing his friend and mentor, the bad cop chief paul schaeffer, to malcolm. There are truly legendary characters in marvel comics, but at the same time, there are some really weird marvel comics characters to match. The 25 weirdest movie characters of all time taste of. Using a book of magic stolen from momma norton, skinny transformed himself into a hulking figure of twisted branches, able to engulf himself in deadly flames. Accompanied by tammy, a computer system with low selfesteem, and ed, a nonexistent but. Hermione is a pretty name and also the name of the best character in the.

The life and strange surprising adventures of robinson crusoe. The names are separated into different categories, but theyre all pretty straight forward. Writing adolescent fictioncharacter namespopular names in. I have a couple characters i made to level with a friend so we gave them combo names, i imagine they look quite silly when were not together as well. Aim for interesting name combinations, but dont get too weird. If writing a series or saga and the characters in following books show up in book one, you dont have to worry about coming up with the main characters names. This dc character first appeared in 1989, when he tried out for the legion of superheroes a teen team from the future, and got promptly rejected for having an absolutely ridiculous power. If the name you are adding is an uncommon ethnic name, you might consider adding it to one of the other lists at character names instead. Jun, 2009 there are probably thousands of movie examples where names reflect the core essence of a character, some primary value they have, or function they carry in the plot from john book, harrison fords character in witness, a good cop who goes by the book the letter of the law in opposing his friend and mentor, the bad cop chief paul schaeffer, to malcolm crowe, bruce willis. Names for characters boys these are cool names i found and loved, but are so unusual that i couldnt use them for real kids. If you didnt find the perfect name for your baby on our most recent annual list, you can explore unusual baby names from years past, going back to 2010. To redress that, heres a look at ten of dickens most beloved characters and what their names really mean. Oct 05, 2016 the 25 weirdest movie characters of all time posted on october 5, 2016 october 5, 2016 by adrienna borda movies can be considered as portals leading to a different dimension where we see unique stories, and get introduced to different characters with different personalities.

He stood 2feet11, wore a batman costume, and was the selfproclaimed biggest fan of the caped crusader. Fable, narrative form, usually featuring animals that behave and speak as human beings, told in order to highlight human follies and weaknesses. C last name for ryan f last name for daulton m last name for jacob w last name for spencer w last name for cole. What are some other great, creative, bizarre, or otherwise unique fictional character names. By keeping separate cards for first and last names, you can combine as needed. When you dont want to sound the same, look here for names beyond joe, jim and jane. Dc comics weirdest characters by mat elfring on june 8, 2016 at 1. Before adding a name, please check all three tiers to make sure it is not already on the list. Okay, you got me i wrote this list just so i could quote beetlejuice. In italy, we have a long story of translating basically everything, and in older times, famous foreign people, book and film characters etc.

This list is what names i think would be perfect for writers who dont know what to name their characters but want to find. Having the majority of characters born in a certain year given. What are some fictional characters that do not have proper names. For many writers, a character comes to life once theyre given a name. When you dont want to sound the same, look here for names beyond joe, jim and jane daniel david on. Originally known as the overlord of crime, the omnivorous owl has the power to actually glide thru the air on the slightest wind currents. How to make a good last name for characters in a book wikihow. One of the best things about watching a movie is that it allows us to suspend our disbelief and to encounter weird and bizarre characters that were unlikely to know in our everyday lives.