How to Write a Book

Characters

I'm not sure if this is the same issue for you, but whenever I am writing a story, I can never really think of names on the spot. Sometimes I want a unique name or a name that nobody has heard of. I put together a list of girls names, boys names, and last names to help you access a list of different names for your writing.

*By the way, I have purposely arranged these following names in random and not in alphabetical order because I wanted it to be a mix.

GIRLS - Emma, Sophia, Grace, Olivia, Cadence, Tina, Lola, Hannah, Savannah, Eva, Ava, Isabelle, Isabella, Lauren, Alice, Ella, Molly, Mary, Anne, Anna, Sally, Poppy, Colleen, Trisha, Rachel, Jessica, Miranda, Kylie, Alexandra, Beatrice, Lucy, Abigail, Taylor, Selena, Paige, Maria, Sandra, Connie, Nicole, Paula, Nicola, Nikki, Gabriella, Vanessa, Layla, Stephanie, Mia, Amelia, Emily, Charlotte, Charlie, Claire, Harper, Madeline, Madison, Elizabeth, Penelope, Brooklyn, Bailey, Natalie, Audrey, Nora, Alison, Paisley, Ariana, Adriana, Ellie, Ally, Violet, Sadie, Kennedy, Hazel, Caroline, Hailey, Maya, Peyton, Bella, Mackenzie, Aubrey, Naomi, Melanie, Melissa, Ruby, Ashley, Alisha, Julia, Julie, Lorraine, Alyssa, Vivian, Annabelle, Chloe, Courtney, Kimberley, Kim, Kendall, London, Luna, Mikaela, Kayla, Andrea, Morgan, Sydney, Ivy, Adeline, Ariel, Toni, Amy, Rose, Rosie, Sarah, Sabrina, Valerie, Eloise, Eliza, Cecilia, Gabrielle, Daisy, Harmony, Michelle, Summer, Farah, Fiona, Francesca, Franny, Frances, Filomena, Jenny, Jenna, Jennifer, Erica, Lacey, Laney, Stella, Georgia, Georgina, Polly, Betty, Hermione, Marie, Donna, Dina, Harriet, Marion, Gina, Ellery, Greta, Mina, Jamie, Riley, Jordan, Annabella, Rhea. 

BOYS - Sam, Michael, Jeffery, Xavier, Adrian, Aaron, Ronald, Harry, Fred, Frederick, Greg, Gregory, Frank, Mitchell, Gary, Tom, Tim, Alexander, Matthew, Jasper, Max, Ryan, David, Noah, Liam, Mason, Justin, Parker, Jacob, Christopher, Chris, Trent, Ethan, James, Dillon, Daniel, Carter, Logan, Oliver, Oscar, Sebastian, Lucas, John, Joseph, Tony, Anthony, Jackson, Leon, Harvey, Norman, Gabriel, Andrew, Joshua, Jordan, Dylan, Timothy, Jake, Tyler, George, Luke, Isaac, Owen, Julian, Nathan, Caleb, Hunter, Christian, Thomas, Cameron, Nick, Nicholas, Martin, Marty, Dean, Jerry, Louis, Lewis, Lincoln, Austin, Gavin, Hudson, Paul, Phillip, Stephen, Adam, Ian, Cooper, Dominic, Kevin, Brandon, Brad, Bradley, Zachary, Zayn, Ryder, Miles, Vincent, Damien, Angus, Carlos, Harrison, Diego, Augustus, Mike, Eric, Bruce, Ivan, Emmett, Jonah, Antonio, Antonino, Edward, Joel, Patrick, Marcus, Preston, Collin, Jake, Graham, Kyle, Jesse, Kenneth, Phoenix, Raymond, Robert, Scott, Dylan, Cole.

LAST NAMES - Smith, Johnson, Jones, Brown, Williams, Davis, Miller, Taylor, Anderson, Edison, White, Harris, Martin, Garcia, Robinson, Clark, Lee, Lewis, Walker, Hall, King, Nelson, Parker, Green, Scott, Campbell, Bell, Roberts, Evans, Edwards, Collins, Stewart, Sanchez, Morris, Rogers, Reed, Cook, Morgan, Bailey, Murphy, Ward, Peterson, Grey, Gray, James, Watson, Kelly, Sanders, Price, Bennett, Wood, Barnes, Ross, Henderson, Coleman, Jenkins, Perry, Powell, Long, Patterson, Hughes, Washington, Butler, Simmons, Russell, Griffin, Phoenix, Hayes, Ford, Hamilton, Graham, Cole, West, East, North, South, Gibson, McDonald, Marshall, Gomez, Sullivan, Murray, Rivers, Freeman, Welsh, Wells, Simpson, Stevens, Kennedy, Webb,  Romano, Bianchi, Ricci, Marino.

Once I have chose a name, (example- Sydney Anderson) I make a profile for them. If I don't physically make a profile (like the one below) then I will make a mental note of this.

Name: Sydney Anderson

Age: 15

Nationality: Australian

Hair colour: dark brown.

Eye colour: green

height: average height

siblings: younger brother and older sister

sport: tennis and volleyball

favourite subject: P.E

best friend's name: Madeline Collins

image of Sydney Anderson:

By the character profile, this is what I pictured Sydney Anderson to look like.

This is another example below.

Name: Michael Hayes

Age: 8

Nationality: English

Hair colour: Light brown

Eye colour: Dark brown

Height: short

Siblings: older brother and sister

sport: soccer

favourite subject: P.E

best friend's name: Jeffery Clark

image of Michael Hayes:

I'm sure you get the picture by now.

The questions can vary from the particular person's profile.