Naming a character can be as challenging as naming your children. However, unlike real children, the good thing about the process is that it’s easier to rename them if you feel a name no longer fits. 

• Names should be time and place-appropriate. An Iron Age man is unlikely to be named Butch.
• Names could be character-appropriate – Google masculine names for your granite-jawed main character to reveal options like Gunner and Titus. A search for feminine names suggests Colette and Bella for your princess.
• Names might be meaningful, i.e., Rex is derived from King, and Martin is named after Mars, the God of War.
• Names may be memorable. You might make your character’s name unique or distinctive, i.e. Hannibal Lecter (Thomas Harris’ ‘The Silence of the Lambs’) or Hieronymus Bosch (a fictional detective in the Michael Connelly Bosch novels).
• Names should not be stereotypes. Naming an Irishman Paddy can result in a two-dimensional character.
• Variety is vital when naming characters. Avoid similar names or characters whose names start with the same letter. Vary the length of names. Some might be single-syllable names, i.e. Mike. Some may have two or more syllables, i.e. Joanne. Other characters might have double-barrelled names, like Mary Kate and John Paul. Others might be called by their initials, i.e. CJ.

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