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Help[Opinions] Re: How does this name set seem for a group of friends?
in reply to a message by Wish Fish
From what I've gathered about your story from previous posts, your story is meant to be fantasy-esque and not set in the world we live. From a western standpoint, then, any slightly unusual name that sits outside of current trends could probably work. Therefore, Elona, Omid, and maybe Valeriy and Archie could work. I think it would be really cool if Archie was a nickname for Arch.
Unless Candace was magically taken to another world, like New_Chloë said, it would take me out of the story because it feels far too tied to the world I know and the 80s (I suppose) than to any fantastical feel.
For some reason, I don't feel quite the same way about Luke, but a lot of other people probably would.
As for Oaklynn, it just fits far too into current naming trends.
I'd suggest changing the names slightly while still maintaining what you like about each name:
Candasa/Kantis*/something for Candace
Lux/Luc/something for Luke
Aukhlyn/Ohlynnia/Ohklin for Oaklynn.
These aren't the best suggestions, but an example of what I'm talking about.
*I wouldn't specifically recommend this one due to the similarity to Katniss.
Ultimately, though, it is your story, so do whatever you want.
Unless Candace was magically taken to another world, like New_Chloë said, it would take me out of the story because it feels far too tied to the world I know and the 80s (I suppose) than to any fantastical feel.
For some reason, I don't feel quite the same way about Luke, but a lot of other people probably would.
As for Oaklynn, it just fits far too into current naming trends.
I'd suggest changing the names slightly while still maintaining what you like about each name:
Candasa/Kantis*/something for Candace
Lux/Luc/something for Luke
Aukhlyn/Ohlynnia/Ohklin for Oaklynn.
These aren't the best suggestions, but an example of what I'm talking about.
*I wouldn't specifically recommend this one due to the similarity to Katniss.
Ultimately, though, it is your story, so do whatever you want.
This message was edited 5/6/2025, 12:14 PM
