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HelpNames for the seven deadly sins?
I'm writing a story about a large family with seven children and I had the idea of basing their personalities loosely on the seven deadly sins; Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Lust. Now I'm looking for names that could fit with each sin. The story is set in England and doesn't contain any fantasy elements, so I would prefer them not to be too outlandish. I was thinking of having 5 brothers and 2 sisters but nothing is really set in stone yet, though I definitely want Lust to be male.
I would be grateful for any suggestions! Thanks!
I would be grateful for any suggestions! Thanks!
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i'm glad you're writing Lust as male. makes so much more sense. i think it'd be hilarious if his name was a very dudebro name, like Travis or Tyler.
Wrath should similar maybe, though short and blunt. Ross or Scott maybe? if Wrath is a woman, then the opposite- something pretty and elaborate, like Clarissa maybe.
Greed could have a long, old, wealthy sounding name. maybe very surnamey too, like Anderson. if you don't care about being too obvious, Baron could work. it wouldn't be subtle at all though.
good luck!
edit: i suggested Ross as a reference to Ross from friends, who no one likes, but then i got embarrassed and took it out
Wrath should similar maybe, though short and blunt. Ross or Scott maybe? if Wrath is a woman, then the opposite- something pretty and elaborate, like Clarissa maybe.
Greed could have a long, old, wealthy sounding name. maybe very surnamey too, like Anderson. if you don't care about being too obvious, Baron could work. it wouldn't be subtle at all though.
good luck!
edit: i suggested Ross as a reference to Ross from friends, who no one likes, but then i got embarrassed and took it out
This message was edited 2/17/2018, 4:44 AM
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Thanks so much to everyone for the responses! :)
I actually quite like Baron for Greed. I've decided on David (Dave) for Lust, Poppy for Sloth, Livia (Liv / Livie) for Envy and Victor / Victoria for Pride. I really like Lyssa but it's too similar to Livia and I've decided to make Wrath male, but I'm definitely going to keep it in the back of my mind. I'm currently thinking Mark or Aidan for Wrath and I'm leaning towards Aidan. No idea for Gluttony yet. Denis could work but it's too similar to David for my liking. I've also thought of Madeleine (Maddie) but then I realised that there is a show called "Liv and Maddie"... so, yeah. I'm currently thinking maybe Graham or Reese / Rhys?
I actually quite like Baron for Greed. I've decided on David (Dave) for Lust, Poppy for Sloth, Livia (Liv / Livie) for Envy and Victor / Victoria for Pride. I really like Lyssa but it's too similar to Livia and I've decided to make Wrath male, but I'm definitely going to keep it in the back of my mind. I'm currently thinking Mark or Aidan for Wrath and I'm leaning towards Aidan. No idea for Gluttony yet. Denis could work but it's too similar to David for my liking. I've also thought of Madeleine (Maddie) but then I realised that there is a show called "Liv and Maddie"... so, yeah. I'm currently thinking maybe Graham or Reese / Rhys?
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I made a thread about this a while ago and noel had a lot of great ideas here: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4702551
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Pride: Stephen, Leo / Leon / Leona, Alaric, Regina
Wrath: Marcus, Gabriel / Gabrielle, Blair
Lust: Kenneth (from Coinneach), Wil, Tiras, Adam, David
Sloth: Tristan. I felt like names that mean “peace” or “calm” could fit here, like Irene, Salome, Frederick, Winifred, Freddie / Freddy
Greed: Edith, Edmund, Edward
Gluttony: Food names maybe? Anise, Cherry, Olive, Dulcie
Envy: I really like Felie's suggestion Livia. Livian, Livien or Livio might work for a boy.
Wrath: Marcus, Gabriel / Gabrielle, Blair
Lust: Kenneth (from Coinneach), Wil, Tiras, Adam, David
Sloth: Tristan. I felt like names that mean “peace” or “calm” could fit here, like Irene, Salome, Frederick, Winifred, Freddie / Freddy
Greed: Edith, Edmund, Edward
Gluttony: Food names maybe? Anise, Cherry, Olive, Dulcie
Envy: I really like Felie's suggestion Livia. Livian, Livien or Livio might work for a boy.
This message was edited 2/16/2018, 9:57 AM
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Sounds very interesting!
What about Lyssa for Wrath?
What about Lyssa for Wrath?
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