From wikibooks, open books for an open world fiction. Enhance your knowledge with this list of fictional characters. Famous fictional characters everyone knows show list info even if you have never read the book, seen the movie, or read the comic book. The 7 rules of picking names for fictional characters.
When writing my novel the actress, i needed a name for a japaneseamerican criminal defense attorney, and the name gary kwan burst upon me. The 100 most iconic, wellknown, and generally beloved fictional characters of film, television, literature, and pop culture since the turn of the 20th century. You can also only generate last names by deleting the. Ive got to say that this list is just a joke and atticus should be the easy number one. Famous fictional characters everyone knows list challenges. An app that generates fictional character names, frist and last names, for fun name tags at parties or if youre writing a novel. Yeah, im one for unusual names xd and two were used on this list. Fictional character names generator linger and look.
Lists of fictional characters in addition, wikipedia has a proposed database of fictional characters here. First, decide whether youll refer to your character by his or her full name, first name, surname, or a nickname. Learn about topics such as how to find unique names for your characters, how to make a good last name for characters in a book, how to create a fantasy character name, and more with our helpful stepbystep instructions with photos and videos. Naming fictional characters learn everything you want about naming fictional characters with the wikihow naming fictional characters category. Only thing was, as soon as the thousands of copies of hardcovers were printed and shipped to stores, i heard from a reader who pointed out the simple fact that kwan is a chinese surname. The red rover the main antagonist of the various sailing characters in james fenimore coopers 1827 novel of the same name. If shown, the year indicates when the book was first published. Naming fictional characters how to articles from wikihow.
Use the tabs below to explore trollopes books and characters and the relationships between them. The 100 greatest fictional characters of all time fandomania. Unique last name ideas for fictional characters of your book. Barbe rouge a comic book series since 1961, created by jeanmichel charlier and victor hubinon. I have to have a perfect name before i can even begin writing. Gabriela, a red hummingbird who works as the chief in danger rangers. The 50 greatest literary character names of all time. This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional books. Your native english characters in britain will have english surnames, and english surnames will also be the predominant surname stock for characters in australia and new zealand, and, to a lesser extent, canada.
This advice is applicable for everyone in your story, even for twins. Its exhausting, and it takes away from the pleasure of reading your book. Mickey mouse 1928 created by walt disney and ub iworks for steamboat willie. Watchmen is a twelveissue comic book limited series created by alan moore, dave gibbons, and john higgins, published by dc comics in 1986 and 1987. Flipping through phone books is the easiest way to coin innovative and unique names for fictional characters. Kirby can absorb anyones powers and can use them probably better than the being who actually has the powers. These characters were originally based on the mighty crusaders and then reworked in an unsolicited. To celebrate world book day, we asked the leading lights of british letters to name the characters who give them the greatest reading pleasure. Atticus finch atticus finch is a fictional character in author harper lees pulitzer prize winning novel of 1960, to kill a mockingbird. Theres too many characters from young adult novels at the top of the list. Over 500 unique literary baby names for bookish parentstobe. Set your kid up for a lifelong love of reading with a literary character name.
Fable, narrative form, usually featuring animals that behave and speak as human beings, told in order to highlight human follies and weaknesses. With over 220,000 names in our database, you can also specify language, nationality and other factors to give your character the perfect name. One of the most humble characters and father figures fiction has to offer is atticus finch. A list of lists of characters in fictional works, broken down by medium and sorted alphabetically by the name of the fictional work. From childrens literature to classic 18th century prose, weve come up with 90 names and theres definitely something here to suit every bookworm parent. Personally, my three favourite girl names ever are dawn, willow and ivy. Flit, a hummingbird in disneys pocahontas and pocahontas ii. Were providing that push in the form of this buzzle post. Back, i tell you, back pokes people with a stick xd you will probably see these names in. These literary baby girl names have been inspired by characters in books from all genres and periods. The 100 most iconic fictional characters the definitive dose. Is there a database of the names of fictional characters. List of watchmen characters fictional characters wiki. This is an alphabetically ordered list of fictional characters, including the titles of.
Either start typing the title of a book, or look beneath to explore a full listing of trollopes works. In this article, we give you a list from the comics, cartoons, and books, that we believe are the best of the lot. These fictional characters all have a color in their first or surname. The 50 greatest literary character names of all time the weeklings. These literary baby names have you covered, with literary names inspired by classic childrens. Chosen by terry pratchett the discworld series harry flashman, that fictional reprobate wenching and dodging his way through the major. I am guessing you are here because you are an author and have found it difficult to think of a good surname. Browse through any list of fictional characters and there will be some of them that strike a chord with you. The western tradition of fable effectively begins with aesop. Follow these suggestions for naming fictional characters and then have fun choosing one at the bottom of the page with the random character name generator. These include novels, short stories, graphic novels and comic books. Thinking of surnames can be a tedious task, whether the last name is for a character in a fictional book, game or for an alias. But when that fails, writers need a subtle creative push to find a name that actually fits the characters.
Ive always had a special place in my heart for him ever since i read harper lees first novel. Fictional or real, the right name is powerful baby names. Would you like tips for choosing character names for your story. 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. These first names are used in canada, australia, new zealand, the united states and south africa. Fictional characters you never knew had actual, real names.
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