tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post1828264613390630867..comments2024-03-27T18:06:04.484-04:00Comments on Murder by 4: What’s in a Name?Marta Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-85173157628913878042010-05-04T10:46:19.662-04:002010-05-04T10:46:19.662-04:00Hi, Michael. I wonder how much of our character na...Hi, Michael. I wonder how much of our character naming is subconscious, too? When I named Gus LeGarde, I wanted a French-Canadian name that sounded good. But I never realized that it actually fit his character, too. A friend pointed out that he "guards" the innocent and stands up for what's right - he assumed I named him LeGarde with that in mind. <br /><br />Thanks for a great article, hope to see you here again!Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-52109329892045416442010-05-03T13:04:21.573-04:002010-05-03T13:04:21.573-04:00Another interesting thought:
"For starters,...Another interesting thought: <br /><br />"For starters, they tie a character to an ethnicity and region: white bread American, Italian, Jewish, from the South, African American, Middle Eastern, Asian, and so on."<br /><br />Many thanks for sharing!Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-16938644302768240272010-05-03T10:58:02.014-04:002010-05-03T10:58:02.014-04:00That's a great point about considering a chara...That's a great point about considering a character's parents when choosing a name. Thank you!<br /><br />(P.S. I wonder if it means anything that my word verification is - I'm not kidding - psycho?)s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-25179941368411899262010-05-03T10:36:42.902-04:002010-05-03T10:36:42.902-04:00You're so right, Michael. I too find naming my...You're so right, Michael. I too find naming my characters the hardest part. What's so pleasing is once they're named, they start to become real. Like meeting an interesting person at a gathering and learning their name so you can immediately conjure up thoughts about who they might be. And the more you imagine, the more interested you become.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.com