How do you name characters? Home Page › Forums › A QnA for aspiring authors › How do you name characters? Tagged: baby names, characters, names, writing This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 2 years, 10 months ago by Toni McHadden. Viewing 3 reply threads Author Posts 17th August 2021 at 2:44 pm #3090 Toni McHaddenParticipant I suck at names. I can spend days trying to get the right name for bit-part characters. How do you fine people name yours? 17th August 2021 at 3:09 pm #3091 Matthew BrownKeymaster I cheat. I grab a list of random names and just use one of those. At the end of writing, if the name is not a good fit, I change it using a quick search and replace. This is how you stop character names giving you writer’s block 6th February 2022 at 12:10 pm #3324 jeffjohnsParticipant I like to search by meaning on a baby names website. There are loads to choose from. 22nd February 2022 at 6:52 am #3341 Toni McHaddenParticipant I hadn’t thought of baby name websites. Cheers. Author Posts Viewing 3 reply threads You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In