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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
I think Oaklyn really stands out as not quite working within the set. All the others have a much more sophisticated, sometimes international vibe, but Oaklyn just sounds vapid and trendy. It wwouldn't be very believable for anyone much older than early childhood.
The more international of the names only work well on people of those ethnicities/religions.
Please, whatever you do, don't explain to the reader that the names mean oak or strength, because that's a very amateurish mistake and unnecessary to the story. Frankly, the meaning of the names is irrelevant and if all seven kids have similar meanings to their names and they all save the kingdom, it's too convenient and contrived.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
The more international of the names only work well on people of those ethnicities/religions.
Please, whatever you do, don't explain to the reader that the names mean oak or strength, because that's a very amateurish mistake and unnecessary to the story. Frankly, the meaning of the names is irrelevant and if all seven kids have similar meanings to their names and they all save the kingdom, it's too convenient and contrived.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
