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Need name suggestions for a character's twin!
I have 2 characters who are twins and I'm struggling in finding a new name for one of them. They are both male, and their names are Rasaleo (a name my best friend gave!) and Cassian Sudarso. They are FOIL characters that I want to put a twist on lore-wise for my story project.The twins themselves are part of a literal film world where they star as part of a cast. For background, the world is a drama-comedy and is 1950-60's esque. Although I think it still fits somewhat, I may change Cassian's name. Here are his traits (formerly):
• Clumsy and backwards-minded (he left his instrument on a hat rack and brought a pool floaty on a winter day!)
• Musically passionate and talented, yet humble and embarrassed from compliments
• Endearingly dorkish/awkward
• An eccentric creative (he finds unconventional ways to entertain himself and the music group he is a part of)
Think Bruno Madrigal but a pianist!Additionally, here are some things that happens to him in the story:
• He becomes a neurotic man and a conspiracy theory nut upon learning he is part of a film.
• After a chain of events, he loses his hearing, becomes an amnesiac, and gets trapped in a 1920's esque silent film.
• He causes shenanigans around the film he is trapped in (in the style of silent film actors such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd)

This message was edited 12/3/2022, 7:12 PM

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I think Cassian's fine, it's a good name. Wishing you luck on writing your story 😃
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Thanks, I appreciate it!I'm growing on the name Cassian and I may just settle with it. How do you think of the name Cosmo/Cosimo for him?
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I like it, especially Cosmo.
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Yoo me too! I kind of get a cute vibe from that name which is perfect, haha. I checked your profile, are you Indonesian?Also, greetings from a bumbling Filipino living in the US 15 hours behind!

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Yes I am, I live in the Island of Sulawesi, which is close to the Philippines. Anyways, thanks fellow Southeast Asian! 😃

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Ay, your island is pretty close to my own country! It's very pretty and tropical, reminds me a lot of the wilderness/beaches in the PH. And np, anytime 😌The ethnic background of the character (and his twin) this post is about is Indonesian, so there's that!

This message was edited 12/8/2022, 11:03 PM

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Ooh interesting!But here's the problem of the name Cassian and Cosmo if he's Indonesian:
🔲 They both are used very seldomly.
🔲 We usually don't read the C letter as /k/ we read it with the CH (like Chad) instead.
🔲 Cassian is similar to the Indonesian word kasihan, which means "pity".From my experience, the safe C names options are Christian, Christo, or Christopher. Otherwise most Indonesians will mispronounce his name.But! That's a different case if he's an Indonesian-American first-generation who was born in the USA.

This message was edited 12/8/2022, 11:17 PM

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Ah, thank you so much for the feedback! I love when people provide it. It's interesting how your people go about pronouncing C since I am used to C being read as "K"!
I would say in his uni he's technically an Indonesian-American born in a variant of New Orleans, Louisiana, which is in the US.
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Okay, that's good! I'm glad to provide some feedbacks for you ✨
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Yes I really appreciate it loads, I'm learning new things everyday! I checked your profile again out of curiosity and you seem to be an avid name enthusiast (and a great one too!)I'm also a 2006-ite, so we're around the same age :O. Would you like to be friends?
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Sure, why not? :")
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Ooh okok! Sorry, it's a bit busy here in the US, lol. Tons of homework n other things. :|
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