tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704325586983583256.post288794302633993487..comments2023-10-27T10:49:42.190-07:00Comments on Kim Kasch Blogsite - A Writer's Blog: Name CallingKimbra Kaschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704325586983583256.post-17312108149312336372011-02-07T21:55:50.291-08:002011-02-07T21:55:50.291-08:00Cheree: You're right - names give the first im...Cheree: You're right - names give the first impression.<br /><br />David: I love that you're named for a King - just like Harry Potter - maybe you've also got secret powers ;)<br /><br />Kelly: I love the name Emma - it's one of my niece's names.<br /><br />Nora: West would have been an interesting one. I wonder if he would have been Wild... ;)<br /><br />Adrienne: I think I would have loved the name cotton :p<br /><br />Marcia: I tried to give all my kids strong sounding names: Jake, Luke, Kara. Strong consonants. If I'd had another boy he would have been Nick. I see a pattern.Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704325586983583256.post-74957402375405008072011-02-07T17:11:24.215-08:002011-02-07T17:11:24.215-08:00I didn't know that Harry Potter meant that. So...I didn't know that Harry Potter meant that. So cool!Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704325586983583256.post-60530564261234563712011-02-07T13:58:26.648-08:002011-02-07T13:58:26.648-08:00I agree that names are extremely important. I name...I agree that names are extremely important. I named my kids names that don't normally take nicknames, so I'd know they'd be called what I actually named them.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704325586983583256.post-69932498628079211372011-02-07T11:26:55.328-08:002011-02-07T11:26:55.328-08:00My son came to me one day and said, "Um, than...My son came to me one day and said, "Um, thanks for not naming me Cotton."<br />He had found my list of baby name choices, where I had scribbled down the name Colton. I guess my handwriting is pretty sloppy...<br />And yeah, I'm very selective about names for everything - kids, pets, characters.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704325586983583256.post-46565334547511316532011-02-07T08:47:00.455-08:002011-02-07T08:47:00.455-08:00Names are SO important! That's why it ticks m...Names are SO important! That's why it ticks me off when people give their kids goofy names--this is serious business! And a great character name makes such a difference, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704325586983583256.post-74531479602732176572011-02-07T08:03:12.462-08:002011-02-07T08:03:12.462-08:00I agree - names are important. My children are nam...I agree - names are important. My children are named after family. My son, Benjamin, is named after his great-grandfather. My daughter, Taylor, is named after my mother's maiden name. If she'd been a boy her name would have been West, after my grandmother's maiden name. <br /><br />Names say a lot, so I spend time thinking about my character's names too. Names can lend strength or be a hindrance. Think about the boy named Sue!Nora MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575333078760106784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704325586983583256.post-55301109018587253642011-02-07T07:23:32.957-08:002011-02-07T07:23:32.957-08:00When my first child was born, my hubby and I wrote...When my first child was born, my hubby and I wrote down our top three names for a boy. My third choice matched his second choice and it was the only one that matched so that is how we named our first son.<br />If we had a daughter I wanted to name her Emma, my husband wanted Emily. It was decided Emily when my best friend's mom left a message saying Emma Polark sounded like I'm a Polack. :) So Emily it was.<br />And our third child is named Jack Danial. But not why you think. He was named after my hubby's uncle who died trying to save a coworker. But coincidentally guess what my hubby's fave whiskey is now?<br />With stories, I also find it hard to choose names!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704325586983583256.post-80753572903497496122011-02-07T06:16:42.981-08:002011-02-07T06:16:42.981-08:00I'm the opposite. I name my characters with th...I'm the opposite. I name my characters with the most random sounding names I can think of. I guess my one consistent quirk is that I don't normally use typical Westernized names. Then again, I write science fiction, so this practice makes more sense in that genre. :)<br /><br />I, myself, was named after King David of the Bible. My mother picked this name to please my grandma, who's very religious. My middle name, James, is after my Grandpa who died when my mom was only 2.David Batistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447011239238933425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704325586983583256.post-7438273747588878202011-02-07T03:56:51.125-08:002011-02-07T03:56:51.125-08:00Names are such an important thing. They're the...Names are such an important thing. They're the first thing readers are introduced to, and the one thing they're likely to remember. When thinking of names I turn to the meanings if I'm stuck and don't have one in mind, trying to find names that have good meanings that represents the character I'm creating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.com