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Is it too much
If my character has Gray hair could i use the name Gray for them or would it be too much
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Yes, too much.
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Personally, I would recommend sticking to Gray as a surname for the character, however, names like Silver or Gray would totally work in some genres! Hope this helps a bit. :)
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It’s not too much, but it is a little cliché and silly.
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What if it was for a real person who is changing their name and can't find another name like they is it to weird
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This would be less strange, but as for a story, it comes off as very corny, especially if they were born with gray hair. Perhaps give them a name that means Gray, or a similar-sounding short and androgynous name.
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Yes. Most people are going to have gray hair at some point unless they dye it.
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes.
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Unless it was a nickname then yes it would.
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Well, most people end up with gray hair no matter what their last or first name is.
But in a story, it seems a bit silly to do that, especially if you make a point of introducing them and then saying about the gray hair. It's as hokey as introducing a character and mentioning that her name is Harper and she plays the harp.
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Yes
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Depends, is their hair gray from age or were they somehow born with gray hair?
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Born with grey hair
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